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Week 5 OnVarsity

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Week 5

Oct 1–Oct 3 · 59 games
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9:00 PM · Oct 2#1 matchup
#14Washington(2–0)
OV Win41%
#13USC(3–0)
OV Win59%
Spread:USC -3vs.—
Washington at USC · Los Angeles, CA · Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
11:00 PM · Oct 2#2 matchup
#1Ohio State(1–1)
OV Win85%
#23Iowa(2–0)
OV Win15%
Spread:OSU -13.5vs.—
Ohio State at Iowa · Iowa City, IA · Kinnick Stadium
11:00 PM · Oct 2#3 matchup
#16Florida(2–0)
OV Win57%
#24Missouri(2–0)
OV Win43%
Spread:FLA -2vs.—
Florida at Missouri · Columbia, MO · Memorial Stadium — FLEX: 3:30 - 4:30pm OR 6 - 8pm ET start
12:00 AM · Oct 3#4 matchup
#27Auburn(2–0)
OV Win27%
#17Tennessee(2–0)
OV Win73%
Spread:TENN -7.5vs.—
Auburn at Tennessee · Knoxville, TN · Neyland Stadium — FLEX: 3:30 - 4:30pm OR 6 - 8pm ET start
11:00 PM · Oct 2#5 matchup
#12Alabama(2–0)
OV Win75%
#33Mississippi State(2–0)
OV Win25%
Spread:ALA -8.5vs.—
Alabama at Mississippi State · Starkville, MS · Davis Wade Stadium — EARLY: Noon - 1pm ET start
7:00 PM · Oct 2#6 matchup
#35Pittsburgh(2–0)
OV Win41%
#34Virginia Tech(2–0)
OV Win59%
Spread:VT -3vs.—
Pittsburgh at Virginia Tech · Blacksburg, VA · Lane Stadium
12:00 AM · Oct 3#7 matchup
#7Miami(2–0)
OV Win84%
#38Clemson(1–1)
OV Win16%
Spread:MIA -12.5vs.MIA -7
Miami at Clemson · Clemson, SC · Memorial Stadium (Clemson, SC)
11:00 PM · Oct 2#8 matchup
#20BYU(2–0)
OV Win63%
#39TCU(1–1)
OV Win37%
Spread:BYU -4vs.—
BYU at TCU · Fort Worth, TX · Amon G. Carter Stadium
12:00 AM · Oct 3#9 matchup
#42Vanderbilt(2–0)
OV Win5%
#6Georgia(2–0)
OV Win95%
Spread:UGA -21vs.—
Vanderbilt at Georgia · Athens, GA · Sanford Stadium — EARLY: Noon - 1pm ET start
12:00 AM · Oct 3#10 matchup
#37Virginia(2–0)
OV Win46%
#43Florida State(1–1)
OV Win54%
Spread:FSU -1.5vs.—
Virginia at Florida State · Tallahassee, FL · Doak Campbell Stadium
12:00 AM · Oct 3#11 matchup
#44Kentucky(1–1)
OV Win26%
#25South Carolina(2–0)
OV Win74%
Spread:SC -8.5vs.—
Kentucky at South Carolina · Columbia, SC · Williams-Brice Stadium — FLEX: 3:30 - 4:30pm OR 6 - 8pm ET start
11:00 PM · Oct 2#12 matchup
#19Michigan(2–0)
OV Win70%
#46Minnesota(1–1)
OV Win30%
Spread:MICH -6.5vs.—
Michigan at Minnesota · Minneapolis, MN · Huntington Bank Stadium
9:00 PM · Oct 2#13 matchup
#47Baylor(1–1)
OV Win38%
#41Arizona State(1–1)
OV Win62%
Spread:ASU -4vs.—
Baylor at Arizona State · Tempe, AZ · Mountain America Stadium
7:00 PM · Oct 2#14 matchup
#18Penn State(2–0)
OV Win74%
#48Northwestern(1–0)
OV Win26%
Spread:PSU -8.5vs.—
Penn State at Northwestern · Evanston, IL · Ryan Field
12:00 AM · Oct 3#15 matchup
#28Louisville(1–1)
OV Win65%
#51NC State(1–1)
OV Win35%
Spread:LOU -5vs.—
Louisville at NC State · Raleigh, NC · Carter-Finley Stadium
11:00 PM · Oct 2#16 matchup
#54UCF(1–1)
OV Win22%
#29Houston(2–0)
OV Win78%
Spread:HOU -10vs.—
UCF at Houston · Houston, TX · TDECU Stadium
11:00 PM · Oct 2#17 matchup
#55Maryland(2–0)
OV Win22%
#30Nebraska(2–0)
OV Win78%
Spread:NEB -10vs.—
Maryland at Nebraska · Lincoln, NE · Memorial Stadium (Lincoln, NE)
11:00 PM · Oct 2#18 matchup
#57Arkansas(1–1)
OV Win6%
#11Texas A&M(2–0)
OV Win94%
Spread:TA&M -20vs.—
Arkansas at Texas A&M · College Station, TX · Kyle Field — FLEX: 3:30 - 4:30pm OR 6 - 8pm ET start
9:00 PM · Oct 2#19 matchup
#59Cincinnati(2–0)
OV Win22%
#32Arizona(1–1)
OV Win78%
Spread:ARIZ -10vs.—
Cincinnati at Arizona · Tucson, AZ · Arizona Stadium
11:00 PM · Oct 2#20 matchup
#53West Virginia(2–0)
OV Win48%
#60Iowa State(1–1)
OV Win52%
Spread:ISU -1vs.—
West Virginia at Iowa State · Ames, IA · Jack Trice Stadium
12:00 AM · Oct 3#21 matchup
#5Notre Dame(2–0)
OV Win96%
#61North Carolina(2–0)
OV Win4%
Spread:ND -22.5vs.ND -23.5
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Notre Dame at North Carolina · Chapel Hill, NC · Kenan Stadium
11:00 PM · Oct 2#22 matchup
#65Michigan State(2–0)
OV Win27%
#45Wisconsin(1–1)
OV Win73%
Spread:WIS -8vs.—
Michigan State at Wisconsin · Madison, WI · Camp Randall Stadium
10:00 PM · Oct 2#23 matchup
#8Texas Tech(2–0)
OV Win94%
#67Colorado(2–0)
OV Win6%
Spread:TTU -20vs.—
Texas Tech at Colorado · Boulder, CO · Folsom Field
7:30 PM · Oct 3#24 matchup
#69Texas State(0–2)
OV Win37%
#63San Diego State(1–1)
OV Win63%
Spread:SDSU -4.5vs.—
Texas State at San Diego State · San Diego, CA · Snapdragon Stadium
6:30 PM · Oct 3#25 matchup
#68Fresno State(1–1)
OV Win45%
#72Washington State(0–2)
OV Win55%
Spread:WSU -1.5vs.—
Fresno State at Washington State · Pullman, WA · Gesa Field
11:00 PM · Oct 2#26 matchup
#74Purdue(1–1)
OV Win18%
#40Illinois(1–1)
OV Win82%
Spread:ILL -11.5vs.—
Purdue at Illinois · Champaign, IL · Memorial Stadium (Champaign, IL)
8:00 PM · Oct 3#27 matchup
#2Indiana(2–0)
OV Win99%
#79Rutgers(0–2)
OV Win1%
Spread:IU -29vs.—
Indiana at Rutgers · Piscataway, NJ · SHI Stadium
5:30 PM · Oct 3#28 matchup
#80Utah State(0–2)
OV Win13%
#36Boise State(1–1)
OV Win87%
Spread:BOIS -14vs.—
Utah State at Boise State · Boise, ID · Albertsons Stadium
11:00 PM · Oct 2#29 matchup
#82Boston College(1–1)
OV Win7%
#26SMU(2–0)
OV Win93%
Spread:SMU -18.5vs.—
Boston College at SMU · University Park, TX · Gerald J. Ford Stadium
12:30 PM · Oct 3#30 matchup
#62California(1–1)
OV Win59%
#83UNLV(1–2)
OV Win41%
Spread:CAL -3vs.—
California at UNLV · Las Vegas, NV · Allegiant Stadium
12:00 AM · Oct 3#31 matchup
#85Stanford(1–1)
OV Win18%
#56Wake Forest(2–0)
OV Win82%
Spread:WAKE -11.5vs.—
Stanford at Wake Forest · Winston-Salem, NC · Allegacy Federal Credit Union Stadium
10:00 AM · Oct 3#32 matchup
#70Navy(1–1)
OV Win59%
#87Air Force(1–1)
OV Win41%
Spread:NAVY -3vs.—
Navy at Air Force · Colorado Springs, CO · Falcon Stadium
4:00 PM · Oct 3#33 matchup
#84Oregon State(0–2)
OV Win48%
#90Colorado State(2–0)
OV Win52%
Spread:CSU -0.5vs.—
Oregon State at Colorado State · Fort Collins, CO · Canvas Stadium
8:00 PM · Oct 1#34 matchup
#88North Texas(1–1)
OV Win44%
#92Tulsa(2–0)
OV Win56%
Spread:TLSA -2vs.—
North Texas at Tulsa · Tulsa, OK · Chapman Stadium
12:00 AM · Oct 3#35 matchup
#98Marshall(1–1)
OV Win24%
#78James Madison(2–0)
OV Win76%
Spread:JMU -9vs.—
Marshall at James Madison · Harrisonburg, VA · Bridgeforth Stadium
12:00 AM · Oct 3#36 matchup
#100Temple(1–1)
OV Win20%
#73South Florida(2–0)
OV Win80%
Spread:USF -10.5vs.—
Temple at South Florida · Tampa, FL · Raymond James Stadium
11:00 PM · Oct 2#37 matchup
#76Army(1–1)
OV Win67%
#101Louisiana Tech(1–1)
OV Win33%
Spread:ARMY -5.5vs.—
Army at Louisiana Tech · Ruston, LA · Joe Aillet Stadium
11:00 PM · Oct 2#38 matchup
#107Arkansas State(1–1)
OV Win36%
#97Louisiana(1–1)
OV Win64%
Spread:UL -4.5vs.—
Arkansas State at Louisiana · Lafayette, LA · Cajun Field
7:00 PM · Oct 2#39 matchup
#95Liberty(1–1)
OV Win52%
#108Delaware(1–1)
OV Win48%
Spread:LIB -0.5vs.—
Liberty at Delaware · Newark, DE · Delaware Stadium
2:30 PM · Oct 3#40 matchup
#109Wyoming(1–1)
OV Win19%
#77North Dakota State(3–0)
OV Win81%
Spread:NDSU -11.5vs.—
Wyoming at North Dakota State · Fargo, ND · Fargodome
12:00 PM · Oct 3#41 matchup
#66Syracuse(1–1)
OV Win78%
#111UConn(1–1)
OV Win22%
Spread:SYR -10vs.—
Syracuse at UConn · East Hartford, CT · Pratt & Whitney Stadium
12:00 AM · Oct 3#42 matchup
#99Georgia Southern(1–1)
OV Win53%
#115Coastal Carolina(1–1)
OV Win47%
Spread:GASO -1vs.—
Georgia Southern at Coastal Carolina · Conway, SC · Brooks Stadium (SC)
5:59 PM · Oct 3#43 matchup
#116San José State(2–1)
OV Win34%
#105Hawai'i(1–2)
OV Win66%
Spread:HAW -5.5vs.—
San José State at Hawai'i · Honolulu, HI · Clarence T.C. Ching Athletics Complex
11:00 PM · Oct 2#44 matchup
#64UTSA(2–0)
OV Win85%
#120Rice(1–1)
OV Win15%
Spread:UTSA -13.5vs.—
UTSA at Rice · Houston, TX · Rice Stadium
6:00 PM · Oct 1#45 matchup
#113Western Kentucky(0–2)
OV Win57%
#122New Mexico State(1–2)
OV Win43%
Spread:WKU -2.5vs.—
Western Kentucky at New Mexico State · Las Cruces, NM · Aggie Memorial Stadium
12:00 AM · Oct 3#46 matchup
#86Old Dominion(1–1)
OV Win75%
#123Georgia State(2–0)
OV Win25%
Spread:ODU -8.5vs.—
Old Dominion at Georgia State · Atlanta, GA · Center Parc Stadium
12:00 AM · Oct 3#47 matchup
#124Bowling Green(0–2)
OV Win22%
#103Miami (OH)(1–1)
OV Win78%
Spread:M-OH -10vs.—
Bowling Green at Miami (OH) · Oxford, OH · Yager Stadium
12:00 AM · Oct 3#48 matchup
#91Western Michigan(1–1)
OV Win76%
#127Buffalo(1–1)
OV Win24%
Spread:WMU -9vs.—
Western Michigan at Buffalo · Amherst, NY · UB Stadium
11:00 PM · Oct 2#49 matchup
#129Middle Tennessee(1–1)
OV Win2%
#50Kansas(1–1)
OV Win98%
Spread:KU -26vs.—
Middle Tennessee at Kansas · Lawrence, KS · Memorial Stadium
10:00 PM · Oct 2#50 matchup
#130UTEP(1–1)
OV Win6%
#75New Mexico(2–0)
OV Win94%
Spread:UNM -20vs.—
UTEP at New Mexico · Albuquerque, NM · University Stadium (NM)
12:00 AM · Oct 3#51 matchup
#131Akron(1–1)
OV Win26%
#117Central Michigan(1–1)
OV Win74%
Spread:CMU -8.5vs.—
Akron at Central Michigan · Mount Pleasant, MI · Kelly/Shorts Stadium
11:00 PM · Oct 2#52 matchup
#133UL Monroe(0–2)
OV Win17%
#106South Alabama(1–1)
OV Win83%
Spread:USA -12vs.—
UL Monroe at South Alabama · Mobile, AL · Hancock Whitney Stadium
12:00 AM · Oct 3#53 matchup
#94Toledo(1–1)
OV Win81%
#134Ball State(1–1)
OV Win19%
Spread:TOL -11.5vs.—
Toledo at Ball State · Muncie, IN · Scheumann Stadium
12:00 AM · Oct 3#54 matchup
#110Ohio(1–1)
OV Win74%
#136Kent State(1–1)
OV Win26%
Spread:OHIO -8.5vs.—
Ohio at Kent State · Kent, OH · Dix Stadium
12:00 AM · Oct 3#55 matchup
#71Memphis(2–1)
OV Win93%
#137Charlotte(0–2)
OV Win7%
Spread:MEM -19vs.—
Memphis at Charlotte · Charlotte, NC · Jerry Richardson Stadium
6:45 PM · Oct 3#56 matchup
McNeeseFCS
OV Win<0.01%
#9LSU(2–0)
OV Win>99.9%
Spread:LSU -46.5vs.—
McNeese at LSU · Baton Rouge, LA · Tiger Stadium (LA)
12:00 AM · Oct 3#57 matchup
#121Eastern Michigan(1–2)
OV Win72%
#138Massachusetts(2–0)
OV Win28%
Spread:EMU -7.5vs.—
Eastern Michigan at Massachusetts · Hadley, MA · Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium
6:00 PM · Oct 3#58 matchup
Texas SouthernFCS
OV Win2%
#93Florida Atlantic(1–1)
OV Win98%
Spread:FAU -29.5vs.—
Texas Southern at Florida Atlantic · Boca Raton, FL · FAU Stadium
2:30 PM · Oct 3#59 matchup
SamfordFCS
OV Win3%
#119UAB(1–1)
OV Win97%
Spread:UAB -28vs.—
Samford at UAB · Birmingham, AL · Protective Stadium

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