M+J's College Football Week 5 Upset Watch/Picks

UPSET WATCH- WEEKEND GAMES

Northern Illinois over Vanderbilt

Vanderbilt has been bad so far, but scoring 38 in a loss to LSU has to be a small glimmer of hope. Northern Illinois has only lost to Nebraska and Utah so far, so they will definitely be ready for this one. The Huskies have to like their chances if it is a low scoring game.

Boston College over Wake Forest

Wake Forest is still undefeated and has looked pretty good so far. BC's lone loss was a blowout home loss to Kansas. This is the ACC where anything can happen as the old ACC with the exception of Clemson is back. BC being a home underdog has to put this one on upset alert. 

Nicholls over Texas State

Texas State is consistently one of the weaker FBS teams each year. Nicholls is a stronger FCS program. Therefore, this is the  best opportunity this week for a FCS over FBS team. We think the odds seem pretty good here.

Georgia Southern over La-Lafayette

GA Southern almost won at Minnesota and are home underdogs against the Ragin' Cajun's. This would be a minor upset, but there is not much to pick from this week.

Oklahoma State over Kansas State

A ranked Kansas State is on the road at Oklahoma State, so it is worth mentioning this as a possible upset. The Wildcats have been more impressive and seems like they could get the job done here, but it is hard to win on the road. Therefore, this could be an upset.

Weekend Picks

Score Projections:

Texas A&M 42, Arkansas 10

TCU 31, Kansas 14

Oklahoma 45, Texas Tech 14

Michigan 35, Rutgers 3

Iowa 34, Middle Tennessee 7

Wisconsin 35, Northwestern 0

Alabama 42, Ole Miss 14

Iowa State 24, Baylor 23

Minnesota 31, Purdue 24

Boston College 31, Wake Forest 27

Clemson 45, North Carolina 13

Temple 27, Georgia Tech 17

Notre Dame 35, Virginia 21

Washington 28, USC 21

Appalachian State 35, Coastal Carolina 14 

Florida 42, Towson 6

SMU 38, South Florida 24

Auburn 42, Mississippi State 28

Kansas State 31, Oklahoma State 28

Stanford 21, Oregon State 10

South Carolina 24, Kentucky 20

Ohio State 42, Nebraska 21

Florida State 23, NC State 17

Utah 27, Washington State 24

Hawaii 42, Nevada 38

BLOWOUT ALERT OF THE WEEK PROJECTION:

UCF 56, UConn 10

SNOOZE FEST OF THE WEEK PROJECTION:

Iowa 34, Middle Tennessee 7

HOT SEAT BATTLE OF THE WEEK PROJECTION:

Arizona 49, UCLA 42

PAINT DRIER OF THE WEEK PROJECTION:

Michigan State 13, Indiana 6

TOILET BOWL OF THE WEEK PROJECTION:

Akron 45, UMass 31

UPSET WATCH- FRIDAY'S GAMES

Maryland over Penn State

Maryland is all over place this year which is usually what Maryland is every year. They are good at getting good wins and random losses. Upset seems possible given how well Maryland has been with the exception of their loss to Temple.

Friday's Picks

Score Projections:

Virginia Tech 24, Duke 17
Maryland 31, Penn State 20

California 17, Arizona State 6