College Football Odds, Picks, Bets, Predictions for Week 7, 2024: Computer Model Loves Notre Dame, Vanderbilt

After losing to Vanderbilt last week, the No. 7 Alabama Crimson Tide hosts the South Carolina Gamecocks on Saturday. The new 12-team format for the College Football Playoff gives some of the best programs in the country some wiggle room this season, but Alabama certainly can’t afford any more disappointment this weekend against South Carolina. The Crimson Tide have a 21.5 advantage in the latest Week 7 college football odds, according to the SportsLine consensus.

Meanwhile, Vanderbilt is a 13-point underdog at Kentucky, having won for the first time against a team ranked fifth or better in the AP Top 25. So how should you handle these games when placing your college football bets for Week 7? And what other Week 7 college football lines should you have on your radar? Before you lock in any Week 7 college football picks for these or any other games, be sure to check out the latest college football predictions from SportsLine’s trusted model.

The model simulates every FBS college football game 10,000 times. Since its inception, it has generated well over $2,000 in profit for $100 players on its top-rated college football picks and is 8-4 on top-rated picks over the final 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, moneyline and over/under. Head here to see each selection.

The best college football predictions for Week 7

One of the college picks the model has high on in Week 7: No. 11 Notre Dame (-23) is cruising to a blowout win over Stanford in a 3:30 p.m. ET matchup on Saturday. It’s already been a roller coaster season for the Irish, who picked up a big road win against Texas A&M to start the year, but lost at home to NIU the following week. However, Notre Dame bounced back with dominant wins over Purdue and Miami (OH) and earned a 31-24 win over No. 15 Louisville two weeks ago.

Now the Irish are coming off a bye week against host Stanford and the Cardinals are coming off a 26-point loss to Clemson and a 24-point loss to Virginia Tech. Stanford’s passing attack averaged just 5.8 yards per attempt this season and will certainly struggle against an overloaded Notre Dame defense. That’s a big reason why the model predicts the Irish will cover in almost 60% of simulations. Find the rest of the Week 7 college football picks here.

Another prediction: Vanderbilt is a 13-point underdog against Kentucky at kickoff at 7:45 p.m. ET on Saturday. The Wildcats have lost five of their last seven home games, including conference losses to South Carolina and Georgia earlier this season. They are coming off a surprising road win at Ole Miss, but have come close just once in their last six home games against Vanderbilt.

The Commodores took Missouri into double overtime as an 18-point underdog before defeating top-ranked Alabama as a 23-point underdog for the largest win in school history. Senior quarterback Diego Pavia has 973 passing yards, a team-high 335 rushing yards and 10 total touchdowns. The Commodores have covered the spread in five of their last six games, and they are covering it in over 60% of the most recent simulations for this game. Tips for every other game in Week 7 can be found here.

How to make college football picks for Week 7

The model has also determined who will win and cover in each FBS matchup in Week 7, calling for a whopping 10 underdogs to win outright. Only at SportsLine can you get every pick for every game.

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

College football odds for Week 7

Complete college football picks, odds and predictions for Week 7 can be found here

Friday, October 11th

Northwest near Maryland (-11, 45.5)

UNLV at Utah State (+18.5, 66.5)

Utah at Arizona State (+5.5, 46.5)

Saturday, October 12th

Clemson at Wake Forest (+20.5, 62)

South Carolina at Alabama (-21.5, 50.5)

Stanford at Notre Dame (-23, 45.5)

Texas vs. Oklahoma (+14.5, 48.5)

Penn State at USC (+3.5, 50.5)

Mississippi State at Georgia (-33.5, 54.5)

Florida at Tennessee (-14.5, 57.5)

Ole Miss at LSU (+3.5, 62.5)

Ohio State at Oregon (+3, 54)

Iowa State at West Virginia (+3, 53.5)

Kansas State at Colorado (+3.5, 55.5)