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The Alabama Crimson Tide and the Notre Dame Fighting Irish both opened as part of pick'em matchups on the Week 5 college football odds at sportsbooks monitored by OddsShark.com, but the schools find themselves as small betting underdogs after the early line moves.
Alabama, a favorite in its last 72 games, opened as a pick'em on the road against Georgia, but now sits as a 1.5-point road underdog. Notre Dame, a perfect 4-0 SU on the season, finds itself as a 2.5-point road underdog after opening in a pick'em matchup against Clemson.
The Fighting Irish are 0-3 against the spread in their last three games on the road according to the OddsShark College Football Database, while the Tigers are 10-1 SU in their last 11 home games in the month of October.
Meanwhile, big spreads for Week 5 include Michigan State -24.5 at home to Purdue, Florida State -18 on the road at Wake Forest, and LSU -45 at home to Eastern Michigan. As well, top-ranked Ohio State opened as a 17.5-point road favorite at Indiana.
The Buckeyes are perfect at 15-0 SU in their last 15 games against Indiana, and 18-0 SU in their last 18 games overall. The Hoosiers, though, will be looking to build on a solid ATS run on Saturday as they're 5-1 ATS in their last six games.
Check out the opening college football odds for the week. For live odds and matchup reports on every game every day, head over to the OddsShark.com college football betting section.
Miami at Cincinnati +5 (THU)
Memphis at South Florida +10.5 (FRI)
Temple at Charlotte +23.5 (FRI)
Connecticut at BYU -3.5 (FRI)
Arizona at Stanford OFF
Arizona at State UCLA -13
Pittsburgh at Virginia Tech -4.5
South Carolina at Missouri -3.5
Purdue at Michigan State -24.5
Minnesota at Northwestern -6.5
Iowa at Wisconsin -8
Army at Penn State OFF
Kansas at Iowa State -14.5
West Virginia at Oklahoma -7.5
Texas at TCU -18.5
UCF at Tulane EVEN
Houston at Tulsa +9.5
Louisville at NC State -5
Ohio at Akron +4
Toledo at Ball State +9.5
Washington State at California -13.5
Florida Intl at Massachusetts EVEN
Northern Illinois at Central Michigan +2.5
Wyoming at Appalachian State -17.5
Liberty at Georgia State OFF
Air Force at Navy -6
Bowling Green at Buffalo +6.5
Miami-Ohio at Kent State -10.5
Boston College at Duke -7
Florida State at Wake Forest +18
North Carolina at Georgia Tech -10.5
Alabama at Georgia EVEN
Texas Tech vs Baylor -15.5
Nebraska at Illinois +7.5
Ohio State at Indiana +17.5
Old Dominion at Marshall -18
Western Kentucky at Rice +5
Kansas State at Oklahoma State -3.5
San Jose State at Auburn -20.5
East Carolina at SMU +6.5
Idaho at Arkansas State -20.5
Georgia Southern at Louisiana Monroe +7.5
Colorado State at Utah State -7
UNLV at Nevada -11.5
South Alabama at Troy -3
Ole Miss at Florida +6.5
Arkansas at Tennessee -7.5
Eastern Michigan at LSU -45
Vanderbilt at Middle Tennessee -4.5
North Texas at Southern Mississippi -13.5
Louisiana Lafayette at Louisiana Tech -16
Mississippi State at Texas A&M -6
Eastern Kentucky at Kentucky OFF
Notre Dame at Clemson EVEN
Texas San Antonio at UTEP +2
Michigan at Maryland +12
New Mexico State at New Mexico -14
Oregon at Colorado +12
Hawaii at Boise State -23.5
Fresno State at San Diego State -9.5
