I've seen FSU enough to know that they don't always play the smartest football. They are a decent football team. But right now they don't have things figured out on defense. BYU is a very sound football team that isn't going to beat themselves. And I think that will be the difference in the game. Personally, i wouldn't play the game above 7, just for the fact that FSU has the better athletes. But I do think BYU wins this game. I always look for a difference maker in a game. I can't really think of any standout difference makers for FSU. BYU has Max Hall. The kid really impressed me when he beat my Sooners in a very hostile enviornment when our defference maker Sam Bradford got knocked out of the game..I got in at 7 but I think they will win by 10+. Not many teams that play them on their own turf get out of there without getting beat decisively. If FSU can't stop Max Hall's aerial game, their goose is cooked and it won't be too close on the score board. I don't think they will.
If I had to take a side, 8½ looks very doable to me. Just because it's lost some value doesn't mean it can't win anyway.