When Iowa travels to Michigan on Saturday, Michigan will undoubtedly be expected to squeak out a narrow victory on the merits of their superior talent and a general belief that they are a better team that needs it more. This would be a dangerous mindset though as Iowa looks like a dangerous matchup for Michigan. The strength of Iowa’s team is their defensive line and against a team with offensive question marks this will spell chaos. Michigan didn’t give a single running back more than 11 attempts as they ran over Rutgers. Despite that easy victory they are struggling to run the ball and Iowa will give them no relief. Iowa clearly looks like the better team in this matchup and the team to end Michigan’s hopes of keeping pace with Ohio State in the Big Ten East.

Bet on Iowa vs. Michigan here.

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#7 Auburn (-3) vs. #10 Florida

Auburn heads to Florida this Saturday as 3-point road favorites. To say Auburn is on a roll would be an understatement. After an improbable come from behind win opening weekend against Oregon, the Tigers have steamrolled their way to a 5-0 record and a top 7 national ranking. Many are saying that Auburn’s defense, and their defensive line in particular, are as good as any in the country. I’m not ready to give them that level of praise, but they’ve certainly been tough.

On the other side of the field is the home team, the Florida Gators. Florida has had to deal with a change of plans to their season when starting QB Feleipe Franks suffered a season-ending ankle injury but still finds itself headed into this game 5-0 and ranked 9th in the country. Florida hasn’t yet faced the caliber of competition that Auburn has faced, with their most notable victory being an opening-day win over Miami.

When it comes to handicapping this game, it’s impossible to ignore that the two most important players on the field will be a true freshman in Auburn QB Bo Nix and a second-stringer in Florida QB Kyle Trask. Both have performed admirably thus far in leading their teams to undefeated records, but neither has truly excelled. Trask has just three touchdowns against two interceptions, while Nix has an unimpressive 53% completion percentage for the year. I fully expect this to be a defensive battle with turnovers or a few key big plays making the difference.

When it comes to picking a winner, however, Auburn looks better prepared to walk away with the victory. Nix hasn’t been impressive, but his ceiling his higher and he improved in Week 5 going 16-21 for 335 yards against Mississippi State. For Florida QB Trask, wins against Tennessee and Towson aren’t enough to warrant an overwhelming impression and deem him the future of the program. Auburn has faced stiff competition and risen to the challenge, while Florida appears still untested. Auburn’s level of defense may be the difference in this one as Trask attempts to acclimatize to life against truly elite SEC competition.

Bet on Auburn vs. Florida here.

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Cal vs. #13 Oregon (-18)

Oregon takes on California this Saturday in what could be a pivotal game in the Pac 12 North race. Cal has opened the season impressively with a 4-1 record including a major upset against preseason conference favorite, Washington, but they appear to be in over their heads in this one. Oregon is a 15.5 point favorite and Eugene is one of the tougher venues in the conference.

QB Justin Herbert is considered one of the top NFL draft prospects in the entire country and for good reason. While he hasn’t blown away the competition, he has been efficient. Herbert had only five incompletions against rival Stanford in Oregon’s last game and has an impressive 74.4% completion percentage for the year. He is an imposing quarterback, has a veteran offensive line, and will undoubtedly cause plenty of headaches for the Cal defense. As Auburn continues to excel it just flatters Oregon that much more as well.

California, meanwhile, is coming off a loss to Arizona State and QB Chase Garbers hasn’t exactly impressed. Even in the big win against Washington he only had 11 completions for 111 yards and no touchdowns. Last week vs. Arizona State he had just nine completions and holds an unimpressive 59.1% completion percentage for the season. He also injured his shoulder late in the game against Arizona State so Cal might be turning to backup Devon Modster if Garbers is unable to go. Regardless of who gets the nod I don’t expect either QB to be able to keep up with the high-flying Ducks offense at home. After a season-opening loss the Ducks will need to keep the pedal down to have any hopes of impressing the committee late in the year. With style points already under consideration and Herbert and company having far more weapons, this looks like a blowout in the making.

Bet on Cal vs. Oregon here.

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Here are the betting trends you need to know from Week 5:

• Home teams have won 72% of all games SU this season
• Home favorites have won a staggering 87% of all games SU this season
• Teams ranked in the AP Top 25 went 15-2 against unranked opponents in Week 5
• 52% of all games have gone UNDER the projected total this season
• Underdogs were 31-23-2 ATS in Week 5 and are 164-169-7 overall this season

We’ve narrowed down the top remaining games you can’t afford to miss from Week 6.

Clemson coach Dabo Swinney knows just how lucky the Tigers were to down the Tar Heels 21-20 on Saturday. Next up for the defending champs is Florida State on October 12th.

Notre Dame became just the seventh FBS team to earn its 900th victory after picking up a win against Virginia on Saturday afternoon. Here are three things you should know about the Fighting Irish's glorious past:

• Contrary to popular belief, the Fighting Irish didn't dominate right out of the gates. Notre Dame went winless in its first season and didn't pick up its first victory until the finale of its second season in 1888. Win #1 was a 20-0 dusting of Harvard Prep School of Chicago.
• It's been mostly smooth sailing ever since as the Fighting Irish have only had 13 losing seasons since 1887.
• Notre Dame has produced more All-Americans and sent more players to the NFL Draft than any other college program in NCAA history.

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