CFB Week 9 Preview + Best Bets !!

Lonte Smith and Dave Essler talk CFB betting for Week 9. Lonte Smith and Dave Essler return to RJ Bell’s Dream Preview from Pregame.com with a five-game breakdown of the Week 9 college football card and best bets for the weekend. At 0:31 Lonte sets the scoreboard, with Dave at 7 and 1 on best bets and 10 and 6 overall while Lonte looks to climb out of a 3 and 5 hole. At 2:12 the show opens with Florida and Georgia, moved from Jacksonville to Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta for the first time in 30 years, with Georgia laying 11.5 and a total of 55.5 to 56. Dave explains why the rivalry means more to the Gators, why Georgia may struggle to cover both this game and next week at Ole Miss, and why Florida has scored exactly 20 points in each of the last four meetings. Both hosts land on the under, with Lonte citing offensive coordinator Buster Faulkner’s past success against Kirby Smart and adding the first half under at 28.5, while Dave expects Jon Sumrall to shorten the game behind Jadan Baugh. At 7:58 the focus shifts to Clemson at Florida State in prime time on ACC Network, where Dave lays the points at anything under a touchdown against a Clemson offense whose best output came against FCS Charleston Southern, and Lonte agrees, noting Clemson has only two passing touchdowns all season and adding the under at 50.5. At 12:07 the hosts split on No. 22 Arizona at Texas Tech, with Lonte backing the Red Raiders to rebound from a loss to Cincinnati and Dave taking Arizona and the points behind Noah Fifita, refusing to flip a pick he wrote out early. At 16:13 No. 20 Northwestern visits Oregon with the Ducks laying 3.5, Dylan Raiola under center, a new play caller in Eugene and Chip Kelly returning to Autzen as Northwestern’s offensive coordinator, and both hosts like the under at 47.5 as Dave notes Oregon has scored just 42 points in its last three games. At 20:23 the marquee game arrives as No. 2 Ohio State visits USC with freshman Luke Fahey making his first career start, and Dave lays the 6.5 by leaning on the nation’s third best scoring defense and two weeks of preparation, while both hosts like the USC team total under. At 25:56 Dave delivers his best bet on Iowa State plus 9.5 at home against Oklahoma State, and at 27:54 Lonte answers with Oregon minus 3.5. At 28:43 Dave adds the over in Cal at NC State and reads the market on Maryland plus 2.5 against Illinois, calling the Terps the sharp side with the money on Maryland despite most tickets on Illinois. At 31:44 the show closes with a look at how playoff money, recruiting, NIL and coaching bonuses will shape motivation across the final month of the regular season. Subscribe for weekly college football betting analysis and best bets from Pregame.com.