College Football Week 5 lowest point spread games

Week 5 of college football is closing in, we take a look at the football games with the lowest point spread, as well as the betting odds.

College Football Week 5 lowest point spread games College football resumes with Week 5 and we will look into the point spread on the Saturday games for the lowest point spread and the best betting odds. The first game is the match-up between Syracuse (1-3) and Miami Ohio (1-3). The point spread on this game favors Syracuse -1.5 points as posted by the online betting website Bookmaker. The total is sitting at 51 points and Syracuse is favorite to win with odds -120, while Miami Ohio is paying out EVEN. Syracuse is 1-4 against the spread in its last 5 games on the road and Miami (Ohio) is 1-6 ATS in its last 7 games at home. The total has gone OVER in 4 of Syracuse's last 5 games.

Next comes the game between Alabama (3-1) and Florida State (2-1). The visiting Alabama Crimson Tide are underdog with betting odds +120 and Florida State is favorite at -140. Florida State is -2.5 points chalk on the spread and the total was posted last at 42 points. Florida State is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games.

Another tight point spread could be found on game between UCLA (3-1) and Oregon State (2-2). Oregon State are -1.5 points favorite against the spread with total of 56 points. The Beavers are also betting odds favorite at -125 compared to UCLA at +105 at Bookmaker. Betting trends reveal that UCLA is 4-1 against the spread in its last 5 games when playing Oregon State and have won 4 out of the last 5 games against the Beavers. The total has gone OVER in 4 of UCLA's last 5 games and OVER in 12 of UCLA's last 17 games on the road.

Western Michigan (1-3) will visit Toledo (1-3) with even lower point spread difference. The Western Michigan Broncos are only -1 point favorite on the Saturday college football game spread and the total is currently set at 67.5 points. Western Michigan are favorite to win the game with a payout of -120 and Toledo are posted with EVEN betting odds. Western Michigan is 1-4 against the spread in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Toledo and total has gone OVER in 5 of Toledo's last 6 games at home.

Penn State (3-1) vs. Illinois (3-1) is another Week 5 college football game which could swing either way. Right now Penn State are spread favorite -3 points with total at 46 points, as well as listed with the betting odds of -160 on winning the game on Saturday. Illinois is underdog with odds +140. In their last 8 games against Illinois, Penn State is 6-2 against the spread and 7-1 straight up. The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Penn State's last 6 games on the road.

And we will close this Week 5 lowest spread betting preview with the college football game between the Clemson Tigers (4-0) and the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets (2-2). Clemson is favorite to win the game with odds -150 and the odds on Georgia Tech are +130. The point spread favors the Clemson Tigers -3 points and the total is sitting at 50.5 points. Previous betting trends show that Clemson is 5-1 against the spread in its last 6 games when playing Georgia Tech, but the Yellow Jackets are 7-2 SU in their last 9 games at home.

All odds, point spread and total numbers courtesy of Bookmaker.

Published on 09/26/2007