Detroit News college football picks: Week 8
Matt Charboneau, Angelique S. Chengelis, John Niyo and Bob Wojnowski of The Detroit News offer their predictions against the spread in Week 8 of the college football season. This week’s guest selector is David Smith of Novi. Smith was the winner of last week’s Wojo Picks contest (detroitnews.com/wojospicks) with a record of 13-2.
Michigan -7 at Michigan State
Charboneau: Michigan State
Chengelis: Michigan
Niyo: Michigan
Wojo: Michigan
Smith: Michigan
Maryland +13.5 at Iowa
Charboneau: Iowa
Chengelis: Iowa
Niyo: Maryland
Wojo: Iowa
Smith: Maryland
Northwestern -21.5 at Rutgers
Charboneau: Northwestern
Chengelis: Northwestern
Niyo: Rutgers
Wojo: Northwestern
Smith: Northwestern
Ohio State -13.5 at Purdue
Charboneau: Ohio State
Chengelis: Purdue (best bet)
Niyo: Ohio State
Wojo: Ohio State
Smith: Ohio State
Penn State -13.5 at Indiana
Charboneau: Indiana
Chengelis: Penn State
Niyo: Penn State
Wojo: Indiana
Smith: Penn State
Illinois +26.5 at Wisconsin
Charboneau: Wisconsin
Chengelis: Illinois
Niyo: Illinois
Wojo: Illinois
Smith: Wisconsin
Minnesota +4 at Nebraska
Charboneau: Nebraska
Chengelis: Minnesota
Niyo: Nebraska
Wojo: Nebraska
Smith: Nebraska
Oklahoma -7.5 at TCU
Charboneau: Oklahoma
Chengelis: Oklahoma
Niyo: Oklahoma
Wojo: Oklahoma
Smith: Oklahoma
N.C. State +17 at Clemson
Charboneau: N.C. State
Chengelis: Clemson
Niyo: N.C. State
Wojo: Clemson (best bet)
Smith: Clemson
Mississippi State +6.5 at LSU
Charboneau: LSU
Chengelis: LSU
Niyo: LSU (best bet)
Wojo: LSU
Smith: Mississippi State
Alabama -24 at Tennessee
Charboneau: Alabama
Chengelis: Tennessee
Niyo: Alabama
Wojo: Alabama
Smith: Alabama (best bet)
Oregon -1 at Washington State
Charboneau: Oregon
Chengelis: Oregon
Niyo: Oregon
Wojo: Washington State
Smith: Oregon
Colorado +17 at Washington
Charboneau: Washington
Chengelis: Washington
Niyo: Colorado
Wojo: Washington
Smith: Washington
Eastern Michigan -3.5 at Ball State
Charboneau: Eastern Michigan
Chengelis: Eastern Michigan
Niyo: Eastern Michigan
Wojo: Eastern Michigan
Smith: Eastern Michigan
Western Michigan -4.5 at Central Michigan
Charboneau: Western Michigan (best bet)
Chengelis: Central Michigan
Niyo: Western Michigan
Wojo: Western Michigan
Smith: Western Michigan
Records
Charboneau: 8-7 last week, 49-54-1 overall, 3-4 best bets
Chengelis: 7-8 last week, 45-58-1 overall, 2-5 best bets
Niyo: 8-7 last week, 49-54-1 overall, 6-1 best bets
Wojo: 8-7 last week, 54-49-1 overall, 2-5 best bets
Guest selector: 10-5 last week, 57-46-1 overall, 3-4 best bets