2012 College Football Week 5 Lines – NCAA Football Week Five Lines
Last Updated: September 28th, 2012 byWeek 5’s CFB schedule is out, and here at Bankroll Sports, we are going to be discussing some of the best college football odds that are going to be on tap for what should be another great weekend of action on the gridiron.
We’ll start with what should be a great game in the suddenly surging Pac-12. The Washington Huskies and the Stanford Cardinal are going to kick it off on Thursday night in what should be a great start to the weekend. With as good as the rest of the Pac-12 is this year, this is a very important game for both of these teams. We’ll see just how strong Stanford really is when it has to go on the road for this one just a week and a half after taking down the mighty USC Trojans, which should make this game a heck of a lot of fun. The Cardinal have opened up this week at just -7, proving that the oddsmakers believe that they have a real chance of getting beaten.
Speaking of teams that have all to play for, that’s what the BYU Cougars have to be thinking on Friday night when they are on national television once again to take on the Hawaii Warriors. The Cougs probably know that their season is just about over with in terms of producing anything special, as they were beaten by both the Utah Utes and Boise State Broncos in back to back weeks. Hawaii is gunning for the upset on the road in a nationally televised game, but it clearly is going to be an uphill fight from the start against a BYU team that has superior talent. The Cougs are laying 27.5 at the open this week, and they really shouldn’t be challenged.
**Click Here for the World’s Most Profitable Sports Betting System**
There aren’t many games that pit a pair of ranked teams against each other this week, but one of the more vital ones is going to see the Ohio State Buckeyes take on the Michigan State Spartans. Michigan State is one of the three Big Ten teams that already have a loss at the hands of the Notre Dame Fighting Irish this year, and it is just trying to keep its spot in the Top 25. Alas, here come the ultimate spoilers from Columbus though, as the Buckeyes are trying to make life a living hell on all of the other teams that are indeed bowl eligible in the Big Ten this year. This will be the biggest test of the year for QB Braxton Miller to date, as he tries to prove that he is a Heisman Trophy type of candidate on the national stage. The Buckeyes are slender 2.5 point underdogs in East Lansing.
The night cap of games sees just a slew of great teams going on the road for what might be very, very dangerous outings.
We’ll start with the Florida State Seminoles, who are the talk of the town right now after taking down the Clemson Tigers with an incredibly impressive second half of play on national television. The schedule is relatively easy from here on out, but the boys in garnet and gold have to take on a foe that they haven’t had a great history against this week in the South Florida Bulls, who have been preparing for this game all year long. This could be a real fight to the death in Tampa Bay, though it might feel like a de facto home game for the Noles, who should travel well to a huge stadium that normally has a ton of empty seats. The Noles are -16, but there is a lot of sentiment that perhaps this could be a tremendous letdown game for the garnet and gold.
Meanwhile, there are a ton of other road favorites that are either ranked in the Top 25 or almost ranked in the Top 25 that are going to be playing primetime games.
The South Carolina Gamecocks, UCLA Bruins, Boise State Broncos, TCU Horned Frogs, Texas Longhorns, Oregon Ducks, and Louisville Cardinals are all on the road this week, and they are all expected to come away with wins. We know that they all won’t though, and it is only a matter of trying to figure out which ones are going to get picked off. Texas is the one that is probably in the most trouble, as it is just -3 on the road, and the rest of these teams are all double digit favorites.
There actually isn’t a team that is a bigger favorite this week than the Alabama Crimson Tide. Granted, it’s never a surprise to know that the Tide are the biggest favorites on the board, but what makes it weird is the fact that the point spread is only 31.5 against the Ole Miss Rebels. Alabama is the only team that is favored by at least 30 this week in FBS vs. FBS games, and this is coming in a conference game. For those that have watched SEC games for years and years, it’s odd for sure, to think that these games are featuring spreads of more than four touchdowns, but this Alabama team is obviously a lot better than your average team.
A whopping 21 games on the board this week feature college football pointspreads of seven points or fewer. That’s over double the amount that were on the board at the outset of Week 4, and it might be as close of a week in terms of competition as you will see for the rest of the season.
2012 NCAA Football Week 5 Odds @ 5Dimes Sportsbook (as of 9/28/12):
(Get a HUGE 50% Bonus at 5Dimes.com When Using This Link)
Week 5 College Football Betting Lines for Thursday, 9/27/12
103 Stanford Cardinal -6.5
104 Washington Huskies +6.5
Over/Under 48
NCAA Football Lines for Week 5 for Friday, 9/28/12
105 Hawaii Warriors +27
106 BYU Cougars -27
Over/Under 49.5
Week 5 NCAA Football Odds for Saturday, 9/29/12
107 Cincinnati Bearcats +6.5
108 Virginia Tech Hokies -6.5
Over/Under 45.5
109 Buffalo Bulls +17
110 Connecticut Huskies -17
Over/Under 42
111 Penn State Nittany Lions -1
112 Illinois Fighting Illini +1
Over/Under 43
113 Minnesota Golden Gophers +7
114 Iowa Hawkeyes -7
Over/Under 46.5
115 Texas Tech Red Raiders -3
116 Iowa State Cyclones +3
Over/Under 60.5
117 Clemson Tigers -7
118 Boston College Eagles +7
Over/Under 60
119 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs -3.5
120 Virginia Cavaliers +3.5
Over/Under 60
121 Ohio Bobcats -24.5
122 Massachusetts Minutemen +24.5
Over/Under 54.5
123 Ball State Cardinals -2.5
124 Kent State Golden Flashes +2.5
Over/Under 54
125 Idaho Vandals +27
126 North Carolina Tar Heels -27
Over/Under 61.5
127 Indiana Hoosiers +11
128 Northwestern Wildcats -11
Over/Under 59
129 Marshall Thundering Herd +16.5
130 Purdue Boilermakers -16.5
Over/Under 63
131 Duke Blue Devils +2
132 Wake Forest Demon Deacons -2
Over/Under 60.5
133 South Carolina Gamecocks -21
134 Kentucky Wildcats +21
Over/Under 48
135 Colorado State Rams +14.5
136 Air Force Falcons -14.5
Over/Under 59
137 TCU Horned Frogs -16
138 SMU Mustangs +16
Over/Under 55.5
139 Central Michigan Chippewas +10
140 Northern Illinois Huskies -10
Over/Under 58.5
141 UCLA Bruins -19.5
142 Colorado Buffaloes +19.5
Over/Under 60
143 San Jose State Spartans -2.5
144 Navy Midshipmen +2.5
Over/Under 59.5
145 Oregon Ducks -30.5
146 Washington State Cougars +30.5
Over/Under 73.5
147 Texas Longhorns -2.5
148 Oklahoma State Cowboys +2.5
Over/Under 65
149 Arkansas Razorbacks +14
150 Texas A&M Aggies -14
Over/Under 66.5
151 Baylor Bears +11
152 West Virginia Mountaineers -11
Over/Under 83
153 Ohio State Buckeyes +2.5
154 Michigan State Spartans -2.5
Over/Under 41.5
155 Tennessee Volunteers +14
156 Georgia Bulldogs -14
Over/Under 58.5
157 Arizona State Sun Devils -1
158 Cal Golden Bears +1
Over/Under 58.5
159 Oregon State Beavers +2.5
160 Arizona Wildcats -2.5
Over/Under 61
161 Ole Miss Rebels +30
162 Alabama Crimson Tide -30
Over/Under 54.5
163 Miami Redhawks -3
164 Akron Zips +3
Over/Under 60
165 Missouri Tigers +2.5
166 UCF Knights -2.5
Over/Under 49.5
167 UTEP Miners +4
168 East Carolina Pirates -4
Over/Under 48
169 NC State Wolfpack +2.5
170 Miami Hurricanes -2.5
Over/Under 57
171 Florida State Seminoles -17
172 South Florida Bulls +17
Over/Under 54
173 Toledo Rockets +1.5
174 Western Michigan Broncos -1.5
Over/Under 57.5
175 Nevada Wolf Pack -19
176 Texas State Bobcats +19
Over/Under 65
177 Louisville Cardinals -10
178 Southern Miss Golden Eagles +10
Over/Under 49
179 Texas San Antonio Roadrunners -1
180 New Mexico State Aggies +1
Over/Under 55
181 Wisconsin Badgers +12
182 Nebraska Cornhuskers -12
Over/Under 50
183 Tulsa Golden Hurricane -16
184 UAB Blazers +16
Over/Under 59.5
185 UNLV Runnin’ Rebels +21
186 Utah State Aggies -21
Over/Under 52.5
187 Houston Cougars -7.5
188 Rice Owls +7.5
Over/Under 73.5
189 Boise State Broncos -25.5
190 New Mexico Lobos +25.5
Over/Under 52
191 San Diego State Aztecs +7.5
192 Fresno State Bulldogs -7.5
Over/Under 61
193 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers -2.5
194 Arkansas State Red Wolves +2.5
Over/Under 58.5
195 Troy Trojans -10
196 South Alabama Jaguars +10
Over/Under 50.5
197 Florida International Golden Panthers +7
198 Louisiana Lafayette Ragin’ Cajuns -7
Over/Under 55
199 North Texas Mean Green -7
200 Florida Atlantic Owls +7
Over/Under 49.5
201 Middle Tennessee State Blue Raiders +27.5
202 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets -27.5
Over/Under 62
203 Louisiana Monroe Warhawks -20
204 Tulane Green Wave +20
Over/Under 54.5
241 Stony Brook Seawolves +10.5
242 Army Black Knights -10.5
243 Rhode Island Rams +28.5
244 Bowling Green Falcons -28.5
245 Towson Tigers +48.5
246 LSU Tigers -48.5
Comment on This College Football Article (Using Your Facebook) Below