Another week of college football is upon us, which means it’s time for more predictions from The Dallas Morning News’ panel of college football experts.
This week, our crew of eight experts picks 20 Week 5 games, both straight and against the spread.
SMU is a 5.5-point favorite for its ACC opener against Florida State at Gerald J. Ford Stadium. In other area matchups, Texas hosts Mississippi State in its SEC opener, Texas A&M and Arkansas face off at AT&T Stadium in Arlington and Oklahoma travels to face Auburn on the road.
Predictions for those games, as well as many others involving non-local schools, can be found below.
Week 5 predictions
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| Week 5 | Lia Assimakopoulos, Colleges insider | Scott Bell, Former colleges editor | Corby Davidson, The Ticket | Jamie Hancock, Assistant sports editor | Selby Lopez, Colleges editor | Newy Scruggs, NBC5 | Kevin Sherrington, Columnist | Brett Vito, DRC |
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| Game | Spread/straight | Spread/straight | Spread/straight | Spread/straight | Spread/straight | Spread/straight | Spread/straight | Spread/straight |
| Florida State (+5.5) at SMU | Florida State/SMU | Florida State/Florida State | SMU/SMU | Florida State/SMU | Florida State/SMU | Florida State/SMU | SMU/SMU | SMU/SMU |
| Mississippi State (+37.5) at Texas | Texas/Texas | Texas/Texas | Texas/Texas | Texas/Texas | Texas/Texas | Texas/Texas | Mississippi State/Texas | Mississippi State/Texas |
| Oklahoma (-2.5) at Auburn | Oklahoma/Oklahoma | Oklahoma/Oklahoma | Oklahoma/Oklahoma | Oklahoma/Oklahoma | Oklahoma/Oklahoma | Oklahoma/Oklahoma | Oklahoma/Oklahoma | Oklahoma/Oklahoma |
| BYU (+3) at Baylor | BYU/BYU | Baylor/Baylor | BYU/BYU | Baylor/Baylor | BYU/BYU | Baylor/Baylor | BYU/BYU | Baylor/Baylor |
| TCU (+2.5) at Kansas | TCU/TCU | TCU/TCU | TCU/TCU | TCU/TCU | TCU/TCU | TCU/TCU | TCU/TCU | TCU/TCU |
| Oklahoma State (+6) at Kansas State | Oklahoma State/Kansas State | Oklahoma State/Kansas State | Kansas State/Kansas State | Oklahoma State/Kansas State | Oklahoma State/Kansas State | Kansas State/Kansas State | Oklahoma State/Kansas State | Kansas State/Kansas State |
| Cincinnati (+4) at Texas Tech | Texas Tech/Texas Tech | Cincinnati/Texas Tech | Texas Tech/Texas Tech | Texas Tech/Texas Tech | Texas Tech/Texas Tech | Cincinnati/Texas Tech | Texas Tech/Texas Tech | Texas Tech/Texas Tech |
| Tulsa (+6.5) at North Texas | Tulsa/North Texas | Tulsa/North Texas | Tulsa/North Texas | North Texas/North Texas | North Texas/North Texas | Tulsa/North Texas | Tulsa/North Texas | Tulsa/North Texas |
| Arkansas (+5.5) vs. Texas A&M | Texas A&M/Texas A&M | Arkansas/Texas A&M | Arkansas/Texas A&M | Texas A&M/Texas A&M | Texas A&M/Texas A&M | Arkansas/Texas A&M | Texas A&M/Texas A&M | Texas A&M/Texas A&M |
| Georgia (-2.5) at Alabama | Georgia/Georgia | Alabama/Alabama | Alabama/Alabama | Georgia/Georgia | Georgia/Georgia | Alabama/Georgia | Georgia/Georgia | Georgia/Georgia |
| Ohio State (-24.5) at Michigan State | Ohio State/Ohio State | Ohio State/Ohio State | Ohio State/Ohio State | Ohio State/Ohio State | Ohio State/Ohio State | Ohio State/Ohio State | Ohio State/Ohio State | Michigan State/Ohio State |
| Oregon (-23.5) at UCLA | UCLA/Oregon | Oregon/Oregon | UCLA/Oregon | Oregon/Oregon | UCLA/Oregon | UCLA/Oregon | Oregon/Oregon | Oregon/Oregon |
| Illinois (+17.5) at Penn State | Illinois/Penn State | Illinois/Penn State | Illinois/Penn State | Penn State/Penn State | Illinois/Penn State | Illinois/Illinois | Illinois/Penn State | Penn State/Penn State |
| Minnesota (+9.5) at Michigan | Michigan/Michigan | Minnesota/Michigan | Minnesota/Michigan | Minnesota/Michigan | Michigan/Michigan | Michigan/Michigan | Michigan/Michigan | Michigan/Michigan |
| Colorado (+14) at UCF | Colorado/UCF | Colorado/UCF | UCF/UCF | Colorado/UCF | Colorado/UCF | UCF/UCF | Colorado/UCF | UCF/Colorado |
| Kentucky (+17.5) at Ole Miss | Ole Miss/Ole Miss | Kentucky/Ole Miss | Kansas/Ole Miss | Kentucky/Ole Miss | Kentucky/Ole Miss | Ole Miss/Ole Miss | Kentucky/Ole Miss | Ole Miss/Ole Miss |
| Nebraska (-9.5) at Purdue | Nebraska/Nebraska | Nebraska/Nebraska | Purdue/Nebraska | Nebraska/Nebraska | Nebraska/Nebraska | Purdue/Nebraska | Nebraska/Nebraska | Purdue/Nebraska |
| Arizona (+11.5) at Utah | Utah/Utah | Arizona/Utah | Utah/Utah | Utah/Utah | Utah/Utah | Utah/Utah | Utah/Utah | Utah/Utah |
| North Carolina (+2.5) at Duke | North Carolina/North Carolina | Duke/Duke | Duke/Duke | Duke/Duke | Duke/Duke | North Carolina/North Carolina | North Carolina/North Carolina | Duke/Duke |
| Louisville (+4.5) at Notre Dame | Louisville/Louisville | Notre Dame/Notre Dame | Notre Dame/Notre Dame | Notre Dame/Notre Dame | Notre Dame/Notre Dame | Louisville/Louisville | Notre Dame/Notre Dame | Notre Dame/Notre Dame |
| Last week straight | 15-5 (.750) | 14-6 (.700) | 13-7 (.650) | 12-8 (.600) | 11-9 (.550) | 13-7 (.650) | 15-5 (.750) | 13-7 (.650) |
| Season straight | 55-26 (.679) | 57-24 (.704) | 56-25 (.691) | 54-27 (.666) | 52-29 (.642) | 56-25 (.691) | 58-23 (.716) | 53-28 (.654) |
| Last week vs. spread | 12-8 (.600) | 11-9 (.550) | 11-9 (.550) | 7-13 (.350) | 8-12 (.400) | 11-9 (.550) | 8-12 (.400) | 9-11 (.450) |
| Season vs. spread | 34-47 (.420) | 44-37 (.543) | 35-46 (.432) | 34-47 (.420) | 36-45 (.444) | 37-44 (.457) | 26-55 (.321) | 31-50 (.383) |
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