Fallica's Week 7 Picks: College Football Best Bets

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No. 4 Penn State @ USC (3:30 p.m., CBS)

SC is coming off a 17-point outing against Minnesota, and things won’t get any easier for the Trojans offensive line here against one of the best defenses in the country, one that ranks seventh in FBS in success rate. Not sure I want to lay the points here, as I don’t fully trust Penn State to cover almost a touchdown, but I do trust the defense to do its job against a slumping SC team. U

PICK: USC team total Under 22.5 points scored

Michigan and USC lose in Week 6 upsets, while Ohio State dominates U

Purdue is probably the worst Power Four team out there. Its defense has allowed 52, 28, 38 and 66 against Power Four opponents this year and the offense has been held to 10 or fewer in three of the four games. The Boilermakers are going to win — at most — one game the rest of the year. It just doesn't seem like a situation that's going to get better anytime soon in West U Lafayette. However, Illinois isn't exactly going to light it up on offense and will likely use a lot of time on its drives. And with a big game next week against Michigan, and then at Oregon the week after, don’t be surprised if the Illini win ugly here in a low-scoring, look-ahead type game. U