Picks · Week 8 · 2026
Week 8 picks and results
Each Week 8 projection, made before kickoff, with the final score.
Games projected
56
FBS games this week
Week record
33-23
59% of winners picked
Season record
72%
1,219 of 1,699 winners, all divisions
Average miss
15.0 pts
Projected vs. actual margin
Every game
Tuesday, October 20
Florida International by 15.3
MTSU 21%79% FIU
Final: Middle Tennessee 26, Florida International 23MissedUpset
Delaware by 6.9
MOST 36%64% DEL
Final: Missouri State 38, Delaware 61Correct
South Alabama by 11.6
USA 73%27% MRSH
Final: South Alabama 13, Marshall 20MissedUpset
Wednesday, October 21
Sam Houston by 0.6
NMSU 49%51% SHSU
Final: New Mexico State 30, Sam Houston 24Missed
Thursday, October 22
James Madison by 20.4
JMU 86%14% APP
Final: James Madison 31, App State 34MissedUpset
Liberty by 17.2
LIB 82%18% KENN
Final: Liberty 34, Kennesaw State 6Correct
Friday, October 23
Saturday, October 24
Texas Tech by 13.8
TTU 76%24% CIN
Final: Texas Tech 24, Cincinnati 37MissedUpset
Northwestern by 27.5
RUTG 7%93% NU
Final: Rutgers 14, Northwestern 42Correct
Florida Atlantic by 13.3
RICE 24%76% FAU
Final: Rice 49, Florida Atlantic 51Correct
Central Michigan by 1.2
M-OH 48%53% CMU
Final: Miami (OH) 28, Central Michigan 27Missed
Mississippi State by 7.0
OU 36%64% MSST
Final: Oklahoma 23, Mississippi State 15Missed
Tennessee by 6.9
TENN 64%36% SC
Final: Tennessee 24, South Carolina 27Missed
Georgia Tech by 4.6
BC 41%59% GT
Final: Boston College 49, Georgia Tech 27Missed
Northern Illinois by 1.4
HAW 47%53% NIU
Final: Hawai'i 56, Northern Illinois 21Missed
Ball State by 16.2
SAC 20%80% BALL
Final: Sacramento State 17, Ball State 34Correct
Kansas State by 7.7
KSU 66%34% ASU
Final: Kansas State 17, Arizona State 28MissedUpset
Louisiana by 20.6
UL 86%14% USM
Final: Louisiana 31, Southern Miss 35MissedUpset
Louisiana Tech by 17.3
ODU 18%82% LT
Final: Old Dominion 0, Louisiana Tech 26Correct
Boise State by 25.7
BOIS 91%9% WSU
Final: Boise State 31, Washington State 10Correct
Colorado State by 1.6
SDSU 47%53% CSU
Final: San Diego State 49, Colorado State 56Correct
Oklahoma State by 17.4
COLO 18%82% OKST
Final: Colorado 24, Oklahoma State 57Correct
Georgia State by 5.6
GAST 62%39% ARST
Final: Georgia State 32, Arkansas State 38Missed
North Carolina by 18.3
SYR 17%83% UNC
Final: Syracuse 31, North Carolina 30MissedUpset
Texas State by 15.2
USU 21%79% TXST
Final: Utah State 17, Texas State 20Correct
New Mexico by 2.5
NDSU 45%55% UNM
Final: North Dakota State 16, New Mexico 21Correct