The 2026 college football season reaches Week 9 with more than 50 games spread across Thursday, Friday, and Saturday. The slate features two ranked matchups: No. 3 Georgia vs. No. 17 Florida in a neutral-site SEC rivalry at Mercedes-Benz Stadium, and No. 13 Texas Tech hosting No. 22 Arizona with Big 12 Championship implications. Other highlights include No. 1 Miami visiting North Carolina, where Bill Belichick's Tar Heels are 14.5-point underdogs, and No. 2 Ohio State traveling to USC for the programs' first Big Ten meeting.
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Notable betting trends include the Over hitting in seven of Georgia's last seven games as a favorite, Florida covering in four straight after a bye week, and the Under going 9-0 in Wisconsin's last nine October games. Iowa is 6-1 against the spread in its last seven meetings with Wisconsin. In the Big Ten, Minnesota is 4-0 ATS vs. Indiana and the Over is 6-0 in Minnesota's last six road games. Utah is 6-0 ATS against teams with winning records and 7-1 ATS as a favorite.
The guide also explains common wager types: money line (picking the winner), spread (points the favorite must win by), over/under (total points scored), team totals, race to X points, first-half lines, parlays, season win totals, conference winners, College Football Playoff winner, and Heisman Trophy odds. Current Heisman favorites are Ohio State's Jeremiah Smith (+122), Miami's Darian Mensah (+270) and Malachi Toney (+360). Miami (-3300) and Indiana (-1400) have the shortest odds to make the College Football Playoff.
