College Football Expert Picks, Predictions: Week 6

College football expert picks and predictions for Week 6 highlighted by Tennessee at LSU, Utah at UCLA, and TCU at Kansas

College football expert picks, predictions for Week 6, including Tennessee at LSU, Utah at UCLA, and TCU at Kansas


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College Football Expert Picks, Predictions: Week 6

* next to the pick means the team will win, but not cover.
Click on each game for the game preview and CFN Prediction

Week 6 College Football Expert Picks
SMU at UCF | Nebraska at Rutgers
Houston at Memphis | Colorado St at Nevada
UNLV at San Jose St | Michigan at Indiana
Tennessee at LSU | TCU at Kansas
Arkansas at Miss State | Texas vs Oklahoma
Auburn at Georgia | Texas Tech at Oklahoma St
Utah at UCLA | Ohio State at Michigan State
North Carolina at Miami | Clemson at BC
Washington State at USC | BYU vs Notre Dame
Iowa at Illinois | Florida State at NC State
Hawaii at SDSU | Oregon State at Stanford
Results So Far | Experts NFL Week 5 Picks 

SMU at UCF

Line: UCF -3, o/u: 62

Eric Bolin, RazorbacksWire.com: UCF
Evan Bredeson, CornhuskersWire.com: UCF
Tony Cosolo, ColoradoBuffaloesWire.com: UCF
Jeff Feyerer, CFN: UCF
Pete Fiutak, CFN: UCF
Cami Griffin, LonghornsWire.com: SMU
Dan Harralson, VolsWire.com: UCF*
Phil Harrison, BuckeyesWire.com: UCF
Jeremy Mauss, MWwire.com SMU
Big Game Ben Niewoehner, CFN SMU
E, CFN SMU
Tyler Nettuno, LSUTigerswire.com SMU
Zack Pearson, TarHeelswire.com UCF
Johnny Rosenstein, SportsBookWire.com: UCF*
Nick Shepkowski, FightingIrishWire.com: SMU
Scott Steehn, WinnersandWhiners.com: UCF
Joe Vitale, UGAWire.com: UCF
Clucko the Chicken (a coin flip), CFN: SMU
CONSENSUS PICK: UCF

NEXT: Nebraska at Rutgers Expert Picks, Predictions

USC vs Washington State Prediction, Game Preview

USC vs Washington State game preview, prediction, and breakdown for the Week 6 game on Saturday, October 8

USC vs Washington State prediction, game preview, how to watch. Week 6, Saturday, October 8


USC vs Washington State How To Watch

Date: Saturday, October 8
Game Time: 7:30 ET
Venue: Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, CA
How To Watch: FOX
Record: USC (5-0), Washington State (4-1)
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USC vs Washington State Game Preview

Why Washington State Will Win

The Cougars have the makeup and potential to finally be able to crack the USC code.

The Trojans are struggling on defense, but they’re able to come up with the really big plays at the right time. However, Washington State has been able to push past its mistakes – just budget in two turnovers and go from there – to keep on winning.

The pass rush is right there with the best in the nation – you have to pressure Caleb Williams and not let the downfield plays develop – and the run defense is allowing fewer than 100 yards per game.

Can Wazzu handle itself in a tough situation? It managed to come through late against Wisconsin to pull out the win even though things weren’t going all that well, it rallied back to give Oregon problems at home in a shootout loss, and …

NFL Expert Picks, Week 5

Why USC Will Win

Yeah, the Cougar turnovers.

USC has a funky way of raising its game when it absolutely has to.

Oregon State should’ve won in the 17-14 loss. It held down the Trojan offense, it had everything here for the taking, and then Caleb Williams marched the attack to the game-winning drive to pull it out of the fire.

The four takeaways from the D helped.

Stanford was able to move the ball with almost perfect balance, and it all went bye-bye with USC taking the ball away five times.

Washington State has been able to get away with multiple turnovers in all five games, and it’ll be in big trouble against USC depending on the timing of the mistakes.

The more pressure on Ward, the better, and here comes the Pac-12’s leading pass rush to force him to hurry and force those turnovers.

– Schedules, Previews CollegeNFL

What’s Going To Happen

Again, USC has a way of figuring this out.

Just when you think it might be in big trouble, it makes a big play look so easy it seems like there was never anything to worry about.

This is a dangerous Washington State team that does a whole lot of things right, but the inability to keep Ward from getting hit will be the downfall on a few key second half drives.

It’s 2022 USC. There will be just enough brilliance sprinkled in with a whole lot of frustration.

CFN Expert Picks, Week 6

USC vs Washington State Prediction, Line

USC 38, Washington State 27
Line: USC -13, o/u: 66
ATS Confidence out of 5: 2.5
USC vs Washington State Must See Rating (out of 5): 4
Predictions of Every Game

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Schedules, Scores For All 131 Teams

Pac-12 Predictions, Schedule, Game Previews, Lines, TV: Week 6

Pac-12 schedule and previews for all of the Week 6 games of the 2022 season, highlighted by Utah at UCLA, Washington State at USC, and Oregon at Arizona

Pac-12 schedule and previews for all of the Week 6 games of the 2022 season, highlighted by Utah at UCLA, Washington State at USC, and Oregon at Arizona


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Click on each game for the preview and prediction

Results So Far
Straight Up 38-8, ATS 25-21, o/u 21-25

Saturday, October 9

Utah at UCLA

3:30, FOX
Line: Utah -4, o/u: 64.5
Final Score: COMING

Washington at Arizona State

4:00, Pac-12 Network
Line: Washington -13.5, o/u: 58.5
Final Score: COMING

Washington State at USC

7:30, FOX
Line: USC -13, o/u: 66
Final Score: COMING

Oregon at Arizona

9:00, Pac-12 Network
Line: Oregon -13.5, o/u: 70
Final Score: COMING

Oregon State at Stanford

11:00 pm, ESPN
Line: Oregon State -7, o/u: 56.5
Final Score: COMING

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College Football Week 5 Roundup
CFN 1-131 Rankings | Rankings by Conference
Bowl Projections | Week 5 Scoreboard
Week 6 Early Lines | Hot Seat Coach Rankings
What 12-Team Playoff Would Look Like
Cavalcade of Whimsy: The Silly Coaching World