Picking Every Game: College Football Predictions, Week 5 (Saturday Selections — Evening Update)

Record:
This week: SU – 44-17; ATS – 29-31-1; O/U – 29-31-1
Overall: SU – 242-61; ATS – 111-119-4; O/U – 106-125-4

(Results in parentheses)

Saturday, October 2
Matchup Time TV Prediction
Pittsburgh (-3) at Georgia Tech (O/U 58) Noon ACCN Georgia Tech, 33-30
(Pittsburgh 52-21)
Duke (+19.5) at North Carolina (O/U 72.5) Noon ESPN2 North Carolina, 42-28
(North Carolina, 38-7)
Memphis (-11) at Temple (O/U 59) Noon ESNPU Memphis, 35-17
(Temple, 34-31)
Tennessee (+2.5) at Missouri (O/U 65.5) Noon SECN Missouri, 38-30
(Tennessee, 62-24)
Charlotte (+10.5) at Illinois (O/U 54) Noon BTN Illinois, 35-24
(Illinois, 24-14)
#16 Michigan (+2) at Wisconsin (O/U 43.5) Noon FOX Michigan, 21-17
(Michigan, 38-17)
Minnesota (+2.5) at Purdue (O/U 46.5) Noon BTN Purdue, 24-20
(Minnesota, 20-13)
#10 Arkansas (+16.5) at Georgia (O/U 48.5) Noon ESPN Georgia, 27-17
(Georgia, 37-0)
#13 Texas (-4) at TCU (O/U 65.5) Noon ABC Texas, 38-30
(Texas, 32-27)
Toledo (-27) at UMass (O/U 56.5) Noon FLOF Toledo, 48-14
(Toledo, 45-7)
Western Michigan (-7) at Buffalo (O/U 59.5) Noon CBSSN Western Michigan, 34-31
(Western Michigan, 24-17)
Louisville (+7) at Wake Forest (O/U 63) 12:30 p.m. CSS Wake Forest, 38-30
(Wake Forest, 37-34)
USC (-8.5) at Colorado (O/U 51) 2 p.m. P12N USC, 31-17
(USC, 37-14)
Appalachian State (-10) at Georgia State (O/U 54.5) 2 p.m. ESPN+ Appalachian State, 35-17
(Appalachian State, 45-16)
Eastern Michigan (+1) at Northern Illinois (O/U 60.5) 2:30 p.m. ESPN+ Eastern Michigan, 37-31
(Northern Illinois, 27-20)
#5 Cincinnati (-2) at #3 Notre Dame (O/U 50) 2:30 p.m. NBC/Peacock Notre Dame, 27-24
(Cincinnati, 24-13)
Louisiana-Monroe (+34) at #15 Coastal Carolina (O/U 57.5) 2:30 p.m. EPSN+ Coastal Carolina, 51-14
(Coastal Carolina, 59-6)
Syracuse (+5.5) at Florida State (O/U 51) 3:30 p.m. ACCN Florida State, 24-21
(Florida State, 33-30)
#7 Ohio State (-15) at Rutgers (O/U 58) 3:30 p.m. BTN Ohio State, 34-21
(Ohio State, 52-13)
Texas Tech (+7) at West Virginia (O/U 55) 3:30 p.m. ESPN2 West Virginia, 31-20
(Texas Tech, 23-20)
#4 Oklahoma (-11.5) at Kansas State (O/U 52.5) 3:30 p.m. FOX Oklahoma, 37-27
(Oklahoma, 37-31)
Ohio (-9.5) at Akron (O/U 55) 3:30 p.m. ESPN3 Ohio, 28-20
(Ohio, 34-17)
Bowling Green (+16.5) at Kent State (O/U 56) 3:30 p.m. ESPN+ Bowling Green, 37-23
(Kent State, 27-20)
Central Michigan (-1) at Miami (Ohio) (O/U 56) 3:30 p.m. ESPN+ Miami (Ohio), 27-24
(Miami, 28-17)
#6 Oregon (-8) at Stanford (O/U 57.5) 3:30 p.m. ABC Oregon, 38-27
(Stanford, 31-24 OT)
Troy (+6.5) at South Carolina (O/U 43.5) 3:30 p.m. SECN South Carolina, 27-20
(South Carolina, 23-14)
#14 Ole Miss (+14.5) at #1 Alabama (O/U 79.5) 3:30 p.m. CBS Alabama, 45-30
(Alabama, 42-21)
Tulane (-3) at East Carolina (O/U 64.5) 3:30 p.m. ESPN+ Tulane, 35-24
(East Carolina, 52-29)
UCF (-16.5) at Navy (O/U 53) 3:30 p.m. CBSSN UCF, 41-17
(Navy, 34-30)
Nevada (+5) at Boise State (O/U 59) 3:30 p.m. FS1 Boise State, 35-28
(Nevada, 41-31)
FIU (+10.5) at FAU (O/U 51.5) 3:30 p.m. STAD FAU, 31-17
(FAU, 58-21)
USF (+21) at SMU (O/U 68.5) 4 p.m. ESPNU SMU, 47-23
(SMU, 41-17)
Arkansas State (+2) at Georgia Southern (O/U 66) 4 p.m. ESPN+ Georgia Southern, 31-27
(Georgia Southern, 59-33)
Army (-10) at Ball State (O/U 47.5) 5 p.m. ESPN+ Army, 41-14
(Ball State, 28-16)
Washington State (+7.5) at California (O/U 52) 5:30 p.m. P12N California, 31-17
(Washington State, 21-6)
Louisiana Tech (+18) at #22 N.C. State (O/U 55.5) 6 p.m. ESPN+ N.C. State, 37-17
(N.C. State, 34-27)
#9 Florida (-7.5) at Kentucky (O/U 56) 6 p.m. ESPN Florida, 27-20
(Kentucky, 20-13)
UNLV (+21) at UTSA (O/U 56) 6 p.m. ESPN+ UTSA, 45-17
(UTSA, 24-17)
Southern Miss (+1.5) at Rice (O/U 44.5) 6:30 p.m. ESPN3 Rice, 28-20
(Rice, 24-19)
Air Force (-11.5) at New Mexico (O/U 46) 6:30 p.m. FS2 Air Force, 31-17
(Air Force, 38-10)
Kansas (+34.5) at Iowa State (O/U 57) 7 p.m. FS1 Iowa State, 51-14
(Iowa State, 59-7)
#19 Baylor (+3.5) at #21 Oklahoma State (O/U 47) 7 p.m. ESPN2 Baylor, 27-24
(Oklahoma State, 24-14)
Mississippi State (+7) at #12 Texas A&M (O/U 46) 7 p.m. SECN Texas A&M, 28-17
(Mississippi State, 26-22)
Marshall (-10.5) at Middle Tennessee (O/U 66) 7 p.m. STAD Marshall, 35-24
(Middle Tennessee, 34-28)
Liberty (+2.5) at UAB (O/U 49) 7 p.m. CBSSN Liberty, 26-21
(Liberty, 36-12)
Boston College (+14.5) at #24 Clemson (O/U 46) 7:30 p.m. ACCN Clemson, 24-17
(Clemson, 19-13)
Northwestern (+11.5) at Nebraska (O/U 51.5) 7:30 p.m. BTN Nebraska, 28-20
(Nebraska, 56-7)
Western Kentucky (+10.5) at #23 Michigan State (O/U 66) 7:30 p.m. BTN Michigan State, 41-17
(Michigan State, 48-31)
Indiana (+12.5) at #11 Penn State (O/U 53.5) 7:30 p.m. ABC Penn State, 34-17
(Penn State, 24-0)
UConn (+15) at Vanderbilt (O/U 51) 7:30 p.m. ESPNU Vanderbilt, 31-24
(Vanderbilt, 30-28)
Louisiana (-12.5) at South Alabama (O/U 53) 8 p.m. ESPN+ Louisiana, 34-17
(Louisiana, 20-18)
Washington (+1.5) at Oregon State (O/U 57.5) 9 p.m. P12N Oregon State, 28-24
(Oregon State, 27-24)
#18 Auburn (+3) at #20 LSU (O/U 56) 9 p.m. ESPN Auburn, 30-28
(Auburn, 24-19)
Old Dominion (+5.5) at UTEP (O/U 48.5) 9 p.m. ESPN+ UTEP, 31-24
(UTEP, 28-21)
New Mexico State (+26) at San Jose State (O/U 53) 10:30 p.m. Local San Jose State, 45-14
(San Jose State, 37-31)
Arizona State (+3) at UCLA (O/U 56) 10:30 p.m. FS1 UCLA, 34-30
(Arizona State, 42-23)
#25 Fresno State (-11) at Hawaii (O/U 64.5) 11 p.m. CBSSN Fresno State, 44-27
(Hawaii, 27-24)
Friday, October 1
Matchup Time TV Prediction
Houston (+4.5) at Tulsa (54.5) 7:30 p.m. ESPN Houston, 30-23
(Houston, 45-10)
#8 Iowa (-3.5) at Maryland (47.5) 8 p.m. FS1 Iowa, 30-17
(Iowa, 51-14)
#17 BYU (-9) at Utah State (O/U 61.5) 9 p.m. CBSSN BYU, 38-27
(BYU, 34-20)
Thursday, September 30
Matchup Time TV Prediction
Virginia (+5) at Miami (Fla.) (O/U 62) 7:30 p.m. ESPN Miami, 34-27
(Virginia, 30-28)
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