ACC Week 8 Picks: Top Bets, FSU Underdogs and NC State’s Value
- We give you the best college football predictions for ACC games in Week 8.
- Can FSU finally live up to the preseason hype and take down the Duke Blue Devils?
- Expect the NC State to cover as a double-digit underdog.
- Check the latest college football odds at BetUS!
Home cooking was optional for ACC teams in Week 7 with Pittsburgh being the only Atlantic Coast Conference squad to win at home. The Panthers defeated Cal despite going scoreless in the second half. Even a field goal after halftime would have enabled the Panthers to remain undefeated against the spread.

The Pitt-Cal game was the only ACC best bet not to deliver in Week 7. The home teams could fare a little better this weekend, beginning with Virginia Tech welcoming Boston College to town on Thursday night.
Miami has needed to come up with some late-game magic to remain undefeated and now comes a road game against Louisville that could be rather dangerous. Clemson is the heaviest favorite among ACC teams. Can the Tigers come through as 21-point favorites?
Miami and Clemson are the only ACC teams among the top 10 teams in our odds to win the national championship. Miami, Clemson and SMU are the only ACC teams in the top 25 in the latest Associated Press poll.
Let’s take a look at some of the bets to consider in the ACC in Week 8.
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Top 3 ACC Bets for Week 8
1. Can FSU Thrive a Rare Road Underdog vs Duke?
Even those suggesting that an undefeated 2023 Florida State team didn’t deserve one of the four spots in the College Football Playoff couldn’t see things going south so quickly for the Seminoles this season.
Florida State has been outscored 132-77 in five ACC games and 118-68 in the four losses.
Duke is favored against Florida State for the first time with the teams meeting as ACC foes. The Seminoles have been listed by the college football odds as double-digit favorites in 16 of the previous 18 meetings. Now it is Duke coming into the game favored by three points according to the BetUS sportsbook odds even though the Blue Devils are 0-22 against FSU.
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The Blue Devils have been outgained in each of their first two ACC games so we like FSU to come through at +129 to win in Durham on Friday night.
Bet This Pick: Florida State (+129) to Win Outright At Duke
2. Clemson Could Struggle To Cover Against Virginia
Clemson and Virginia will be meeting for the first time since 2020, with the host Tigers favored by 21 points according to the sports betting odds. In last week’s 49-14 win at Wake Forest, Clemson demonstrated the capabilities of an ACC title contender. However, there is still some apprehension in going with Clemson to roll as such an overwhelming in our NCAA football picks.
It will be Clemson head coach Dabo Swinney leading the Tigers against his former offensive coordinator, Tony Elliott.
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Virginia’s two losses this season have come by 14 and four points. Sure, the Cavaliers haven’t won at Clemson since 2001 and don’t look for that to change. However, we could see the Cavaliers making the 10th-ranked Tigers work for their fifth ACC win of the season.
Bet This Pick: Virginia (+21) to Cover As The Road Underdog
3. NC State Solid Option as Double-Digit Underdog
Since losing by 24 points on the road against Clemson, North Carolina State has been involved in nothing but one-score games. The Wolfpack beat Northern Illinois 24-17 before suffering hard-luck losses to Wake Forest by four points and Syracuse by seven points.
Seeing NC State as a 10-point road underdog against Cal is a college football betting line that jumps off the page. Maybe it is NC State’s reputation as a team that knows how to hang around, but it is hard to see the Wolfpack falling by double digits even if they have to fly across the country to face a Cal team that could easily be 3-0 in the ACC. The Golden Bears’ losses to Florida State, Miami and Pittsburgh were by a total of eight points.
Bet This Pick: North Carolina State to Cover as a 10-Point Road Underdog
Questions of the Day
Who is the favorite to win the ACC?
Clemson (+135) and Miami (+155) lead the way in the odds of winning the ACC title followed by SMU at +500.
Which ACC teams have the best record against the spread this season?
Pittsburgh is 5-1 against the spread this season followed by Virginia at 4-1-1.
Odds and information are accurate at the time of writing. Please check with official sources for the latest updates before placing any bets.