Written By Billy Attridge
Week 6 College Football has two major rivalry games with FSU at Miami and Oklahoma at Texas; along with another challenge for Notre Dame, who travel to Virginia to take on the Hokies. Lastly, the Kentucky Wildcats look to stay hot and steal one on the road at Texas A&M. Below are several interesting games this upcoming week, with the opening spreads in bold, and the current number to the right of it.
Notable College Football Opening Point Spreads from BetOnline.ag:
LSU @ Florida (+3, +3+100)
Maryland @ Michigan (-18, -17)
Notre Dame @ Virginia Tech (+1.5, +5)
Arizona State @ Colorado (-1.5, -3-105)
Utah @ Stanford (N/A)
Northwestern @ Michigan State (-10.5, -8.5)
Kentucky @ Texas A&M (-7, -6)
Oklahoma @ Texas (+9, +7.5)
Florida State @ Miami Florida (-11, -13.5)
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*Notre Dame opened 1.5-point road favorites for their trip to Blacksburg with playoff implications on the line for both teams. The Hokies cannot lose again, and will need some help throughout the rest of the year. Notre Dame is off their win and cover over Stanford, and Ian Book will face a tough test against Bud Foster’s defense that limited Duke’s offense to 3.9 yards per play.
*The Spartans opened up 10.5-point favorites, but money quickly showed up on the Wildcats, forcing this line into single digits. Northwestern is only 1-3 on the year, but received early respect in the market, which could be due to the Penn State look-ahead game for Michigan State the following week. Northwestern lost a heartbreaker last week at home to Michigan, 20-17.
*BetOnline.ag opened the Sooners 9-point favorites, but we’ve seen an adjustment across the market, as -7.5 (+100)/-7 is the consensus number. This game is played at the Cotton Bowl, with Texas coming in on a four game win streak, and Oklahoma remaining undefeated after a 66-33 trouncing of Baylor. Oklahoma won a tight game last year, escaping with a 29-24 victory after closing as an 9-point favorite.
Tulsa @ Houston (-15.5)
Georgia State @ Troy (-17)
Middle Tenn State @ Marshall (-7.5)
Georgia Tech @ Louisville (+3.5)
Utah State @ BYU (-2)
S. Alabama @ Georgia Southern (-13.5)
USF @ Umass (+13.5)
Clemson @ WF (N/A- Trevor Lawrence)
ECU @ Temple (-13)
N. Illinois @ Ball State (+5)
Syracuse @ Pittsburgh (+6.5)
SMU @ UCF (-26.5)
ODU @ FAU (-15.5)
Indiana @ OSU (-26)
Bost College @ N.C. State (N/A)
Tulane @ Cincinnati (-8.5)
Missouri @ South Carolina (-1)
Ohio @ Kent State (+12.5)
EMU @ WMU (-4)
Buffalo @ CMU (+8.5)
Miami Ohio @ Akron (-4)
Illinois @ Rutgers (N/A)
San Diego State @ Boise State (-16)
Liberty @ New Mexico State (+4)
North Texas @ UTEP (N/A)
Washington @ UCLA (+21)
Fresno State @ Nevada (+11.5)
Washington State @ Oregon State (+15)
California @ Arizona (-1.5)
New Mexico @ UNLV (-13.5)
Kansas @ West Virginia (-26)
Alabama @ Arkansas (+35)
UAB @ Louisiana Tech (-7)
Iowa State @ Oklahoma State (-10)
Vanderbilt @ Georgia (-27.5)
Iowa @ Minnesota (+3)
BG @ Toldeo (N/A)
Auburn @ Mississippi State (+3.5)
Navy @ Air Force (N/A)
UL Monroe @ Mississippi (-21)
Uconn @ Memphis (-33)
ULL @ Texas State (+3.5)
UTSA @ Rice (+2)
Kansas State @ Baylor (-3.5)
Nebraska @ Wisconsin (-22.5)
Colorado State @ San Jose State (+2.5)
Wyoming @ Hawaii (-3)
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Week 5 NFL Opening Spreads:
Indianapolis @ New England (-9)
Baltimore @ Cleveland (+1.5)
Jacksonville @ Kansas City (-3.5)
Tennessee @ Buffalo (+3.5)
New York Giants @ Carolina (-6)
Denver @ New York Jets (-1)
Atlanta @ Pittsburgh (-3)
Green Bay @ Detroit (+1.5)
Miami @ Cincinnati (-6)
Oakland @ Los Angeles Chargers (-6)
Arizona @ San Francisco (N/A)
Minnesota @ Philadelphia (-2.5)
Los Angeles Rams @ Seattle (+7)
Dallas @ Houston (-3.5)
Washington @ New Orleans (-3.5)
BYE: Tampa Bay, Chicago
* How will the Dolphins respond in Cincinnati after their poor performance in Foxboro? The Bengals, off an upset in Atlanta, opened 6-point favorites in what could be one of the pivotal early season games that carry potential playoff implications.
* Minnesota and Philadelphia will have a rematch of the NFC title game from last year, with the Eagles opening a shade below 3, at -2.5 (-125). With both teams coming off losses, neither can afford a losing start after 5 games in the very competitive NFC.
