If you believe in the power of projections, you’ll be very pleased with our next batch of NCAAF player props week 8.
Week 8 of the 2025 FBS campaign is stuffed to the gills with fat edges for us to exploit; as is usually the case, the tastiest props are mostly on the Under side, featuring mid-major players who are lower on the depth chart. Those are fine for sharp-friendly sportsbooks; we’ll show you what’s a safer bet at the major “recreational” books for this week’s best NCAAF picks.
NCAAF Prop Bets Week 8 At-a-Glance
All three of this week’s football player props are on the Over, and they’re from teams in the “Power 2” conferences – that’s right, Big 12 and ACC, you’ve been deemed too fringe for these plausibly recreational player props.
Washington’s Denzel Boston (Anytime Touchdown +130)
Washington vs. Michigan – Saturday, October 18, 2025, 12:00 PM EDT
Even choosing someone from Washington (5-1 SU, 3-3 ATS) might seem suspect. This Pac-12 refugee doesn’t have the same public betting profile as USC or even Oregon, but it’s still a familiar team to old-school Big Ten fans – and one that played in the College Football Playoff just two years ago.
The Huskies are more of a running team now that WR Rome Odunze is with the Chicago Bears, but that lack of recognition gives Denzel Boston (30 catches, six TDs) some of his betting value. It also helps that they’ll be playing Michigan (4-2 SU, 2-4 ATS), whose defense ranks No. 17 on this week’s F+ Ratings at BCF Toys. That’s down from seventh last year, which was Year One under head coach Sherrone Moore following the departure of Jim Harbaugh. Trust Boston to score a touchdown.
Arkansas’ Taylen Green (Over 235.5 Passing Yards -114)
Texas A&M vs. Arkansas – Saturday, October 18, 2025, 3:30 PM EDT
Quarterback props are the most popular on the NCAAF odds board, especially the big categories like passing yards. And the SEC happens to be the biggest thing in college football. We’ve got one of their mid-tier programs on our radar; Arkansas (2-4 SU and ATS) fired head coach Sam Pittman in late September and are currently being run by former boss Bobby Petrino on an interim basis.
It’s been tough sledding for these Hogs, but they have to be pleased with the progress Taylen Green (275.67 yards per game) has made in his second year since transferring from Boise State. Petrino was Green’s offensive co-ordinator last year; he was also the man at Louisville who made Lamar Jackson NFL-ready. He’ll dial up something for Green this Saturday versus Texas A&M (6-0 SU, 3-3 ATS) and their No. 20-ranked defense.
LSU’s Caden Durham (Over 55.5 Rushing Yards -114)
LSU vs. Vanderbilt – Saturday, October 18, 2025, 12:00 PM EDT
Sticking with the SEC, we complete our set of player props on skill players with one of the most promising running backs in college. Caden Durham is a bit less productive as a sophomore than he was last year, but still good for 56.6 yards per game – which would be just enough to put him Over this week as LSU (5-1 SU, 3-3 ATS) prepares to take on the Vanderbilt Commodores (5-1 SU, 4-2 ATS).
As heartwarming as it’s been to see Vandy make the leap under head coach Clark Lea, they’re still not quite up to SEC standard – not according to their No. 43 spot (No. 45 offense, No. 66 defense) on the F+ Ratings. Fade them while the fading is good.
What We’ve Covered, and Next Steps
Now that you’ve got these college football player props on our three major-conference players, you need to figure out your bet sizes. Boston carries the biggest edge, so he merits the largest bet; if you’re going to throw more than, say, $200 at any of these bad boys, make sure you do it at a sharp-friendly sportsbook.
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