1 in the nation with 29 touchdown passes, and No. He has added another 255 yards and three scores on the ground, too. This would've been a more favorable matchup for ND if the Tigers didn't have two weeks to get back to the drawing board. ND quarterback Drew Pyne threw for 289 yards and three touchdowns in the win over North Carolina. It faces an Iowa State team that despite starting the season 3-0, including a Week 2 victory at Iowais 0-2 in Big 12 play. ET, ESPN) Florida . ET. That might be enough for the Bayou Bengals to eke out the road upset. Chicago has acquired 31-year-old defenseman Nikita Zaitsev from the Ottawa Senators with a second-round pick in the 2023 NHL Draft and a fourth-round pick in the 2026 NHL Draft for nothing. (Granted, Georgia had to start its backup QB and didn't need to throw much, but stats are stats.). ET: Southern Miss 27, Georgia State 14, Middle Tennessee at Louisiana Tech, 3 p.m. This has to be one of the most difficult games to predict because the Aggies have home-field advantage, but Florida has better weapons. One of the college picks the model is high on in Week 6: Auburn (+28.5) stays within the spread when it faces No. Sam Hartman and this Wake offense, which is putting up 40.4 points per game, should have no problems against an Army defense that ranks 102nd nationally. Texas Tech, meanwhile, started the season 2-0, but have dropped two out of its last three against NC State and Kansas State. The Blue Devils are 4-1 on the season, losing to Kansas in Week 4. Michigan State at No. Prediction: Florida State 28, NC State 26, No. Week 6 of college football looks to continue a chaotic season filled with upsets and surprises. The Chanticleers won this game 52-23 last year, and 52 feels like too conservative of an estimate for what they are liable to do in this one, considering they have already scored at least 49 points in four of five games this season. 8 min read. North Carolina is averaging 41.8 points on the season, but its defense has barely been able to stop anyone. Clemson looks like the clear ACC favorite, coming off of a statement 20-10 win over NC State at home. Since joining the AAC, SMU has had quite a bit of documented trouble with Navy's triple-option offense. 20 Kansas State at Iowa State, 7:30 p.m. ET: Liberty 35, UMass 3, Wisconsin at Northwestern, 3:30 p.m. ET. Following the Oregon loss, BYU defeated Wyoming and a 1-3 Utah State team in the last two weeks. Enjoy the free college football picks against the spread as well! All Top 25 games Saturday unless otherwise noted. It was definitely a "burn the tape" game for Oklahoma State since it had Sanders for most of the contest. 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The Hogs will dominate the time-of-possession battle and escape with a narrow victory. 17 Ole Miss. Despite starting quarterback Chance Nolan (concussion protocol) being out for multiple games, the Beavers are on a three-game winning streak. The matchup is so fascinating that it has drawn ESPN's College GameDay away from its typical spot at the Red River rivalry between the Texas Longhorns and Oklahoma Sooners. ET: Coastal Carolina at UL Monroe, 8 p.m. College Football HQ pick: Oklahoma State wins, 34-28. UCLA dominated Washington in a Friday night game in Los Angeles to improve to 5-0 and earn a top-25 ranking. TCU aided in that process by obliterating the Sooners in Week 5. But the combination of Arizona State's above-average secondary and Stanford's considerably-below-average run defense should keep another upset from happening. Georgia averages 41.8 points and allows just 10.5 points per game. In four games against FBS opponents, Syracuse has thrown for a total of 510 yards and one touchdown. ET: San Jos State 17, Colorado State 10, Hawai'i at Fresno State, 10:30 p.m. The only loss after their opening game came against the juggernaut Tennessee Volunteers. 20 Florida (3-2) vs. Vanderbilt (2-3), Noon ET. Saturday's game against Utah will prove if this UCLA team is for real or not. Florida State's secondary has three takeaways so far this season. One of the biggest stories of this season has been high-scoring offenses, which is a common story for teams in the Top 10. It was 24-0 in a heartbeat, 45-6 by halftime and 52-6 early in the third when Buckeyes coach Ryan Day decided to fill the field with backups. 118: Eastern Michigan Eagles 24.7. Unlike Georgia State and LSU, though, the Bulldogswho have allowed just one offensive touchdown thus far this seasonwill squeeze the life out of Auburn if they get ahead by multiple scores. Even if Young can't go on Saturday, the Tide's offense should be fine under backup quarterback Jalen Milroe and running back Jahmyr Gibbs. Top college football predictions for Week 6. 20 Wake Forest at No. October 3, 2022 30A Sports Picks Free Content 0. Williams will have a top-notch performance against a conference opponent. 5 Clemson (-20.5) at Boston College (7:30 p.m. ET: Temple 23, South Florida 18, Marshall at Old Dominion, 2 p.m. 13 Arkansas.The . Michigan State lost to its in-state rival Michigan last weekend, and the losing streak will continue against Illinois. Despite losing 49-3 in Week 1 to Georgia, the Ducks have rebounded nicely and are 4-1. See Premium Picks for the lock. Neither Notre Dame nor Virginia Tech has looked particularly good on offense yet this season, save for the first three quarters of Notre Dame's opener against Florida State in which Jack Coan looked like a Heisman Trophy contender. USC at UCLA pick: The computer favors Southern Cal by a 60.5 percent margin over the rival Bruins to stay in the Pac-12 title hunt, but watch . Last year's game necessitated four overtimes before Oklahoma won 53-45, which, somewhat fittingly, was the widest margin of victory since 2013excluding the 2018 Big 12 championship. This game looked a lot more intriguing at the start of the season. 22 . Dimers has free College Football picks, College Football predictions today and College Football computer picks for every game of the NCAA Football regular season and postseason. ET: Georgia Southern 24, South Alabama 16, FIU at North Texas, 4 p.m. The Week 6 slate begins on Wednesday night with SMU taking . Still, both teams enter this one 4-1. Auburn has lost five straight against Georgia. But Kansas is facing a very good TCU team. The good news for the Kansas offense is that TCU's defense has been gashed a bit by SMU and Oklahoma in the last two weeks. I think Washington's offense, led by quarterback Michael Penix Jr. will be too much for this ASU secondary, which gives up 225.2 yards in the air per game. ET. There's no surprise that the biggest games of the week are filled with SEC talent. 14 NC State vs. Florida State, 8 p.m. Texas Tech's defense is allowing 27.6 yards per game. In 2019, No. ET: Hawai'i at San Diego State, 10:30 p.m. Two offenses with the ability to regularly put the ball in the end zone will face off in Salt Lake City this weekend. ET, FS1), No. Even if each guy rushes for 100 yards and a score, though, a Wake Forest offense that has scored at least 35 points in each game this season should be able to take care of the rest. The Tigers have won 10 straight against Boston College. ET. 2021 Week 6 Matchups. One of the top matchups is No. It's just not the best matchup on the schedule. The Sooners have played four games against FBS opponents, winning each of them by seven points or fewer. In each of the past seven years, the regular-season meeting between Oklahoma and Texas was decided by a single possession. Circa Sports reopened its conference future odds ahead of Week 6 with six different ACC teams at 8-to-1 or less to win the title Clemson at +180 (risking $1 to win 41.80), Pittsburgh at +470 . Your viewing guide for the college football games on TV today as the Week 13 schedule turns to Tuesday and MACtion. 6 Oklahoma (5-0), Noon ET (in Dallas), No. 2 Georgia (5-0), 3:30 p.m. Maybe the Knights will boot and rally to knock off Michigan State for a second consecutive year, but I can't pick it. Prediction: Kentucky 45, South Carolina 17. Travis has thrown for 1,226 yards and eight touchdowns on the year. ET. With Adrian Martinez playing as well as he has been over the past five weeks, this is going to be the stiffest resistance Michigan's defense has faced thus far. Nevertheless, we've ranked the five most intriguing "other" games. These are two programs on completely opposite paths. And you know what? There hasn't been many teams as streaky as the Red Raiders, beating teams like Texas and West Virginia but losing four of their last six. This would've been a very exciting matchup with a healthy Devin Leary, who's out for the year with a torn pec. 19 Wake Forest (5-0) at Syracuse (3-2), 3:30 p.m. He played in 13 games over three . In case needing a last-second field goal to win a home game against Connecticut wasn't enough proof of how bad things have gotten for Vanderbilt, the Commodores are underdogs by more than five touchdowns against a Florida team that scored 13 points this past weekend and that has yet to win a game by more than 24 points. ET: Louisville 36, JMU 16, Colorado State at San Jos State, 10:30 p.m. The Week 6 slate begins on Wednesday night with SMU taking . ET, Pac-12 Network), Florida State at No. ET: This one is compelling because it's a chance for Oregon State to become an AP Top 25 team for the first time in more than eight years. As was the case heading into last week's big Cincinnati-Notre Dame game, the million dollar question is: Which turnover-forcing defense will win that momentum-shifting battle? Arizona's poor defense that gives up 475 yards per game won't be able to stop the Utes. No. But Arkansas had two long passing touchdowns en route to 448 total yards in Week 4 and Mississippi State threw for more than 400 yards this past weekend. 21 Minnesota 20-10. Fresh off a 28-point loss to Air Force in which it allowed more than 400 yards of rushing, New Mexico now has the near-impossible task of trying to shut down a San Diego State offense that has rushed for at least 200 yards and multiple scores in each game this season. Just being ranked in Week 6 is a major achievement for the program's new head coach and his rebuilding of the team. Prediction:Virginia Tech 27, Notre Dame 24, No. A night game would have brought out a much more raucous environment. 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. ET. Ronald Martinez/Getty Images, Bijan Robinson. This all depends on the health of Oklahoma State quarterback Spencer Sanders. The Flames are 7-1, with their best wins coming against BYU and Southern Miss. It looks like Ducks quarterback Bo Nix is feeling comfortable in Dan Lanning's offense. The TCU Horned Frogs and Kansas Jayhawks are a combined 9-0 going into their showdown in Lawrence, Kansas on Saturday. Here are our picks straight up and against the spread for Week 6 . The saving grace for LSU is that Kentucky doesn't have a ball-hawking defense (three turnovers forced through five games) and the Wildcats haven't been particularly potent on offense as of late either. Arizona is 3-5 with three straight losses. The Cyclones lost 31-24 against Baylor before falling 14-11 at Kansas last week. If that mutual recent trend continues, there could be a major upset brewing in Lincoln. They're set to face an SEC opponent, and although Arkansas isn't at the top of the conference, the Flames don't have the talent to beat the Razorbacks in Fayetteville. The Panthers were another team with high expectations heading into the season, but transfer QB Kedon Slovis and Co. have sputtered to 4-4. 3 Ohio State at Michigan State, 4 p.m. 21 Texas (4-1), Noon ET (in Dallas). Tennessee having the week off between the Florida and LSU games should help with its preparation, and it should handle the Tigers if its offense flexes its muscle, as it has in the first four games. This one looks like it will be quite the entertaining matchup, even though both teams are coming off of losses. Unfortunately, quarterback Spencer Sanders has been digressing each week throughout the season so far. That has enabled them to win back-to-back contests against ranked opponents (Kansas State and Baylor). 10 Penn State eked out a 17-12 victory over No. Always, always, always beware the letdown game. ET, New Mexico State (1-5) at Nevada (3-1), 10:30 p.m. 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. Oklahoma State is a 9-point favorite. And if they continue trying to run through a brick wall this coming weekend against Kentucky's defense, they're only going to hurt themselves. ET: Fresno State at Boise State, 9:45 p.m. The Utes are still in the hunt for the top spot in the Pac-12 rankings, currently trailing USC, Oregon and UCLA. Now, the Horned Frogs have to play on the road for the first time in 2021, and they must do so against a Texas Tech defense which has held four out of five opponents below 100 rushing yards and below 23 points. 24 Oregon State at Washington, Friday, 10:30 p.m. And it definitely feels like they have no hope of keeping pace with an Alabama team that has now scored at least 31 points in 31 consecutive games. ET: USC's season has oscillated back and forth between "Win by at least 23 points" and "get embarrassed on defense in a loss by double digits." Central Michigan at Northern Illinois, 7 p.m. The Cowboys had one their worst games in recent memory, losing to Kansas State 48-0 on the road. These two SEC teams will play each other for the first time since 2017. He's been sacked 10 times, too. 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. At this point, the question isn't: "Will there be upsets? There aren't a lot of big-time matchups, but some wild ones are upcoming. 13 Kentucky (-10.5) (7:30 p.m. Gambling problem? If Ewers and Gabriel don't play, both offenses will likely rely on their run games. However, the first Friday night Pac-12 game of the season tends to be a wild one, so we'll see what actually happens. The 2022 College Football Week 6 will feature Tennessee Vs LSU and Texas Tech Vs Oklahoma St. We will have 6 more Premium Picks against the spread this week! The LSU Tigers snuck into the AP Top 25 to be ranked for the first time under Brian Kelly. 6 USC vs. Washington State, 7:30 p.m. 17 Ole Miss (3-1) vs. No. 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. Oklahoma's Eric Gray has 460 yards and three scores. The Tigers were No. And I like the Razorbacks to pull off the road upset. 13 Arkansas vs. No. TCU might be the sneakiest undefeated team in the country with an electric offense that's averaging 44.3 points per game. 18 Auburn (4-1), 3:30 p.m. The Hawkeyes will be the beneficiary of a game-changing swing midway through the fourth quarter to keep the dream of a perfect season intact. Iowa State's rushing defense is the eighth-ranked unit in the nation, allowing just 83 yards on the ground per game. ET, North Texas (1-3) at Missouri (2-3), 4 p.m. Unless otherwise noted, games are assumed to take place on Saturday. 15 Wake Forest (-15) (7:30 p.m. . The Buckeyes haven't lost a game this season, and they'll be playing a team that's allowed over 30 points in three straight games. ET, Buffalo (2-3) at Kent State (2-3), 7 p.m. Texas and Oklahoma are both 3-2 overall, and neither team is ranked going into Week 6. Although the order has changed somewhat, Alabama, Georgia, Ohio State, Clemson and Michigan have remained perfect through five weeks. Aside from its loss to Utah, Oregon State has been a legit team the entire season. It's a fair line, because Vanderbilt's defense is just plain awful. And in each of the past two seasons, he racked up more rushing yards against Virginia than he did against any other foe. Quarterback Bo Nix has played great for Oregon with the help of first-year offensive coordinator Kenny Dillingham. The Bulls are 1-4, with their only win coming against MEAC opponent Howard earlier in the season. No. 21 Washington at Arizona State. ET, Old Dominion (1-4) at Marshall (2-3), 2 p.m. The two combined for 382 total yards and four touchdowns in the win over Arkansas last week. Week 6. Quarterback Drake Maye hasn't gotten the credit he deserves, especially with the production he's displayed as a freshman. ET: Louisiana 27, Troy 19, Texas State at Louisiana Monroe, 5 p.m. ET. Last year, Oklahoma came from behind from a 28-7 first-quarter deficit to win 55-48 in a thriller. 20 UCLA all lost to unranked foes. 14 Notre Dame (4-1) at Virginia Tech (3-1), 7:30 p.m. There isn't much "star power" aside from Roberts, since Army has a litany of contributors on the ground. 18 Auburn (4-1) vs. No. Even if Sanders doesn't have the best day, Tech's passing defense gives up 205 yards in the air per game. They're led by a quality defense that forces turnovers. ET. QB Jaxson Dart has thrown for 910 yards and five touchdowns on the year. The Bruins are averaging 39.6 points on the season, with over 500 yards a game. Call (877-8-HOPENY) or text HOPENY (467369). No. ET (Thursday)Houston 45-34, Charlotte (3-2) at Florida International (1-4), 7 p.m. Prediction: Oregon State 34, Washington 28. There are three matchups this weekend pitting top 25 ranked teams on . Or earlier this season when Fresno State toppled UCLA before just barely surviving at home against winless UNLV? They have gone a combined 1-3 over the last two weeks, but a rivalry like this one will always have some juice. Predicting NFL Week 6 upsets, plus weekly buzz, notes Geno Smith's stock is pointing up, while Russell Wilson's play as a Bronco has been subject to critique. 21+ (18+ NH/WY). The Gators defense has been deficient this entire season, giving up big plays. Statistically Generated Predictions for all Week 6 Matchups. Maybe things will get a little weird for this night game at Kyle Field, but it seems more likely that 'Bama will run away with what will be its 20th consecutive win. Tulane is on a five-game winning streak, averaging 33.6 points on the season. ET. Sean Tucker I Rich Barnes USA Today Sports, Drake Maye I Grant Halverson/Getty Images, Watch more top videos, highlights, and B/R original content, J.J. McCarthy I Gregory Shamus/Getty Images, Jordan Travis I Melina Meyers/USA Today Sports, Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information. Beating Clemson was a huge opportunity missed for this NC State team, so I think FSU might have a better mindset coming into this one. 6 Oklahoma (5-0) vs. No. ET: Bowling Green 30, Western Michigan 21, UTEP at Rice, 7 p.m. ET, SEC Network), No. He's thrown for 1,416 yards and eight touchdowns. 5 Cincinnati (4-0) vs. Temple (3-2), 7 p.m. Still, Cincinnati is a quality 4-1 team that beat a Power 5 squad in Indiana in Week 4. No. The Aggies' first three opponents scored a combined total of 17 points and were helpless when trying to move the ball through the air. 10 UCLA at Arizona State, 9:30 p.m. ET: BYU 28, Boise State 16, UNLV at San Diego State, 7 p.m. And that means the Ducks still have a College Football Playoff pulse if they can get healthy and rally from poor showings over the past two weeks. ET: Virginia Tech 17, Georgia Tech 14, South Florida at Temple, 2 p.m. 2 Tennessee at No. 2 Tennessee. 14 NC State (-3) (8 p.m. Awesome if you enjoy low-scoring, late drama, that is. 1 Alabama and Texas A&M is in prime time in Week 6. Josh Heupel's team also carries the advantage of being rested after its win over Florida, which was as important emotionally than it was physically. ET. Rock chalk! 1 Georgia. Oklahoma's Dillon Gabriel left last week's TCU game with a head injury. And though Boise State can't run worth a darn and has already had a couple of major duds on defense this year, Hank Bachmeier is a good enough quarterback to at least make things interesting if BYU lets the Broncos hang around. Missouri came within an eyelash of . The Orange simply have more cohesiveness throughout their roster that should favor them, even on the road. 3 Oregon, No. Of particular note in advance of this showdown with Michigan, Nebraska has allowed just three rushing touchdowns all season and has limited its two most recent Big Ten foes to 56 carries for 108 yards. Can Texas do its ground thing against this Sooners front seven, though? 17 TCU (-6.5) at No. ET, Georgia Southern (2-3) at Troy (2-3), 7 p.m. It may not be the season that head coach Nick Saban drew out, but a win against LSU this weekend will give the Tide more momentum. Ole Miss should have no problems winning this one, even on the road. I think this Yellow Jacket team can rally behind him and give him his second win, this time at home. And this Arkansas defense has been every bit as stingy as Alabama's thus far this year. The Tar Heels are steamrolling through the ACC, with four straight conference wins. The Bruins will be playing in Tempe, which should bring a bigger crowd than they are used to, but those fans will trickle out when the Bruins lead a couple of big-play drives. Ole Miss has won the last three straight over Vanderbilt. Top college football predictions for Week 3. Now that BYU is the home team and Boise State has a sub-.500 record, the only possible justification for this game having a spread that's less than two touchdowns is that BYU has gotten into the habit of playing up or down to its competition's level. 10 BYU (5-0) vs. Boise State (2-3), 3:30 p.m. ET, Miami-Ohio (2-3) at Eastern Michigan (3-2), 3:30 p.m. NCAA Football Predictions: Week 8 Report, Best Bets and Picks. Oklahoma State is fifth in scoring offense, averaging 47.8 points per game. It'll be interesting to see if USF decides to make a coaching change if the Bulls keep losing. Each of their games has been extremely tight, and they're two points away from being one of the few undefeated teams standing. ET. College football bold predictions with B/R's Adam Kramer. I think Notre Dame's offense will be too much for this BYU defense, which allows 335.4 yards per game. The Huskies offense is incredibly underrated, averaging over 40 points and 500 yards per game. No. 2 team in the SEC West. They welcome the Tennessee Volunteers to Tiger Stadium on Saturday. The Scarlet Knights started out 3-0, played well in a loss at Michigan and now they get to host a Michigan State team that, despite a 5-0 record, has left much to be desired on defense. 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. Penn State hasn't beaten OSU since 2017, and Michigan defeated the Nittany Lions 21-17 last season. It looks like Chip Kelly finally has things rolling at UCLA, as the Bruins are off to their best start since his debut season in 2018. TCU's defense is 65th nationally, and Kansas' is 79th, so this could potentially be a shootout. ET. The Wildcats are 3-2 on the season, and looking like they could finish with their first season at .500 since 2017. 6 USC (-11) (7:30 p.m. This week will show just how good the SEC is, and just how underrated the Big 12 is, with incredible conference games on deck. But even if LSU's defense can hold up well, I'm not sure LSU has the firepower to keep pace with a high-scoring Vols offense. ET, ESPN3), No. Coming off a bye, the Golden Hurricane will make their name known this weekend by taking down a ranked opponent. The 2021 college football season is underway. The Cowboys opened conference play with a 36-25 victory over Baylor last week. Luckily for Georgia, the Dawgs play at home against an Auburn team that is struggling. Both SEC West contenders are in desperate need of a bounce-back game if they want to remain in the hunt for a division crown. No, this is not the Orange basketball team that is 5-0 on the season. Iowa at No. Prediction: Connecticut 34, Massachusetts 27, Houston (4-1) at Tulane (1-4), 7:30 p.m. ET, Florida Atlantic (3-2) at UAB (3-2), 3:30 p.m. He's rushed for another 329 yards and five touchdowns, too. Two undefeated Big 12 teams will be in the spotlight in Week 6, but just not the two we expected to be talking about. He has the Bulldogs winning it all. They'll have this week off to prepare for back-to-back road games against Boston College and Miami. Considering LSU jumped out to an early 13-0 lead this past weekend and considering Auburn trailed Georgia State 24-12 at halftime the week before, it's easy to see something similar happening in this one. 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. A win on Saturday would give Oklahoma State three straight over the Red Raiders. 2 Georgia on Saturday. ET: Ohio 35, Akron 13, Georgia Southern at Georgia State, 2 p.m. 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. 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. Georgia will win this year's College Football Playoff Championship. Brian Kelly can use Saturday's game as his first chance to earn a signature win in purple and gold, and it could establish the Tigers as the No. 8). They will continue their hot streak and defeat the Tigers at home. 15 Washington 40-32 last Friday night. 1 Alabama (-24) (8 p.m. ET: Utah State 24, New Mexico 18, UTSA at UAB, 3:30 p.m. 21 Texas, and No. In three games against Power Five opponents, the Tigers have tallied 77 carries for 145 yards with no touchdowns. A bye for 'Cuse comes before a tough schedule ahead, including games vs. NC State, at Clemson and vs. Notre Dame for the rest of the month. ET. But that's a best-case scenario in which a nothing-special run defense manages to hold Chris Rodriguez Jr. and Co. below 200 rushing yards, which I don't see happening. Mike Norvell looks like he finally has this FSU offense figured out, and quarterback Jordan Travis looks strong so far this season. ET: Given the respective schedules thus far, I'm not buying either of these teams as a threat to win the Mountain West Conference. Or fewer the Bulls keep losing this has to be ranked for the Top 10 the help first-year. 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