Week 6 doesn’t have the anticipation of Week 5.
The final weekend of September brought us a top-five clash that turned from a blowout into a thriller and a top-10 team losing at home as a big favorite. This week, there’s just one matchup between top 25 teams after there were four such games in Week 5.
We’ll probably get an upset, however. That’s typically how these types of weeks work. Will a team like No. 4 Tennessee get a scare at Arkansas? What about No. 8 Miami at Cal in an ACC After Dark special? Can No. 12 Ole Miss bounce back with a win at South Carolina? We’re about to find out.
Here are the five biggest games of Week 6 and some others to keep an eye on. All times are Eastern and all odds are from BetMGM.
Noon | TV: ABC | Line: Texas A&M -2.5 | Total: 48.5
The day begins with the only ranked matchup. The Tigers were off in Week 5 after a pair of wins that weren’t totally convincing. Missouri beat Boston College 27-21 in Week 3 and then needed double overtime thanks to three missed field goals and a bunch of mistakes to beat Vanderbilt 30-27 at home.
The Aggies took down Arkansas 21-17 in Week 4 as Marcel Reed made his third start of the season. The redshirt freshman has been replacing Connor Weigman after Weigman suffered a shoulder injury in the Aggies’ Week 1 loss to Notre Dame. Texas A&M coach Mike Elko said Wednesday that Weigman has begun throwing and he’s listed as questionable on the Aggies’ injury report. It wouldn’t be a total shock if Weigman got the start, but Reed seems like the prohibitive favorite to take the first snap. He’s thrown for two touchdowns in each of his starts.
Missouri is looking to get its deep passing offense on track. QB Brady Cook excelled throwing the ball down the field a season ago but is averaging just 7.1 yards a pass so far in 2024. The Tigers’ run game…
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Publish date : 2024-10-03 13:02:38
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