2023 College Football Key Trends for Week 5

2023 College Football Key Trends for Week 5

Week 5 in college football starts on Thursday this week. We have the key trends for most of the games. Be careful with trends, because they can be helpful in handicapping but teams change players, systems and coaches every season.

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Thursday, September 28, 2023

MTSU at Western Kentucky:

MTSU is: 1)4-1 Over last 5 on the road. 2)5-0 Over last 5 on the road in this series. 3)4-8-1 ATS last 13 games. WK is: 1)4-1 Under last 5 at home. 2)17-8 ATS last 25 games. 3)10-5 ATS last 15 games at home.

Temple at Tulsa:

Temple: 1)2-8 ATS last 10 on the road.

Tulsa: 1)3-8-1 ATS last 12 games. 2)0-5 ATS last 5 at home.

Jacksonville State at Sam Houston State

JST: 1)7-1 Under last 8 games. 2)4-19 SU last 23 games on the road.

SH: 5-1 ATS last 6 games.

Friday, September 29, 2023

Louisville at NC State:

Lou: 1)4-1 Under last 5 in series. 2)8-4 ATS last 12 games. 3)1-5 ATS last 6 on the road.
NCST: 1)0-5 ATS last 5 games. 2)1-7 ATS last 8 at home.

Utah at Oregon State:

UT: 1)10-4 Over last 14 on the road. 2)5-1 Under last 6 on the road in series.

OSU: 1)9-1 ATS last 10 at home. 2)9-2 ATS last 11 games.

Louisiana Tech at UTEP:

LT: 1-6 ATS last 7 on the road. 2)4-1 Under last 5 on the road.

UTEP: 1)1-4 ATS last 5 games. 2)7-1 Under last 8 at home.

Cincinnati at BYU:

Cincy: 1)5-1 Under last 6 on the road. 2)3-9-1 ATS last 13 games. 3)2-6-1 ATS last 9 on the road.

BYU: 1)4-11 ATS last 15 games. 2)1-7 ATS last 8 at home. 3)6-2 Over last 8 games.

Saturday, September 30, 2023

Clemson at Syracuse:

Clem: 1)1-4 ATS last 5 games. 2)7-3 ATS last 10 on the road. 3)1-5 ATS last 6 in series.

Cuse: 1)6-1 Under last 7 in series. 2)4-0-1 ATS last 5 games. 3)11-4-1 ATS last 16 at home.

USC at Colorado:

USC is: 1)11-1 Over last 12 games. 2)3-6 ATS last 9 on the road. 3)4-1 ATS last 5 in series.

CU: 1)2-6 ATS last 8 games. 2)11-4 Over last 15 games.

Texas A&M at Arkansas:

A&M: 1)4-1 ATS last 5 games. 2)1-4 ATS last 5 in series.

Ark: 1)6-1 Over last 7 games. 2)4-1 Under last 5 in series.

Florida at Kentucky:

Fla: 1)1-4 ATS last 5 games. 2)4-1 Under last 5 games. 3)4-11 ATS last 15 on the road. 4)0-4-1 ATS last 5 vs. Kentucky.

Ky: 1)11-2 Under last 13 games. 2)8-1 Under last 9 games at home. 3)4-9-1 ATS last 14 at home against Florida. 4)5-2 ATS last 7 games.

Louisiana at Minnesota:

Laf: 1)5-1 Over last 6 on the road. 2)1-4 ATS last 5 games.

Min: 1)6-1 Over last 7 at home. 2)0-5 ATS last 5 games. 3)7-3 Under last 10 games.

Penn State at Northwestern:

PSU: 1)5-0 ATS last 5 games. 2)8-4 Over last 12 games. 3)6-1 ATS last 7 on the road.

NW: 1)4-1 Over last 5 games. 2)3-6 ATS last 9 in series. 3)4-1 Over last 5 at home.

Utah State at UConn:

UTS: 1)6-2 Over last 8 games. 2)1-5 ATS last 6 on the road.

UConn: 1)8-4 Under last 12 games. 2)1-5 ATS last 6 games. 3)

UAB at Tulane:

UAB: 1)4-1 Over last 5 on the road. 2)7-2 Over last 9 games. 3)3-9 nATS

Tul: 1)17-8 ATS last 25 at home. 2)16-4 ATS last 20 games.

USA at James Madison:

USA: 1)1-6 ATS last 7 games overall. 2)6-3 Over last 9 games. 3)6-11-1 ATS last 18 on the road.

JMU: 1)12-6 ATS last 18 games.

Buffalo at Akron:

Buf: 1)5-1 Under last 6 in this series. 2)4-1 ATS last 5 in series.

Akr: 1)4-1 Under last 5 at home in series. 2)6-17 ATS last 23 at home. 3)8-3 Under last 11 at home.

Eastern Michigan at Central Mich:

EM: 1)6-2 ATS last 8 on the road. 2)1-5 ATS last 6 in this series.

CM :1)6-2 Over last 8 at home in series. 2)4-1 Over last 5 games.

Virginia at Boston College:

UVA: 1)4-1 Over last 5 games.

BC: 1)5-0 Over last 5 games. 2)5-0 Over last 5 games at home. 3)5-13 ATS last 18 games.

Miami-Ohio at Kent State:

MIO: 1)8-1 Under last 9 in series. 2)5-1 Under last on the road in series.

Kent: 1)1-4 ATS last 5 at home. 2)4-8 ATS last 12 games. 3)4-1 Over last games. 4)2-6-1 ATS last 9 in series.

Arizona State at California:

ASU: 1)4-1 ATS last 5 in series. 2)2-7 ATS last 9 games. 3)3-6 ATS last 9 on the road.

Cal: 1)7-2 Over last 9 games. 2)1-4 ATS last 5 in this series.

Bowling Green at Georgia Tech:

BG: 1)6-2 Over last 8 on the road.

GT: 1)6-3 Under last 9 at home. 2)2-10 ATS last 12 at home. 3)4-1 Over last 5 games.

Kansas at Texas:

KU: 1)7-1 Under last 8 on the road. 2)5-1 ATS last 6 in series. 3)2-6 ATS last 8 games.

UT: 1)4-1 Under last 5 games. 2)1-4 ATS last 5 at home.

Baylor at Central Florida:

Bay: 1)5-0 Over last 5 on the road. 2)0-4-1 ATS last 5 games.

UCF: 1)5-1 ATS last 6 at home. 2)2-6 ATS last 8 games.

Houston at Texas Tech:

Hou: 1)6-1 Over last 7 on the road.

TT: 1)4-1 ATS last 5 in series. 2)6-3 Over last 9 at home. 3)4-1 ATS last 5 in series.

Georgia at Auburn:

Geo: 1)5-0 ATS last 5 in series. 2)1-4-1 ATS last 6 games. 3)10-3 ATS last 13 on the road.

Aub: 1)5-1 Under last 6 in series. 2)1-4 ATS last 5 at home in series.

Indiana at Maryland:

IU: 1)4-1 ATS last 5 in series. 2)7-1 Over last 8 in series. 3)1-6 ATS last 7 on the road.

Md: 1)5-2 ATS last 7 games.

Michigan at Nebraska:

Mich: 1)0-4-1 ATS last 5 games. 2)4-1 Under last 5 games. 3)6-1 ATS last 7 on the road.

Neb: 1)6-1 Under last 7 at home. 2)7-2 Under last 9.

Illinois at Purdue:

Ill: 1)7-1 Under last 8 on the road in series. 2)5-1 Under last 6 in series. 3)0-5 ATS last 5 games. 4)8-3 Under last 11 on the road.

Pur: 1)1-5 ATS last 6 games. 2)0-5 ATS last 5 at home. 3)10-4 Over last 14 at home.

Arkansas State at UMass:

ASU: 1)7-2 ATS last 9 on the road. 2)7-3 Under last 10 on the road.
UMass: 1)5-1 Over last 6 games.

USF at Navy:

USF: 1)4-2 ATS last 6 games.

Navy: 1)5-12 SU last 17 at home. 2)5-1 Over last 6 at home.

ODU at Marshall:

ODU: 1)0-5 ATS last 5 in series. 2)6-2 Under last 8 in series.

Mars: 1)6-2 ATS last 8 games. 2)9-4 Under last 13. 3)4-12 ATS last 16 at home.

Ball State at Western Michigan:

BST: 1)6-1 Over last 7 games in series. 2)6-1 Under last 7 on the road.

WM: 1)6-1 Over last 7 in series. 2)5-1 Under last 6 at home.

NIU at Toledo:

NIU is: 1)5-1 ATS last 6 on the road in series. 2)1-5 ATS last 6 games. 3)7-3 ATS last 10 on the road. 4)9-3 Over last 12 on the road.

Tol: 1)3-8 ATS last 11 games. 2)9-1 SU last 10 at home.

Missouri at Vanderbilt:

Mizzou: 1)6-15 ATS last 21 on the road. 2)6-2 Ov er last 8 games.

Vandy: 1)4-1 ATS last 5 in series. 2)0-5 ATS last 5 games. 3)1-8 ATS last 9 at home. 4)7-2 Over last 9 at home.

Boise State at Memphis:

BST is: 1)4-1 Over last 5 games. 2)2-6-1 ATS last 9 on the road. 3)10-3 Over last 13 on the road.

Mem is: 1)12-6 Over last 18 games. 2)3-8 ATS last 11 at home. 3)7-3 Over las t10 at home.

Hawaii at UNLV:

Haw: 1)5-0 Under last 5 in series. 2)15-6 Under last 21 on the road.

UNLV: 1)7-3 ATS last 10 at home. 2)6-3 Over last 9 at home.

New Mexico at Wyoming:

NM: 1)5-1 ATS last 6 on the road in series. 2)2-9 ATS last 11 games. 3)10-5 Under last 14 on the road.

WY: 1)5-1 Under last 6 in series. 2)8-2 Under last 10 games.

LSU at Ole Miss:

LSU: 1)5-0 Over last 5 games. 2)5-1-1 ATS last 7 in series.

Miss: 1)17-8 Under last 25. 2)4-8 ATS last 12 at home. 3)11-4 Under last 15 at home. 4)5-1 Over last 6 in series.

Oregon at Stanford:

Oreg: 1)4-1 ATS last 5 games. 2)13-5 Under last 18 on the road.

Stan: 1)4-19 ATS last 23 games. 2)2-10 ATS last 12 at home. 3)12-6 Over last 18 in series.

Iowa State at Oklahoma:

IST: 1)1-4 ATS last 5 on the road. 2)6-1 Under last 7 on the road. 3)8-4 Over last 12 in series.

OU: 1)5-0 ATS last 5 games. 2)6-3 ATS last 9 at home in series.

ECU at Rice:

ECU: 1)8-4 ATS last 12 on the road.

Rice: 1)4-1 Over last 5 games. 2)7-2 ATS last 9 at home. 3)9-1 Over last 10 at home.

Coastal Carolina at Georgia Southern:

CC: 1)7-13-1 ATS last 21 games. 2)8-4 Under last 12 on the road.

GS: 1)3-6 ATS last 9 games. 2)6-3 ATS last 9 at ome.

Troy at Georgia State:

Troy: 1)1-4 ATS last 5 games. 2)6-1 ATS last 7 on the road.

GST: 1)5-1 ATS last 6 games. 2)5-1-1 ATS last 7 in series. 3)4-1 ATS last 5 at home in series.

Texas State at Southern Miss:

TST: 1)4-1 ATS last 5 on the road. 2)16-8 Under last 24 on the road.

SM: 1)14-6 ATS last 20 games. 2)7-3 ATS last 10 at home. 3)5-1 Over last 6 at home.

Notre Dame at Duke:

ND: 1)4-1-1 ATS last 6 games. 2)10-2 Over last 12. 3)9-2 ATS last 11 on the road.

Duke: 1)7-1 ATS last 8 games. 2)7-1 ATS last 8 at home.

South Carolina at Tennessee:

SC: 1)4-1 ATS last 5 on the road.

Tenn: 1)12-5 ATS last 17 games. 2)6-1 ATS last 7 at home. 3)5-1 Under last 6 games. 4)10-3 Over last 13 at home.

Michigan State at Iowa:

MSU: 1)4-1 Under last 5 games. 2)1-4-2 ATS last 7 on the road.

IA: 1)6-2-1 ATS last 9 at home in series. 2)7-3 ATS last 10 games. 3)10-4-1 ATS last 15 in series. 4)6-3 Under last 9 in series.

Charlotte at SMU:

Char: 1)6-12-1 ATS last 19 games. 2)4-0-1 ATS last 5 on the road.

SMU: 1)4-1 ATS last 5 at home. 2)5-1 Under last 6 games.

Pittsburgh at Virginia Tech:

Pit: 1)11-4 ATS last 15 on the road. 2)7-1 Over last 8 games.

VT: 1)4-9 ATS last 13 at home. 2)1-8 ATS last 9 in series.

West Virginia at TCU:

Wva: 1)4-1 ATS last 5 games. 2)5-1 Under last 6 on the road.

TCU: 1)1-6 ATS last 7 in series. 2)7-2 Under last 9 in series.

App State at UL Monroe:

APST: 1)2-6-1 ATS last 9 games. 2)1-4-1 ATS last 6 on the road.

UL Monroe: 1)1-4 ATS last 5 games. 2)5-1 Under last 6 games. 3)7-1 Under last 8 at home.

San Diego State at Air Force:

SDST: 1)4-1 ATS last 5 on the road. 2)8-3 ATS last 11 in series. 3)7-3 Over last 10 in series.

AF: 1)3-8 ATS last 11 in series. 2)6-2 Under last 8 in series.

Alabama at Miss State:

Bama is: 1)1-4 ATS last 5 on the road. 2)5-0 ATS last 5 in series.

MST: 1)8-2 Over last 10 at home. 2)5-0 Under last 5 in series.

Washington at Arizona:

Wash: 1)7-1 ATS last 8 in series. 2)4-8 ATS last 12 on the road.

Ariz: 1)7-1 Under last 8 games. 2)8-4 ATS last 12 at home. 3)4-1 Over last 5 in series.

Nevada at Fresno State:

Nev: 1)4-10 ATS last 14 games. 2)8-4 ATS last 12 on the road. 3)5-1 Over last 6 in series.

Fresno: 1)7-1 ATS last 8 games. 2)8-4 Over last 12 games. 3)4-1 ATS last 5 at home.

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