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Our college football predictions for Week 5 of the 2026 season: 54 games, each with its own page, listed 3 October 2026. Each page gives the line, our number and the call, or says plainly that the numbers do not support a bet.
Last week’s games are on the Week 4 page , and the full list of current predictions is on our college football predictions hub.
Saturday 3 October
Prediction Akron at Central Michigan Best Pick, Prediction and Odds Alabama at Mississippi State Best Pick, Prediction and Odds Arkansas at Texas A&M Best Pick, Prediction and Odds Arkansas State at Louisiana Best Pick, Prediction and Odds Army at Louisiana Tech Best Pick, Prediction and Odds Auburn at Tennessee Best Pick, Prediction and Odds Baylor at Arizona State Best Pick, Prediction and Odds Boston College at SMU Best Pick, Prediction and Odds Bowling Green at Miami (OH) Best Pick, Prediction and Odds BYU at TCU Best Pick, Prediction and Odds California at UNLV Best Pick, Prediction and Odds Cincinnati at Arizona Best Pick, Prediction and Odds Eastern Michigan at Massachusetts Best Pick, Prediction and Odds Florida at Missouri Best Pick, Prediction and Odds Fresno State at Washington State Best Pick, Prediction and Odds Georgia Southern at Coastal Carolina Best Pick, Prediction and Odds Indiana at Rutgers Best Pick, Prediction and Odds Kentucky at South Carolina Best Pick, Prediction and Odds Marshall at James Madison Best Pick, Prediction and Odds Maryland at Nebraska Best Pick, Prediction and Odds Memphis at Charlotte Best Pick, Prediction and Odds Miami at Clemson Best Pick, Prediction and Odds Michigan at Minnesota Best Pick, Prediction and Odds Michigan State at Wisconsin Best Pick, Prediction and Odds Middle Tennessee at Kansas Best Pick, Prediction and Odds Navy at Air Force Best Pick, Prediction and Odds Notre Dame at North Carolina Best Pick, Prediction and Odds Ohio at Kent State Best Pick, Prediction and Odds Ohio State at Iowa Best Pick, Prediction and Odds Oregon State at Colorado State Best Pick, Prediction and Odds Purdue at Illinois Best Pick, Prediction and Odds Samford at UAB Best Pick, Prediction and Odds San José State at Hawai’i Best Pick, Prediction and Odds Stanford at Wake Forest Best Pick, Prediction and Odds Syracuse at UConn Best Pick, Prediction and Odds Temple at South Florida Best Pick, Prediction and Odds Texas Southern at Florida Atlantic Best Pick, Prediction and Odds Texas State at San Diego State Best Pick, Prediction and Odds Texas Tech at Colorado Best Pick, Prediction and Odds Toledo at Ball State Best Pick, Prediction and Odds UCF at Houston Best Pick, Prediction and Odds UL Monroe at South Alabama Best Pick, Prediction and Odds Utah State at Boise State Best Pick, Prediction and Odds UTEP at New Mexico Best Pick, Prediction and Odds UTSA at Rice Best Pick, Prediction and Odds Vanderbilt at Georgia Best Pick, Prediction and Odds Virginia at Florida State Best Pick, Prediction and Odds Washington at USC Best Pick, Prediction and Odds West Virginia at Iowa State Best Pick, Prediction and Odds Western Michigan at Buffalo Best Pick, Prediction and Odds Wyoming at North Dakota State Best Pick, Prediction and Odds Louisville at NC State Best Pick, Prediction and Odds Old Dominion at Georgia State Best Pick, Prediction and Odds McNeese at LSU Best Pick, Prediction and Odds
Listed from the live site on 3 October 2026. Lines move through the week; each prediction states when its prices were read.
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