College Football Week 5 Betting Odds Preview

Week 5 in college football is loaded with ranked matchups starting with an SEC battle between the No. 2 Alabama Crimson Tide and the No. 20 Arkansas Razorbacks.

At Bovada Sportsbook, the Crimson Tide are 17-point road favorites. Alabama is coming off a 55-3 rout of the Vanderbilt Commodores as a 40.5-point favorite. With that win, the Tide are 12-1 straight up and 8-5 against the spread in their last 13 games. On the road, they’re 9-1 SU and 4-6 ATS in their last 10 and they were favored in all 10 games.

Arkansas suffered its first loss of the season last week, falling to the Texas A&M Aggies 23-21 as a 1.5-point road underdog. At home, the Razorbacks have won six straight with a 3-3 ATS record and they’re 9-1 SU and 6-4 ATS in their last 10 home games. As a home underdog, they’re 2-13 SU and 9-6 ATS in their last 15.

Last season, Alabama defeated Arkansas 42-35 as a 20.5-point favorite. In this matchup, the Crimson Tide have won 15 straight with an 8-7 ATS record.

Clemson looks to regain upper hand over NC State

In the ACC this weekend, the No. 5 Clemson Tigers host the No. 10 North Carolina State Wolfpack as 6.5-point favorites.

Clemson got past the Wake Forest Demon Deacons 51-45 as a 6.5-point favorite last week. That was the Tigers’ third straight loss ATS. At home, they are 30-0 SU and 13-16-1 ATS in their last 30 games.

NC State defeated the Connecticut Huskies 41-10 as a 38.5-point favorite last week. The Wolfpack are 4-4 SU and 2-6 ATS in their last eight road games, and as an underdog they’re 4-15 SU and 7-12 ATS in their last 19.

Last season, NC State upset Clemson 27-21 as a 10.5-point underdog. Prior to that loss, Clemson had won eight straight in this matchup with a 4-4 ATS record.

UNDER has been winning bet in Cowboys contests

In the Big 12 this weekend, the No. 16 Baylor Bears take on the Oklahoma State Cowboys as 2.5-point home favorites.

Baylor is coming off a 31-24 win over the Iowa State Cyclones as a 2.5-point underdog. The Bears are 8-1 SU and 7-2 ATS in their last nine games and at home they’ve won nine straight with an 8-1 ATS record.

The Cowboys were off last week and are 3-0 SU and 2-1 ATS through three games this season. In their last 10, the Cowboys are 9-1 SU and 7-2-1 ATS, and they’ve been a solid bet on the road at 5-1 SU and 6-0 ATS in their last six. For totals bettors, the Cowboys have been a winning UNDER bet with nine straight UNDERs and an 11-1 UNDER mark in their last 12.

Last season, Baylor and Oklahoma State met up twice with each team winning once SU and ATS. In their last meeting, in the Big 12 championship game, Baylor won 21-16 as a 7-point underdog. In their last nine vs the Cowboys, the Bears are 6-3 SU and 5-4 ATS.