College Football Predictions Today: Southern Miss vs Louisiana, Virginia vs Louisville (Thursday, Nov. 9)

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There may just be two games on tonight's slate, but there appear to be some very savvy college football predictions today.

To start, the Action Network's PRO betting tools are tracking sharp action on the Virginia vs. Louisville spread and over/under.

In addition, the Southern Miss vs. Louisiana spread has also been a popular college football prediction among the wiseguys for Thursday.

With this in mind, let's pull back the curtain and examine the picks that savvy bettors are making for Thursday night's college football slate.

College Football Predictions Today

*College football odds as of Thursday morning

Virginia vs. Louisville Prediction

7:30 p.m. ET | ESPN

Louisville opened as a 16.5-point favorite against Virginia, and pro bettors have been all over the Cardinals in this matchup.

Action Labs' Bet Signals are reporting that sharps steamed Louisville earlier this week, helping to explain why this line has stretched to a consensus of -20.5, and even to -21 in some spots, heading into tonight's game.

For those wondering, steam refers to sudden, uniform line movement across the market that is often the result of bettors with the resources and respect to move odds getting down on the same side of the same game at multiple sportsbooks, all at once.

And speaking of steam, the Virginia vs. Louisville total has also seen an influx of market-moving action.

As of the time of writing this line sits at 50.5.

However, as is often the case, it's not where the line is now, but where it's been.