Stanford Steve and The Bear: Week 7 college football picks

«Stanford Steve» Coughlin and Chris «The Bear» Fallica preview Week 7 of the 2022 college football season as only they can, offering their top bets, nuggets and totals worth wagering on.

Odds and lines are from Caesars Sportsbook unless otherwise noted.

Records:The Bear (Last week: 1-1. Season: 22-9-1)Stanford Steve (Last week: 3-1. Season: 13-11-1)

No. 3 Alabama Crimson Tide (-7, 65.5) at No. 6 Tennessee Volunteers

The Bear: Alabama on the road might be a thing, but I'm banking on the likely return of Heisman winner Bryce Young along with the most complete effort of the year by Alabama after last week's close call vs. Texas A&M. Can Tennessee finally break through and get a statement win? Sure. But I'm going to err on the side of until I see it, I can't go there, especially with the Vols being a massive public side. Nick Saban's team as a contrarian favorite? Sign me up.

Pick: Alabama -7

No. 10 Penn State at No. 5 Michigan (-7, 51.5)

Stanford Steve: The time is now for Penn State. We've all heard about how great James Franklin is at recruiting and the culture he has created in Happy Valley, now we need to see some results. Especially when he and his team go on the road to face a top-5-ranked team in Michigan. Franklin is 0-8 on the road against top-5 opponents. Penn State has also lost 15 straight on the road as an underdog vs. top-5 teams. But, this Penn State team is built different. The Nittany Lions are fifth in the Big Ten in rushing, which improved from 13th last year. They have two RBs who average more than 5 yards a carry in freshmen Nick Singleton (7.3) and Kaytron Allen (5.2). That run game with a defense that has traveled well (wins at Purdue and at Auburn) and is led by a talented secondary makes me feel as