2024-2025 College Football Week 5 Betting Online
Week 5 college football betting has a number of Top 25 matchups but there is no question that the spotlight will be squarely in Tuscaloosa where No. 1 Georgia visits No. 4 Alabama on Saturday night on ABC. The Bulldogs have won two of the last three national titles, while Alabama is a perennial power looking to prove itself under new head coach Kalen DeBoer. Georgia is listed as a slight road favorite in college football betting odds.
The final weekend of September has a strong lineup of action, starting with a Friday night matchup, as the Miami Hurricanes host the Virginia Tech Hokies. Virginia Tech is picked as a potential sleeper in the ACC while Miami is ranked in the Top 10 and poised for a breakout season under third-year head coach Mario Cristobal. Miami is laying more than two touchdowns at home in NCAA football betting odds against Virginia Tech.
An under the radar matchup in Week 5 might be the game between Louisville and Notre Dame on Saturday afternoon. Both teams come into the game ranked in the Top 20 and each has their sights set on making it to the College Football Playoff. The Cardinals are 3-0 while the Fighting Irish are 3-1. Unfortunately, this game that normally would have been on NBC, has been put on Peacock, as NBC is hoping more people will sign up for their streaming channel.
NBC does have a night game between ranked teams, as Illinois visits Penn State. Perhaps some college football betting fans will glance at this game in between commercials in the Georgia-Alabama game. Illinois is coming off a road win at Nebraska so they could give the Nittany Lions a bit of a test. Let’s look at the Week 5 college football schedule and spotlight Louisville at Notre Dame, Georgia at Alabama, and Illinois at Penn State.
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2024-25 College Football Week 5 Schedule
Thursday, September 26, 2024
Army at Temple | 7:30 p.m. | ESPN
Friday, September 27, 2024
Virginia Tech at Miami (Fla.) | 7:30 p.m. | ESPN
Washington at Rutgers | 8 p.m. | FOX
Saturday, September 28, 2024
Kentucky at Ole Miss | 12 p.m. | ABC
Oklahoma State at Kansas State | 12 p.m. | ESPN
Minnesota at Michigan | 12 p.m. | FOX
Nebraska at Purdue | 12 p.m. | Peacock
Northern Illinois at NC State | 12 p.m. | The CW
Maryland at Indiana | 12 p.m. | BTN
Buffalo at UConn | 12 p.m. | CBSSN
Western Kentucky at Boston College | 12 p.m. | ACC Network
Holy Cross at Syracuse | 12 p.m. | ESPN+/ACC Extra
Navy at UAB | 12 p.m. | ESPN2
BYU at Baylor | 12 p.m. | FS1
South Florida at Tulane | 12 p.m. | ESPNU
Dayton at Marist | 12 p.m. | ESPN+
Harvard at Brown | 12 p.m. | ESPN+
Bucknell at Lehigh | 12 p.m. | ESPN+
Columbia at Georgetown | 12:30 p.m. | ESPN+
Houston Christian at Indiana State | 1 p.m. | ESPN+
Valparaiso at Morehead State | 1 p.m. | ESPN+
San Diego at Drake | 1 p.m. | ESPN+
Colgate at Penn | 1 p.m. | ESPN+
Fordham at Monmouth | 1 p.m. | FloSports
Virginia Lynchburg at Butler | 1 p.m. | FloSports
Ball State at James Madison | 1:30 p.m. | ESPN+
Mercer at Wofford | 1:30 p.m. | ESPN+
Richmond at Elon | 2 p.m. | FloSports
Delaware State at Campbell | 2 p.m. | FloSports
North Alabama at West Georgia | 2 p.m. | ESPN+
Southern Utah at Austin Peay | 2 p.m. | ESPN+
Robert Morris at Eastern Kentucky | 2 p.m. | ESPN+
East Tennessee State at The Citadel | 2 p.m. | ESPN+
Southern Illinois at South Dakota | 2 p.m. | ESPN+
Murray State at North Dakota | 2 p.m. | ESPN+
Samford at Furman | 2 p.m. | ESPN+
Yale at Cornell | 2 p.m. | ESPN+
Texas State at Sam Houston | 3 p.m. | ESPN+
Lindenwood at Eastern Illinois | 3 p.m. | ESPN+
North Carolina Central at Norfolk State | 3 p.m. | ESPN+
North Dakota State at Illinois State | 3 p.m. | ESPN+
Youngstown State at Missouri State | 3 p.m. | ESPN+
Howard at Princeton | 3 p.m. | ESPN+
Cal Poly at Northern Colorado | 3 p.m. | ESPN+
Wisconsin at USC | 3:30 p.m. | CBS
Louisville at Notre Dame | 3:30 p.m. | Peacock
The unbeaten Louisville Cardinals go on the road on Saturday afternoon to face the Notre Dame Fighting Irish with the Irish listed as a small home favorite in NCAA football odds. The Cardinals come into this game at 3-0 SU and 3-0 ATS with two of their three games going over the total. Louisville rolled over two overmatched opponents in their first two games and then convincingly beat Georgia Tech 31-19 last week. Notre Dame is 3-1 SU and 2-2 ATS with three of their four games going under the total. The Fighting Irish have rebounded nicely after getting shocked at home by Northern Illinois, as Notre Dame has rolled over Purdue and Miami, Ohio in the last two weeks.
Louisville is averaging 47.3 points per game and giving up just 11 points per contest. Isaac Brown leads the team with 173 yards rushing, Tyler Shough has thrown for 850 yards, while Ja’Corey Brooks has 297 receiving yards to lead the team. Notre Dame is averaging 32.8 points per game and giving up just 9.8 points per contest. Jeremiyah Love leads the team with 339 rushing yards, Riley Leonard has thrown for 587 yards, while Beaux Collins leads the team with 176 receiving yards.
The teams have split their last four meetings straight up, but Louisville has gone a perfect 4-0 ATS in those games with three of the four going under the total. The Cardinals won 33-20 at home last season.
Oklahoma at Auburn | 3:30 p.m. | ABC
Arkansas at Texas A&M | 3:30 p.m. | ESPN
UMass at Miami (OH) | 3:30 p.m. | ESPN+
Louisiana at Wake Forest | 3:30 p.m. | ACC Network
Liberty at Appalachian State | 3:30 p.m. | ESPN+
Fresno State at UNLV | 3:30 p.m. | FS1
San Diego State at Central Michigan | 3:30 p.m. | CBSSN
Georgia Southern at Georgia State | 3:30 p.m. | ESPNU
Western Michigan at Marshall | 3:30 p.m. | ESPN+
TCU at Kansas | 3:30 p.m. | ESPN+
Colorado at UCF | 3:30 p.m. | FOX
Akron at Ohio | 3:30 p.m. | ESPN+
Eastern Michigan at Kent State | 3:30 p.m. | ESPN+
Maine at UAlbany | 3:30 p.m. | FloSports
Sacred Heart at Delaware | 3:30 p.m. | FloSports
Morgan State at Stony Brook | 3:30 p.m. | FloSports
North Carolina at Duke | 4 p.m. | ESPN2
UTSA at East Carolina | 4 p.m. | ESPN+
Tennessee Tech at Gardner-Webb | 4 p.m. | ESPN+
Sacramento State at Northern Arizona | 4 p.m. | ESPN+
Northwestern State at Southeast Missouri State | 4 p.m. | ESPN+
Mississippi State at Texas | 4:15 p.m. | SEC Network
Old Dominion at Bowling Green | 5 p.m. | ESPN+
Louisiana Tech at Florida International | 6 p.m. | ESPN+
UT Martin at Kennesaw State | 6 p.m. | ESPN+
Wagner at Florida Atlantic | 6 p.m. | ESPN+
Hampton at William & Mary | 6 p.m. | FloSports
North Carolina A&T at South Carolina State | 6 p.m. | ESPN+
LIU at Villanova | 6 p.m. | FloSports
Portland State at Chattanooga | 6 p.m. | ESPN+
Charleston Southern at Tennessee State | 6 p.m. | ESPN+
Montana State at Idaho State | 6 p.m. | ESPN+
Alabama A&M at Florida A&M | 6 p.m. | ESPN+
Ohio State at Michigan State | 7 p.m. | Peacock
Stanford at Clemson | 7 p.m. | ESPN
UL Monroe at Troy | 7 p.m. | ESPN+
Charlotte at Rice | 7 p.m. | ESPN+
Iowa State at Houston | 7 p.m. | FS1
Tulsa at North Texas | 7 p.m. | ESPN+
Lamar at Central Arkansas | 7 p.m. | ESPN+
Prairie View A&M at Grambling | 7 p.m. | ESPN+
McKendree at Western Illinois | 7 p.m. | ESPN+
Jackson State at Texas Southern | 7 p.m. | ESPN+
Davidson at Presbyterian | 7 p.m. | ESPN+
Southeastern Louisiana at Tarleton State | 7 p.m. | ESPN+
Georgia at Alabama | 7:30 p.m. | ABC/ESPN+
One of the most anticipated games of the seasons takes place on Saturday night with Georgia visiting Alabama. The Bulldogs are a slight road favorite in college football betting odds. Georgia comes into this game at 3-0 SU and 1-2 ATS with all three games going under the total. The Bulldogs were on a bye last week after they struggled to get past Kentucky in Week 3. The Crimson Tide is 3-0 SU and 2-1 ATS with two of their three games going over the total. Alabama has had no trouble in winning any of their three games and they were also on a bye last week.
Georgia is averaging 31.7 points per game and giving up 6 points per contest. Trevor Etienne leads the team with 157 rushing yards, Carson Beck has thrown for 680 yards, while Dominic Lovett leads the team with 155 receiving yards. Alabama is averaging 49 points per game which is 6th in the country and they are giving up just 8.7 points per game. Jam Miller leads the team in rushing with 194 yards, Jalen Milroe has thrown for 394 yards, while Ryan Williams leads the team with 207 receiving yards.
Even though Georgia has won two of the last three national titles, they have struggled with Alabama, losing 8 of the last 10 meetings outright. Alabama is 5-4-1 ATS in those ten games with seven of the last 10 going over the total. It should be noted, however, that the last two meetings have gone under the total.
Illinois at Penn State | 7:30 p.m. | NBC
It is a matchup of unbeatens on Saturday night with the Illinois Fighting Illini visiting the Penn State Nittany Lions. The Nittany Lions are laying more than two touchdowns in college football betting lines. The Illini are 4-0 SU and 3-0-1 ATS with three of their four games going over the total. Illinois is coming off a 31-24 overtime win last week on the road against a ranked Nebraska team. The Nittany Lions are 3-0 SU and 2-1 ATS with two of their three games going under the total. Penn State finally looked good last week in a 56-0 win over Kent State.
Illinois is averaging 32.3 points per game and giving up 12.5 points per contest. Kaden Feagin leads the team with 242 rushing yards, Luke Altmyer has thrown for 862 yards, while Pat Bryant leads the team with 309 receiving yards. Penn State is averaging 41.3 points per game and giving up 13 points per contest. Nicholas Singleton leads the team with 314 rushing yards, Drew Allar has thrown for 729 yards, while Tyler Warren leads the team with 226 receiving yards.
Penn State is 7-3 SU in the last 10 meetings in this series but just 3-7 ATS with six of the 10 games going under the total. Penn State won by a score of 30-13 at Illinois last season but three years ago in Happy Valley it was Illinois winning 20-18 as 24.5-point underdogs.
Middle Tennessee at Memphis | 7:30 p.m. | ESPNU
South Alabama at LSU | 7:45 p.m. | SEC Network
Florida State at SMU | 8 p.m. | ACC Network
New Mexico at New Mexico State | 8 p.m. | ESPN+
Cincinnati at Texas Tech | 8 p.m. | ESPN 2
Air Force at Wyoming | 8 p.m. | CBSSN
Montana at Eastern Washington | 8 p.m. | ESPN+
McNeese at Weber State | 8 p.m. | ESPN+
Abilene Christian at Utah Tech | 9 p.m. | ESPN+
Washington State at Boise State | 10 p.m. | FS1
Idaho at UC Davis | 10 p.m. | ESPN+
Arizona at Utah | 10:15 p.m. | ESPN
Oregon at UCLA | 11 p.m. | FOX
2024-2025 College Football Schedule
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