College Football Week 2 Player Prop Bet Odds, Picks & Predictions (2022)
Let’s take a look at some of our favorite college football player prop bets for the big games of Week 2.
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College Football Week 2 Player Prop Bet Odds, Picks & Predictions
No. 1 Alabama vs. Texas
This will be the game everyone will pay attention to this weekend as the new and improved Texas offense gets its first big test as Alabama comes into Austin.
Nick Saban is struggling against his former assistants and has now lost two out of his three games against a coach who formally worked for him.
The Tide doesn’t need any billboard material, but they will be ready for this matchup and leave this game with the Longhorns on the hook for a big loss.
It’s clear Alabama has the advantage on both lines. The defensive line with Will Anderson and Dallas Turner is one of the best in the country, and last week the Texas offensive line was consistently giving up pressure against Lousiana-Monroe. The Tide are going to have Quinn Ewers scrambling all day.
The Alabama offensive line that was near the bottom in sacks allowed and pressure percentage last year looked good against the Moutain West champions Utah State and should handle the Texas line.
Texas RB Bijan Robinson OVER 69.5 rushing yards vs. Alabama (-105)
I whiffed on Robinson last week as he only got 10 carries and fell below the UNDER number (109, I believe it was) against ULM, so I’m back on him this week, hoping he will redeem me. Alabama is a nightmare matchup, and Texas should get throttled, but to keep pressure off Quinn Ewers and to try to slow the game down, they should lean on Robinson. He’s too talented to get less than 20 touches in this game and should get 16-18 carries, by my estimation. If he pops off one carry over 10 yards, this OVER should hit.
No. 10 USC vs. Stanford
Another team filled with transfer portal all-stars is the Lincoln Riley-lead Trojans.
The USC offense put up 45 against Rice last week and should have another impressive offensive showing against a Stanford defense that was 106th in scoring defense last season (34.5). I expect Caleb Willams to lead this team with another incredible performance and carve the Cardinal secondary. Him Jordan Addison had a touchdown in their debut, but Addison should have a much bigger statline tonight.
On the Cardinal side, the player to watch for is running back EJ Smith. The son of former NFL legend Emmitt Smith had an incredible performance last week, rushing for 135 yards on 11 carries. The USC offense will need to be great because the defense will not be that good, especially on the line of scrimmage. They allowed 146 yards on the ground last week and Smith looks poised to have a memorable game.
The Trojans should have the offensive power to come away with the win but expect both of these teams to put points in the process.
Pittsburgh vs. Tennessee
Tennessee WR Cedric Tillman OVER 79.5 receiving yards vs. Pitt (-115)
This should be a shootout like it was last season, and Tillman is the clear go-to guy for Hendon Hooker. To think he’ll be held below 100 yards receiving in this game, much less under 80 seems odd to me. I like this number even if you lay odds to get it.
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