Best NCAAF Week 8 Parlay Picks: Travis Hunter Expected to Play For Colorado

• Oregon beat Ohio State at home in Week 7, 32-31, and is on a short week against Purdue on the road. 

• Miami is coming off a Week 7 bye to take on Louisville on the road. 

• Colorado cornerback/wide receiver Travis Hunter is slated to play in Week 8 on the road against Arizona despite suffering a shoulder injury in Week 7. 

Week 8 of the college football season is here, and we have four ranked matchups, highlighted by Georgia and Texas. While those teams aren’t in this parlay, plenty of excellent matchups are still to attack for this three-leg parlay.

Looking at last week, I missed it. I took Penn State -4.5, and they won by only three. This came after a successful parlay in Week 6. 

Below is a three-leg parlay featuring Oregon, Miami, and Colorado. The odds are +426 at FanDuel Sportsbook.

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Oregon -27.5 (-115) at FanDuel Sportsbook

Oregon is coming off a massive 32-31 win at home over Ohio State, and now, in a short week, they will take on Purdue in their place. 

Purdue allows 227.8 passing yards (87th) per game. They’ve also allowed nine passing touchdowns through six games. So far this season, they’ve played Indiana State, Notre Dame, Oregon State, Nebraska, Wisconsin, and Illinois. They’re 1-5 this season and allowed Illinois quarterback Luke Altmyer to pass for three touchdowns. 

Against Notre Dame, they allowed quarterback Riley Leonard to run for three touchdowns. 

Purdue allows 228.8 rushing yards (125th) per game and 19 rushing touchdowns. 

Oregon’s offense is fantastic, especially with quarterback Dillon Gabriel shooting for the Heisman Trophy. Running back Jordan James is coming off a 100-plus-yard game, too. 

Purdue quarterback Ryan Browne threw for 297 yards and three touchdowns in Week 7 against Illinois.

Oregon allows 108 rushing yards (30th) and 189.3 passing yards (35th) per game. 

Oregon will win this by 30 or more. 

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Miami ML (-200) at FanDuel Sportsbook

I’m not quite that confident to take the Hurricanes point spread at 4.5 points, given their last couple of games, but I don’t see how they could lose this one.

Quarterback Cam Ward has thrown for 304-plus yards in every game this season. In Week 6, he threw for 437 yards. 

He has 2,219 yards, 20 touchdowns, and five interceptions this season. He also has three rushing touchdowns. 

Louisville allows 216.5 passing yards per game (tied for 70th). They’ve allowed just five passing touchdowns through six games, including opponents like Austin Peay, Jacksonville State, Georgia Tech, Notre Dame, SMU, and Virginia. 

This is by far their most difficult matchup as they looked to slow down the Miami passing attack, especially with them coming off a bye. 

Louisville is also only allowing 119.5 rushing yards per game (45th). 

Louisville’s offense, though, will need to go up against a Hurricanes defense that allows 89.7 rushing yards per game (11th) and 192.8 passing yards per game (40th). 

I expect the Hurricanes passing attack to perform once again here. Louisville’s defense has just two interceptions and 13 sacks this season. They won’t cause Ward enough headaches. 

Louisville’s offense cannot be underestimated, though. They’ve been averaging 25 points per game over the last three weeks. 

Look for Louisville quarterback Tyler Shough to make a key turnover to put the Hurricanes in a position to win. He’s averaging one interception per game over the last three games. 

Miami gets a win on the road in a high-scoring game. 

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Colorado +3.5 (-110) at FanDuel Sportsbook

All signs point to Colorado Buffaloes cornerback/wide receiver Travis Hunter and fellow wide receiver Jimmy Horn Jr. suiting up for this game on the road against Arizona. 

And for them to cover this spread, they’ll need them in the game. 

The Buffaloes lost to Kansas State at home in Week 7, 31-28. They nearly beat a top 20-ranked team without Horn Jr. and Hunter for most of the game. 

Arizona is 3-3 this season and has lost two straight games to Texas Tech and BYU. 

Colorado does allow 226 passing yards per game (85th), and they’ll need to find a way to slow down quarterback Noah Fifita and wide receiver Tetairoa McMillan.

McMillan has gone for 138 yards or more in two of these last five games. He’s had trouble getting into the end zone, but he’ll be the Buffaloes top priority. 

Fortunately for Colorado, Arizona’s defense hasn’t been exactly making things all too difficult for opposing quarterbacks. They have four interceptions this year and just 11 sacks. 

Arizona defensive back Treydan Stukes is also out for the season with a knee injury, and he accounted for one of those four interceptions. 

The Buffaloes passing attack averages 336.3 passing yards per game (seventh), while the Wildcats allow 211.7 passing yards (61st) per game. They’ve also allowed 10 total passing touchdowns through six games. 

Assuming Horn Jr. and Hunter are in the lineup, I expect the Buffaloes passing attack to continue to produce against a Wildcats defense that hasn’t produced many sacks this season. 

Take the Buffaloes with the points on the road. They could win this game outright.

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