TCU might be the sneakiest undefeated team in the country with an electric offense that's averaging 44.3 points per game. Tennessee still has to go to Louisiana and win, but the circumstances around the game are as ideal as they can be for a visiting team, especially one that does not go to Tiger Stadium on a regular basis. Week 6 of college football looks to continue a chaotic season filled with upsets and surprises. Saturday will also feature No. He's thrown for 1,594 yards and 19 touchdowns with just one interception. All signs are pointing to another Michigan-Ohio State game to decide the Big Ten East this season. Prediction: Mississippi State 28, Arkansas 17. He's now up to 17 total touchdowns on the year. Saturday, October 8th, 2022: Missouri Vs Florida. (Definitely did not see that Hawai'i over Fresno State upset coming, though.) Here is the full slate of this week's games with predictions for each. Two undefeated Big 12 teams will be in the spotlight in Week 6, but just not the two we expected to be talking about. The Wolfpack would be booted from the Top 25 if they're dominated by the Demon Deacons at home. Nevertheless, we've ranked the five most intriguing "other" games. ET, North Texas (1-3) at Missouri (2-3), 4 p.m. Oregon is 7-1 with its only loss coming against No. ET. California started the season with some solid showings, but now it is riding a four-game losing streak, all of which came against Pac-12 opponents. Subscribe to 247Sports YouTube for the latest college football, basketball and recruiting news including live college commitments. The Rebels will score a few times. ET: Toledo 45, NIU 30, Kent State at Miami (OH), 3:30 p.m. 20 Kansas State at Iowa State, 7:30 p.m. ET, ESPN) Florida . The Wolverines have to get past Indiana first on Saturday. "Stanford Steve" Coughlin and Chris "The Bear" Fallica cover the college football season as only they can, offering their top picks, betting nuggets and totals worth wagering on. 115: Baylor Bears 29.1. ET: Tulsa 38, Navy 17, Ball State at Central Michigan, 3:30 p.m. Georgia State (2-3) at Troy (4-1), Thursday, 7:30 p.m. PSU has played Michigan, Minnesota and Ohio State, so there's reason to keep the Nittany Lions in the Top 20. QB Jaxson Dart has thrown for 910 yards and five touchdowns on the year. I suspect quarterback Tanner Mordecai and Co. will have enough firepower to get this W. But it's going to come right down to the wire. In the SEC, Ole Miss, Kentucky and Tennessee look like they could be legitimate challengers to Alabama and Georgia. They have seven interceptions in their last three games, and Taulia Tagovailoa has now thrown at least three picks in three of his nine games with Maryland. We will have 6 more Premium Picks against the spread this week! A win on Saturday would give Oklahoma State three straight over the Red Raiders. 1 Alabama and Texas A&M is in prime time in Week 6. The Utes are still in the hunt for the top spot in the Pac-12 rankings, currently trailing USC, Oregon and UCLA. The Falcons should be the favorites in this matchup, since they have the better defense that's allowing just 16.8 points a game. Beating South Carolina will help them take the next step in that goal. But if that's the case, advantage Virginia Tech, which has the more mobile of the two quarterbacks. It looks like Saturday will bring the steak to six. Headlines have been swirling around both these teams for the past few months, and many of them haven't been favorable. Predictions for each Week 6 game are broken into three sections: Top 25 teams, best games between unranked teams and the rest of the slate. Notre Dame started the season 0-2, including an upset at home against Marshall, and BYU lost 41-20 to Oregon in Week 3. The Cowboys opened conference play with a 36-25 victory over Baylor last week. He doesn't put up fancy numbers or many Heisman-level performances, but the Wolverines live through their success on the ground, and a team like Rutgers won't have an answer for that. The Wildcats are just a two-point favorite going on the road to Ames. In four games against FBS opponents, Syracuse has thrown for a total of 510 yards and one touchdown. Arkansas has lost its last two games to Texas A&M and Alabama. Since joining the AAC, SMU has had quite a bit of documented trouble with Navy's triple-option offense. Fresh off a seven-turnover masterpiece against Maryland, Iowa has a nation-best turnover margin of plus-12. ET. Running back Brad Roberts is the leader for the Falcons, recording 13 touchdowns and 943 yards this season. One of Sallee's top college football picks for Week 6: He's predicting that Clemson (-20.5) will take care of business and cover the three-score spread at Boston College in a 7:30 p.m. Unless otherwise noted, games are assumed to take place on Saturday. 13 Kentucky (-10.5) (7:30 p.m. 20 UCLA all lost to unranked foes. It was incredibly cool to see Key, who played at Georgia Tech from 1997 to 2000, get an upset victory in his first game as interim head coach. At this point, the question isn't: "Will there be upsets? Arizona is 3-5 with three straight losses. It's been a nice ride for the Green Wave, but the train is coming to a stop with a loss this week. "We are getting an NHL caliber defenseman and acquiring very valuable draft capital in this upcoming draft and beyond," said Blackhawks General Manager Kyle Davidson said in the team statement. USC has won the last three against Washington State, dating back to 2018. ET: Pitt 28, VT 20, East Carolina at Tulane, 3:30 p.m. 5 Clemson at Notre Dame, 7:30 p.m. Arizona State hasn't been terrible, with a 3-5 overall record, but it is unlikely to stop UCLA's offense. Lincoln Riley's undefeated USC team looks like the Pac-12's best chance for a playoff team. These are two football states, though, so eyes will be on the SEC matchup, even if the teams are substandard. College football Week 5 picks, predictions against the spread. Texas and Oklahoma are afterthoughts in the Big 12 title race right now. ET: Cincinnati 31, Navy 17, South Alabama at Georgia Southern, 4 p.m. The Tar Heels are steamrolling through the ACC, with four straight conference wins. Unless otherwise noted, games are assumed to take place on Saturday. The Golden Bears will make that five straight losses. There are three matchups this weekend pitting top 25 ranked teams on . College football Week 8 picks, predictions against the spread. ET on ESPNU, live stream on fuboTV (Start your free trial)Missouri gave Georgia a serious scare last week, leading the Bulldogs for most of that game. Once Georgia gets past the first game, it will enter an SEC with multiple teams in . 8 min read. 7 in the AP poll for that one, but they were down 24-0 in the blink of an eye. And though the preseason Heisman favorite hasn't been anywhere near as proficient as expected, we've got to go with Spencer Rattler over Casey Thompson if this boils down to which quarterback has the most fourth-quarter heroics up his sleeve. I think this Yellow Jacket team can rally behind him and give him his second win, this time at home. They will be facing a Maryland team that is 4-1 with a Week 4 34-27 road loss to Michigan. ET (Friday)Charlotte 28-21, West Virginia (2-3) at Baylor (4-1), Noon ETBaylor 24-17, South Carolina (3-2) at Tennessee (3-2), Noon ETTennessee 35-20, Akron (1-4) at Bowling Green (2-3), Noon ETBowling Green 28-14, Northern Illinois (3-2) at Toledo (3-2), Noon ETToledo 31-17, Georgia Tech (2-3) at Duke (3-2), 12:30 p.m. ETGeorgia Tech 31-27, Old Dominion (1-4) at Marshall (2-3), 2 p.m. ETMarshall 42-13, Florida State (1-4) at North Carolina (3-2), 3:30 p.m. ETNorth Carolina 45-21, Wisconsin (1-3) at Illinois (2-4), 3:30 p.m. ETWisconsin 24-17, Central Michigan (2-3) at Ohio (1-4), 3:30 p.m. ETOhio 28-27, Miami-Ohio (2-3) at Eastern Michigan (3-2), 3:30 p.m. ETEastern Michigan 35-24, Ball State (2-3) at Western Michigan (4-1), 3:30 p.m. ETWestern Michigan 35-24, Middle Tennessee (2-3) at Liberty (4-1), 3:30 p.m. ETLiberty 34-20, San Jose State (3-2) at Colorado State (1-3), 3:30 p.m. ETSan Jose State 27-23, Florida Atlantic (3-2) at UAB (3-2), 3:30 p.m. ETUAB 28-17, North Texas (1-3) at Missouri (2-3), 4 p.m. ETMissouri 45-21, East Carolina (3-2) at UCF (2-2), 6 p.m. ETUCF 35-31, UTSA (5-0) at Western Kentucky (1-3), 7 p.m. ETUTSA 34-31, Georgia Southern (2-3) at Troy (2-3), 7 p.m. ETGeorgia Southern 28-24, Buffalo (2-3) at Kent State (2-3), 7 p.m. ETBuffalo 31-27, South Alabama (3-1) at Texas State (1-3), 7 p.m. ETSouth Alabama 28-21, UTEP (4-1) at Southern Miss (1-4), 7 p.m. ETUTEP 24-21, Georgia State (1-4) at Louisiana-Monroe (2-2), 8 p.m. ETGeorgia State 27-20, Memphis (3-2) at Tulsa (1-4), 9 p.m. ETTulsa 35-28, New Mexico State (1-5) at Nevada (3-1), 10:30 p.m. ETNevada 45-10, UCLA (3-2) at Arizona (0-4), 10:30 p.m. ETUCLA 31-21. He has the Bulldogs winning it all. Ole Miss will likely have more success running the ball in Week 6 than it did in Week 5, and I'm not suggesting that Matt Corral is going to get shut out. The former 4-star recruit from the class of 2018 started his career at Michigan. It was definitely a "burn the tape" game for Oklahoma State since it had Sanders for most of the contest. He has added another 255 yards and three scores on the ground, too. 1 in the nation with 29 touchdown passes, and No. Mississippi State, meanwhile, has won two straight over Bowling Green and Texas A&M. TCU is going to be one of the few undefeated teams left in the country after this week, which should give it a bright spotlight. Daniels may be able to put Kansas back on track when he's available, since he's eyeing a return this season. The Horned Frogs are putting an average of 518.6 yards on the board, and no team has been able to find the blueprint to stop them. Top college football predictions for Week 3. It's been a rough three weeks for the Nittany Lions, but it's been a rough year for the Hoosiers. Iowa State has won the last two games in this series, but K-State won eight out of the last 11 meetings between these two. 113: NC State Wolfpack 30.8. Although Clemson is the overwhelming favorite to win the ACC, the ACC Coastal is still very much up for grabs. Vegas: Florida -11.5. Oklahoma's Eric Gray has 460 yards and three scores. Head coach Jeff Scott, who is in his third season in Tampa, hasn't won more than three games in a season as a head coach. 11 Utah for prediction. Arizona's poor defense that gives up 475 yards per game won't be able to stop the Utes. 14 NC State (-3) (8 p.m. 1 Alabama (-24) (8 p.m. ET. But Penn State has yet to cough up the ball more than once in a game and has an impressive plus-six mark of its own. But through five weeks of the season, this matchup has lost a lot of its luster. Iowa at No. ET: Given the respective schedules thus far, I'm not buying either of these teams as a threat to win the Mountain West Conference. Colorado is giving up 483.8 yards a game, with one of the worst point differentials in the nation. In just the second meeting of top five teams . UNC's Week 4 loss to Notre Dame knocked the Heels out of the rankings, but this is still a quality 4-1 team. Bearcat quarterback Ben Bryant, who had to replace longtime starter Desmond Ridder this season, has Cincy's offense running smoothly. They defeated a ranked Cincinnati team to propel themselves into the rankings, despite losing the previous week to East Carolina. They needed to make a winning impact, and although the month of October was a difficult stretch for the Noles (1-3 record), they appear to be on the right path. That could make all the difference in covering the 6.5 points if they do not come out on top. Eligibility restrictions apply. Cincy's offense, which ranks 18th nationally in scoring (40.2 ppg), should have no problems against a USF defense that is tied at 122nd in scoring defense. October 3, 2022 30A Sports Picks Free Content 0. No. The Hogs will dominate the time-of-possession battle and escape with a narrow victory. I think UNC has too much firepower on offense for this Canes defense. 13 Arkansas (4-1), Noon ET, No. College football's Week 6 slate for the 2022 season features 57 games, and our NCAA experts are ready with their predictions and picks. But what he did against LSUrepeatedly running around like a chicken with its head off before pulling some magical play out of nowherealmost certainly isn't going to fly against this Georgia defense. Following his two-interception game against Georgia, he's thrown just one pick against Washington State since. ET. South Florida, meanwhile, is having a rough season so far. But that ship sailed last Saturday, so Mississippi State might have more motivation entering this one. However, the first Friday night Pac-12 game of the season tends to be a wild one, so we'll see what actually happens. Under interim head coach Brent Key, who was promoted from offensive line coach, Georgia Tech went on the road and upset No. Nick Saban told reporters earlier this week that Young is "day-to-day.". Notre Dame has back-to-back wins, defeating Syracuse and UNLV. The 'Noles made it a one-score game with 9:32 left, but Wake kicked a 27-yard field goal with 2:55 left to put their comeback hopes to rest. Accountability Time: After a terrible 10-21 showing against the spread in Week 4, we rallied with a 16-11 record this past week, including correctly projecting the outright upsets by Arizona State, Michigan and Mississippi State. The Bruins have lost five straight against the Utes, dating back to 2016. Or earlier this season when Fresno State toppled UCLA before just barely surviving at home against winless UNLV? LSU, meanwhile, has rebounded from its Week 1 loss to Florida State and won its last four games. They'll have this week off to prepare for back-to-back road games against Boston College and Miami. ET: Liberty 35, UMass 3, Wisconsin at Northwestern, 3:30 p.m. Speaking of the Crimson Tide, Tennessee needs to avoid looking ahead to that game. He's thrown for 1,135 yards and 10 touchdowns on the season, but he threw his third interception of the year against Clemson last week. Records: The Bear . Michigan State at No. It should be a high-scoring affair with Ewers back in his comfort zone and Texas looking to make a statement. No. 16 Penn State at Indiana, 3:30 p.m. Although the start for Notre Dame looked disastrous, the Fighting Irish have rebounded well in the last two weeks. 24 Pitt 26-21 last weekend. Vegas Houston -6.5 College Football Game Picker Houston by 12.58. 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