Week 5 (10/1) Picks

Last week I was 21-2, bringing the total to 92-13. I got the game of the week, so I'm 3-1 there. However, it didn't end up being a shootout like I thought it would. Some of the good were picking Oregon to cruise over Arizona, Burfict taking down Barkley in ASU's upset win, and Michigan beating San Diego State. Some of the bad were picking FSU to shut down Clemson's offense, Oregon State finally getting a win, and Alabama having a close game with Arkansas.

#16 South Florida at Pittsburgh - USF gives Pitt their third straight loss.
#14 Texas A&M vs #18 Arkansas - Arkansas comes out slowly after the blowout loss to Alabama, but so does TAMU after the tough loss to Oklahoma State. But they both find their stride and Arkansas has the last chance to score.
Minnesota at #19 Michigan - Michigan has only lost to Minnesota 3 times since 1968.
Northwestern at #24 Illinois - Persa's return gives Northwestern a boost.
Kentucky at #1 LSU - Kentucky won't get into double digits here.
Nevada at #4 Boise State - BSU gets revenge for last year's weird overtime loss.
Auburn at #10 South Carolina - Auburn doesn't play enough defense to win on the road here.
#15 Baylor at Kansas State - Another big day for Griffin as Big 12 play starts.
SMU at #20 TCU - SMU's not bad, and their offense will give TCU fits in the first half.
#21 Georgia Tech at NC State - GT will rack up over 500 yards of offense against a bad NC State team.
Bowling Green at #22 West Virginia - Easy game for WVU as they try to get over the loss to LSU.
Arizona at USC - Arizona's offensive line gets ripped apart again and they're 1-4.
Michigan State at Ohio State - Two struggling teams, but I'm going with the home team on this one.
Washington State at Colorado - WSU was exposed on the road last week, and Boulder won't be much easier.
#13 Clemson at #11 Virginia Tech - Lane Stadium gives VT the win here.
Ball State at #2 Oklahoma - Ball State is 3-1, but they haven't played anybody.
#17 Texas at Iowa State - Iowa State moves to 4-0 for the first time since 2000.
Washington at Utah - Utah's defense win it at home.
#3 Alabama at #12 Florida - It won't be easy, but Bama comes out of The Swamp with a win.
#8 Nebraska at #7 Wisconsin - Camp Randall Stadium at night is too much for Nebraska.
UCLA at #6 Stanford - Andrew Luck is too good to even consider a home loss here.
Oregon State at #25 Arizona State - Oregon State falls to 0-4 for the first time since 1996.