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College football odds, picks, bets, predictions for Week 7, 2024: Computer model backs Notre Dame, Vanderbilt

SportsLine's advanced computer model has revealed its 2024 Week 7 college football picks

08 Oct 2024, 20:15 · CBS Sports

No. 2 Ohio State and No. 3 Oregon both have College Football Playoff aspirations, and their showdown on Saturday night headlines the Week 7 college football schedule. The Buckeyes have won all five of their games by at least 28 points, while the Ducks have won three straight games by 21-plus points. Ohio State is a 4-point road favorite in the Week 7 college football odds via SportsLine consensus after receiving nine first-place votes in the latest AP Top 25 poll. Elsewhere, No. 1 Texas is a 14.5-point favorite against No. 18 Oklahoma in the Red River Rivalry at the Cotton Bowl in Dallas, according to the Week 7 college football spreads.

The Longhorns had an extra week to prepare for this game following their 35-13 win over Mississippi State two weeks ago. Nine of the last 11 meetings between Oklahoma and Texas have been decided by one score though, so should you back the Sooners as two-touchdown underdogs with your Week 7 college football bets? Before locking in any Week 7 college football picks on those games or others, be sure to see the latest college football predictions from SportsLine's proven model.

The model simulates every FBS college football game 10,000 times. Since its inception, it has generated a profit of well over $2,000 for $100 players on its top-rated college spread football picks, and is 8-4 on top-rated picks over the past two weeks of this season. Anyone who has followed it has seen strong returns.

Now, it has turned its attention to the latest college football odds and Week 7 college football betting lines on the spread, money line and over/under. Head here to see every pick.

Top college football predictions for Week 7

One of the college picks the model is high on during Week 7: No. 11 Notre Dame (-23.5) cruises to a blowout win over Stanford in a 3:30 p.m. ET matchup on Saturday. Notre Dame was the significantly better side when these teams met last season, covering the spread as a 26-point road favorite in a 56-23 win. The Fighting Irish have won 10 of their last 12 home games, and they have covered the spread in six of their last eight games overall.

Stanford has struggled dating back to the end of last season, covering just twice in its last eight games. Additionally, the Cardinal have been consistently bad away from home, going 5-11 against the spread in their last 16 road games. SportsLine's model expects those trends to continue on Saturday, as Notre Dame is scoring more than 40 points and covering the spread in nearly 60% of the latest simulations. See the rest of its Week 7 college football picks here.

Another prediction: Vanderbilt (+13.5) stays within the spread against Kentucky in a 7:45 p.m. ET kickoff on Saturday. The Commodores are coming off undoubtedly the biggest win in school history, taking down a top-five opponent for the first time in their 40-35 win over No. 1 Alabama. Senior quarterback Diego Pavia completed 16 of 20 passes for 252 yards and two touchdowns while rushing for 56 yards.

That performance did not come out of nowhere for Vanderbilt, as it also beat Virginia Tech in its season opener before taking then-No. 7 Missouri to double overtime as an 18-point underdog. Pavia has completed 66.7% of his passes for 973 yards, eight touchdowns and zero interceptions this season, engineering an efficient offense. The model has him accounting for more than 200 yards on Saturday, as Vanderbilt covers the spread 60% of the time. See picks for every other game in Week 7 here.

How to make college football picks for Week 7

The model has also made the call on who wins and covers in every FBS matchup in Week 7, and it's calling for a whopping 10 underdogs to win outright. You can only get every pick for every game at SportsLine.

So what college football picks can you make with confidence, and which 10 underdogs win outright in Week 7? Check out the latest college football odds below, then visit SportsLine to see which teams win and cover the spread, all from a proven computer model that has returned well over $2,000 in profit since its inception, and find out.