College Football Odds Week 8: Early Lines for Michigan vs. Michigan State, More

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After a chaotic Week 7 that saw a number of highly ranked teams lose to reshape the College Football Playoff picture, OddsShark released a list of early odds for Week 8. There are plenty of notable games on the schedule, including an intra-state showdown between Michigan and Michigan State and a critical Pac-12 contest featuring Oregon and Washington State.

The Wolverines are five-point favorites over the Spartans, while the Cougars are two-point favorites over the Ducks. Elsewhere, LSU is seven-point favorites over Mississippi State, and Clemson is 17-point favorites over North Carolina State.

Between the rivalry and stakes in the Big Ten East, the clash between Michigan and Michigan State is the headliner. The Wolverines are up to No. 6 in the new Associated Press poll after defeating Wisconsin, while the Spartans are No. 24 after escaping Penn State with a win.

Michigan is tied with Ohio State at 4-0 in the conference, while Michigan State isn't far behind at 2-1 but would be essentially eliminated from realistic conference title contention with a loss.

There are also plenty of conference and national stakes in the game between Clemson and North Carolina State since the winner will take control of the ACC Atlantic as the only undefeated team in the division with a head-to-head tiebreaker.

The Wolfpack are also the only currently ranked team remaining on the No. 3 Tigers' schedule, so those looking for Clemson to lose and open a spot in the playoff should pull for quarterback Ryan Finley and Co.

LSU is another team in the playoff discussion after handling Georgia on Saturday but has to avoid a trap game against Mississippi State before the showdown with Alabama. Looking ahead to the Crimson Tide could prove costly against a Bulldogs squad coming off a win over Auburn.

Oregon needs to avoid a letdown as well after defeating archrival Washington in overtime. The team is in a different position than LSU, though, considering the Ducks are underdogs to a Cougars team with just one loss on the season. The Pac-12 North race is wide-open with Oregon, Stanford, Washington and Washington State each at one conference loss, so this game figures to go a long way toward the postseason picture.