In the Group of 5 conferences, another intriguing week of games is on tap. UNLV plays at Utah State on Friday night, with Boise State-Hawaii, Miami (Ohio)-Eastern Michigan, Memphis-South Florida, and Northern Illinois-Bowling Green atop the list of must-see matchups on Saturday.

The Maryland Terrapins will battle the Northwestern Wildcats in Big Ten Friday night action. Maryland will be making an appearance on Friday night for the fifth consecutive season, and has won four in a row in prime time.

Week 7 of 2024 college football season features 52 games, and Athlon Sports is back with predictions and picks for every contest. The seventh full weekend of the '24 season started on Tuesday with Liberty beating FIU in overtime.

Mountain West foes face off in Week 7 as the Utah State Aggies (1-4) host the UNLV Rebels (4-1) on Friday. The Aggies have struggled since claiming victory in Week 1 of the 2024 season, and they are 0-1 in conference play.

UNLV at Utah State9:00 pm ET, CBS Sports NetworkLine: UNLV -18.5, o/u: 66.5Big Game Ben, CFNUNLVE, CFNUNLV*Jackson Caudell, All Yellow JacketsUNLV*Nathan Erbach, ND on SIUNLVPete Fiutak, CFNUNLVJohn Kennedy, ND on SIUNLVAndrew Margolick, CFNUNLVJeremy Mauss, KSL SportsUNLVDoug Millen, CFNUNLV Johnny Rosenstein, SportsBookWire.comUNLVNick Shepkowski, ND on SIUNLV*Joe Vitale, Athlon's SportsUNLVClucko the Chicken (a coin flip)UNLVCONSENSUS PICK:UNLVWeek 7 CFN Expert Picks Northwestern at Maryland | UNLV at Utah StUtah at Arizona St | South Carolina at AlabamaWashington at Iowa | Texas vs OklahomaPenn State at USC | Stanford at Notre DameArizona at BYU | Florida at TennesseeOhio State at Oregon | Ole Miss at LSUKansas St at Colorado | Boise St at Hawaii