Just like that, we’re already nearly halfway through the college football season.
This week, The Dallas Morning News’ panel of experts gathered to predict 20 Week 8 games, both straight and against the spread..
Headlining this week’s games, No. 1 Texas looks to continue its hot start to the season as it hosts No. 5 Georgia. In other area matchups, Oklahoma looks to rebound from a lackluster Red River showing against South Carolina, Texas A&M faces Mississippi State on the road and SMU travels to take on fellow ACC newcomer Stanford.
Predictions for those games, as well as many others involving non-local schools, can be found below.
Week 8 predictions
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| Week 8 | Lia Assimakopoulos, Colleges insider | Scott Bell, Former colleges editor | Corby Davidson, The Ticket | Jamie Hancock, Assistant sports editor | Selby Lopez, Colleges editor | Newy Scruggs, NBC5 | Kevin Sherrington, Columnist | Brett Vito, DRC |
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| Game | Spread/straight | Spread/straight | Spread/straight | Spread/straight | Spread/straight | Spread/straight | Spread/straight | Spread/straight |
| Oklahoma State (+6.5) at BYU | BYU/BYU | Oklahoma State/BYU | BYU/BYU | BYU/BYU | BYU/BYU | BYU/BYU | BYU/BYU | BYU/BYU |
| SMU (-15.5) at Stanford | Stanford/SMU | Stanford/SMU | SMU/SMU | Stanford/SMU | Stanford/SMU | Stanford/SMU | Stanford/SMU | SMU/SMU |
| South Carolina (+2.5) at Oklahoma | Oklahoma/Oklahoma | South Carolina/South Carolina | South Carolina/South Carolina | South Carolina/South Carolina | South Carolina/South Carolina | South Carolina/Oklahoma | Oklahoma/Oklahoma | Oklahoma/Oklahoma |
| Georgia (+3.5) at Texas | Texas/Texas | Georgia/Georgia | Texas/Texas | Texas/Texas | Texas/Texas | Georgia/Texas | Texas/Texas | Texas/Texas |
| Texas A&M (-14.5) at Mississippi State | Texas A&M/Texas A&M | Mississippi State/Texas A&M | Texas A&M/Texas A&M | Texas A&M/Texas A&M | Texas A&M/Texas A&M | Texas A&M/Texas A&M | Mississippi State/Texas A&M | Texas A&M/Texas A&M |
| Baylor (+6.5) at Texas Tech | Baylor/Texas Tech | Baylor/Texas Tech | Texas Tech/Texas Tech | Baylor/Texas Tech | Baylor/Texas Tech | Baylor/Texas Tech | Texas Tech/Texas Tech | Texas Tech/Texas Tech |
| TCU (+7.5) at Utah | Utah/Utah | TCU/Utah | Utah/Utah | Utah/Utah | Utah/Utah | TCU/Utah | Utah/Utah | Utah/Utah |
| North Texas (+10.5) at Memphis | North Texas/Memphis | North Texas/Memphis | North Texas/Memphis | North Texas/Memphis | North Texas/Memphis | North Texas/Memphis | Memphis/Memphis | North Texas/North Texas |
| Houston (+6.5) at Kansas | Houston/Kansas | Houston/Kansas | Kansas/Kansas | Houston/Kansas | Houston/Houston | Houston/Kansas | Houston/Kansas | Kansas/Kansas |
| Oregon (-28.5) at Purdue | Oregon/Oregon | Purdue/Oregon | Purdue/Oregon | Purdue/Oregon | Oregon/Oregon | Purdue/Oregon | Oregon/Oregon | Oregon/Oregon |
| LSU (-2.5) at Arkansas | LSU/LSU | Arkansas/Arkansas | LSU/LSU | LSU/LSU | LSU/LSU | LSU/LSU | LSU/LSU | LSU/LSU |
| Michigan (-1.5) at Illinois | Michigan/Michigan | Michigan/Michigan | Illinois/Illinois | Michigan/Michigan | Michigan/Michigan | Illinois/Illinois | Illinois/Illinois | Illinois/Illinois |
| Miami (-4.5) at Louisville | Miami/Miami | Miami/Miami | Miami/Miami | Miami/Miami | Miami/Miami | Louisville/Miami | Miami/Miami | Miami/Miami |
| USC (-7.5) at Maryland | USC/USC | Maryland/USC | USC/USC | USC/USC | USC/USC | Maryland/USC | USC/USC | USC/USC |
| Notre Dame (-8.5) at Georgia Tech | Notre Dame/Notre Dame | Georgia Tech/Notre Dame | Georgia Tech/Notre Dame | Notre Dame/Notre Dame | Notre Dame/Notre Dame | Georgia Tech/Notre Dame | Notre Dame/Notre Dame | Notre Dame/Notre Dame |
| Kentucky (+2.5) at Florida | Florida/Florida | Florida/Florida | Florida/Florida | Florida/Florida | Florida/Florida | Kentucky/Florida | Florida/Florida | Florida/Florida |
| Arizona State (+2.5) at Cincinnati | Arizona State/Arizona State | Arizona State/Arizona State | Cincinnati/Cincinnati | Arizona State/Arizona State | Arizona State/Arizona State | Cincinnati/Cincinnati | Cincinnati/Cincinnati | Cincinnati/Cincinnati |
| Colorado (+3.5) at Arizona | Colorado/Colorado | Colorado/Colorado | Arizona/Arizona | Colorado/Colorado | Colorado/Colorado | Arizona/Arizona | Arizona/Arizona | Arizona/Arizona |
| Alabama (-2.5) at Tennessee | Alabama/Alabama | Tennessee/Tennessee | Alabama/Alabama | Tennessee/Tennessee | Tennessee/Tennessee | Alabama/Alabama | Alabama/Alabama | Tennessee/Tennessee |
| Florida State (+3.5) at Duke | Florida State/Florida State | Duke/Duke | Duke/Duke | Duke/Duke | Duke/Duke | Florida State/Duke | Duke/Duke | Duke/Duke |
| Last week vs. spread | 11-9 (.550) | 11-9 (.550) | 9-11 (.450) | 9-11 (.450) | 10-10 (.500) | 13-7 (.650) | 5-15 (.250) | 9-11 (.450) |
| Season vs. spread | 66-75 (.468) | 78-63 (.553) | 69-72 (.489) | 62-79 (.440) | 67-74 (.475) | 70-71 (.496) | 51-90 (.362) | 59-82 (.418) |
| Last week straight | 16-4 (.800) | 18-2 (.900) | 17-3 (.850) | 17-3 (.850) | 17-3 (.850) | 17-3 (.850) | 15-5 (.750) | 15-5 (.750) |
| Season straight | 98-43 (.695) | 100-41 (.709) | 100-41 (.709) | 98-43 (.695) | 97-44 (.688) | 97-44 (.688) | 99-42 (.702) | 97-44 (.688) |
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