College Football Week 5 Picks & Predictions
Our pick and win probability for every game, from our own rankings, common opponents and efficiency.
- Our picks, 2026
- 348–15269.6%
- Last 7 days
- 41–1573.2%
- When 70%+ sure
- 208–5280.0%
All 59 games
times ETFinal✓ Our pick
115Western KY3–513
124New Mexico St3–534RCECompare →
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46North Texas6–245
26Tulsa4–444RCECompare →
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39Pitt6–335
86Virginia Tech6–233RCECompare →
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56Liberty7–130
103Delaware4–414RCECompare →
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48Penn State4–413
50Northwestern6–234RCECompare →
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42Memphis7–259
128Charlotte1–78RCECompare →
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21Notre Dame7–137
40North Carolina4–426RCECompare →
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4Alabama6–256
23Mississippi St4–423RCECompare →
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11UCF4–417
29Houston6–227RCECompare →
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78Boston College4–416
76SMU6–225RCECompare →
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121MTSU4–40
82Kansas3–555RCECompare →
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61West Virginia5–342
70Iowa State4–445RCECompare →
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109Stanford4–53
38Wake Forest7–157RCECompare →
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98Syracuse4–442
80UConn4–441RCECompare →
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62Michigan5–314
55Minnesota5–320RCECompare →
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74Navy2–69
69Air Force6–214RCECompare →
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84Michigan St2–63
17Wisconsin5–331RCECompare →
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111Vanderbilt3–514
8Georgia7–138RCECompare →
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96W Michigan6–320
77Buffalo5–317RCECompare →
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87Toledo6–239
132Ball State3–524RCECompare →
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10Ohio State6–231
27Iowa6–214RCECompare →
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9Auburn4–414
6Tennessee6–224RCECompare →
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73California3–631
52UNLV5–339RCECompare →
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49Louisville5–328
57NC State4–431RCECompare →
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60Virginia4–57
85Florida St3–538RCECompare →
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Samfordnon-FBS14
108UAB4–433No pick vs non-FBS teams
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65Wyoming5–30
41N Dakota St7–228RCECompare →
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135Akron1–717
99C Michigan3–541RCECompare →
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105E Michigan4–538
116UMass4–414RCECompare →
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100Ohio6–213
127Kent State3–610RCECompare →
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122Bowling Green2–724
120Miami OH5–320RCECompare →
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101Old Dominion2–710
102Georgia St4–442RCECompare →
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110Marshall5–317
35James Madison7–245RCECompare →
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1Florida5–317
12Missouri6–245RCECompare →
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79Maryland2–623
58Nebraska5–348RCECompare →
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137UTEP1–77
44New Mexico7–161RCECompare →
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36Kentucky7–135
5South Carolina5–334RCECompare →
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47Purdue3–524
25Illinois5–317RCECompare →
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89Oregon St5–356
91Colorado St3–526RCECompare →
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Texas Southernnon-FBS10
94FAU5–366No pick vs non-FBS teams
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13BYU7–117
24TCU4–410RCECompare →
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34Arkansas3–57
63Texas A&M4–434RCECompare →
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45UTSA7–116
133Rice1–714RCECompare →
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67GA Southern4–431
114Coastal3–524RCECompare →
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113UL Monroe1–735
107South Alabama4–452RCECompare →
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19Miami8–041
43Clemson5–313RCECompare →
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33Texas Tech7–129
129Colorado3–57RCECompare →
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59Washington5–321
7USC7–225RCECompare →
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92Utah State3–518
37Boise St7–137RCECompare →
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97Temple2–617
81South Florida6–213RCECompare →
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71Army5–329
83Louisiana Tech6–231RCECompare →
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McNeesenon-FBS14
16LSU6–263No pick vs non-FBS teams
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28Indiana8–147
131Rutgers2–615RCECompare →
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117Arkansas St4–420
64Louisiana5–323RCECompare →
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72Fresno St5–326
134Washington St1–86RCECompare →
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22Baylor5–355
90Arizona St4–419RCECompare →
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68Texas St4–429
118San Diego St4–531RCECompare →
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30Cincinnati5–37
31Arizona6–234RCECompare →
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126San José St4–520
123Hawai'i2–616RCECompare →
Small numbers beside teams are our rankings, not the AP poll. R, C and E show whether our rankings, common opponents and efficiency agree with the pick.
Our picks in finished games here: 40–16 (71%)