Overview

• Sportsbooks posted initial Week 6 odds, with BetOnline.ag’s openings aggregated and widely circulated across outlets.
• The SportsLine simulation model favors Louisville to cover versus Virginia (around -7) and Texas to cover at Florida (around -6.5), projecting both in well over 60% of simulations.
• Veteran handicapper Bruce Marshall recommends Vanderbilt +10.5 at Alabama and also backs the Over around 55.5, citing recent trends and the Commodores’ 5-0 start.
• Notable lines include Alabama as roughly a 10.5-point favorite over Vanderbilt, Miami favored by about 4.5 over Florida State, and Notre Dame near -19.5 versus Boise State.
• The week’s most lopsided opening shows Oklahoma around a 45.5-point favorite against Kent State, and outlets caution that all numbers could shift before game day.