College Football Week 5: Potential look-ahead & letdown spots + teams on back-to-back road trips

Every week we’ll take a look at teams who are in tough situational spots, whether it be a potential look-ahead or letdown spot or back-to-back road trips. This isn’t to say to stay away from these teams, but it’s good to consider these teams’ situations when handicapping your games during the week.

 

Potential Letdown Spots

  • Houston +7 at North Texas
    • Blew 14-point halftime lead & lost to Tulane on the last play of the game last week, then lost QB D’Eriq King to redshirt
  • USC +9.5 at Washington
    • Upset Utah at home last Friday night
  • Wisconsin -24 vs Northwestern
    • Huge win over Michigan at home last week
  • California -4.5 vs Arizona St.
    • Upset Mississippi on the road last week
  • SMU -7.5 vs South Florida
    • Upset TCU on the road last week
  • Buffalo -1.5 at Miami OH
    • Upset Temple last week
  • Pitt -27 vs Delaware St.
    • Upset UCF at home last week w/ the Pittsburgh special
  • Auburn -10.5 vs Mississippi State
    • Huge road win over Texas A&M last week
  • Appalachian St. -16 vs Coastal Carolina
    • Upset UNC on the road last week
  • New Mexico +7.5 at Liberty
    • Beat rival NMSU by 3 last week
  • Rice +9 vs Louisiana Tech
    • Held Baylor to only 21 points (0 in the 2nd half) & only lost by 8 points
  • Notre Dame -12.5 vs Virginia
    • Hung with Georgia on the road & only lost by 6-points
  • UCLA +7 at Arizona
    • Came back from 32-points down in the 2nd half to upset Wazzu on the road
  • San Jose St. +18.5 at Air Force
    • Upset Arkansas on the road last week

 

Potential Look-ahead Spots

  • Cincy -3.5 at Marshall (vs UCF next)
  • Kansas +15.5 at TCU (vs Oklahoma next)
  • Iowa -23.5 vs Middle Tenn (@ Michigan next)
  • Michigan -27.5 vs Rutgers (vs Iowa next)
  • Purdue pk vs Minnesota (@ Penn St. next)
  • Utah State -24 vs Colorado St. (@ LSU next)
  • TCU -16 vs Kansas (@ Iowa St. next)
  • Florida -35.5 vs Towson (vs Auburn next)
  • Auburn -10.5 vs Mississippi St. (@ Florida next)
  • Air Force -18.5 vs San Jose St. (@ Navy next)
  • Navy +11 at Memphis (vs Air Force next)
  • UL Monroe -16 vs South Alabama (vs Memphis next)
  • Troy -16.5 vs Arkansas St. (@ Mizzou next)
  • Michigan St. -14 vs Indiana (@ Ohio St. next)
  • California -4.5 vs Arizona St. (@ Oregon next)
  • Stanford -4.5 at Oregon St. (vs Washington next)

 

Teams on Back-to-Back Road Trips

  • Houston +7 @ North Texas (lost 31-38 @ Tulane lw)
  • UConn +44 @ UCF (lost 38-3 @ Indiana lw)
  • Coastal Carolina +16 @ App. St. (won 62-28 @ UMass lw)
  • Louisiana -3.5 @ Georgia Southern (won 45-25 @ Ohio lw)
  • Alabama +16 @ UL Monroe (lost 35-3 @ UAB lw)
  • SMU -7.5 @ USF (won 41-38 @ TCU lw)
  • Central Michigan +17 @ Western Michigan (lost 17-12 @ Miami FL lw)
  • Kentucky +3 @ South Carolina (lost 28-13 @ Mississippi St. lw)
  • San Jose St. +18.5 @ Air Force (won 31-24 @ Arkansas lw)
  • UCLA +7 @ Arizona (won 67-63 @ Wazzu lw)

 

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