The 2026 college football season reaches Week 9 with a packed Saturday slate on October 31, highlighted by several ranked matchups and extensive betting opportunities across more than 30 legal sports betting states. No. 1 Miami travels to North Carolina as a 14.5-point favorite with an over/under of 52.5, while No. 2 Ohio State visits USC as a 7-point favorite with a 51.5 total. Other notable lines include No. 11 Texas (-20.5, 50.5) against Mississippi State, Nebraska (-8.5, 49.5) hosting Washington, and No. 20 Boise State (-11, 63.5) versus Texas State.
Key Matchups and Odds
The schedule includes 40 games, with kickoff times ranging from noon ET to late night. Notable early games feature No. 5 Notre Dame vs. Navy at Gillette Stadium (Notre Dame -30.5, 53.5), No. 22 Arizona at No. 13 Texas Tech (Texas Tech -3.5, 54.5), and No. 25 Wisconsin at Iowa (Iowa -3.5, 36.5). Afternoon highlights include No. 17 Florida vs. No. 3 Georgia in Atlanta (Georgia -11.5, 55.5), Minnesota at No. 4 Indiana (Indiana -20.5, 42.5), and Arizona State at No. 8 BYU (BYU -16.5, 48.5). Evening games showcase Clemson at Florida State (Florida State -6, 49.5), Georgia Tech at Pittsburgh (Pitt -7.5, 54.5), and the prime-time showdowns between Miami and North Carolina and Ohio State and USC.
Betting Trends
Several trends have emerged for Week 9: the over is 7-0 in Georgia's last seven games as a favorite, while the under is 9-0 in Wisconsin's last nine October games. Utah is 6-0 against the spread against teams with winning records, and Ohio State is 9-1 ATS in its last 10 games as a road favorite. Northwestern is 5-0-1 ATS against winning teams, and BYU is 6-0 ATS in its last six home games as a favorite. The road team is 5-0 ATS in the last five Georgia Tech-Pittsburgh meetings.
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