College Football Week 5 Predictions & Odds (2026)

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Every college football game in week 5 of the 2026 season with the consensus spread and total, an experimental model projection, and results against the spread once games are final.

Week 5 games

MatchupKickoff (ET)SpreadTotalModel projection (experimental)Final
Western Kentucky at New Mexico StateThu Oct 1, 8:00 PM
North Texas at TulsaThu Oct 1, 9:00 PM
Pittsburgh at Virginia TechFri Oct 2, 7:00 PMVirginia Tech -5.556.5
Liberty at DelawareFri Oct 2, 7:00 PM
No. 13 Penn State at NorthwesternFri Oct 2, 8:00 PMNorthwestern +748.5
Vanderbilt at No. 2 GeorgiaSat Oct 3, 12:00 AMGeorgia -23.557.5
No. 8 Alabama at No. 24 Mississippi StateSat Oct 3, 12:00 AMMississippi State +358.5
No. 6 Miami at ClemsonSat Oct 3, 12:00 AMClemson +17.550.5
No. 3 Notre Dame at North CarolinaSat Oct 3, 12:00 AMNorth Carolina +20.549.5
Middle Tennessee at KansasSat Oct 3, 12:00 PM
UCF at No. 25 HoustonSat Oct 3, 12:00 PM
West Virginia at Iowa StateSat Oct 3, 12:00 PM
Boston College at No. 22 SMUSat Oct 3, 12:00 PM
Stanford at Wake ForestSat Oct 3, 12:00 PM
Syracuse at UConnSat Oct 3, 12:00 PM
No. 18 Michigan at MinnesotaSat Oct 3, 12:00 PMMinnesota +8.544.5
Navy at Air ForceSat Oct 3, 12:00 PM
Michigan State at WisconsinSat Oct 3, 12:30 PM
Western Michigan at BuffaloSat Oct 3, 1:00 PM
Toledo at Ball StateSat Oct 3, 2:00 PM
No. 21 Florida at No. 19 MissouriSat Oct 3, 3:30 PMMissouri +2.553.5
Auburn at No. 14 TennesseeSat Oct 3, 3:30 PMTennessee -7.557.5
California at UNLVSat Oct 3, 3:30 PM
No. 16 Louisville at NC StateSat Oct 3, 3:30 PMNC State +7.559.5
Virginia at Florida StateSat Oct 3, 3:30 PM
No. 7 Ohio State at No. 17 IowaSat Oct 3, 3:30 PMIowa +1444.5
Memphis at CharlotteSat Oct 3, 3:30 PM
Samford at UABSat Oct 3, 3:30 PM
Wyoming at North Dakota StateSat Oct 3, 3:30 PM
Akron at Central MichiganSat Oct 3, 3:30 PM
Eastern Michigan at MassachusettsSat Oct 3, 3:30 PM
Ohio at Kent StateSat Oct 3, 3:30 PM
Bowling Green at Miami (OH)Sat Oct 3, 3:30 PM
Old Dominion at Georgia StateSat Oct 3, 3:30 PM
Marshall at James MadisonSat Oct 3, 3:45 PM
Maryland at NebraskaSat Oct 3, 4:00 PM
UTEP at New MexicoSat Oct 3, 4:00 PM
Kentucky at South CarolinaSat Oct 3, 4:15 PMSouth Carolina -749.5
Purdue at IllinoisSat Oct 3, 4:15 PM
Oregon State at Colorado StateSat Oct 3, 6:00 PM
Texas Southern at Florida AtlanticSat Oct 3, 6:00 PM
Arkansas at No. 23 Texas A&MSat Oct 3, 7:00 PM
No. 9 BYU at TCUSat Oct 3, 7:00 PMTCU +5.552.5
UTSA at RiceSat Oct 3, 7:00 PM
Georgia Southern at Coastal CarolinaSat Oct 3, 7:00 PM
UL Monroe at South AlabamaSat Oct 3, 7:00 PM
No. 11 Texas Tech at ColoradoSat Oct 3, 7:30 PM
Washington at No. 12 USCSat Oct 3, 7:30 PMUSC -1057.5
Utah State at Boise StateSat Oct 3, 7:30 PM
Temple at South FloridaSat Oct 3, 7:30 PM
Army at Louisiana TechSat Oct 3, 7:30 PM
McNeese at No. 10 LSUSat Oct 3, 7:45 PM
No. 5 Indiana at RutgersSat Oct 3, 8:00 PM
Arkansas State at LouisianaSat Oct 3, 8:00 PM
Fresno State at Washington StateSat Oct 3, 9:30 PM
Baylor at Arizona StateSat Oct 3, 10:30 PM
Texas State at San Diego StateSat Oct 3, 10:30 PM
Cincinnati at ArizonaSat Oct 3, 11:00 PM
San José State at Hawai'iSat Oct 3, 11:59 PM

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