2024 college football picks, Week 7 odds, lines, best bets from proven expert: This 3-leg parlay returns 6-1

The Week 7 college football schedule is absolutely loaded and the headlining matchup will be a top-five battle between No. 2 Ohio State and No. 3 Oregon in Eugene. After sneaking by Idaho and Boise State to open the season, Oregon has stepped on the gas in blowout wins over Oregon State, UCLA and Michigan State. However, now the Ducks face their first real test in the Big Ten with the Buckeyes coming to town in a preview of a potential Big Ten Championship Game and/or College Football Playoff matchup.

Ohio State is listed as a 3-point road favorite in the Week 7 college football odds via SportsLine consensus. So how should you be betting that contest, and what other Week 7 college football lines should be on your radar as you put together your Week 7 college football parlays? Before locking in any Week 7 college football picks, be sure to see the top Week 7 college football expert picks, predictions and best bets from Thomas Casale .

A frequent guest on national radio and TV shows to discuss college sports, Casale has been betting -- and winning -- for more than 30 years. Over the past two college football seasons, Casale is 122-92-5 (57%) overall on his college football picks and 26-8 (76.4%) in bowl games -- all publicly documented. Anybody who has followed him is way up.

Now, he has turned his attention to the Week 7 college football odds and is sharing his top three best bets. If you parlay them together, you could be looking at a return of around 6-1. Get his top college football picks at SportsLine .

Top Week 7 college football expert predictions

One of Casale's top Week 7 college football picks: He is backing Pittsburgh at -3 against California in a 3:30 p.m. ET kickoff on Saturday. The Panthers remain unbeaten after a 34-24 win in North Carolina last week where Eli Holstein threw for 381 yards and three touchdowns and now he'll match up with a Cal defense that allowed 437 passing yards last week against Miami (FL).

"This feels like a bad spot for Cal. The Golden Bears blew a 25-point lead and lost to Miami at home last Saturday in Cal's biggest game in years," Casale told SportsLine. "Now the Bears must travel across the country to face a Pitt team that enters this matchup a surprising 5-0."

Do-it-all running back Desmond Reid had 11 catches for 155 yards last week in the win over North Carolina and he has 696 scrimmage yards and five touchdowns in four games this season. Look for Kade Bell to get Reid involved in all facets offensively and for Pitt's offense to turn this into a game of "catch me if you can." See what other picks Casale likes at SportsLine .

How to make Week 7 college football picks

Casale has also found two other college football picks he loves, including backing an "angry" team that he expects to roll to a huge win. You can only see his picks at SportsLine .

What are the best bets for Week 7 of college football, and which underdog should you be all over? Visit SportsLine now to see Thomas Casale's college football best bets, all from a proven college football handicapper who has gone 26-8 on bowl games the past two seasons , and find out.