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College Football Picks

Free College Football Expert and Computer Picks For Every Game Oct. 18, 2026

New Computer Picks powered by Odds Shark

Predicted Score

UTAH logo
UTAH
UTAH

33.46 @ 16.93

COLO
COLO logo
COLO

Utes vs Buffaloes · Prediction & Game Odds

Team

Predicted Score

Spread

Total

ML

UTAH logo
UTAH
UTAH

33.46

-14.5 -113

o49.5 -105

-720

COLO logo
COLO
COLO

16.93

+14.5 -105

u49.5 -109

+550

Wake Forest @ California
Matchup Stats

Predicted Score

WAKE logo
WAKE
WAKE

32.43 @ 22.90

CAL
CAL logo
CAL

Demon Deacons vs Golden Bears · Prediction & Game Odds

Team

Predicted Score

Spread

Total

ML

WAKE logo
WAKE
WAKE

32.43

-9.5 -115

o53.5 -115

-391

CAL logo
CAL
CAL

22.90

+9.5 -105

u54.5 -110

+350

Top Projection Chase Hendricks o59.5 Receiving Yards (+106)
o52.5-115
Fresno State @ San Diego State
Matchup Stats

Predicted Score

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FRES
FRES

26.76 @ 19.98

SDSU
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SDSU

Bulldogs vs Aztecs · Prediction & Game Odds

Team

Predicted Score

Spread

Total

ML

FRES logo
FRES
FRES

26.76

-5.5 -115

o45.5 -110

-235

SDSU logo
SDSU
SDSU

19.98

+5.5 -105

u46.5 -105

+230

New Mexico @ Hawai'i
Matchup Stats

Predicted Score

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UNM
UNM

30.41 @ 15.55

HAW
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HAW

Lobos vs Rainbow Warriors · Prediction & Game Odds

Team

Predicted Score

Spread

Total

ML

UNM logo
UNM
UNM

30.41

-14.5 -105

o45.5 -110

-649

HAW logo
HAW
HAW

15.55

+14.5 -108

u46.5 -108

+550

Top Projection Scottre Humphrey o79.5 Rushing Yards (+105)
o74.5-112
Nebraska @ Oregon
Matchup Stats

Predicted Score

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NEB
NEB

23.64 @ 30.56

ORE
ORE logo
ORE

Cornhuskers vs Ducks · Prediction & Game Odds

Team

Predicted Score

Spread

Total

ML

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NEB
NEB

23.64

+6.5 -104

o51.0 -115

+220

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ORE
ORE

30.56

-6.5 -108

u51.5 -108

-215

Top Projection Evan Stewart o59.5 Receiving Yards (+105)
o59.5+105
Nebraska Cornhuskers image thumbnail NEB @ Oregon Ducks image thumbnail ORE Sat, Oct 17 • 11:00 PM ET
1st Quarter Spread
Nebraska Cornhuskers image thumbnail NEB 1st Quarter +2.5 (-132)
Best Odds
Pick made: 2 days ago
Geoff Clark logo
Geoff Clark
Betting Analyst

Nebraska +2.5 first quarter is mainly a combo-enhancing leg. The Cornhuskers have the better early scoring margin, rushing profile, and third-down offense, giving them a path to start fast before Oregon takes control later.

Total
Nebraska Cornhuskers image thumbnail Oregon Ducks image thumbnail o51.5 (-111)
Best Odds
Pick made: 2 days ago
Geoff Clark logo
Geoff Clark
Betting Analyst

Over 51.5 is playable up to 52.5. Oregon plays at one of the fastest tempos in the country, and Brock Thomas gave the offense life last week. I’m expecting the Ducks to push the pace and approach 40 points.

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The table above lets you know how profitable and helpful our sports betting computer picks have been across the last 100 college football games played. Our NCAAF computer picks use expert data to review odds and generate moneyline, spread, and total bets for every game throughout the season.

Listed in the table are unit details, which show the total profit or loss based on a bettor placing $100 on each of the last 100 college football picks made by the computer, on both the opening and closing lines.

Take advantage of these free college football picks before you wager any money at sportsbooks.

Free Computer Picks by Odds Shark

How to Use NCAAF Computer Picks

As human beings, we're bound to be biased with our picks and potentially fall into the trap of swinging with the public. With advanced stats growing in popularity and getting harder to track, college football computer predictions are starting to become more relied on.

Moneyline

Betting on a moneyline simply means you're picking the outright winner of the game, regardless of the scoring margin or total. If the team you choose wins, then your bet hits. Here's what it will look like over at your favorite sportsbook:

TeamMoneyline
Alabama Crimson Tide-120
Missouri Tigers+150

In this case, Alabama is favored to win the game as its moneyline odds have a minus sign (-) in front of the number. The favorites will have the minus sign present, and the underdogs will have a plus sign (+). Easy, right?

Spread

Betting the spread gives your bet a bit more breathing room. Here, you don't need to sweat out a team to win. Instead, you can wager on the point differential on the scoreboard.

Betting on the spread is a good idea when the moneyline profits aren't enticing. There's no point betting on Alabama as a heavy -1500 favorite over Missouri. But taking Missouri to keep the scoring margin within a certain frame will get you more bang for your buck.

TeamSpread
Alabama Crimson Tide-24.5 (-105)
Missouri Tigers+24.5 (-115)

In this example, the Tide are favored to dominate their game against Missouri, outperforming them by at least 24.5 points.

If Alabama does win by more than 25 points, that would mean the Crimson Tide covered the spread. But if the Tide won by just 20 points, then that would mean the Tigers "covered the spread" instead.

Totals

If you think the outcome of a game could flip in either direction, then an Over/Under is the way to go. This bet relies on the combined score from both teams and whether it goes Over or Under the point total listed at sportsbooks. Then, who cares who wins?

TeamTotal
Alabama Crimson TideO 52.5 (-110)
Missouri TigersU 52.5 (-110)

In this example, oddsmakers have set the total score for the game at 52.5 points. The choice is now up to you. If you think the Tide and Tigers will score a combined total of more than 52.5 points, 53 points or more, then pick the Over. If you're thinking otherwise, then bet the Under, and the bet will hit if they score fewer than 52.5 points.

If the set number was a whole number like 52 points and the two teams score exactly that amount, then it is considered a push and you'd get your money back.

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