If the current line holds, Alabama will be a home underdog for the first time since 2007 as the fourth-ranked Crimson Tide get set to host No. 2 Georgia in the top game on the Week 5 college football schedule. Alabama has been favored for 113 straight home games, the most of any FBS school in the past 30 years. Georgia, however, is currently a 2-point road favorite in the latest Week 5 college football odds via SportsLine consensus.
Other Week 5 college football lines of note include No. 9 Penn State (-17.5) vs. No. 19 Illinois, No. 16 Notre Dame (-6.5) vs. No. 15 Louisville and No. 23 Kansas State (-4.5) vs. No. 20 Oklahoma State as both teams look to bounce back after losing as favorites in Week 4. Before locking in any Week 5 college football picks on those games or others, be sure to see the college football betting guide from legendary Vegas handicapper Bruce Marshall.
For years Vegas-based Marshall was synonymous with The Gold Sheet, the famed sports betting newsletter. With a background in play-by-play work and sports information while in college, Marshall joined TGS in 1981 when hired by the legendary Mort Olshan and served as executive editor for many years.
An in-demand guest on numerous sports talk radio and TV shows across the country, Bruce’s vast array of editorial work has been featured in the Las Vegas Review-Journal, the New York Post and many other outlets. He has won various handicapping titles and also is working on several book projects. Bruce also enters the Week 5 college football schedule on a 12-7 roll (+423) on his official SportsLine college football spread picks.
Now, using his Tech Corner technique that evaluates all the trends and the latest college football odds, Marshall has turned his attention to college football betting for Week 5 and revealed picks for each matchup. Head here to see every pick.
Top college football predictions for Week 5
One of the top college football picks Marshall is recommending for Week 5: He’s backing No. 12 Michigan to cover as a 9.5-point favorite against Minnesota in the battle for the Little Brown Jug at noon ET on Saturday. This rivalry is the battle for the Little Brown Jug, and that jug has been in Michigan’s possession after all but four meetings since 1968.
Nine of Michigan’s past 10 wins in this series have come by at least 14 points, so historical trends point to the Wolverines being able to handle this single-digit line.
Minnesota hasn’t looked great this season, losing both games to Power 4 opponents, including one to North Carolina, a team that just gave up 70 points to James Madison. Marshall also notes that Minnesota is 1-5-1 against the spread in its last seven as an underdog, so he’s confidently backing the Wolverines in this one. See which other picks to make here.
How to make college football picks for Week 5
Marshall has evaluated every other matchup and he’s found an alarming 21-4 betting trend you need to know this week. Get betting analysis for each matchup at SportsLine.
So what college football picks can you make with confidence, and what alarming trend do you need to know about in one of the week’s biggest games? Check out the latest college football odds below, then visit SportsLine to see which teams to back, all from the legendary Vegas expert who has won multiple handicapping titles, and find out.
Week 5 college football odds
See full Week 5 college football picks, odds and predictions here.
Thursday, Sept. 26
Army at Temple (+12.5, 46)
Friday, Sept. 27
Virginia Tech at Miami (-17.5, 54.5)
Washington at Rutgers (-2.5, 44.5)
Saturday, Sept. 28
BYU at Baylor (-3.5, 45.5)
Oklahoma State at Kansas State (-4.5, 55)
Kentucky at Ole Miss (-17.5, 53)
Minnesota at Michigan (-9.5, 35.5)
Louisville at Notre Dame (-6.5, 45)
Colorado at UCF (-14, 65)
Oklahoma at Auburn (+2.5, 45.5)
Wisconsin at USC (-15.5, 51.5)
Mississippi State at Texas (-38.5, 62.5)
Ohio State at Michigan State (+23.5, 48.5)
Georgia at Alabama (+2, 48.5)
Illinois at Penn State (-17.5, 47.5)
Oregon at UCLA (+25.5, 55.5)
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