Select A Week 6 Matchup: Thursday, October 7th - Houston Vs Tulane. The Buckeyes are facing a struggling Michigan State team. Although Clemson is the overwhelming favorite to win the ACC, the ACC Coastal is still very much up for grabs. Some of the other exciting matchups include Alabama at LSU and Texas at Kansas State. Head coach Jimbo Fisher is 37-16 in five seasons at A&Ma similar record as former Aggies' head coach Kevin Sumlin at this point in his tenure. Look for the Utes to lean heavily upon TJ Pledger and Micah Bernard while their defense does everything in its power to slow down USC wide receiver Drake London. 20 Kansas State (-2.5) at Iowa State (7:30 p.m. Prediction: Kansas State 28, Iowa State 21, No. Top college football predictions for Week 3. 8 Tennessee for prediction, No. 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. Oklahoma's Eric Gray has 460 yards and three scores. I think Kansas State has the edge here, especially with how well quarterback Adrian Martinez has been playing. Since his firing, the Sun Devils are 0-2 with losses to Utah and USC. ET kickoff . Arizona State is back in the AP Top 25 after a 42-23 road win over then-No. The Horned Frogs handed Oklahoma its second straight loss last week, winning 55-24 in a game that wasn't all that close from the start. Coming off a bye, the Golden Hurricane will make their name known this weekend by taking down a ranked opponent. There aren't many teams that let one player carry their entire offense, but the Fighting Illini ride the success of running back Chase Brown. Although Kentucky suffered its first loss of the season to Ole Miss last week, the Wildcats' chances of winning the SEC East are still in front of them. The Red Wolves have allowed 207 points in their last four games, and not one of those offenses was as potent as Coastal Carolina's. ET: Wisconsin 27, Northwestern 17, Virginia Tech at Pitt, 3:30 p.m. Week 6 doesn't feature a ton of big games, but there are a number of fun matchups on the slate. Florida has won 29 of the last 30 games in this series, including a 56-0 victory two years ago. The Week 6 slate begins on Wednesday night with SMU taking . 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. Miami first-year head coach Mario Cristobal knows how important a game like this would be to get the Hurricanes back on track. 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. 24 Pitt 26-21 last weekend. Kamari Lassiter. These two SEC teams will play each other for the first time since 2017. If Key keeps winning, he could win the permanent head coaching job. 2 Georgia (-29.5) (3:30 p.m. As a senior at Junipero Serra High School last season, Murphy threw for 2,973 yards. The unit is 93rd nationally in total defense, and gives up 31.2 points per game. That duo has rushed for a combined 461 yards and six touchdowns over the last two games, resulting in a win over the Flames and a last-second loss to the Seminoles. Two years before that, No. Without fail, there's one game every week in these predictions that I just stare at for 10-15 minutes before accepting that I have no clue what to expect. ET, San Jose State (3-2) at Colorado State (1-3), 3:30 p.m. ET. UNC's Week 4 loss to Notre Dame knocked the Heels out of the rankings, but this is still a quality 4-1 team. With Georgia dominating Oregon, the Buckeyes beating Notre Dame, Florida's close win over Utah, the LSU and FSU thriller, plus the Thursday night Backyard Brawl between Pitt and West Virginia, Week 1 did not disappoint. Purdue pulled off an upset last week, putting together two scoring drives in the fourth quarter to beat No. 19 Wake Forest (5-0) at Syracuse (3-2), 3:30 p.m. 1 Georgia, 3:30 p.m. USC has won the last three against Washington State, dating back to 2018. 6 USC vs. Washington State, 7:30 p.m. I just don't think it will be enough to make up for the difficulty Ole Miss is likely to have with an Arkansas rushing attack that has been potent against teams not named Georgia. But other than their battle against Wake Forest, Liberty has played a weak schedule. ET: UTSA 26, UAB 19, Navy at Cincinnati, 4 p.m. They won't all be this easy for SDSU, but its first Mountain West Conference win of the season will be a blowout. Georgia State (2-3) at Troy (4-1), Thursday, 7:30 p.m. Purdue beat Maryland 40-14 the last time they clashed in 2019. ET: UMass 28, UConn 14, Duke at Boston College, 7 p.m. This one is pretty hard to pick, since both of these teams are similarly matched and have comparable bodies of work through five weeks. See Premium Picks for the lock. 21 Minnesota 20-10. ET: Utah State 24, New Mexico 18, UTSA at UAB, 3:30 p.m. ET . College Football Game Picker: Florida by 2.88. 21 Texas (4-1) vs. No. 4 Penn State vs. No. 15 Washington 40-32 last Friday night. The LSU Tigers snuck into the AP Top 25 to be ranked for the first time under Brian Kelly. *Can Florida State's offensive line hold up? 5 Clemson at Notre Dame, 7:30 p.m. He has the Bulldogs winning it all. Last year's blowout 56-7 victory over Sparty vaulted the Buckeyes back into the playoff conversation. I suspect quarterback Tanner Mordecai and Co. will have enough firepower to get this W. But it's going to come right down to the wire. 14 Illinois, 3:30 p.m. One of Sallee's top college football picks for Week 6: He's predicting that Clemson (-20.5) will take care of business and cover the three-score spread at Boston College in a 7:30 p.m. 13 Arkansas.The . Aside from USC, UCLA is the last remaining undefeated team in the Pac-12. QB Jaxson Dart has thrown for 910 yards and five touchdowns on the year. Bleacher Report says Iowa State defensive end Will McDonald IV is a prospect the New Orleans Saints should be scouting at 2023 . In the last three weeks, CJ Stroud and the Buckeyes' offense have put up an average of 59 points. ET. Top Week 6 college football predictions. These are two programs on completely opposite paths. It's a bit surprising, given this Sparty team won the Peach Bowl last season. It was 45-3 in the fourth quarter before the Broncos padded their stats a bit with a couple of long touchdown passes, but it was a beatdown in Idaho against a ranked Boise State team. No. Chambers threw for 31 yards on six completions against Virginia Tech last week, and an effort like that will be nowhere near enough to keep up with Wake Forest's offense. Arizona State is searching for its next head coach, while UCLA is back near the top of the college football world. No. The Cyclones lost 31-24 against Baylor before falling 14-11 at Kansas last week. The Orange have decent wins against Purdue and Louisville, but the formula for stopping them has become clear. The Aggies lost both games without forcing a single turnover. After failing to find the end zone all game, the Dawgs finally scored two touchdowns in the fourth quarter to win 26-22. Saturday will also feature No. The Canes will be looking to bounce back from two straight losses to Texas A&M and Conference USA's Middle Tennessee State. Tennessee will be the best offense LSU has faced thus far, but the Tigers have still only allowed 14.8 points per game so far this season. The Trojans shouldn't have too much trouble against Washington State. 2 Tennessee. TCU aided in that process by obliterating the Sooners in Week 5. ET: Pitt 28, VT 20, East Carolina at Tulane, 3:30 p.m. This will be the toughest defense UCLA has faced this season, as the Utes rank 12th in scoring defense, allowing just 14.4 points per game. The Cavaliers just don't have the firepower to keep up with Maye and UNC's offense. 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. They will be facing a Maryland team that is 4-1 with a Week 4 34-27 road loss to Michigan. ET. 20 Florida (3-2) vs. Vanderbilt (2-3), Noon ET. And aside from Notre Dame picking off basically everything in the fourth quarter against Wisconsin, neither defense has been all that special, with each allowing more yards per play on defense than it has gained on offense. The Eagles have struggled so far this season, losing to Rutgers to open the year before dropping two out of its last four against Virginia Tech and Florida State. ET: Louisville 36, JMU 16, Colorado State at San Jos State, 10:30 p.m. Hendon Hooker is in charge of one of the FBS' best offenses and it will test LSU in a different way compared to the Tigers' first five opponents. 118: Eastern Michigan Eagles 24.7. 1 Alabama (5-0) at Texas A&M (3-2), 8 p.m. They've put up at least 40 points seven times during this streak, as well. That's worse than two yards per carry. No. Like, at all. Unsurprisingly, Alabama is a 24-point favorite. Missouri came within an eyelash of . ET kickoff on Saturday. ET: Mississippi State 37, Auburn 16, South Carolina at Vanderbilt, 7:30 p.m. Prediction:Virginia Tech 27, Notre Dame 24, No. It doesn't seem like Brown shows many elusive moves on the field compared to backs across the country, but he carries the ball more than most. The Bulldogs lost 31-16 to LSU in Week 3, so this game doesn't have a ton of SEC West implications, with Alabama leading the pack. Kansas' Jalon Daniels has thrown for 983 yards, 11 touchdowns and just one interception. The Aggies suffered a shocking upset at home to Appalachian State in Week 2, and lost 42-24 to Mississippi State last week. Head coach Mike Norvell and the Seminoles headed into the 2022 season with their backs against the wall. One of the college picks the model is high on in Week 6: Auburn (+28.5) stays within the spread when it faces No. 10 UCLA at Arizona State, 9:30 p.m. Saturday, October 8th, 2022: Missouri Vs Florida. ET, South Alabama (3-1) at Texas State (1-3), 7 p.m. 23 Mississippi State vs. Arkansas, Noon ET. Texas A&M lost its chance to claim that with a loss to Mississippi State in Week 5 and it will likely lose on Saturday against Alabama. Williams will have a top-notch performance against a conference opponent. The Week 8 slate begins on Wednesday night with Appalachian . Michigan is playing phenomenally well on defense, and the rushing attack is one of the best in the country behind speedy running back Blake Corum. ET: Temple 23, South Florida 18, Marshall at Old Dominion, 2 p.m. The Bulldogs' lone win surpassing this spread was against Oregon. The Week 6 slate begins on Wednesday night with SMU taking . AZ/CO/CT/IL/IN/IA/LA/MI/NH/NJ/NY/OR/PA/TN/VA/WV/WY only. The Bruins vaulted into the Top 25 after beating then-No. 21 Washington (-13) at Arizona State (4 p.m. ET, CBS), Texas Tech at No. Kramer predicts Georgia, Ohio State, Oklahoma and Texas will make the playoff. It gave up 58 points in those two games and averages a concession of 368.5 total yards per game. All five of BYU's wins have come by a margin of 8-14 points. Last week, the Tigers' defense forced four turnovers against Auburn to come from down 17 points to win 21-17. The Cowboys opened conference play with a 36-25 victory over Baylor last week. Texas Tech, meanwhile, started the season 2-0, but have dropped two out of its last three against NC State and Kansas State. The Midshipmen have averaged 45.8 points against the Mustangs, and they enter this contest right after a 34-30 win over UCF in which they rushed for 348 yards and three touchdowns. 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. The major factor for this matchup is the Bulldogs defense giving Georgia the better overall talent edge, since Tennessee has had trouble against the pass this season. Unless otherwise noted, games are assumed to take place on Saturday. Pitt was a 21.5-point favorite, so it was a huge win for Key and a struggling Tech team that's 2-3 on the season. Chip Kelly's UCLA Bruins surged into the rankings after Week 5 as well. Even if Sanders doesn't have the best day, Tech's passing defense gives up 205 yards in the air per game. ET: San Diego State 23, UNLV 18, Houston at SMU, 7 p.m. 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. The Bulls are 1-4, with their only win coming against MEAC opponent Howard earlier in the season. 6 Oklahoma (5-0) vs. No. 19 Kansas vs. No. 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. ET: Appalachian State 32, Coastal Carolina 17, UMass at UConn, 7 p.m. Texas and Oklahoma are both 3-2 overall, and neither team is ranked going into Week 6. Prediction:Michigan State 31, Rutgers 20, No. A win on Saturday would give Oklahoma State three straight over the Red Raiders. Mississippi State, meanwhile, has won two straight over Bowling Green and Texas A&M. He's been sacked 10 times, too. The biggest storyline from this game will undoubtedly be the health of Alabama quarterback Bryce Young. The most surprising team in college football gets its time in the spotlight on Saturday. ET: Virginia Tech 17, Georgia Tech 14, South Florida at Temple, 2 p.m. ET (Friday). 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. It was incredibly cool to see Key, who played at Georgia Tech from 1997 to 2000, get an upset victory in his first game as interim head coach. 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. The Rebels will score a few times. I think Kentucky will be playing a bit angry coming off a close loss, unfortunately for South Carolina. Under interim head coach Brent Key, who was promoted from offensive line coach, Georgia Tech went on the road and upset No. 16 Penn State at Indiana, 3:30 p.m. Merely a road game against the team leading the nationin total offense. The Tigers have won 10 straight against Boston College. This week, Liberty earned a spot in the Top 25 for the first time this season, but it looks like that will be short-lived. I don't expect this game to be that close, but I do think there will be talk of hangovers in the first half of this Friday night game. However, Iowa has done such an incredible job of both forcing turnovers and converting short-field drives into points that a big interception or two almost feels inevitable. 5 Clemson at Boston College, 7:30 p.m. No. He's now up to 17 total touchdowns on the year. 25 LSU (noon ET, ESPN), No. ET: Marshall 28, Old Dominion 17, Baylor at Oklahoma, 3 p.m. The Wolfpack would be booted from the Top 25 if they're dominated by the Demon Deacons at home. Or earlier this season when Fresno State toppled UCLA before just barely surviving at home against winless UNLV? Prediction: Florida State 28, NC State 26, No. Memphis may be able to go shot-for-shot with UCF's offense, but the Knights are only allowing 17.6 points per game, while the Tigers have given up an average of 31.1 points. Week 10 features the biggest game of the year, with AP No. 114: North Carolina Tar Heels 22.8. 16 BYU vs. Notre Dame (-3) (7:30 p.m. And you know what? 11 Utah (-3.5) at No. No. No. Prediction: Ohio State 56, Michigan State 13. 11 Utah for prediction. Unless otherwise noted, games are assumed to take place on Saturday. Oklahoma State is fifth in scoring offense, averaging 47.8 points per game. Let's get back on the right track. Arkansas looked like the one team that might challenge 'Bama in the West this season. ET. And I like the Razorbacks to pull off the road upset. The two combined for 382 total yards and four touchdowns in the win over Arkansas last week. Last year's Auburn-Georgia game got out of hand in a hurry. NCAA Football Predictions: Week 8 Report, Best Bets and Picks. All AP Top 25 games Saturday unless otherwise noted. Gamecocks quarterback Spencer Rattler has been quite turnover prone so far this year, throwing for four touchdowns and seven interceptions. The Tigers blew a 17-0 lead last week to LSU, and had four turnovers to lose 21-17. Kansas State looks like one of the best teams in the Big 12, having upset Oklahoma 41-34 and beating Texas Tech 37-28 in back-to-back weeks. The Trojans are 13-point favorites against Washington State at home. Headlines have been swirling around both these teams for the past few months, and many of them haven't been favorable. The Boilermakers lost two of their first three games of the season against Penn State and Syracuse, but the win over Minnesota brought them to 3-2. ET: Southern Miss 27, Georgia State 14, Middle Tennessee at Louisiana Tech, 3 p.m. 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. 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. Ohio State is one of the most explosive teams in the country, and Northwestern will have no answer for its offensive attack. Penn State has lost two of its last three games, which is discouraging, but the recent competition has been fierce. The Vols have beaten the Gators twice in the last 17 tries. It was surprising, given that Georgia's offense scored 30 or more points in each game prior. It looks like Saturday will bring the steak to six. Michigan State lost to its in-state rival Michigan last weekend, and the losing streak will continue against Illinois. The Bearcats aren't making noise as a playoff contender this season, thanks to their loss to Arkansas in Week 1. Georgia survived a scare last week against an unranked, 2-2 Missouri team. No. (Definitely did not see that Hawai'i over Fresno State upset coming, though.) The Cougars are averaging just 29.6 points per game, compared to USC's 10th ranked scoring offense (42 PPG). While the sample size is relatively small, Week 6 is unquestionably the biggest week of the 2020 college football season so far. The Hoosiers started the year 3-0, and they haven't won since. They turned it around with back-to-back wins to get to 5-3, and the victory against Liberty should be another solid building block. Eligibility restrictions apply. 11 Utah, 3:30 p.m. 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. Odds and lines subject to change. The 'Noles run game features Treshaun Ward and Trey Benson, who have combined for 715 yards and six touchdowns on the ground. Still, one is going to pick up its fifth win of the season, and it will probably be Air Force. 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. 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. ET. Notre Dame has back-to-back wins, defeating Syracuse and UNLV. This should also give the ACC's rushing leader, running back Sean Tucker, time to rest uphe got banged up during Syracuse's blowout win over Wagner. Syracuse got a lot of hype earlier in the season, but it quickly went back in its shell after facing real talent. The Buffaloes average 16.3 points, and that won't be nearly enough to keep up with a high-scoring Ducks offense. ET: TCU's defense has allowed at least 32 points and more than 400 yards of total offense in three consecutive games against Cal, SMU and Texas. 18 UCLA (3:30 p.m. This is a matchup that usually favors the home team, but Oregon State's hot streak will continue in Washington. ET: Boston College 27, Duke 24, Kentucky at Missouri, Noon ET: Kentucky 31, Missouri 23, Minnesota at Nebraska, Noon ET: Minnesota 26, Nebraska 18, Iowa at Purdue, Noon ET: Purdue 23, Iowa 17, Western Kentucky at Charlotte, Noon ET: Western Kentucky 31, Charlotte 14, Maryland at Wisconsin, Noon ET: Maryland 28, Wisconsin 27, Georgia Tech at Virginia Tech, 12:30 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. Attention in college football turns to the Big Ten in Week 6. They'll have this week off to prepare for back-to-back road games against Boston College and Miami. 17 TCU for prediction, No. 18 UCLA vs. No. Quarterback Bo Nix has played great for Oregon with the help of first-year offensive coordinator Kenny Dillingham. ET, Miami-Ohio (2-3) at Eastern Michigan (3-2), 3:30 p.m. Given how great both of these defenses have beenonly Georgia (4.6 points allowed per game) has a better scoring defense than Iowa (11.6) and Penn State (12.0)a similar result seems likely. Kansas will play host to College GameDay for the first time in program history as it attempts to go to 6-0 with a win over TCU. Prediction: Oregon State 34, Washington 28. 14 Notre Dame (4-1) at Virginia Tech (3-1), 7:30 p.m. 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. Georgia will win this year's College Football Playoff Championship. Vanderbilt's defense checks in at 114th in scoring defense nationally. Even though the Commodores look much stronger under Clark Lea this season, sitting at 3-2, Ole Miss just has too much talent on offense. Cincy's offense, which ranks 18th nationally in scoring (40.2 ppg), should have no problems against a USF defense that is tied at 122nd in scoring defense. USC quarterback Caleb Williams will keep writing his application for the Heisman Trophy this weekend. Georgia Tech made coaching carousel news last week with the announcement that head coach Geoff Collins and athletic director Todd Stansbury were fired. Let's start with a quick recap of Week 7 of NCAAF, as there were major shifts in the power . So it . They're led by a quality defense that forces turnovers. Head coach Scott Frost will finally get a big W with the Huskers. Arkansas State's defense is abysmal. ET: Toledo 45, NIU 30, Kent State at Miami (OH), 3:30 p.m. ET, No. The reigning Heisman winner left last week's Arkansas game in the second quarter with a sprained shoulder. He played in 13 games over three . ET See No. Ole Miss has won the last three straight over Vanderbilt. No. That streak will continue this weekend when Indiana is unable to find any yards on the ground and has trouble scoring. Both of these teams are undefeated, and Kansas is 5-0 for the first time since 2009. The Golden Bears will make that five straight losses. This one looks like it will be quite the entertaining matchup, even though both teams are coming off of losses. Maye is tied at No. ET, ESPN+), Auburn at No. And it should be fun when the Gators bring in human highlight reel Anthony Richardson as the backup quarterback for garbage time. Unless otherwise noted, games are assumed to take place . ET. There are three matchups this weekend pitting top 25 ranked teams on . ET. He's thrown for 1,416 yards and eight touchdowns. College Football HQ pick: Oklahoma State wins, 34-28. But what he did against LSUrepeatedly running around like a chicken with its head off before pulling some magical play out of nowherealmost certainly isn't going to fly against this Georgia defense. 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. 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. So K-State's numbers likely won't be as big against the Cyclones. 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. Making matters even more fun, meteorologists are calling for rain across Virginia pretty much all week, so this could be quite the slop fest. One of the college picks the model is high on in Week 9: No. ET: Kent State 35, Miami (OH) 24. ET, Old Dominion (1-4) at Marshall (2-3), 2 p.m. CFB PICKS. ET, Georgia Southern (2-3) at Troy (2-3), 7 p.m. 13 Kentucky (-10.5) (7:30 p.m. North Dakota State at South Dakota State - 1/8/23 College Football Picks and Prediction. Meanwhile, we've seen a few challengers emerge in teams that could create some chaos later in the year. ET: Northern Illinois 27, Central Michigan 18, Western Michigan at Bowling Green, 7 p.m. Michigan has a new look and confidence to them behind quarterback J.J. McCarthy. In four games against FBS opponents, Syracuse has thrown for a total of 510 yards and one touchdown. However, Lance Leipold's Jayhawks will need to play better than they did the Week 5 win over Iowa State to stay atop the Big 12 standings after this weekend. 6 Oklahoma (5-0), Noon ET (in Dallas), No. 2020's meeting was a 53-45 shootout that the Sooners won. 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