It’s another exciting Saturday in college football as Week 6 brings us a loaded slate of potential matchups. Our college football writers have already placed bets on three Noon games, including Missouri vs. Texas A&M and Pitt vs. North Carolina.
Let’s start with the Missouri vs. Texas A&M game. It might be time to sell high on Missouri, as their 4-0 record isn’t overly impressive. They’ve had easy wins against Buffalo and Murray State, but struggled against Boston College and Vanderbilt. Their strength of schedule is weak, and this will be their first road game.
On the other hand, Texas A&M has played better recently despite some struggles earlier in the season. They failed to cover against Bowling Green and Arkansas but still beat two teams that have exceeded expectations this year.
From a matchup perspective, Texas A&M’s defense is vulnerable to deep passing plays, which could be an issue for Missouri since they struggle with explosiveness in their offense.
Moving on to the Pitt vs. North Carolina game, Pitt shouldn’t be favored on the road even though North Carolina is coming off two straight losses. Pitt’s offensive numbers are inflated due to blowout wins against Kent State and Youngstown State.
Pitt quarterback Eli Holstein has been prone to turnovers and struggled in his lone road start at Cincinnati. He now faces a tough North Carolina secondary that held Maalik Murphy in check last weekend.
North Carolina has switched quarterbacks with Jacolby Criswell starting his third game on Saturday. He has been solid so far and excels in play-action situations where he can rely on running back Omarion Hampton.
Lastly, we have Purdue vs Wisconsin where both offenses are struggling this season with low yards per play averages. The weather conditions will also play a factor with heavy winds expected during the game.
Based on historical data, windy unders tend to hit at a high rate when there are strong winds during college football games like this one between Purdue and Wisconsin.
These are our best bets for the noon slate of games on Saturday, Oct 5th: Texas A&M ML (-128), North Carolina +3 (Play to +2), Under 45 (Play to Under 43).
Please note that these picks are based on expert analysis but should not be taken as guaranteed outcomes.