Week 7 of college football is here, and for us in Seattle, one game immediately jumps off the schedule: our very own Washington Huskies are heading to Purdue as 3.5-point underdogs, with the over/under set at 52.5. Forget everything else for a second; that’s the matchup we’re all looking at, wondering what the heck is going on. It’s set for Friday, October 16, at 8 p.m. ET, and you just know we’ll be glued to every snap, especially with that line.
National Showdowns Heating Up the Gridiron
Beyond our Huskies, this Week 7 slate is absolutely stacked, with six ranked matchups promising some serious fireworks. We’ve got two top-10 battles that are going to shake things up nationally. Over in the Big Ten, No. 5 Indiana is hitting the road to face No. 4 Ohio State. The Buckeyes are favored by a slim 3.5 points, which feels wild for a home team, with the over/under at 50.5. Then there’s No. 8 BYU traveling to take on No. 2 Notre Dame. The Fighting Irish are bigger favorites here, giving 10.5 points on the road, and the over/under for that one is 48.5 points. These aren’t just games; these are statement opportunities, folks, and every single play could shift the national landscape.
Big Games, Big Stakes, and Nearly 60 Opportunities to Go Wild
The action doesn’t stop with the top-10 clashes. We’ve got No. 9 Ole Miss kicking off as 6-point favorites with a high over/under of 59.5, ready to light up the scoreboard. Then there’s the classic SEC showdown, No. 14 Tennessee vs. No. 7 Alabama, with the Crimson Tide favored by 7.5 points and an over/under of 53.5. You know that’s going to be a slugfest. And don’t sleep on No. 20 Houston, favored by 4.5 points against No. 18 Oklahoma State in what promises to be a high-scoring affair with a 61.5 over/under. With nearly 60 total games on the Week 7 college football schedule, there are “dozens of opportunities” to get in on the action and soak up every single play.
Friday, October 16, also kicks off with Memphis at Tulane, where the Green Wave are +7 with an over/under of 54.5 at 7:30 p.m. ET, right before our Huskies take the field. Week 7 is officially here, and between our Washington boys battling on the road and all these national powerhouses clashing, there’s no shortage of football to keep us fired up. Go Dawgs!
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Originally reported by CBS Sports.
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