bleacher report college football predictions week 6

No. The Bulldogs' lone win surpassing this spread was against Oregon. After failing to find the end zone all game, the Dawgs finally scored two touchdowns in the fourth quarter to win 26-22. The Bulls are 1-4, with their only win coming against MEAC opponent Howard earlier in the season. California started the season with some solid showings, but now it is riding a four-game losing streak, all of which came against Pac-12 opponents. North Dakota State at South Dakota State - 1/8/23 College Football Picks and Prediction. 25 LSU vs. No. ET. ET: Fresno State at Boise State, 9:45 p.m. Michigan is a 22-point favorite, which sounds about right. That could make all the difference in covering the 6.5 points if they do not come out on top. 20 Wake Forest at No. The teams have a combined 3-5 record in the last month, and both are in need of a victory. Maryland's 4-0 start to the season blew up in spectacular fashion at home against Iowa in a game in which the Terrapins committed seven turnovers. All Top 25 games Saturday unless otherwise noted. Beating South Carolina will help them take the next step in that goal. ET. 2 Georgia (5-0) at No. They welcome the Tennessee Volunteers to Tiger Stadium on Saturday. The Cowboys had one their worst games in recent memory, losing to Kansas State 48-0 on the road. ET: UTEP 27, Rice 23, Appalachian State at Coastal Carolina, 7:30 p.m. Jalon Daniels, who has had 11 touchdown passes in four weeks, threw for just 93 yards on 14 pass attempts. QB Jaxson Dart has thrown for 910 yards and five touchdowns on the year. The normally high-octane offense of Ole Miss was flummoxed by Alabama. But through five weeks of the season, this matchup has lost a lot of its luster. LSU got over the 40-point mark once this season and that was against FCS side Southern. 17 TCU . Prediction: Louisville 31, Virginia 28, Best: Utah (2-2) at USC (3-2), 8 p.m. Michigan has a new look and confidence to them behind quarterback J.J. McCarthy. 13 Arkansas vs. No. 117: Central Michigan Chippewas 30.2. ET. 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. ET, SEC Network), No. Gambling problem? The Tar Heels are steamrolling through the ACC, with four straight conference wins. I think Notre Dame's offense will be too much for this BYU defense, which allows 335.4 yards per game. And you know what? The Beavers were third among others receiving votes this week, and getting to 5-1 would likely push them over the top. 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. 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. Tennessee caught a break for its trip to Baton Rouge, Louisiana. This is another contest that won't be close. 14 Ole Miss (-6.5). He's been sacked 10 times, too. But other than their battle against Wake Forest, Liberty has played a weak schedule. 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: Kent State 35, Miami (OH) 24. While the story of the Illinois season has been centered around Brown, the defense has been elite. And goodness knows Oklahoma has had a propensity for nail-biters this season. TCU might be the sneakiest undefeated team in the country with an electric offense that's averaging 44.3 points per game. Head coach Scott Frost will finally get a big W with the Huskers. The Wolfpack improved to 4-1 with a closer-than-most-expected 34-27 home win over Louisiana Tech. Week 6 doesn't feature a ton of big games, but there are a number of fun matchups on the slate. 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. 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. 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. Running back Brad Roberts is the leader for the Falcons, recording 13 touchdowns and 943 yards this season. 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. 4 Michigan (-21.5) at Indiana (noon ET, Fox), No. 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. Even if the Chants decide to be nice and focus primarily on running the ball (and the clock), you're still talking about an offense that averages 6.4 yards per carry against a defense that just allowed 503 rushing yards in a 59-33 loss to Georgia Southern. Although Kentucky quarterback Will Levis fumbled twice late in the game against Ole Miss to give the Rebels the victory, I think he will rebound nicely against South Carolina. 21 Texas, and No. Ohio State has won the last six straight against Sparty. Unsurprisingly, Alabama is a 24-point favorite. James Parks. 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. 1 topic this week in college football is Cincinnati's case for inclusion in the College Football Playoff. The Kansas defense is capable of getting a few stops against Max Duggan and the TCU offense. Georgia State (2-3) at Troy (4-1), Thursday, 7:30 p.m. Fighting Irish running back Audric Estime has rushed for 210 yards and three touchdowns in the last two weeks. With Notre Dame's offense hitting over 40 points in two straight games, the Fighting Irish may have found the key to saving their season. Taulia Tagovailoa, the younger brother of Miami Dolphins QB Tua Tagovailoa, has had a decent season. 2 Georgia on Saturday. 13 Kentucky vs. South Carolina, 7:30 p.m. ET, UTEP (4-1) at Southern Miss (1-4), 7 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. 4 Penn State (5-0) at No. ET, Florida State (1-4) at North Carolina (3-2), 3:30 p.m. Just being ranked in Week 6 is a major achievement for the program's new head coach and his rebuilding of the team. But Penn State has yet to cough up the ball more than once in a game and has an impressive plus-six mark of its own. Photo by Steph Chambers/Getty Images Week 13 College Football Computer Generated Predictions: 101: Bowling Green Falcons 25.7. Headlines have been swirling around both these teams for the past few months, and many of them haven't been favorable. 116: Texas Longhorns 24.2. 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? College Football Game Picker: Florida by 2.88. Tar Heels quarterback and true freshman Drake Maye has been sensational this season. ET, UCLA (3-2) at Arizona (0-4), 10:30 p.m. Three games between ranked teams, including No. We will have 6 more Premium Picks against the spread this week! Lincoln Riley's undefeated USC team looks like the Pac-12's best chance for a playoff team. Enjoy the free college football picks against the spread as well! Oklahoma's Eric Gray has 460 yards and three scores. 14 NC State vs. Florida State, 8 p.m. The Canes will be looking to bounce back from two straight losses to Texas A&M and Conference USA's Middle Tennessee State. The Utes have won the last four straight following their Week 1 loss at Florida, but this will be the first ranked team Utah has faced all season. 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. 114: North Carolina Tar Heels 22.8. 11 Utah, 3:30 p.m. It's been a rough three weeks for the Nittany Lions, but it's been a rough year for the Hoosiers. 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. 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. ET, CBS), No. AZ/CO/CT/IL/IN/IA/LA/MI/NH/NJ/NY/OR/PA/TN/VA/WV/WY only. The Tigers are more vulnerable to an upset than their Top Five ranking would seem. In the SEC, Ole Miss, Kentucky and Tennessee look like they could be legitimate challengers to Alabama and Georgia. 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. The Huskies are 14-point favorites over the Sun Devils. ET: Given the respective schedules thus far, I'm not buying either of these teams as a threat to win the Mountain West Conference. Iowa State's rushing defense is the eighth-ranked unit in the nation, allowing just 83 yards on the ground per game. Washington looked like one of the best teams in the Pac-12, until UCLA defeated the Huskies 40-32 last Friday night. Prediction: Connecticut 34, Massachusetts 27, Houston (4-1) at Tulane (1-4), 7:30 p.m. These matchups at Kinnick Stadium have been pretty awesome in recent years. I think this Yellow Jacket team can rally behind him and give him his second win, this time at home. The Razorbacks had a chance to defeat TAMU, but doinked a game-winning field goal attempt off the top of the upright. Both of these offenses boast a pair of talented quarterbacks. I think Mississippi State has a bit more to play for this week, and I think it'll be hard for Arkansas to rebound after two demoralizing losses. And though Tanner McKee has 10 touchdowns against zero interceptions since becoming Stanford's starting quarterback, this will be the toughest defense he has faced by a wide margin. 3 Oregon. 21+ (18+ NH/WY). Dating back to last season, this win marks the eighth straight victory for the Bruins, their longest undefeated stretch since 2005. No. Prediction: Kentucky 45, South Carolina 17. The Demon Deacons just need to make sure they don't let Shrader and Tucker run wild. Arkansas lost 37-0 to Georgia. Georgia survived a scare last week against an unranked, 2-2 Missouri team. ND quarterback Drew Pyne threw for 289 yards and three touchdowns in the win over North Carolina. 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. Quarterback Max Duggan and the TCU Horned Frogs continue to be underrated, despite multiple wins against ranked opponents. Two years before that, No. Last year, Oklahoma came from behind from a 28-7 first-quarter deficit to win 55-48 in a thriller. 23 Liberty at Arkansas, 4 p.m. I think this one will be close for awhile before Tennessee pulls away in the fourth. That's three winning weeks out of the last four, although the losing week was so bad that my overall record for the year is now 55-56-1. 24 Pitt 26-21 last weekend. 18 UCLA (3:30 p.m. All AP Top 25 games Saturday unless otherwise noted. But fast forward to Week 6 of 2022, and Texas A&M looks like a much different team than this time last year. The Aggies' first three opponents scored a combined total of 17 points and were helpless when trying to move the ball through the air. 20 UCLA, and Stanford certainly shook up the rankings with its 31-24 victory over then-No. Jay Biggerstaff/Getty Images, Jalon Daniels. 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. The Green Wave have quietly notched a 7-1 record, with a perfect 4-0 record in conference play. Prediction:Coastal Carolina 59, Arkansas State 21, No. Prediction: Illinois 24, Michigan State 16. North Carolina beat Virginia Tech 41-10 last week, whereas Miami has yet to begin conference play. ET: Iowa State 28, West Virginia 23, New Mexico at Utah State, 3:30 p.m. 10 Florida, No. Saturday will mark just the fourth overall meeting between these two. Lower stakes bring out the worst in the Bulldogs, who have covered one of their past six games . Nov 22, 2022 9:36 AM EST. But for better or worse, this meeting of winless schools from the northeast doesn't appear to be on national television. Payback time for the Buckeyes, who lost a 55-24 game to the Hawks back in 2017 as a CFP contender . Arkansas looked like the one team that might challenge 'Bama in the West this season. One of the top matchups is No. Bearcat quarterback Ben Bryant, who had to replace longtime starter Desmond Ridder this season, has Cincy's offense running smoothly. There isn't much to worry about since the Tar Heels are playing a Virginia team with quarterback Brennan Armstrong, who's recorded nine interceptions this season. 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. One of the college picks the model is high on in Week 3: The Notre Dame Fighting Irish cover the 12-point spread against the Cal Golden Bears at home . ET, Wisconsin (1-3) at Illinois (2-4), 3:30 p.m. 2 Ohio State at Northwestern, Noon ET. 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. ET: UMass 28, UConn 14, Duke at Boston College, 7 p.m. Since joining the AAC, SMU has had quite a bit of documented trouble with Navy's triple-option offense. That seemed impossible after their Week 0 meltdown in the loss to Illinois, but the Cornhuskers gave both Oklahoma and Michigan State a serious run for their money on the road and won their other three games (Fordham, Buffalo and Northwestern) by a combined score of 136-17. No. Rick Ulreich/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images, Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information. There's no surprise that the biggest games of the week are filled with SEC talent. The Sun Devils are averaging better than 200 rushing yards per game, and they are going to run all over a Cardinal defense allowing more than 200 rushing yards per game. 3 to No. Although Florida State has lost the last two to NC State, I like the 'Noles in an upset here. One of the top college football picks the model is recommending for Week 6: No. He played in 13 games over three . Oregon is 7-1 with its only loss coming against No. ET, South Alabama (3-1) at Texas State (1-3), 7 p.m. 24 Cincinnati (-27.5) (2:30 p.m. The Buckeyes need to be dominant in this matchup to continue to show the selection committee just how good they are, and they'll be exactly that. *Can Florida State's offensive line hold up? ET, SEC Network), Army at No. They gave up 322 rushing yards in the loss to Oregon State two weeks ago, and Utah has averaged better than 6.0 yards per carry in three of its four games. In just the second meeting of top five teams . 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. Texas and Oklahoma are afterthoughts in the Big 12 title race right now. I like Maryland at home here, but I think Purdue keeps it close. And it should be fun when the Gators bring in human highlight reel Anthony Richardson as the backup quarterback for garbage time. Both of these teams are undefeated, and Kansas is 5-0 for the first time since 2009. There are three matchups this weekend pitting top 25 ranked teams on . Tech's defense forced two turnovers that set up a pair of scores. 7 in the AP poll for that one, but they were down 24-0 in the blink of an eye. James Madison at Arkansas State, 7 p.m. North Carolina is averaging 41.8 points on the season, but its defense has barely been able to stop anyone. Clemson is fresh off a bye week headed to South Bend to play the Notre Dame Fighting Irish, who have finally found some life. 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. "We are getting an NHL caliber defenseman and acquiring very valuable draft capital in this upcoming draft and beyond," said Blackhawks General Manager Kyle Davidson said in the team statement. 13 Arkansas.The . 13 Kentucky (-10.5) (7:30 p.m. UCF may be on the road, but a game at Memphis never hurt anybody. Although Clemson is the overwhelming favorite to win the ACC, the ACC Coastal is still very much up for grabs. Following his two-interception game against Georgia, he's thrown just one pick against Washington State since. ET. ET: Ohio 35, Akron 13, Georgia Southern at Georgia State, 2 p.m. NCAA Football Predictions: Week 8 Report, Best Bets and Picks. 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