Overview
- The Week 6 slate features seven conference games across Oct. 3–4, opening Friday with West Virginia at BYU.
- ESPN Analytics lists BYU with a 94.9% chance over West Virginia, Arizona at 89.8% over Oklahoma State and TCU at 79.2% over Colorado.
- The model projects Texas Tech as a 74.5% favorite at Houston and rates Iowa State at Cincinnati nearly even at 51.5% for the Cyclones.
- Buffaloes Wire staff unanimously picked Texas Tech to defeat Houston and selected Arizona over Oklahoma State.
- The staff split on Cincinnati versus Iowa State, and their BYU selection referenced West Virginia quarterback Nicco Marchiol taking a medical redshirt and entering the transfer portal.