College Football Week 6 Preview: No Dominant Teams?

College Football Week 6 Preview: No Dominant Teams?

by Gabriel Rauch for Wannamakeabet.com

The main storyline this college football season is that this is the last year of normalcy among conference realignment hell. Yet the teams this year are nothing but normal, where unlike the last two years there doesn’t seem to be one team that is head and shoulders above the rest. In 2019 it was LSU, 2020 Alabama, and Georgia of course went undefeated in 2021 and 2022. This season looks very chaotic and the week 6 games are a showcase of the disorder of the 2023 college football season. 

(12) Oklahoma @ (3) Texas: The Red River S****out

The last of the rivalry in the Big 12 is this Saturday as the two teams will be moving onto the SEC next season. The obvious play for this game is typically the over, which is 60.5 on wannamakeabet.com, however, that line has gone down four points. A better play looks like Oklahoma to cover, as they are in the mood for revenge after the 49-0 asswhooping they suffered at home in this matchup last year. Both teams are undefeated, but Texas is getting more hype after beating Alabama in Tuscaloosa a few weeks ago. While that win was impressive, we have found out since then that Alabama was not as good as advertised. This should be a close game regardless. 

Pick: Oklahoma +5.5

Colorado @ Arizona State: Pac 12 Showdown 

I probably come across as a huge hater betting against Colorado again, after picking Oregon over them two weeks ago but the spreads just line up that way. Remember that most gamblers in most sports are casual betters, meaning that when Colorado gets a lot of hype it is inflated from people who don’t follow college football closely. As far as the game, Colorado looked good last week in a loss when they held their own against USC. Arizona State also happens to have a 1-4 record. Despite this, ASU is coming back home after a close loss on the road last week, and their quarterback transfer Drew Pyne is coming into form. Colorado’s offense is legit and Shadeur Sanders continues to look fantastic, however, once again Colorado’s defense is likely to let them down. In this game, ASU is more motivated and is looking to take down the team with a target on their back, now that there is enough tape on Colorado’s players. 

Pick: Arizona State +3.5

(20) Kentucky @ (1) Georgia

The Wildcats face the Dawgs in a mouthwatering SEC matchup of undefeated teams. Kentucky just had a huge win against rival Florida, while last year’s national champion Georgia has had a couple slip ups against Auburn and South Carolina while still remaining undefeated. So why is Georgia a 14.5 point favorite? My guess is there is a mismatch here and it is likely that the oddsmakers don’t expect Kentucky’s offense to do much against Georgia’s defense. Georgia’s secondary has certainly gotten exposed a bit this year, both against Auburn and South Carolina, however, their rush defense has been stout. Unfortunately for Kentucky in this matchup, their offense is reliant on the running game and it is very possible that Kentucky’s star running back Re’Mahn Davis will run into a brick wall. Georgia also has shown over the last couple of seasons that they take the big boy matchups seriously. Lastly, only times Georgia has even come close to losing in the last two and a half years were against good passing teams. 

Pick: Georgia -14.5