Week 5 of the college football season is in the rearview mirror, and it didn’t turn out to be the most exciting slate. However, the action should only ramp up from here, especially with next week’s mammoth slate on deck. With Saturday rapidly approaching, it’s time to dive into the Week 5 slate with my weekly best bets column. It was a second straight tough Saturday in Week 5, including a brutal beat in State College, but at least we got there with the Washington State vs Boise State over.
We’ve got a pair of Big Ten matchups to headline this week’s crop of best bets, along with a game a bit further down the board that I show value on, so let’s take a look at my college football picks for this Week 6 schedule of games on Saturday.
Washington Huskies ML over Michigan Wolverines (-115)
Both of these teams are coming off very different results, but the market wasn't fooled by what we just saw a week ago. Following an impressive win against USC, the Michigan Wolverines defeated Minnesota 27-24 as double-digit favorites at home. That wasn't exactly the most impressive result, and it gets even less impressive when diving into the box score, as the Gophers out-gained Michigan by 55 yards, held the Wolverines to just 4 yards per play and allowed only 6 points in the second half. It goes without saying that the Wolverines were pretty fortunate to win that game in regulation while failing to register 100 passing yards for the second consecutive week. The same can't be said for Washington, as the Huskies tallied 521 yards of offense, registered 8 yards per play and out-gained Rutgers by well over 200 yards in a 21-18 loss on the road last Friday. Untimely penalties and multiple missed field goals ultimately did Washington in against the Scarlet Knights, which is part of why I'm comfortable backing the Huskies at home in an excellent spot this week.