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Weekly Picks

Week 5 · 2026

This week: ATS 20-21-1 (48.8%, -7.8u)SU 36-19 (65.5%)Season to date: ATS 109-111-3 (49.5%, -35.7u) · SU 152-85

Spreads are the home team's number, sportsbook-style: minus = home favored, PK = even. Share cards: week summary PNG ↓ · full pick-sheet PNG ↓ · SVG

DateMatchupFBRCloseTierATS pickSU pickFinal
Oct 1Western Kentucky at New Mexico State+4.0-1.5BaseWestern Kentucky +1.5 LWestern Kentucky LNew Mexico State by 21
Oct 1North Texas at Tulsa-10.0+3.0LockTulsa +3.0 WTulsa LNorth Texas by 1
Oct 2Liberty at Delaware+10.5+7.0BaseLiberty -7.0 WLiberty WLiberty by 16
Oct 2Penn State at Northwestern+2.5+3.0——Penn State LNorthwestern by 21
Oct 2Pittsburgh at Virginia Tech+2.0-1.5BasePittsburgh +1.5 WPittsburgh WPittsburgh by 2
Oct 3Navy at Air Force-11.0-3.0BaseAir Force -3.0 WAir Force WAir Force by 5
Oct 3Cincinnati at Arizona+11.5-7.0CenturyCincinnati +7.0 LCincinnati LArizona by 27
Oct 3Baylor at Arizona State+5.0-3.5BaseBaylor +3.5 WBaylor WBaylor by 36
Oct 3Toledo at Ball State+12.0+21.0BaseBall State +21.0 WToledo WToledo by 15
Oct 3Utah State at Boise State-17.0-19.5——Boise State WBoise State by 19
Oct 3Western Michigan at Buffalo+10.5+12.5——Western Michigan WWestern Michigan by 3
Oct 3Akron at Central Michigan-6.5-6.5——Central Michigan WCentral Michigan by 24
Oct 3Memphis at Charlotte+11.0+18.5BaseCharlotte +18.5 LMemphis WMemphis by 51
Oct 3Miami at Clemson+10.5+15.5BaseClemson +15.5 LMiami WMiami by 28
Oct 3Georgia Southern at Coastal Carolina+3.5+2.5——Georgia Southern WGeorgia Southern by 7
Oct 3Texas Tech at Colorado+26.5+13.5LockTexas Tech -13.5 WTexas Tech WTexas Tech by 22
Oct 3Oregon State at Colorado State+11.5+6.5BaseOregon State -6.5 WOregon State WOregon State by 30
Oct 3Virginia at Florida State+7.5+1.5BaseVirginia -1.5 LVirginia LFlorida State by 31
Oct 3Vanderbilt at Georgia-21.5-25.5BaseVanderbilt +25.5 WGeorgia WGeorgia by 24
Oct 3Old Dominion at Georgia State-14.5-2.5LockGeorgia State -2.5 WGeorgia State WGeorgia State by 32
Oct 3San Jose State at Hawaii+10.0-2.5LockSan Jose State +2.5 WSan Jose State WSan Jose State by 4
Oct 3UCF at Houston+0.5-10.5LockUCF +10.5 WUCF LHouston by 10
Oct 3Purdue at Illinois-12.0-10.0——Illinois LPurdue by 7
Oct 3Ohio State at Iowa-12.5+14.5MillenniumIowa +14.5 LIowa LOhio State by 17
Oct 3West Virginia at Iowa State+6.0-3.0BaseWest Virginia +3.0 PWest Virginia LIowa State by 3
Oct 3Marshall at James Madison-8.5-18.5LockMarshall +18.5 LJames Madison WJames Madison by 28
Oct 3Middle Tennessee at Kansas-0.5-20.5MillenniumMiddle Tennessee +20.5 LKansas WKansas by 55
Oct 3Ohio at Kent State+3.5+3.5——Ohio WOhio by 3
Oct 3Arkansas State at Louisiana-11.0-6.5BaseLouisiana -6.5 LLouisiana WLouisiana by 3
Oct 3Army at Louisiana Tech+4.0+1.5——Army LLouisiana Tech by 2
Oct 3Bowling Green at Miami (OH)-13.0-10.5——Miami (OH) LBowling Green by 4
Oct 3Michigan at Minnesota+6.0+6.0——Michigan LMinnesota by 6
Oct 3Alabama at Mississippi State-3.0+5.5BaseMississippi State +5.5 LMississippi State LAlabama by 33
Oct 3Florida at Missouri+26.5+5.5MillenniumFlorida -5.5 LFlorida LMissouri by 28
Oct 3Louisville at NC State+19.5+3.0CenturyLouisville -3.0 LLouisville LNC State by 3
Oct 3Maryland at Nebraska-14.0-14.5——Nebraska WNebraska by 25
Oct 3UTEP at New Mexico-11.0-23.5LockUTEP +23.5 LNew Mexico WNew Mexico by 54
Oct 3Notre Dame at North Carolina+23.0+21.0——Notre Dame WNotre Dame by 11
Oct 3Wyoming at North Dakota State-15.5-16.5——North Dakota State WNorth Dakota State by 28
Oct 3UTSA at Rice+18.0+12.5BaseUTSA -12.5 LUTSA WUTSA by 2
Oct 3Indiana at Rutgers+17.0+24.5BaseRutgers +24.5 LIndiana WIndiana by 32
Oct 3Texas State at San Diego State+6.5+9.5BaseSan Diego State +9.5 WTexas State LSan Diego State by 2
Oct 3Boston College at SMU-14.5-21.5BaseBoston College +21.5 WSMU WSMU by 9
Oct 3UL Monroe at South Alabama-12.5-14.0——South Alabama WSouth Alabama by 17
Oct 3Kentucky at South Carolina+13.0-2.5CenturyKentucky +2.5 WKentucky WKentucky by 1
Oct 3Temple at South Florida-15.0-5.5BaseSouth Florida -5.5 LSouth Florida LTemple by 4
Oct 3BYU at TCU+17.0+6.0LockBYU -6.0 WBYU WBYU by 7
Oct 3Auburn at Tennessee-1.0-6.5BaseAuburn +6.5 LTennessee WTennessee by 10
Oct 3Arkansas at Texas A&M-6.0-14.0BaseArkansas +14.0 LTexas A&M WTexas A&M by 27
Oct 3Syracuse at UConnPK+6.5BaseUConn +6.5 W—Syracuse by 1
Oct 3Eastern Michigan at UMass-14.5-6.0BaseUMass -6.0 LUMass LEastern Michigan by 24
Oct 3California at UNLV+5.0-1.5BaseCalifornia +1.5 LCalifornia LUNLV by 8
Oct 3Washington at USC-16.5-8.5BaseUSC -8.5 LUSC WUSC by 4
Oct 3Stanford at Wake Forest-21.5-14.5BaseWake Forest -14.5 WWake Forest WWake Forest by 54
Oct 3Fresno State at Washington State+10.0-1.5LockFresno State +1.5 WFresno State WFresno State by 20
Oct 3Michigan State at Wisconsin-24.5-8.5CenturyWisconsin -8.5 WWisconsin WWisconsin by 28