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PrintWeek 5 point spreads for college football were released over the weekend, and we’ve provided all the updated lines (along with openers) below.
For the second straight week, we saw very little movement. Thirty-three of 49 lined games either didn’t move or moved by a point or less, a far cry from the first few weeks when lines regularly moved between four and seven points. However, some games had modest movement, including the following:
- No. 12 Texas opened as a 2-point underdog at Oklahoma State, but is now listed as a 2.5-point favorite. We projected the Longhorns to be 1-point favorites and were stunned to see them open as dogs, particularly considering the sharp support they’ve received since the summer months.
- How far has Arkansas fallen? Texas A&M opened -11 against the Razorbacks and is now -13.5, a clear sign that sharp bettors think John L. Smith is leading a sinking ship. In offseason Games of the Year lines, Arkansas was a 2.5-point road favorite.
- Western Kentucky (+1.5) has covered the spread 13 straight times dating back to last season, and are listed as a one-point road underdog against Arkansas State. The line opened as a pick ‘em.
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103 Stanford -7 (-7.5)
104 Washington
105 Hawaii
106 BYU -27.5
107 Cincinnati
108 Virginia Tech -6.5 (-6)
109 Buffalo
110 Connecticut -18
111 Penn State
112 Illinois -1.5
113 Minnesota
114 Iowa -7 (-5.5)
115 Texas Tech -2 (-1)
116 Iowa State
117 Clemson -9.5
118 Boston College
119 Louisiana Tech -3.5 (-4)
120 Virginia
121 Ohio OFF
122 UMass
123 Ball State -2
124 Kent State
125 Idaho
126 North Carolina -24 (-23.5)
127 Indiana
128 Northwestern -13.5
129 Marshall
130 Purdue -15 (-16)
131 Duke
132 Wake Forest -3 (-4)
133 South Carolina OFF
134 Kentucky
135 Colorado State
136 Air Force -15
137 TCU -18 (-17.5)
138 SMU
139 Central Michigan
140 Northern Illinois -10.5 (-10)
141 UCLA -21 (-19.5)
142 Colorado
143 San Jose State -2.5 (pk)
144 Navy
145 Oregon -29
146 Washington State
147 Texas -2.5 (+2)
148 Oklahoma State
149 Arkansas
150 Texas A&M -13.5 (-11)
151 Baylor
152 West Virginia -12 (-10.5)
153 Ohio State
154 Michigan State -2.5 (-1)
155 Tennessee
156 Georgia -14 (-15.5)
157 Arizona State
158 California -2
159 Oregon State
160 Arizona -3 (-2.5)
161 Ole Miss
162 Alabama -31.5 (-32)
163 Miami (Ohio) -6 (-8.5)
164 Akron
165 Missouri
166 Central Florida -2.5 (-1)
167 UTEP
168 East Carolina -4.5 (-5)
169 NC State
170 Miami -3 (-3.5)
171 Florida State -16 (-15)
172 South Florida
173 Toledo
174 Western Michigan -2.5 (-3)
175 Nevada -22 (-20)
176 Texas State
177 Louisville -10.5 (-11)
178 Southern Miss
179 UTSA
180 New Mexico State -4 (-5)
181 Wisconsin
182 Nebraska -13 (-11.5)
183 Tulsa -13.5 (-15.5)
184 UAB
185 UNLV
186 Utah State -17.5
187 Houston -4.5 (-7)
188 Rice
189 Boise State -26.5 (-27)
190 New Mexico
191 San Diego State
192 Fresno State -8
193 Western Kentucky
194 Arkansas State -1 (pk)
195 Troy -9.5 (-10)
196 South Alabama
197 FIU
198 Louisiana OFF
199 North Texas -4 (-4.5)
200 FAU
201 Middle Tennessee
202 Georgia Tech -27.5 (-28)
203 UL Monroe -20 (-17)
204 Tulane
