This Saturday in college football features several potential season-impacting matchups. Five games star ranked opponents, including two top-10 showdowns: #4 Ohio State vs. #5 Indiana and #2 Notre Dame vs. #8 BYU.
The standings could shift significantly this weekend, and the first College Football Playoff rankings are set to drop in just a couple of weeks. With that in mind, which players might boost their respective teams by finding the end zone on Saturday? Let's focus on the late slate for options.
Below, we'll highlight our top college football Anytime TD scorer predictions for PrizePicks on Saturday, October 17, featuring three players who could sniff pay dirt in the evening and night windows.
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Best College Football Anytime TD Scorer Predictions for PrizePicks – Saturday, October 17
Three players, in particular, stand out as potential Anytime TD scorer picks for the late portion of Saturday's college football schedule.
Anytime TDs on PrizePicks include rushing, receiving, recoveries, and returns. PrizePicks often list Anytime TDs as Demons and Goblins, meaning users can only select "More." For standard projections, users can select “More” or “Less.”
Demons are tougher to win but are the only way to get higher payouts. Meanwhile, Goblins are lower than a standard projection, but they are easier to win, so there is a lower payout.
All stats are via CFB Stats, PFF, and Game on Paper unless otherwise noted.
FSU vs. #3 Miami Anytime TD Scorer Prediction – 7 p.m. ET
Miami WR Malachi Toney: 0.5 Anytime TDs (Goblin)
The Hurricanes have looked as dominant as any team in the nation. They haven't played a truly competitive game yet, winning four of five by at least three possessions.
Miami's Darien Mensah has been about as perfect as any QB in the country. He enters this weekend leading the nation in completion percentage (84.2%) and is the only FBS QB with at least 100 completions, a 70% completion rate, 13 passing TDs, and 0 INTs.
Mensah’s incredible start has made WR Malachi Toney one of the nation's top receivers. Toney is building off his stellar 2025 freshman campaign and is currently ranked eighth in receiving yards (604) and seventh in receiving TDs (6).
This is the annual rivalry matchup vs. Florida State. However, the Seminoles continue to struggle under head coach Mike Norvell, entering today with a 3-3 record and an 0-2 mark against ranked opponents.
This is a great opportunity for Toney to light up the stat sheet against an FSU defense that ranks in the 39th percentile in passing TDs (9) and the 24th percentile in EPA/pass (+0.11).
Last year, Toney delivered a memorable performance against the Seminoles, catching 7 passes for 107 yards and 2 TDs.
Add Malachi Toney + Miami to win to your PrizePicks lineup now.
Washington State vs. Oregon State Anytime TD Scorer Prediction – 6 p.m. ET
Oregon State WR Jesse Legree: 0.5 Anytime TDs (Goblin)
Last year was brutal for Oregon State, as it went 2-10 with six losses by more than two possessions. The program spent last season as an independent team, playing clubs from several conferences. This season, the Beavers are back in the reinvented Pac-12 and look like a contender.
The 2026 Oregon State offense resides in the 92nd percentile in PPG (41.8) and has one of the nation’s best QB-WR connections. QB Braden Atkinson leads the FBS in passing yards (2,257) and is well ahead of the next man, SMU's Ken Jennings (1,588).
WR Jesse Legree leads the country in receiving yards (932). He’s one of the most explosive receivers we’ve seen this year, evidenced by him topping the FBS in receptions of 20+ (16), 30+ (10), 40+ (8), 50+ (5), 60+ (3) and 70+ (3) yards.
We could see Legree make more game-changing plays against Washington State. The Cougars tend to give up long completions, ranking in the 12th percentile in 30+ yard completions (11) and in the 40th percentile in passing TDs (8) allowed.
Add Jesse Legree + Oregon State to win to your PrizePicks lineup now.
Louisville vs. Syracuse Anytime TD Scorer Prediction – 7:30 p.m. ET
Louisville QB Lincoln Keinholz: 1.5 Anytime TDs (Demon)
It’s been a disappointing season for a Louisville team that was in contention for the ACC Championship until the final week of the regular season last year.
This year, the Cardinals may not have a real shot at replicating that output.
They already have two conference defeats. One was against an excellent Wake Forest team that’s second in the ACC standings, but the other was vs. an NC State program that’s 3-3 overall.
This week, however, Louisville faces the bottom of the barrel when it takes on Syracuse, which is 0-3 in conference play. The Orange have allowed 21+ points in four straight games, including 41 to UConn. Louisville has scored 40+ in three of its last five games.
QB Lincoln Keinholz has been a major part of that scoring success, accounting for at least 2 TDs in every game. Last week against Florida State was his first contest without a passing TD, but he made an impact on the ground with 2 rushing scores.
Cuse has been run all over recently. In its last two games against Virginia and UConn, it allowed a combined 350 rushing yards and 6 rushing TDs.
Add Lincoln Keinholz + Louisville to win to your PrizePicks lineup now.
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The late window of Saturday's college football schedule is packed with intriguing matchups, including multiple games that stand out as potential openings for players to find the end zone at least once.
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