No. 17 Illinois has been one of the biggest surprises this season, entering the Week 9 college football schedule on a five-game winning streak. The Fighting Illini were underdogs in two of those contests, but they are 7.5-point favorites against Nebraska in the latest Week 9 college football odds at Caesars Sportsbook. Nebraska had its two-game winning streak snapped in a 43-37 loss at Purdue its last time out, but it easily covered the 14-point spread. Should you back the Cornhuskers or the Illini with your Week 9 college football bets?
Another important Big Ten matchup features No. 2 Ohio State (-15.5) at No. 13 Penn State at noon ET. The Buckeyes have won all seven of their games this season by double digits, including a 54-10 win against Iowa last week. Before locking in any Week 9 college football bets on those games or others, be sure to see the top Week 9 college football expert picks, predictions and best bets from Barrett Sallee.
Sallee is a true insider -- a CBS Sports analyst, SiriusXM host, Heisman voter and consistently one of the top CBS Sports experts picking games against the spread -- and his best bets have helped bring in huge returns. He debuted with SportsLine in 2017 and has delivered in a big way on his college football picks.
Over the past three-plus years, he is 118-100 in his popular best bets column at SportsLine, including going 15-12 so far this season. Anybody who has been following him is way up.
Now, he has turned his attention to the Week 9 college football odds from Caesars and is sharing his top three best bets over at SportsLine. If you parlay them together, you could be looking at a return of around 6-1. Get his top college football picks now.
Top Week 9 college football expert predictions
One of Sallee's top college football picks for Week 9: He's predicting that No. 7 TCU (-7) covers on the road in Morgantown against West Virginia. The Horned Frogs have been the best team in the Big 12 this season, winning all seven of their games. They have won four consecutive games against ranked teams, so they will be excited to face an unranked opponent on Saturday afternoon.
Senior quarterback Max Duggan has been one of the most electric and efficient signal callers in the country, throwing for 19 touchdowns and just one interception. Running back Kendre Miller provides balance, rushing for 731 yards and 10 touchdowns, averaging 6.1 yards per carry. West Virginia has lost two of its last three games, including a 48-10 blowout loss at Texas Tech last week.
"The Horned Frogs are 4-1-1 against the spread this year, and the Mountaineers are coming off of a 48-10 shellacking by Texas Tech," Sallee told SportsLine. "What's more, the Mountaineers are 1-1 against the spread at home and this is a noon ET game. The early start combined with fan apathy will eliminate any semblance of a homefield advantage." See what else Sallee likes at SportsLine.
How to make Week 9 college football picks
Sallee has also found two other college football picks he's high on, including a play on a team that is set to "light up" a struggling defense. You can only see his picks at SportsLine.
What are the best bets for Week 9 of college football? And which college football picks need to be part of your parlays? Visit SportsLine now to see Barrett Sallee's college football best bets, all from one of the top analysts in the nation who has crushed his picks for SportsLine.
