A top-10 battle between SEC powerhouses LSU and Georgia highlights Week 5 of the college football betting calendar, but it is far from the only marquee battle. LSU, ranked No. 6) opened as three-point underdogs at ninth-rated Georgia. The Tigers are 7-1 straight up in conference road games the past two seasons, according to the OddsShark.com college football database. Georgia is 7-3 against the spread in home conference battles since 2009.
College football opening lines: Georgia, Ohio State, Oklahoma favored in the big games
The Tigers and Dawgs clash in Athens, while Ohio State looks to dispatch Big Ten rival Wisconsin. Check out the opening college football odds for Week 5.
Kevin C. Cox
Another major conference tilt with BCS implications is the annual Ohio State vs Wisconsin scrap. The Badgers were early 7.5-road underdogs against a team they have struggled to a 1-5 SU (and ATS) mark in recent years. Ohio State is ranked fourth in the AP poll this week, while Wisconsin clings to the Top 25 at No. 23. Notre Dame faces Oklahoma in another key Top 25 battle, where a lot of early money went on the Sooners as small road favorites.
Check out the full list of opening NCAA football point spreads courtesy of OddsShark.com and watch for opening totals later.
Virginia Tech +7.5 at Georgia Tech -7.5 - Matchup Report
Trends: Virginia Tech is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games. The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Georgia Tech’s last 7 games.
Iowa State +3 at Tulsa -3 - Matchup Report
Trends: The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Iowa State’s last 10 games. Tulsa is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home.
Utah State -8.5 at San Jose State +8.5 - Matchup Report
Trends: The total has gone OVER in 5 of Utah State’s last 6 games on the road. San Jose State is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home.
Middle Tennessee +21 at BYU -21 - Matchup Report
Trends: Middle Tennessee is 7-2 SU in its last 9 games. BYU is 13-2 SU in its last 15 games at home.
Miami (Ohio) +24 at Illinois -24 - Matchup Report
Trends: The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Miami (Ohio)‘s last 5 games. The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Illinois’s last 6 games at home.
Northern Illinois -4 at Purdue +4 - Matchup Report
Trends: Northern Illinois is 15-1 SU in its last 16 games. The total has gone OVER in 6 of Purdue’s last 8 games at home.
Southern Methodist +19.5 at TCU -19.5 - Matchup Report
Trends: The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Southern Methodist’s last 11 games on the road. TCU is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games when playing at home against Southern Methodist.
Miami at South Florida - Matchup Report
Trends: Miami is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games. The total has gone UNDER in 5 of South Florida’s last 5 games when playing Miami.
South Carolina -7 at Central Florida +7 - Matchup Report
Trends: South Carolina is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games. Central Florida is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home.
Oklahoma State -21 at West Virginia +21 - Matchup Report
Trends: Oklahoma State is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games. The total has gone UNDER in 5 of West Virginia’s last 5 games .
South Alabama +18.5 at Tennessee -18.5 - Matchup Report
Trends: The total has gone UNDER in 6 of South Alabama’s last 8 games. Tennessee is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games at home.
Virginia +7 at Pittsburgh -7 - Matchup Report
Trends: Virginia is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games on the road. The total has gone OVER in 4 of Pittsburgh’s last 5 games.
East Carolina +11 at North Carolina -11 - Matchup Report
Trends: East Carolina is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games. North Carolina is 9-1 SU in its last 10 games at home.
Navy -1.5 at Western Kentucky +1.5 - Matchup Report
Trends: Navy is 9-2 SU in its last 11 games. The total has gone OVER in 6 of Western Kentucky’s last 8 games at home.
Akron +15.5 at Bowling Green -15.5 - Matchup Report
Trends: The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Akron’s last 5 games on the road. Bowling Green is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games at home.
Colorado +10 at Oregon State -10 - Matchup Report
Trends: The total has gone OVER in 5 of Colorado’s last 6 games on the road. The total has gone OVER in 4 of Oregon State’s last 5 games.
Toledo +3 at Ball State -3 - Matchup Report
Trends: The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Toledo’s last 5 games. Ball State is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games at home.
Troy +11 at Duke -11 - Matchup Report
Trends: The total has gone OVER in 10 of Troy’s last 11 games. The total has gone OVER in 6 of Duke’s last 8 games at home.
LSU +3 at Georgia -3 - Matchup Report
Trends: LSU is 9-1 SU in its last 10 games on the road. The total has gone OVER in 5 of Georgia’s last 5 games.
Texas El Paso +13 at Colorado State -13 - Matchup Report
Trends: The total has gone OVER in 6 of Texas El Paso’s last 7 games. Colorado State is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games at home.
Central Michigan +23 at North Carolina State -23 - Matchup Report
Trends: The total has gone OVER in 11 of Central Michigan’s last 14 games on the road. The total has gone UNDER in 5 of North Carolina State’s last 5 games at home.
Florida State -21.5 at Boston College +21.5 - Matchup Report
Trends: Florida State is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games. The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Boston College’s last 5 games at home.
Oklahoma -4 at Notre Dame +4 - Matchup Report
Trends: Oklahoma is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games on the road. Notre Dame is 11-1 SU in its last 12 games at home.
Connecticut -3 at Buffalo +3 - Matchup Report
Trends: Connecticut is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Buffalo. The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Buffalo’s last 6 games at home.
Week 4 recaps
Stanford makes its case against Arizona State
Notre Dame overcomes Michigan State's defense
Florida beats Tennessee, loses Jeff Driskel
Utah claims Holy War through 2016
Texas throws off the Kansas State yoke
Auburn scrappy in loss at Death Valley
Alabama in trouble after unconvincing win?
Michigan's seen this movie before (it's not good)
Texas A&M at Arkansas - Matchup Report
Trends: Texas A&M is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games on the road. The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Arkansas’s last 6 games at home.
Wake Forest +28 at Clemson -28 - Matchup Report
Trends: The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Wake Forest’s last 5 games on the road. The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Clemson’s last 5 games when playing Wake Forest.
Iowa -1 at Minnesota +1 - Matchup Report
Trends: The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Iowa’s last 6 games when playing Minnesota.
Army +2 at Louisiana Tech -2 - Matchup Report
Trends: The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Army’s last 5 games. The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Louisiana Tech’s last 5 games.
Houston -2.5 at UTSA +2.5 - Matchup Report
Trends: Houston is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games. UTSA is 7-0-1 ATS in its last 8 games.
Temple -8 at Idaho +8 - Matchup Report
Trends: The total has gone UNDER in 11 of Temple’s last 16 games on the road. The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Idaho’s last 5 games.
Mississippi +17 at Alabama -17 - Matchup Report
Trends: Mississippi is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games. Alabama is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games. Ole Miss 6-2 ATS past 8 games vs Bama.
Wyoming -11 at Texas State +11 - Matchup Report
Trends: Wyoming is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games. The total has gone UNDER in 9 of Texas State’s last 12 games.
Florida -14 at Kentucky +14 - Matchup Report
Trends: Florida is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Kentucky. The total has gone OVER in 4 of Kentucky’s last 6 games when playing Florida.
Arizona +7 at Washington -7 - Matchup Report
Trends: The total has gone OVER in 5 of Arizona’s last 5 games when playing Washington. The total has gone OVER in 5 of Washington’s last 5 games when playing Arizona.
Kent State +3 at Western Michigan -3 - Matchup Report
Trends: The total has gone OVER in 4 of Kent State’s last 5 games on the road. The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Western Michigan’s last 6 games.
Stanford -10.5 at Washington State +10.5 - Matchup Report
Trends: Stanford is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games. Washington State is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games.
Tulane +12 at Louisiana-Monroe -12 - Matchup Report
Trends: The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Tulane’s last 7 games on the road. The total has gone OVER in 4 of Louisiana-Monroe’s last 5 games at home.
Florida Atlantic +12.5 at Rice -12.5 - Matchup Report
Trends: The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Florida Atlantic’s last 5 games. Rice is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home.
Arkansas State +21 at Missouri -21 - Matchup Report
Trends: Arkansas State is 10-2 SU in its last 12 games. The total has gone OVER in 5 of Missouri’s last 6 games.
UAB +20 at Vanderbilt -20 - Matchup Report
Trends: The total has gone OVER in 4 of UAB’s last 5 games. Vanderbilt is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games at home.
Wisconsin +7.5 at Ohio State -7.5 - Matchup Report
Trends: The total has gone OVER in 5 of Wisconsin’s last 6 games on the road. Ohio State is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games.
UNLV -2.5 at New Mexico +2.5 - Matchup Report
Trends: The total has gone UNDER in 5 of UNLV’s last 6 games when playing New Mexico. The total has gone UNDER in 5 of New Mexico’s last 6 games when playing UNLV.
San Diego State -18 at New Mexico State +18 - Matchup Report
Trends: The total has gone UNDER in 6 of San Diego State’s last 8 games. The total has gone OVER in 5 of New Mexico State’s last 5 games.
Air Force at Nevada - Matchup Report
Trends: The total has gone OVER in 4 of Air Force’s last 6 games. Nevada is 17-5 SU in its last 22 games at home.
Southern Cal +7 at Arizona State -7 - Matchup Report
Trends: Southern Cal is 12-1 SU in its last 13 games when playing Arizona State. The total has gone OVER in 5 of Arizona State’s last 5 games.
Southern Miss +26 at Boise State -26 - Matchup Report
Trends: The total has gone OVER in 9 of Southern Miss’s last 11 games on the road. Boise State is 23-2 SU in its last 25 games at home.
California +36 at Oregon -36 - Matchup Report
Trends: The total has gone UNDER in 5 of California’s last 5 games when playing on the road against Oregon. Oregon is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games.
Fresno State at Hawaii - Matchup Report
Trends: Fresno State is 8-1 SU in its last 9 games. The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Hawaii’s last 6 games.
