Chris 'The Bear' Fallica's 2024 College Football Week 7 'Bear Bytes'

College football Week 7 is here, and I couldn't be more pumped. 

This means the next few days will be exciting for fans who love football and for bettors looking for fun ways to wager a few bucks.

I've already given you my best bets for Week 7 games, but now it's time to have a little fun with my "Bear Bytes."

These little "bytes," as I call them, are just nuggets that give you some entertaining talking points to pull from as you watch the football festivities with friends and family or banter with your coworkers at the water cooler.

Here are the biggest nuggets that stuck out to me while doing my research.

(All times ET)

SATURDAY, OCT. 12

Washington @ Iowa (noon, FOX and FOX Sports app)

Dating back to 2015, Iowa has won 16 of its last 17 games in which it was favored by a field goal or less. The loss came earlier this year, when the Hawkeyes fell at home to Iowa State as 2.5-point favorites. 

Miami OH @ Eastern Michigan (2 p.m., ESPN+)

In its last 17 games as an underdog, Eastern Michigan is 13-4 against the spread (ATS), with eight outright wins. 

No. 1 Texas vs. No. 18 Oklahoma (3:30 p.m., ABC)

Dating back to 1988, there have been 13 meetings with a double-digit spread in this rivalry. Underdogs covered 10 of the 13 and won five outright, including 2015, when Texas upset Oklahoma as a 16.5-point 'dog. That was the last meeting with a spread this high. In the last two weeks, five undefeated top-10 SEC teams have lost. Will Texas add its name to the list on Saturday? Texas has held each of its opponents to 14 points or fewer. In each of its three games against Power Four opponents, Oklahoma has scored exactly two offensive touchdowns. The Sooners rank 117th nationally in offensive EPA and have a