College Football Week Five is upon us and we have some super important yet exciting games to look forward to this weekend! Here are my plays for this College Football Week Five slate.
Check out the latest episodes of the JCPod and Captain By A Hook for my full breakdowns. All odds are a mix/the best number from FanDuel, DraftKings, and BetMGM.
Straights
Friday
Rutgers -1.5 (-110)
Of all the games in this College Football Week Five slate, I will admit I am a bit nervous about this the most. I wanted to get some Friday action in however, so I ended up going with Rutgers here. The line is now moved where Rutgers are mine is 1.5 favorites so I like that number a bit better. Sadly for me, I already bet the -2.5 so I have to ride with it. This is so far probably Rutgers biggest game this season, and this could be a huge chance for them to win at home. I’m gonna take the Home team here in this tossup game, I will honestly be shocked if Washington wins.
Based on what I’ve watched however, I like Rutgers chances to win at home here, so that is why I will be on their side for this contest.
Saturday
Air Force -3.5 (-115)
Coming into this game, Air Force is playing a pretty bad Wyoming team. I just simply looked at fade Wyoming here and take Air Force with the points. Do you be able to win this game by more than touchdown. Until I see any improvement from Wyoming on tape, I continue to look to fade them this season, especially if I get a good line. 
Colorado +14.5 (-115) & game total over 62.5 (-110)
The weather in this game could become a real problem, as the rain could make it almost impossible for Colorado to do anything. Colorado is an air raid team, while UCF will look to run the ball and take the air out of the rock a bit more. If the rain becomes an issue from the hurricane, then I am scared this game will fall almost completely in favor of UCF.
The weather is good as of now however, so I look for Shedeur Sanders and Travis Hunter to make just enough magic to keep Colorado at least within two scores in this game.
For the total here, this play is only if the game has no rain in it. If there is heavy rains, I will most likely look to not take the over, So this will be a day of decision to if I cash out the bet or not.
Indiana -6.5 (-115)
Indiana has been a wagon so far to start this year and now they face some tougher competition. Coming in at 6.5 point favorites versus Maryland, I look for Indiana the yet again be able to cover with ease. Kurtis Rourke has been playing pretty well for Indiana, and I love what Curt Cignetti has done for this IU program so far. As long as the Hoosiers continue to blow out teams and look great (just like how Cignetti had James Madison lookin last year), I will continue to back IU and their points either way.
Cignetti is the first IU coach to ever win four straight games to start the season, and I look for him to win a fifth. With how well Indiana has been playing, they could potentially cause some stress for teams, trying to make the playoffs in the Big10.
Oklahoma State +4.5 (+100) and game total under 57.5 (-110)
In this game between Oklahoma State and Kansas State, both these teams are coming in off bad losses. For Kansas State, they got straight blown out. Oklahoma State was able to put some lipstick on a pig and at least in their game to make it a little bit close.
I am nervous now for both these teams, but this is a huge game for the Big 12. With both of these teams coming in with losses, one more loss feels like it might be the death of a chance at the playoffs. Due to this, and also the fact that I do have some futures in Oklahoma State, I will be taking the points.
Alan Bowman has been playing pretty bad so so far this season, so I could potentially even see a QB swap in this game for Oklahoma State, potentially giving juice to the offense and team.
Buffalo +6.5 (-113)
After a huge walk off field goal win against ranked NIU, Buffalo now comes into this game again on the road. This time however, they are at 6.5 points as dogs and I looked to take the points again this week. UConn is not the best of football programs this year, so I like Buffalo chances to at least keep this within a touchdown.
Illinois +17.5 (-110)
Whiteouts for Penn State are 11-8 all time. While I am super nervous because this is a whiteout game, I feel just as if this is too many points. While Penn State is still a really good team, I really like what I saw so far out of Illinois this year. I look for Illinois to at least keep this within 17. They could potentially even keep it within single digits if their offense looks and replicates some things like how they did against Nebraska.
BYU +3.5 (-112)
BYU is coming in off a really huge win against Kansas State. Meanwhile, Baylor is coming in off a heartbreaking loss to Colorado. Baylor’s coach is for sure on hot seat watch, so this will be an interesting game to follow. After watching what both the teams put on tape last week I like being able to have three points with BYU here, so I will be taking them to cover the +3.5 points and keep this within a field goal
Alabama +2.5 (-120)
So far into the season based off what I’ve seen these past five weeks, it seems to me that Alabama is a better team than Georgia. While Georgia might be able to build and get better in totality, so far I have not liked what I’ve seen, especially offensively. Both are coming off of a bye and I look for Alabama to be able to potentially win at home.
However, I will be taking the points to be safe. Fanduel gives you a 50% boost, so I’ll be looking to bet either Jalen Milroe pre game or use it on Alabama moneyline.
Ohio state -23.5 (-110)
I only want to take Ohio State at -23.5 or lower. I look for this to be the first “real” game that Ohio State will look to play. Ohio State has looked like one of the more complete team so far this year, and I look for that to continue in this game here against Michigan State. I see this as a 24-27 point win, but I want the number to be as small as possible.
Props
Pat Bryant anytime touchdown (+290)
Bryant has been amazing for Illinois this year. Going against Penn State, Illinois will need to score. I look for him to be one of the guys to be able to do it. He has scored two touchdowns and every game this year except for one (3 of 4), so maybe 2x touchdowns scorer might be a play.
Bryant has also scored two touchdowns in his last two games, so both a touchdown and 2x touchdowns are on NBA Jam watch.
Travis Hunter over 100 receiving yards (+100)
So far this season Travis Hunter has 7 catches for 132 yards, 10 catches for 110 yards, 13 catches for 100 yards, and 7 catches for 130 yards in each game. I was not able to find his reception over but I like it at any number that does not balloon over 7.5 receptions Travis Hunter is the first NBA Jam candidate I have noticed this year, so we will take him over 100 yards until he does not reach it.
Parnell’s Nasty Boy Parlay Play of the Day
We have yet to hit a Nasty Boy in college, but we come into the weekend hot off back to back NFL Nasty Boys. Can we get on the board in this slate of College Football Week Five games?
I was able to get odds of +887 boosted to +1331 with a 50% boost.
- Jeremiyah Love anytime touchdown (-174)
- Jalen Milroe anytime touchdown (+104)
- Travis Hunter over 90 receiving yards (-138)
- Pat Bryant over 50+ receiving yards (-125)
Let’s have a DAY! PLEASE GAMBLE RESPONSIBLY
College Football straights Record (regular season): 20-18
College Football player props record 6-3
Pickem Record: 28-20
NFL bets (straights) [regular season] 12-16
NFL Bets (Touchdown scorers) [regular season] 26-26
NFL Bets (Player Props) [regular season] 4-5
Nasty Boy Play (College) : 0-3 {down $45}
Nasty Boy Play (NFL) 2-7 {up $358.95}
Jaden Chandler-Parnell, or “JC” is a Sports & Sports Betting Analyst for Stare Down Sports. You can Follow him on X @Jaden95Chandler
Leave a Reply