Each week I share my favorite college player props as part of our DFS College Football series.
We find our edge with RotoWire's Picks & Props tool. Multiple prediction factors help decide if we should lean "higher" or "lower" on all of the player props available across multiple DFS sites and sportsbooks. I use the tool as a starting point to highlight props that I might otherwise miss and to narrow down my options before doing a deeper dive into matchups and trends.
I followed up a rough Week 6 to get back on track with a 3-1 Week 7 to bring the season record to 15-12 (55.6%). Below are some of the best picks you can make on Underdog this week.
QB Hunter Watson, Sam Houston 
This is a battle between two of the worst teams in the country, and expectations should be low for both. Both teams have struggled to put points on the board. Neither team is capable of winning this game through the air, so I expect passing volume to be low.
Watson has only topped this number once in his past four games and seven total times in his 17-game career. He's among the most inaccurate quarterbacks in the country, completing just 59.2% of his passes. Add in the fact that he has lost snaps to backup Mabrey Mettauer in two of the five games that both have played, and there's a lot of instability here. It wouldn't be a shock to see Watson struggle and Head Coach Phil Longo toggle between his quarterbacks again.
Unfortunately, the line has dropped from a much more favorable 192.5 to 175.5 overnight, but I'll still roll with the under against a decent UTEP pass defense that has limited opponents to 195 passing yards per game this season. You'll find this line as low as 170.5 elsewhere, so we're still getting some value on Underdog.
CFB Underdog Pick: Hunter Watson, LOWER than 175.5 pass yards
QB Drake Lindsey, Minnesota 
Full disclosure: this is a risky pick just based purely on volume. When I think of Minnesota, I think of defense and running backs, but that's not what we're seeing this season. In 2022, the Gophers ran the ball on 66% of plays. That dropped to 60% in 2023 then 47% in 2024 and just 42% this season. Drake Lindsey just attempted 45 passes last week! But frankly, he's not good. He only completed 21 of those passes against a Purdue team that is among the worst in the country in passing yards allowed.
Now he'll face a Nebraska team that leads the country in pass defense, only allowing 118 pass yards per game. Maryland's Malik Washington is the only player to top 105 passing yards against the Cornhuskers! That includes Cincinnati's Brendan Sorsby (69 passing yards) and Michigan's Bryce Underwood (105), who have both averaged over 220 yards against other opponents.
CFB Underdog Pick: Drake Lindsey, LOWER than 221.5 pass yards
RB Sedrick Alexander, Vanderbilt 
I've never featured Alexander in this article before, but the one time that I chose "lower" on his prop in one of my personal Underdog entries, he took his second carry of the game 65 yards for a touchdown, putting the Commadores up 7-0 against Alabama. But I won't let that loss deter me. He only had two more carries after that, finishing with four carries for 76 yards.
Alexander just hasn't been getting enough volume to be scared off by this low number. QB Diego Pavia is the first option in the run game, leading the team in carries and rushing yards. Alexander has just 15 total carries in the past three games, and prior to that he was only getting about 11 carries per game even when they were blowing opponents away.
LSU has one of the top defenses in the country, and I trust that the Tigers can hold Alexander under this number even if he does get a dozen carries.
CFB Underdog Pick: Sedrick Alexander LOWER than 45.5 rushing yards
WR Denzel Boston, Washington 
The Washington pass game runs through Boston. He has 22 targets in the past two games, and I expect to see more of the same in what feels like a must-win game to keep playoff hopes alive.
Boston has topped this number in four of six games, falling short in a blowout win over UC-Davis where his backups ran up the score and against Ohio State's top 10 pass defense. This week's opponent, Michigan, hasn't had a shutdown defense this season. In fact, the Wolverines have allowed six different pass-catchers to exceed 68 receiving yards in six games, and four of them accumulated over 90 yards. This is an easy pick for me on Underdog and a potential ladder bet at sportsbooks, betting on alternate lines up to 90+ yards.
CFB Underdog Pick: Denzel Boston HIGHER than 66.5 receiving yards
Week 8 College Football Underdog Selections:
Here's a recap of my best college football player prop bets for Week 8:
- Hunter Watson lower than 175.5 pass yards
- Drake Lindsey lower than 221.5 pass yards
- Sedrick Alexander lower than 45.5 rushing yards
- Denzel Boston higher than 66.5 receiving yards
Last week's results:
- Beau Pribula higher than 199.5 pass yards - LOSS
Sam Leavitthigher than 182.5 pass yards- With Leavitt ruled out I posted an official replacement pick on my X account (follow at @TheSpatula300): Jalon Daniels lower than 235.5 passing yards - WIN
- Ca'Lil Valentine lower than 44.5 rushing yards - WIN
- Ryan Davis higher than 67.5 receiving yards - WIN
Last week's record: 3-1
2025 Season record: 15-12 (55.6%)
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