2024 college football Week 9 picks against the spread, odds, lines, trends: Vegas expert reveals predictions

The Week 9 college football schedule has already seen nine games unfold and teams such as No. 17 Boise State and No. 19 Pittsburgh have scored important wins. Now there are four ranked matchups set for Saturday with the Week 9 college football odds via SportsLine consensus listing No. 12 Notre Dame as a 14-point favorite against No. 24 Navy. Another surprising top-25 team, No. 25 Vanderbilt, is +17.5 against No. 5 Texas. 

No. 15 Alabama vs. No. 21 Missouri (+15.5) and No. 8 LSU vs. No. 14 Texas A&M (-1) are SEC matchups that could go a long way in shaping the College Football Playoff picture, while top-ranked Oregon (-21.5) will look to keep rolling against No. 20 Illinois in the 3:30 p.m. ET Big Ten on CBS matchup. 

Before locking in any Week 9 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. Bruce also enters the Week 8 college football weekend schedule on an 24-10 roll (+1281) on his official SportsLine college football spread betting picks. 

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 9 and revealed picks for each matchup. Head to SportsLine to see every pick.

Top college football predictions for Week 9

One of the top college football picks Marshall is recommending for Week 9: He’s backing Michigan State (+4) to cover on the road against Michigan in a 7:30 p.m. ET on matchup on Saturday. The Wolverines have won four of the past six in this rivalry and had tremendous spread numbers the past couple years. 

However, Marshall says this is a matchup where you can throw out trends from past season. Michigan is struggling badly with a 1-6 ATS record, while Michigan State has covered in three of its past four, including an outright upset as a 6.5-point underdog against Iowa last week. 

“The Spartans are 4-1 as underdogs for head coaching Jonathan Smith, a role he played well previously at Oregon State (17-10-1 between 2019-23),” Marshall told SportsLine. See which other picks to make here. 

How to make college football picks for Week 9

Marshall has evaluated every other matchup and he’s found an alarming 27-4 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? 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 9 college football odds 

See full Week 9 college football picks, odds and predictions here.

Saturday, Oct. 26

Notre Dame vs. Navy (+14, 50.5)

Oklahoma at Ole Miss (-19.5, 49.5)

Washington at Indiana (-5.5, 54)

Nebraska at Ohio State (-25.5, 48.5)

BYU at UCF (-2.5, 53.5)

Missouri at Alabama (-15.5, 51)

Illinois at Oregon (-21.5, 54.5)

Texas at Vanderbilt (+17.5, 51)

LSU at Texas A&M (-1, 55)

Michigan State at Michigan (-4, 39)

Penn State at Wisconsin (+6.5, 47.5)

Cincinnati at Colorado (-6.5, 57)

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