College Football Odds 2011 Week 6: College Football 2011 marks its half-way point of the season beginning with a Pac-12 North Division matchup between No. 9 Oregon (3-1) and unranked California (3-1) Thursday night (9 p.m. ET, ESPN) at Autzen Stadium in Eugene, Ore. After losing its season opener to current No. 3 (USA-Today) LSU, the Ducks have reeled off three straight victories against Nevada, Missouri State, and Arizona. The Golden Bears won its first three contests versus Fresno State, Colorado and Presbyterian before losing on the road to the Washington Huskies in Week-4. The Ducks are listed heavy College Football Odds favorites by -24 with a 62 1/2 total.
Boise State , who dropped to No. 5 after what was considered a lackluster performance against Nevada in Week-4, hits the road for the third time this year to play at former WAC rival Fresno State. Oddsmakers have the Broncos favored by -21 in this one. Boise State is 1-2 covering the spread when favored by three touchdowns or more.
The second weekend of October is always the time Texas and Oklahoma get together in Dallas. The winner of this game usually goes on to challenge for the Big 12 championship. This year should be no different as No. 3 Oklahoma and No. 11 Texas are both 4-0. Sportsbook SBGglobal.com shows the Sooners listed as 10-chalk favorites versus the Longhorns with a 56 1/2 total.
No. 17 Florida must travel to Baton Rouge to play No. 2 LSU after losing its starting quarterback and the game to No. 2 Alabama last week. Oddsmakers list the Tigers as two touchdown favorites in this one at -14 with a 41 total.
After back to back high profile games with Arkansas in Week-4 and Florida in Week-5; the No. 3 Alabama Crimson Tide travel down to Nashville, Tenn., for a game with the surprising Vanderbilt Commodores who are 3-1 and 1-1 in the SEC. Oddsmakers don't see much chance of an upset installing Alabama as 4-touchdown favorites at -29 with a 41 1/2 total.
No. 6 Oklahoma State looks to extend its record to 5-0 when the Kansas Jayhawks come in to Stillwater, Okla., for a Big 12 battle at T. Boone Pickens Stadium. The Cowboys are big favs in this one by -31 1/2 with a 71 1/2 total.
No. 7 Stanford (4-0), the only Pac-12 school represented in the Top-10, host Colorado on their first trip to Palo Alto since joining the league this year. SBGglobal.com has the Cardinal listed favorites by 29 1/2 with a 58 total.
No. 8 Clemson (5-0) returns home, after an impressive whalloping of Virginia Tech in Week-5, to host the Boston College Eagles (1-4). The Tigers are favored by -20 1/2 with a 55 1/2 total.
No. 10 Arkansas jumped into the Top-10 after its impressive come back against No. 13 Texas A&M last Saturday. Equally impressive was Auburn's upset of No. 12 South Carolina on the road. The Tigers face another challenge when they travel to the Ozarks for a game with the Hogs. The Razorback are 10-chalk home favorites with a 63 total.
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More Top-25 and their Week-6 College Football Odds:
No. 12 Michigan -7 1/2 at Northwestern
Maryland at No. 13 Georgia Tech -14
Ohio State at No. 14 Nebraska -11
Connecticut at No. 16 West Virginia -20
Kentucky at No. 18 South Carolina -21
No. 19 Illinois -14 at Indiana
Missouri at No. 20 Kansas State
Miami(Fl) at No. 21 Virginia Tech -7 1/2
No. 22 Arizona State -4 at Utah
No. 23 Florida State at Wake Forest
No. 24 Texas A&M -8 at Texas Tech
Iowa State at No. 25 Baylor -15 1/2
