College Football Week 5 Picks

Many schools are beginning their conference schedules this week, meaning the games get tougher, and the picks get even tougher.

There seems to be a lot more parity across college football this year.  Look at last week’s wins by East Carolina (over North Carolina) and Indiana (over Missouri) as examples; or it could simply be luck.

In case you missed them, don’t forget to check out the bowl projections.  They will be updated after next week’s games.

Last Week:  19-5 (.792)

Overall:  105-17 (.861)

#11 UCLA vs. #15 Arizona State

Texas Tech vs. #24 Oklahoma State

#1 Florida State vs. North Carolina State (This is normally a tough game for the Seminoles, but they got their scare from Clemson.)

Louisiana Tech vs. #5 Auburn

Arkansas vs. #6 Texas A&M (Interesting game for both teams, because it’s an opportunity to see if both teams are for real.)

#7 Baylor vs. Iowa State

#8 Notre Dame vs. Syracuse

Wyoming vs. #9 Michigan State

Memphis vs. #10 Ole Miss

Tennessee vs. #12 Georgia

Missouri vs. #13 South Carolina (Is the home-field advantage for the Gamecocks a greater advantage than a team wanting to put an embarrassing loss behind them?)

#16 Stanford vs. Washington (Upset game of the week.)

New Mexico State vs. #17 LSU

Oregon State vs. #18 USC

South Florida vs. #19 Wisconsin

Illinois vs. #21 Nebraska

Cincinnati vs. #22 Ohio State

UTEP vs. #25 Kansas State

Colorado State vs. Boston College

Western Michigan vs. Virginia Tech

Akron vs. Pittsburgh

Wake Forest vs. Louisville

Kent State vs. Virginia

North Carolina vs. Clemson (Which team has more to play for: one who lost to East Carolina or one who choked away a win against the #1 team in the country?)

Duke vs. Miami (FL)

Vanderbilt vs. Kentucky (A month ago, I thought this would be all Vanderbilt, but it has swung the other way.)

College Football Picks for Week 6

The picks keep being successful, as week five had another 20-win week.  However, as the in-conference match-ups begin, the picking success gets a little tougher.

Last Week:  20-3 (.870)

Overall:  133-17 (.887)

#12 UCLA vs. Utah (UCLA needs to be on upset alert.) [Thursday 10 p.m., FS1]

Georgia State vs. #1 Alabama [12:21 p.m., SEC TV]

#2 Oregon vs. Colorado [6 p.m., Pac-12 Network]

#3 Clemson vs. Syracuse [3:30 p.m., ABC/ESPN2]

#4 Ohio State vs. #16 Northwestern [8 p.m., ABC]

#15 Washington vs. #5 Stanford (Washington would have a better shot at pulling the upset, if this game was in Washington.) [10 p.m., ESPN]

#6 Georgia vs. Tennessee (This game might be closer than people think.) [3:30 p.m., CBS]

#7 Louisville vs. Temple [12 p.m., ESPN Regional]

#25 Maryland vs. #8 Florida State (Just like Washington, Maryland would have a better shot if this game was in Maryland.) [12 p.m., ESPN]

#10 LSU vs. Mississippi State [7 p.m., ESPN]

TCU vs. #11 Oklahoma [7 p.m., FOX]

Kentucky vs. #13 South Carolina (Does Connor Shaw really need to start for the Gamecocks to win?) [7:30 p.m., FSN]

Georgia Tech vs. #14 Miami (FL) [3:30 p.m., ESPNU]

West Virginia vs. #17 Baylor [8 p.m., FS1]

Arkansas vs. #18 Florida [7 p.m., ESPN2]

Minnesota vs. #19 Michigan [3:30 p.m., ABC/ESPN2]

#20 Texas Tech vs. Kansas [12 p.m., FS1]

Kansas State vs. #21 Oklahoma State [3:30 p.m., ABC]

#22 Arizona State vs. Notre Dame [7:30 p.m., NBC]

#23 Fresno State vs. Idaho

#24 Ole Miss vs. Auburn [7 p.m., ESPNU]

Ball State vs. Virginia [12 p.m., FSN/CSN]

North Carolina vs. Virginia Tech [12:30 p.m., ACC Network]

Army vs. Boston College (This game will be played, despite the government shutdown.) [11:30 a.m., CBS]

NC State vs. Wake Forest [3:30 p.m., FSN/CSN]

Missouri vs. Vanderbilt [7:30 p.m., CSS]

[All games are Saturday unless mentioned otherwise]