Our 7 best bets for Week 8 of the college football season

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The college football season is now in full swing.

Last week, our best bets went a perfect 7-0 against the spread, with Penn State, Wisconsin, and LSU coming through for us in big spots.

It was our second straight perfect week of picks, and one lucky reader turned it into a 10,000 payday.

This week we're hoping to keep the magic going with best on Georgia, Mississippi State, and more.

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Last weekend my jaw dropped.

For the second straight week, our best bets of the college football weekend went 7-0 against the spread, bringing us to 14-0 over the past two weeks and 19-2 over the past three. Streaks like this only come a few times in a lifetime, if at all.

A reader, who wished to remain anonymous, emailed in saying he and his buddies had won nearly 10,000 on a seven-leg parlay with the help of my picks.

"Went in on it with 3 buddies on Bovada," he told me. "Each threw down 25 just wanted a fun little Saturday parlay. Arguing with each other about picks and spreads and I came across your article. Had no idea about USF, so we picked mortal lock of the century Memphis over and let it ride!"

Had our fateful reader kept USF in the parlay as well, their winnings would have hit closer to 20,000.

But I don't think anyone is complaining.

Anyways, it feels nice to celebrate such an astounding run of success, but as quickly as these wins come, they can go just as fast. We must stay diligent in our picking if we want to keep the streak rolling.

This Saturday, we're going to try and keep the wins coming with bets on Oklahoma, Penn State, Georgia, and more.

Take a look below for our seven best bets of the Week 8 college football slate indicates home team .

LAST WEEK: 7-0OVERALL: 30-18-1Oklahoma -33 over West Virginia

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Oklahoma is coming off of a win over Texas in the Red River Rivalry, but chances are they're far from satisfied with last week's performance. The Sooners left a ton of points on the table against the Longhorns thanks to costly red-zone turnovers and few other uncharacteristic lapses.

Those are the types of mistakes that coaches hate, and I expect Oklahoma to come out firing on Saturday and reassert themselves as one of the most dominant teams in the country.

Oregon State 11 over California

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According to the Action Network, the bet ticket split in this game in close to even, but nearly 80 of the money is coming in on Oregon State. That indicates the big bettors are high on the Beavers this game.

Coming off of a 52-7 loss to Utah, it's a tough spot for Oregon State, but Cal has been far from a powerhouse this season, having not won a game by double digits since their Week 1 win over UC Davis.

Mississippi State 18 over LSU

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LSU is coming off of a big win over Florida and has a game against Auburn on the horizon. After that, the Tigers get a bye week before their showdown with Alabama that will likely decide the SEC West.

Safe to say, LSU has a lot on their minds, and this feels like quite a trap game for them traveling to Mississippi State. I don't think the Tigers will underestimate their opponents, but the Bulldogs should be able to keep this game close.

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