The 2026 college football season reaches Week 9 with a packed Saturday slate on October 31, featuring several top-25 matchups and more than $3,000 in available sportsbook sign-up bonuses. 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 (O/U 51.5). Other notable lines include No. 11 Texas (-20.5, O/U 50.5) vs. Mississippi State, No. 3 Georgia (-11.5, O/U 55.5) vs. No. 17 Florida in Atlanta, and No. 20 Boise State (-11.5, O/U 63.5) vs. Texas State.
Key Matchups and Odds
The schedule includes 40 games across the day, starting at noon ET with No. 5 Notre Dame vs. Navy at Gillette Stadium (Notre Dame -30.5, O/U 53.5) and No. 22 Arizona at No. 13 Texas Tech (-3.5, O/U 54.5). Prime-time highlights feature Clemson at Florida State (FSU -6, O/U 49.5), Georgia Tech at Pittsburgh (Pitt -7.5, O/U 54.5), and Washington at Nebraska (Nebraska -8.5, O/U 49.5). Ohio State will start freshman quarterback Luke Fahey after Julian Sayin's shoulder injury, while Mississippi State turns to Parker Puckett with Kamario Taylor out for the season.
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Betting Trends
Notable trends entering Week 9: the over is 5-1 in NC State's last six games; the under is 9-0 in Wisconsin's last nine October games; Iowa is 6-1 against the spread in its last seven meetings with Wisconsin; BYU is 6-0 ATS as a home favorite; Ohio State is 9-1 ATS in its last 10 games as a road favorite; and the over is 8-0 in USC's last eight games as a home underdog. Heisman Trophy odds at DraftKings list Ohio State's Jeremiah Smith at +122, Miami's Darian Mensah at +270, and Miami's Malachi Toney at +360.
