College Football AI Picks Week 8: Computer Predictions for ATS & Totals
By Brady Trettenero in College Football
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- Pitt at No. 1 Miami headlines a Week 8 board with two ranked-versus-ranked matchups
- Ole Miss visits Texas and Houston travels to unbeaten Utah with GameDay in town
- Read below for all 20 Week 8 CFB picks, five matchup breakdowns and last week’s results
The AI college football picks came back split in Week 7. The Sportradar model finished 5-5 against the spread and 4-6 on totals for a 9-11 board with no pushes.
That puts the season at 37-34 ATS and 33-38 on totals, or 70-72 overall.
The model has 10 more games for Week 8, headlined by Ole Miss at Texas and Houston at Utah. Here is the full slate, followed by five matchups worth a closer look.
College Football AI Picks for Week 8
Six of the 10 totals picks land on the over. Six of the sides back a favorite, with Cincinnati, Texas A&M, Tennessee and Ole Miss the underdogs.
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Pittsburgh at Miami Prediction & AI Picks
- Spread pick: Miami (FL) -20.5
- Total pick: Over 50.5
Miami is 6-0 and ranked No. 1 after a 43-35 double-overtime win over Florida State. The Hurricanes average 48.5 points and 559.5 yards per game, with 333 of those yards coming through the air.
Pitt allows 57.3 rushing yards and 306.3 total yards per game. Corey Dailey made the last start for the Panthers after Mason Heintschel’s season-ending knee injury.
The Pittsburgh vs Miami picks lay the three scores and take the over. Miami is scoring almost enough on its own to clear 50.5, with a noon ET kickoff on ESPN.
Indiana at Michigan Prediction & AI Picks
- Spread pick: Indiana -7
- Total pick: Over 41.5
Indiana is 6-1 with the only blemish a 19-15 loss to Ohio State. The Hoosiers score 36.6 points a game and allow 12.9, including just 75.4 rushing yards.
Michigan is 4-2 and averaging 22.7 points on 313.3 yards. Tommy Carr received extended work in the 21-18 win over Penn State.
A 41.5 total is small for a team averaging 36.6, which is where the over comes from. The Indiana vs Michigan picks take the road favorite in the Big Noon window on FOX.
Ole Miss at Texas Prediction & AI Picks
- Spread pick: Ole Miss +3.5
- Total pick: Over 54.5
Texas is 4-2 and slid to No. 19 after a 27-24 loss to Florida. Ole Miss arrives at 5-1 off a 31-3 win over a ranked Missouri team, with Trinidad Chambliss running the offense.
This is the matchup worth watching. Texas allows 166.2 passing yards per game and Ole Miss throws for 290.7, so one of those numbers moves Saturday night at 7:30 ET on ABC.
The Ole Miss vs Texas picks take the points and the over. It is worth comparing what is available on this game across sportsbooks and the prediction market apps.
Houston at Utah Prediction & AI Picks
- Spread pick: Utah -6.5
- Total pick: Under 56.5
Utah is 6-0 and GameDay is headed to Salt Lake City for the 10:15 p.m. ET kickoff on ESPN. The Utes allow 14.8 points and 88.7 rushing yards per game.
Houston is 6-1 and scoring 39.3 points on 485.1 yards. Conner Weigman is coming off a 343-yard, five-touchdown day against Oklahoma State.
The Houston vs Utah picks back the home side and the under. A 56.5 total asks for a lot more scoring than Utah has been giving up.
Texas Tech at Cincinnati Prediction & AI Picks
- Spread pick: Cincinnati +10.5
- Total pick: Over 56.5
Texas Tech is 6-0 and beat Arizona State 53-25 last week.
Cincinnati’s identity is the ground game at 231.2 yards per game, which runs straight into a Tech front allowing 82. Through the air it flips, with Cincinnati giving up 294 passing yards and Tech 281.8.
Two leaky secondaries are how a 56.5 total gets cleared. The Texas Tech vs Cincinnati picks take the Bearcats plus the points alongside the over, with a noon ET start on FS1.
College Football AI Picks: Week 7 Results
The Week 7 college football AI picks went 5-5 against the spread and 4-6 on totals, a 9-11 board with no pushes. Penn State was the only game where both calls cashed.
Both big road favorites lost outright, with Notre Dame falling at BYU and Alabama losing at Tennessee. Only the Tennessee game produced an under, since BYU and Notre Dame combined for 52 points.
The season now sits at 37-34 ATS and 33-38 on totals, or 70-72 overall.
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