2024 college football Week 4 picks against the spread, odds, lines, trends: Vegas expert reveals picks
Legendary Vegas handicapper Bruce Marshall has studied the trends and found the best betting values during the Week 4 college football schedule
· CBS SportsWith some teams still facing overmatched non-conference foes and others getting into the meat of conference play, the Week 4 college football odds feature a little bit of everything. Some of the biggest Week 4 college football spreads, via SportsLine consensus, include No. 3 Ohio State (-39.5) against Marshall and top-ranked Texas (-44) against UL Monroe in a game where starting quarterback Quinn Ewers (oblique) is questionable. Some of the tighter lines include No. 14 Oklahoma State (+2.5) vs. No. 12 Utah, No. 11 USC (-6) vs. Michigan and No. 6 Tennessee (-7) vs. No. 15 Oklahoma.
How should you factor those matchups and others into your Week 4 college football bets? Before locking in any Week 4 college football picks on those games or others, be sure to see the college football betting guide from legendary Vegas handicapper Bruce Marshall.
For years Vegas-based Marshall was synonymous with The Gold Sheet, the famed sports betting newsletter. With a background in play-by-play work and sports information while in college, Marshall joined TGS in 1981 when hired by the legendary Mort Olshan and served as executive editor for many years.
An in-demand guest on numerous sports talk radio and TV shows across the country, Bruce's vast array of editorial work has been featured in the Las Vegas Review-Journal, the New York Post and many other outlets. He has won various handicapping titles and also is working on several book projects.
Now, using his Tech Corner technique that evaluates all the trends and the latest college football odds, Marshall has turned his attention to college football betting for Week 4 and revealed picks for each matchup. Head here to see every pick.
Top college football predictions for Week 4
One of the top college football picks Marshall is recommending for Week 4: He's backing No. 14 Oklahoma (+7) to stay within the spread in a primetime showdown against No. 6 Tennessee at 7:30 p.m. ET on Saturday. It's the first conference game for the Sooners since moving to the SEC, so the crowd should be electric in Norman.
This line has moved substantially with Tennessee opening as an underdog and now favored by a touchdown and an extra point after the Vols' hot start to the season. However, Marshall notes that OU's Brent Venables has covered in seven of his last nine at home. Tennessee, meanwhile, hasn't been quite as dynamic recently in true road games, going just 1-4 ATS in 2023 in that setting.
Both sides are very capable of putting up plenty of points, and that's why Marshall is also taking the Over (57.5), which has also moved several points since opening at 61.5. See which other picks to make here.
How to make college football picks for Week 4
Marshall has evaluated every other matchup and he's found an alarming 11-0 betting trend you need to know this week. Get betting analysis for each matchup at SportsLine.
So what college football picks can you make with confidence, and what alarming trend do you need to know about in one of the week's biggest games? Check out the latest college football odds below, then visit SportsLine to see which teams to back, all from the legendary Vegas expert who has won multiple handicapping titles, and find out.
Week 4 college football odds
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Thursday, Sept. 19
South Alabama at Appalachian State (-7.5, 64.5)
Friday, Sept. 20
Stanford at Syracuse (-9, 57.5)
Illinois at Nebraska (-8.5, 43)
San Jose State at Washington State (-11.5, 55.5)
Saturday, Sept. 21
North Carolina State at Clemson (-20.5, 46.5)
Florida at Mississippi State (+6, 58.5)
Marshall at Ohio State (-39.5, 52.5)
Arkansas at Auburn (-3, 58)
Utah at Oklahoma State (+2.5, 54)
Tennessee at Oklahoma (+7, 57.5)
Louisiana-Monroe at Texas (-44, 52.5)
Baylor at Colorado (-1.5, 53.5)
Kansas State at BYU (+7, 47.5)