College football Week 4 picks: Expert predictions and odds
NFL picks in this newspaper are 23-9.
Favorites went 15-0 straight up and 14-1 against the spread in the games from the column last week.
College football is on this week.
The game is on. The team that wins is going to be favored.
Kent State beat LIU Sharks 63-10 last week. Georgia has failed to cover all seven games as favorites of at least 40 points under head coach Kirby Smart.
Michigan is favored by 16.5 points over Maryland. The Terrapins have lost all their games against ranked opponents by an average of 32.4 points.
Wake Forest is favored by 7.5 points over Clemson. The Demon Deacons haven't lost at home in two years. Sam Hartman threw for 312 yards in the meeting last year. DJ Uiagalelei is turnover prone and his team is averaging two interceptions per game.
Texas has won four straight games in this series. Texas Tech has lost the last two games.
11th-ranked Tennessee is the favorite against 20th ranked Florida. The Gators won 38-14 last year and have two close games against top-13 teams this season.
Notre Dame is favored by 1.5 points over North Carolina. The Fighting Irish are coming off their first win of the season. North Carolinian freshman quarterback Drake Maye will make his first start against a power program.
Washington State is 5-1 against the spread in its past six home games. The Cougars are allowing fewer than 13 points per game and forcing seven turnovers this season.
Arkansas is favored by 2.5 points over Texas A&M in the game at Arlington, Texas. Raheim Sanders will top 115 yards rushing for the fourth straight game. Texas Aggies' offense will struggle against Arkansas' front.
Rutgers is favored by 7.5 points over Iowa.
Wisconsin is favored by 18.5 points over Ohio State. The Buckeyes have had their toughest games at the Horseshoe. Wisconsin's top-10 defense is better equipped to stop Ohio state's attack.
Vanderbilt is favored to beat Alabama. Nick Saban and Vanderbilt will discuss "rat poison"
Kansas State is a 13.5-point favorite over Oklahoma. The team won two of three meetings against the Sooners.
OREGON STATE is favored by 6.5 points over USC. The Beavers haven't lost at home since 2020.
