NCAA Football - Week 6 Predictions

Ringer's Record
Last Week ATS: 12-5
Last Week SU: 15-2

Season ATS: 48-54 (47%)
Season SU: 88-14 (86%)

I'm back! After struggling to secure a winning record ATS through the first 3 weeks of the college football season, I now have 2 in a row. This past week was my best week of the season as I finished with a 12-5 record. This week could get tricky with 4 more games that pair up teams in the Top 25. LSU heads to The Swamp to play Florida, Georgia and South Carolina square off in Columbia in an SEC East showdown, West Virginia and Texas meet in a battle of explosive offenses in Austin, and Nebraska travels to The Horseshoe to stake its claim as the best team in the Big Ten.This week should bring the first major shakeup in the rankings this year. Here is how I expect Week 6 of the college football season to play out. (Rankings based on the Ringer Poll)

      
Washington (+24.5) at 2 Oregon

Prediction - Oregon 32 Washington 25

        
3 LSU (-2.5) at 12 Florida

Prediction - Florida 27 LSU 23

      
4 Florida St. (-13.5) at NC State

Prediction - Florida St. 28 NC State 19

      
5 Georgia (+2.5) at 6 South Carolina

Prediction - South Carolina 31 Georgia 28

      
7 West Virginia (-7.5) at 10 Texas

Prediction - West Virginia 35 Texas 33

      
Miami (+13.5) vs. 8 Notre Dame at Chicago, IL

Prediction - Notre Dame 34 Miami 28

      
Kansas (+23.5) at 9 Kansas St.

Prediction - Kansas St. 28 Kansas 13

      
11 USC (-13.5) at Utah

Prediction - USC 31 Utah 15

      
Iowa St. (+12.5) at 13 TCU

Prediction - TCU 27 Iowa St. 19

      
14 Oklahoma (-5.5) at Texas Tech

Prediction - Oklahoma 26 Texas Tech 24

      
Georgia Tech (+10.5) at 15 Clemson

Prediction - Clemson 38 Georgia Tech 20

      
Washington St. (+14.5) at 16 Oregon St.

Prediction - Oregon St. 35 Washington St. 27

      
Arizona (+11.5) at 18 Stanford

Prediction - Stanford 27 Arizona 24

      
19 Nebraska (+4.5) at Ohio St.

Prediction - Ohio St. 28 Nebraska 24

      
20 Mississippi St. (-10.5) at Kentucky

Prediction - Mississippi St. 28 Kentucky 17

      
Miami (OH) (+18.5) at 21 Cincinnati

Prediction - Cincinnati 34 Miami (OH) 21

      
22 Boise St. (-10) at Southern Miss

Prediction - Boise St. 28 Southern Miss 20

      
23 UCLA (-2.5) at Cal

Prediction - UCLA 35 Cal 19

      
24 Michigan (-3) at Purdue

Prediction - Michigan 37 Purdue 31

      
UConn (+9.5) at 25 Rutgers

Prediction - Rutgers 26 UConn 17

NFL - Week 5 Predictions

Ringer's Record
Last Week ATS: 7-8
Last Week SU: 11-4

Season ATS: 29-34 (46%)
Season SU: 37-26 (59%)

As we head into Week 5, there are 3 undefeated teams remaining. The biggest surprise of them all will get the week started Thursday night. That is when the upstart Arizona Cardinals will head to Saint Louis to try and move to 5-0 on the year. Yes, I said the Arizona Cardinals. Houston and Atlanta also take their acts to the road as the Texans head to New York to take on the Jets in a Monday night showdown and the Falcons travel to the nation's capital to battle RG3 and the Redskins. There are also 2 winless teams. To nobody's surprise, my Cleveland Browns have yet to win a game and have to beat the defending Super Bowl champion Giants to earn their first victory this week. The Saints are the other winless team, which surprises just about everybody. They will battle San Diego at home on Sunday night. All of these surprises have contributed to my 4th straight week of not having a winning record ATS. I did have my best week to date straight up though. Here is how I expect Week 5 to unfold.

      
Arizona (-1.5) at St. Louis

Prediction - Arizona 20 St. Louis 16

      
Atlanta (-3) at Washington

Prediction - Atlanta 28 Washington 20

      
Philadelphia (+3.5) at Pittsburgh

Prediction - Pittsburgh 21 Philadelphia 19

      
Green Bay (-6.5) at Indianapolis

Prediction - Green Bay 31 Indianapolis 24

       
Cleveland (+9) at NY Giants

Prediction - NY Giants 24 Cleveland 16

      
Miami (+4) at Cincinnati

Prediction - Cincinnati 21 Miami 20

      
Baltimore (-5.5) at Kansas City

Prediction - Baltimore 24 Kansas City 17

      
Seattle (+3) at Carolina

Prediction - Carolina 21 Seattle 17

      
Chicago (-5.5) at Jacksonville

Prediction - Chicago 27 Jacksonville 10

      
Tennessee (+5.5) at Minnesota

Prediction - Minnesota 27 Tennessee 21

      
Denver (+7) at New England

Prediction - New England 28 Denver 27

      
Buffalo (+9.5) at San Francisco

Prediction - San Francisco 35 Buffalo 13

      
San Diego (+3.5) at New Orleans

Prediction - San Diego 31 New Orleans 26

      
Houston (-9) at NY Jets

Prediction  - Houston 30 NY Jets 13


Bye Weeks - Oakland, Dallas, Detroit, Tampa Bay

NFL Power Rankings - Week 5

1. Houston (4-0)
2. Atlanta (4-0)
3. Baltimore (3-1)
4. San Francisco (3-1)
5. Arizona (4-0)
6. Philadelphia (3-1)
7. Chicago (3-1)
8. Green Bay (2-2)
9. New England (2-2)
10. San Diego (3-1)
11. NY Giants (2-2)
12. Denver (2-2)
13. Pittsburgh (1-2)
14. Cincinnati (3-1)
15. Minnesota (3-1)
16. Seattle (2-2)
17. Dallas (2-2)
18. Washington (2-2)
19. NY Jets (2-2)
20. Detroit (1-3)
21. Buffalo (2-2)
22. St. Louis (2-2)
23. Kansas City (1-3)
24. Carolina (1-3)
25. New Orleans (0-4)
26. Tampa Bay (1-3)
27. Tennessee (1-3)
28. Miami (1-3)
29. Oakland (1-3)
30. Jacksonville (1-3)
31. Indianapolis (1-2)
32. Cleveland (0-4)

NCAA Football Rankings - Week 6 Ringer Poll

1. Alabama (5-0)
2. Oregon (5-0)
3. LSU (5-0)
4. Florida St. (5-0)
5. Georgia (5-0)
6. South Carolina (5-0)
7. West Virginia (4-0)
8. Notre Dame (4-0)
9. Kansas St. (4-0)
10. Texas (4-0)
11. USC (3-1)
12. Florida (4-0)
13. TCU (4-0)
14. Oklahoma (2-1)
15. Clemson (4-1)
16. Oregon St. (3-0)
17. Louisville (5-0)
18. Stanford (3-1)
19. Nebraska (4-1)
20. Mississippi St. (4-0)
21. Cincinnati (3-0)
22. Boise St. (3-1)
23. UCLA (4-1)
24. Michigan (2-2)
25. Rutgers (4-0)

Northwestern (5-0)
Michigan St. (3-2)
Baylor (3-1)
Washington (3-1)
Louisiana Tech (4-0)
Ohio (5-0)
Texas A&M (3-1)
Texas Tech (4-0)
Miami (4-1)
Arizona St. (4-1)