CFB Week 7 betting suggestions: Can Oregon upset Washington?

Oct 12, 2023, 08:00 AM ET Week 7 of the college football season includes 4 Leading 25 matches, consisting of two marquee games including groups in the greatly objected to Pac-12.

The first game includes a set of undefeated foes when the No. 7 Washington Huskies, led by Michael Penix Jr., face Bo Nix and the No. 8 Oregon Ducks (3:30 p.m. ET on ABC). Both groups go into Saturday afternoon’s game with similar profiles. Washington and Oregon have strong offenses with Heisman-contending quarterbacks and have a possibility at the Pac-12 champion and a spot in the College Football Playoff with a victory.However, the race

for the Pac-12 title may come down to the result of the another prominent match on Saturday, when current Heisman favorite Caleb Williams and the No. 10 USC Trojans head to South Bend to handle the No. 21 Notre Dame Battling Irish. In other places in the Top 25, the No. 25 Miami Hurricanes take a trip to Chapel Hill to face Drake Maye and the No. 12 North Carolina Tar Heels (7:30 p.m. ET on ABC).

This weekend includes lots of betting chances, and our professionals have you covered with whatever you require to know ahead of Week 7.

All chances and lines are courtesy of Caesars Sportsbook.

Washington (-3, 67) deals with Oregon in a fight of undefeated top 10 ranked teams. What are your ideas on this game?Matt Barrie: This is the game Pac-12 fans have been waiting for. Washington and Oregon are the 2 best teams in the conference and I anticipate this game to look like the Pac-12 champion. I believe Oregon is the more complete group on both sides of the ball right now, however the game being in Seattle offers the Huskies a minor advantage. I would not be surprised if this was the first of two meetings.Matt Miller: This is the game of the week for me

. We get two senior quarterbacks– Bo Nix vs. Michael Penix Jr.– plus excellent pass receivers in Troy Franklin and Rome Odunze, Jalen McMillan and Ja’Lynn Polk. The strong offending skill on both sides of the ball has me believing the over is the play here. As for who wins … Washington is my choice, but I do believe this will be extremely close. If the Huskies can get Nix to turn the ball over, that’s the game for them.College Choose ‘Em

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Kevin Haswell: This might not only be the game of the week, but it may be the game of the year in the Pac-12. The battle in between these 2 offenses will be a sight to be seen. Washington and Oregon rank first and second in the FBS in overall offense respectively. The winner of this game will most likely be the preferred to win the conference. As for a forecast, I’m going to choose Oregon +3. In a game that consists of two tremendous offenses, I think the team with the better defense will prevail.No.

10 USC (-3, 62.5) is presently an underdog to a No. 21 Notre Dame that is coming off an upset loss to No. 14 Louisville? Is Notre Dame best side in this game? Are the Trojans not getting adequate respect?Matt Barrie: Notre Dame is on the best side. Rain is forecasted in the projection, and the Combating Irish frequent South Bend. I believe USC will begin to be appreciated when it creates four complete quarters of sound football, which it hasn’t done all season.play 0:46 Is Notre Dame the right side as 2.5-point favorites vs. USC?Joe Fortenbaugh goes over Notre Dame being 2.5-point favorites over USC.Matt Miller: USC limped to an overtime win last week and Notre Dame’s defense is much better than

Arizona’s, so I believe that’s why we’re seeing the disrespect to the Trojans.

However, I think it’s bounce-back time for the USC offense. I have a very tough time seeing Lincoln Riley and Caleb Williams having a hard time in back-to-back weeks. Williams is coming off his worst game as a USC quarterback and we just saw Notre Dame quit 33 indicate Louisville. I think USC wins big. Kevin Haswell: USC had a hard time to get past Arizona last week however maybe that was a wakeup require the Trojans. USC’s offense has been as good as it gets, balancing 51.8 points per game this season.

They will face their biggest test on Saturday as Notre Dame is permitting simply 15.8 points per game. I think that’s a test that Caleb Williams and Lincoln Riley pass, give me USC +3. Who do you view as the strongest conference through the first 6 weeks of the season?Matt Miller: I’m still rocking with the Pac-12. There are three unbeaten teams in the top 10 today, plus one-loss Oregon State

and Washington State in the leading 20. We’ll see a minimum of among those undefeated teams lose this weekend,

but the Pac-12 has both the numbers and the outstanding on-field play to boost its reputation.Editor’s Picks 1 Associated Kevin Haswell: I actually wished to roll with the Pac-12 here however how could you not go with the Big Ten.

They have 3

of the leading six groups in the AP poll in Michigan Wolverines, Ohio State Buckeyes and Penn State Nittany Lions, and three of the top eight according to ESPN’s FPI. The bookies also agree the Wolverines, Buckeyes and Nittany Lions have 3 of the 5 shortest chances to win the national championship.What is your upset pick for Week 7? Matt Miller: Missouri (+2.5)over Kentucky. Provide me Brady Cook and the Tigers over Kentucky to get a bounce-back win after a heartbreaking home loss to LSU Tigers

. Missouri has probably the very best receiver in the country not named Marvin Harrison Jr. in Luther Concern III. I anticipate he will get loose against the 5-1 Wildcats.Do you have any best choices for Week 7? Kevin Haswell: I’m going to go back to the well today and taking the over in the Auburn Tigers-LSU game Saturday. LSU has actually gone over the overall in 10 consecutive games, the longest active over streak

in the FBS. On the other side, all five of Auburn’s games versus AP-ranked challengers have reviewed the total given that the start of last season. Lock it in, over 61 in Auburn-LSU.