2010 College Football Week 5 Odds
We’re still days away from another Saturday in college football, but here are some point spreads that jumped out at me in this weekend’s slate of action.
No. 7 Florida vs. No. 1 Alabama, 8:00PM ET
This is the second of three games the Crimson Tide will play against top 25 teams (assuming South Carolina stays in the top 25 after this week) and their second big SEC challenge. They escaped disaster last weekend in Fayetteville with a come-from-behind win over Arkansas and now take on a Florida team that crushed Kentucky last Saturday. Pundits have noted that the Gators’ offense hasn’t been as explosive as it has in years past and that may be the case. But they’ve scored at least 31 points in each of their first four games, including 48 last week against Kentucky and 31 against Tennessee two weekends ago. Nine points seems a tad high for a game of this magnitude.
THE LEAN: FLORIDA +9
No. 21 Texas vs. No. 8 Oklahoma, 3:30PM ET
Whether they were caught looking ahead or just had an off day, the Longhorns’ loss to UCLA last Saturday was devastating. The good thing is that they can’t dwell on the defeat for too long with the “Red River Rivalry” set to renew this weekend. The Sooners’ have only won by a touchdown or less in three of their four games to start the season, but they could be catching the Longhorns at an opportune time. Texas actually matches up pretty well with OU, but 4.5 points isn’t much to lay with the favorite here and the spread could go down closer to game time.
THE LEAN: OKLAHOMA –4.5
No. 11 Wisconsin vs. No. 24 Michigan State, 3:30PM ET
The Badgers are off to a perfect start on the new year, but have failed to cover against the three FBS teams they’ve faced thus far. The Spartans play tough at home and should get a huge lift with the return of head coach Mark Dantonio, who is expected to coach from the press box after he suffered a heart attack two weeks ago. Wisconsin looks awfully tempting at –1, but I fear this game could be a trap. I like MSU.
THE LEAN: MICHIGAN STATE +1
No. 22 Penn State vs. No. 17 Iowa, 8:05PM ET
I think Penn State is playing exactly how everyone should have expected them to play. They’re a young team overall and while they’ve managed to win three of their first four games, they’ve suffered plenty of ups and downs. They needed a strong second half to knock off Temple last weekend and now they have to go into hostile environment to take on the Hawkeyes team that has looked great at home (albeit against Eastern Illinois, Iowa State and Ball State) thus far. The only time the Nittany Lions played on the road this year they looked completely helpless against Alabama. It shouldn’t be total domination like it was in Tuscaloosa that day, but Iowa should wear PSU down in the fourth quarter and pull away.
THE LEAN: IOWA -7
Below is a complete list of point spreads for Week 5 in college football.
2010 College Football Week 5 Odds & Point Spreads:
101 Texas A&M +3
102 Oklahoma State -3
103 BYU -5.5
104 Utah State +5.5
105 Texas +4.5
106 Oklahoma -4.5
107 Vanderbilt +7.5
108 Connecticut -7.5
109 Ohio -10
110 Eastern Michigan +10
111 Ball State +16
112 Central Michigan -16
113 Wisconsin -1
114 Michigan State +1
115 Michigan -10.5
116 Indiana +10.5
117 Northwestern -5
118 Minnesota +5
119 Virginia Tech -3
120 N.C. State +3
121 East Carolina +10.5
122 North Carolina -10.5
123 Duke +7.5
124 Maryland -7.5
125 Tulane +15
126 Rutgers -15
127 Temple -4
128 Army +4
129 Georgia Tech -10
130 Wake Forest +10
131 Texas Tech -7.5
132 Iowa State +7.5
133 Kentucky +2.5
134 Mississippi -2.5
135 Tulsa -10.5
136 Memphis +10.5
137 Kansas +9.5
138 Baylor -9.5
139 Kent State -1
140 Miami Ohio +1
141 Idaho -2
142 Western Michigan +2
143 TCU -33.5
144 Colorado State +33.5
145 Navy +10
146 Air Force -10
147 Buffalo +5
148 Bowling Green -5
149 Notre Dame -2.5
150 Boston College +2.5
151 Tennessee +16.5
152 LSU -16.5
153 Washington State +27
154 UCLA -27
155 Ohio State -18
156 Illinois +18
157 Georgia -4
158 Colorado +4
159 Northern Illinois -13.5
160 Akron +13.5
161 UTEP -14.5
162 New Mexico +14.5
163 Arizona State +4.5
164 Oregon State -4.5
165 Wyoming +3.5
166 Toledo -3.5
167 SMU -11.5
168 Rice +11.5
169 Florida State -7.5
170 Virginia +7.5
171 Florida +9
172 Alabama -9
173 Marshall +10
174 Southern Miss -10
175 Penn State +7
176 Iowa -7
177 Washington +10.5
178 USC -10.5
179 Miami -3
180 Clemson +3
181 Boise State -41
182 New Mexico State +41
183 Nevada -20
184 UNLV +20
185 Stanford +7
186 Oregon -7
187 Louisiana Tech +8.5
188 Hawaii -8.5
189 Florida International +19.5
190 Pittsburgh -19.5
191 Louisville -5.5
192 Arkansas State +5.5
193 Louisana-Lafayette +4
194 North Texas -4
195 Louisiana-Monroe +34.5
196 Auburn -34.5
197 Florida Atlantic +21
198 South Florida –21
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