College Football Opening Odds for Week 8: Georgia and Texas Meet in Battle of SEC Heavyweights

Reed Wallach | Oct 14, 2024

Georgia quarterback Carson Beck (15) looks to throw a pass during the first half of a NCAA college football game against Auburn in Athens, Ga., on Saturday, Oct. 5, 2024. / Joshua L. Jones / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images

The college football slates continue to grow in importance as conference play rages on.

Georgia will travel to Texas to face the Longhorns in a conference showdown between two of the National Championship, highlighting the Week 8 card in a preview of what could be coming in the College Football Playoff. That's not all in the SEC, as Alabama takes the trip to Knoxville to face Tennessee in a battle of the conference's elite teams.

While Saturday's marquee matchup is as big as it gets, there is football all week, with a handful of weekday matchups, starting on Tuesday.

Here are the opening odds for college football's Week 8 slate from FanDuel Sportsbook

College Football Opening Odds for Week 8

Tuesday, October 15

• Troy vs. South Alabama (-11), O/U: 57
• Kennesaw State vs. Middle Tennessee (-10), O/U: 50.5
• Louisiana Tech (-10.5) vs. New Mexico State, O/U: 48.5

Wednesday, October 16

• Western Kentucky vs. Sam Houston (-3), O/U: 55.5
• Florida International vs. UTEP (+5), O/U: 49

Thursday, October 17

• Georgia State vs. Marshall (-9), O/U: 53.5
• Boston College vs. Virginia Tech (-7), O/U: 49.5

Friday, October 18

• Florida State vs. Duke (-3), O/U: 42.5
• Oregon () vs. Purdue (-27.5), O/U: 58.5
• Oklahoma State vs. BYU (-9), O/U: 55.5
• Fresno State (-3) vs. Nevada, O/U: 51

Saturday, October 19

• South Carolina vs. Oklahoma (-2.5), O/U: 40.5
• Auburn vs. Missouri (-6.5), O/U: 51.5
• North Texas vs. Memphis (-10.5), O/U: 66.5
• Miami (-4) vs. Louisville, O/U: 61
• Virginia vs. Clemson (-21), O/U: 57.5
• Nebraska vs. Indiana (-6.5), O/U: 51
• Wisconsin (-6.5) vs. Northwestern, O/U: 41.5
• UCLA vs. Rutgers (-6.5), O/U: 41
• Wake Forest vs. UConn (-1.5), O/U: 57.5
• Arizona State vs. Cincinnati (-3), O/U: 53.5
• Louisiana vs. Coastal Carolina (-3.5), O/U: 56.5
• East Carolina vs. Army (-16.5), O/U: 51.5
• Central Michigan vs. Eastern Michigan (-2), O/U: 54.5
• Alabama (-2.5) vs. Tennessee, O/U: 56
• Tulsa (+2.5) vs. Temple, O/U: 52
• Notre Dame (-8.5) vs. Georgia Tech, O/U: 50
• Michigan (-1) vs. Illinois, O/U: 43.5
• NC State vs. Cal (-10), O/U: 46.5
• Houston vs. Kansas (-6.5), O/U: 46.5
• Hawai'i vs. Washington State (-19.5), O/U: 55.5
• Texas State (-10) vs. Old Dominon, O/U: 62.5
• Ohio vs. Miami (Ohio) (-4), O/U: 44
• Kent State vs. Bowling Green (-21), O/U: 56
• Western Michigan (+1.5) vs. Buffalo, O/U: 49.5
• Toledo (+2.5) vs. Northern Illinois, O/U: 44.5
• UAB vs. South Florida (-13.5), O/U: 57.5
• Charlotte vs. Navy (-17), O/U: 56
• Florida Atlantic vs. UTSA (-4), O/U: 55.5
• Rice vs. Tulane (-22.5), O/U: 53.5
• USC (-7) vs. Maryland, O/U: 57
• Colorado (+4) vs. Arizona, O/U: 56
• Baylor vs. Texas Tech (-7), O/U: 57
• Wyoming vs. San Jose State (-11), O/U: 50
• James Madison (-10) vs. Georgia Southern, O/U: 59.5
• Texas A&M (-14.5) vs. Mississippi State, O/U: 56
• New Mexico vs. Utah State (+2), O/U: 78.5
• LSU (-3) vs. Arkansas, O/U: 57
• Ball State vs. Vanderbilt (-26.5) O/U: 58.5
• Arkansas State (-6.5) vs. Southern Mississippi, O/U: 53.5
• Georgia vs. Texas (-3.5), O/U: 56.5
• UCF vs. Iowa State (-13), O/U: 48.5
• Kansas State (-3) vs. West Virginia, O/U: 54
• Iowa (-6.5) vs. Michigan State, O/U: 41.5
• Kentucky vs. Florida (-2.5), O/U: 42.5
• SMU (-15) vs. Stanford, O/U: 55.5
• Colorado State (-7.5) vs. Air Force, O/U: 47
• UNLV (-6) vs. Oregon State, O/U: 61
• TCU vs. Utah (-6.5), O/U: 52

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