College football odds, picks, predictions for Week 2, 2022: Proven simulation backing Pittsburgh, Iowa State
Sat, Sep 10, 2022
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Appalachian State nearly gave college football one of its wildest results in a 63-61 barnburner against North Carolina last week. The Mountaineers get another chance to shock Power Five program as 19-point underdogs in the Week 2 college football odds listed on Caesars Sportsbook against No. 6'Texas A&M at Kyle Field. App State QB Chase Brice threw for 361 yards with six touchdowns last weekend, but can he do so again to help cover against the Aggies in your Week 2 college football bets?
A&M opened its season with a tidy 31-0 win over Sam Houston State, but the Week 2 college football schedule also features a couple other intriguing upset possibilities. Virginia (+4.5) could make things difficult for the Illini at Illinois, and No. 20 Kentucky (+5.5) could surprise No. 12 Florida after the Gators' incredible Week 1 win over Utah. Before locking in any Week 2 college football picks for those games or others, be sure to see the latest college football predictions from SportsLine's advanced computer model.
The SportsLine Projection Model simulates every FBS college football game 10,000 times. Over the past six-plus years, the proprietary computer model has generated a stunning profit of almost $3,500 for $100 players on its top-rated college football picks against the spread. It enters Week 2 of the 2022 college football season on a 48-37 run on all top-rated college football spread and money-line picks that dates back to 2021. Anyone who has followed it has seen huge returns.
Now, it has turned its attention to the latest Week 2'college football odds'from Caesars and locked in picks for every FBS matchup.'Head here to see every pick.
One of the college picks the model is high on in Week 2: The Pittsburgh Panthers (+6) stay within the spread against the Tennessee Volunteers in a 3:30 p.m. ET matchup at Acrisure Stadium in Pittsburgh. Both teams are coming off high-scoring wins in Week 1, although Pittsburgh's win came against a quality opponent.
The Panthers handed the Vols a 41-34 loss at Neyland Stadium last year, so they will be looking to sweep the home-and-home series on Saturday. Tennessee has only been a road favorite of 7-plus points seven times since 2008, and four of those occasions have come against Vanderbilt. The Vols are creeping closer to that number as time goes on, providing value on the Panthers as large underdogs.
Pittsburgh is the reigning ACC champion and is coming off an impressive win over West Virginia. Transfer quarterback Kedon Slovis threw for 308 yards and one touchdown, while Rodney Hammond ran for 74 yards and two scores. This line opened with Tennessee favored by just 4.5 points, so the model has found value on Pittsburgh now that the line has moved.'
Another prediction: Iowa State (+3.5) covers on the road against Iowa at Kinnick Stadium in the battle for the Cy-Hawk Trophy. The post-Brock Purdy era got off to a strong start with sophomore quarterback Hunter Dekkers, who threw for 293 yards and four touchdowns against Southeast Missouri State last Saturday. Junior running back Jirehl Brock nearly matched his rushing total from all of last season with his 104-yard performance that also included a touchdown.
The Cyclones haven't played at Iowa since 2018, and haven't covered the spread at Kinnick since 2014. This year could be a different story, however, after Iowa stumbled out of the gates with an uninspiring 7-3 win against South Dakota State to open the season. The Hawkeyes kept the FCS program to just 120 yards on offense, but only put up 166 offensive yards of their own.
The model predicts that Iowa quarterback Spencer Petras will have another underwhelming showing on Saturday, and barely clear 175 passing yards. Meanwhile, Dekkers should power the Cyclones offense enough to keep things within a field goal, as the Cyclones cover in more than 50% of simulations.'See which other teams the model likes here.
The model has also made the call on who wins and covers in every other FBS matchup in Week 2, and it's calling for multiple outright upsets.'You can only get every pick for every game at SportsLine.
So what college football picks can you make with confidence? And which favorites will go down hard? Check out the latest college football odds below, then visit SportsLine to see which teams win and cover the spread, all from a proven computer model that has returned almost $3,500 in profit over the past six-plus seasons, and find out.
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Saturday, Sept. 10
Alabama at Texas (+20.5, 64.5)
Texas Longhorns vs. Alabama Crimson Tide Moneyline Spread Total TEXAS +900 BET NOW +20.5 -110 BET NOW o64.5 -110 BET NOW BAMA -1600 BET NOW -20.5 -110 BET NOW u64.5 -110 BET NOWSouth Carolina at Arkansas (-8.5, 52.5)
Arkansas Razorbacks vs. South Carolina Gamecocks Moneyline Spread Total ARK -345 BET NOW -9 -110 BET NOW o54.5 -110 BET NOW SC +270 BET NOW +9 -110 BET NOW u54.5 -110 BET NOWArkansas State at Ohio State (-44.5, 68.5)
Tennessee at Pittsburgh (+6, 64.5)
Pittsburgh Panthers vs. Tennessee Volunteers Moneyline Spread Total PITT +185 BET NOW +6 -110 BET NOW o64.5 -110 BET NOW TENN -225 BET NOW -6 -110 BET NOW u64.5 -110 BET NOWIowa State at Iowa (-3.5, 41.5)
Iowa Hawkeyes vs. Iowa State Cyclones Moneyline Spread Total IOWA -178 BET NOW -3.5 -110 BET NOW o40 -110 BET NOW IOWAST +150 BET NOW +3.5 -110 BET NOW u40 -110 BET NOWVirginia at Illinois (-4.5, 54)
Illinois Fighting Illini vs. Virginia Cavaliers Moneyline Spread Total ILL -190 BET NOW -4 -110 BET NOW o57.5 -110 BET NOW UVA +158 BET NOW +4 -110 BET NOW u57.5 -110 BET NOWKentucky at Florida (-5, 51.5)
Florida Gators vs. Kentucky Wildcats Moneyline Spread Total FLA -235 BET NOW -6 -110 BET NOW o51.5 -110 BET NOW UK +192 BET NOW +6 -110 BET NOW u51.5 -110 BET NOWArizona State at Oklahoma State (-11, 54.5)
Oklahoma State Cowboys vs. Arizona State Sun Devils Moneyline Spread Total OKLAST -480 BET NOW -11.5 -110 BET NOW o58.5 -110 BET NOW ARIZST +360 BET NOW +11.5 -110 BET NOW u58.5 -110 BET NOWUSC at Stanford (+9, 65.5)
Stanford Cardinal vs. USC Trojans Moneyline Spread Total STNFRD +260 BET NOW +8.5 -110 BET NOW o66.5 -110 BET NOW USC -335 BET NOW -8.5 -110 BET NOW u66.5 -110 BET NOWBaylor at BYU (-2.5, 53.5)
BYU Cougars vs. Baylor Bears Moneyline Spread Total BYU -145 BET NOW -2.5 -110 BET NOW o53 -110 BET NOW BAYLOR +122 BET NOW +2.5 -110 BET NOW u53 -110 BET NOW