The college football world will be focused on Tuscaloosa for the SEC matchup between No. 2 Georgia and No. 4 Alabama. It’s one of four games between nationally ranked teams on the Week 5 slate but easily the most anticipated contest. With Nick Saban stepping aside many thought this would be a transition year for the Tide. That was put to rest with a 63-0 rout of WKU in the opener. And Bama hasn’t slowed down winning three games by an average of more than 40 points. However, catching 1.5-points on the early Bitcoin Sportsbook line, the Tide is home underdog for the first time since the 2007 season. You don’t have go with the marquee matchups to build a winning college football parlay, but those games are the most hyped and take in a big handle. If you were so inclined there’s an intriguing non-conference G5 matchup between unbeaten Liberty and Appalachian State. The Flames are a 3.5-point road favorite in that matchup.
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Week 5 College Football Parlay Card Wagers
Indiana -7 vs. Maryland
Fresno State -1.5 vs. UNLV
North Carolina / Duke OVER 55.5
I got slapped with the reverse sweep on my Week 4 CFB parlay picks. Maybe I gave Nebraska too much respect after wins and payouts in their first three games. Laying 8-points at home to Illinois the Huskers lost outright in overtime. Like a majority of bettors I thought there would be more points in the Tennessee-Oklahoma matchup. We were all wrong with the 25-15 Vols’ win putting the score UNDER the total. And UTEP needs some work after falling 27-17 to Colorado State as a 9-point dog. I did hit my honorable mention pick with Iowa and Minnesota exceeding the total pushing the Hawkeyes to 4-0 against the OVER this season.
Having your starting quarterback leave the program a month into the season could potentially be devastating. UNLV is off to a 3-0 start but Matt Sluka bailed over an apparent disagreement over money. College football is looking more like the NFL in a lot of ways. Anyway, the Rebels passing game might actually be better since they rank 127th in the country. But his leadership and running ability will be sorely missed. The Bulldogs have won three straight after an opening setback to Michigan and they’ve commanded the series winning six in a row. I’ll back the Bulldogs minus the points against a deflated Rebels squad.
It looked for a second like North Carolina had their issues on defense worked out allowing an average of 15.7 in their three opening wins. Then came the Week 4 disaster against James Madison. The Heels allowed 611 total yards and turned the ball over five times in their 70-50 loss. They actually had more yards than the Dukes and they’ve been good on that side all season averaging 38 points and nearly 470 yards. The team felt the wrath of coach Mack Brown and they will respond. The Heels have beaten Duke five consecutive times going OVER the total in three of the previous four.
I have to admit I didn’t see Indiana as one of the remaining unbeaten teams after four games. But here we are and the Hoosiers are riding high after several dominate wins. They had a slim 3-point lead over Charlotte last week before scoring five straight TDs in the 52-14 win. The Hoosiers average 50.5 points and more than 513 total yards while also boasting the second-best total defense in the Big Ten. You could argue they haven’t played anybody but winning games by an average of 41.2 points is impressive.
Since my only win last week was an honorable mention selection I’ll stick with the format. It’s been a long time since Alabama played as a home dog and Georgia didn’t look like a dominant force in its Week 3 win over Kentucky. That’s in the past and the Dawgs will certainly be pumped for this one. UGA has lost eight of the last nine games with the Tide, but the win was big in the 2022 National Championship. And with Saban out of the way the path is cleared for Kirby Smart and the Dawgs will cover it.
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