{"id":7486,"date":"2023-09-29T09:00:41","date_gmt":"2023-09-29T13:00:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/spartanshadows.com\/?p=7486"},"modified":"2023-09-29T05:17:02","modified_gmt":"2023-09-29T09:17:02","slug":"spartans-shadows-college-football-pick-em-week-5","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/spartanshadows.com\/?p=7486","title":{"rendered":"Spartan Shadows staff Week 5 college football picks against the spread"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Week 5 of the college football season is upon us and that means it&#8217;s time for the Spartan Shadows&#8217; weekly staff pick &#8217;em.<\/h2>\n<p>What a wild and entertaining week of <a href=\"https:\/\/spartanshadows.com\/spartans-shadows-college-football-staff-pick-em-week-4\/\">college football<\/a> Week 4 gave us. Welcome back, Spartan Shadows family to our weekly picks article. The weekly segment\/competition where we battle it out for crisp high fives and bragging rights.<\/p>\n<p>In all honesty, Week 4 had some really fun games. When conference play always gets going, you start to see a little more evenly matched games. Also, some rivalry games start as well. Moving forward, we should have some fun games each week to watch and wager on (responsibly of course).<\/p>\n<p>With that in mind, let\u2019s check out the results of our Week 4 picks.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Week 4 results<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong>Here\u2019s how the picks went last week:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Wisconsin at Purdue &#8212;<\/strong> <em>Line: <\/em>Wisconsin<em> -6; Result:<\/em> Wisconsin cover<\/li>\n<li><strong>Rutgers at No. 2 Michigan<\/strong> &#8212; <em>Line<\/em>: Michigan<em> -24<\/em>; <em>Result<\/em>: Push<\/li>\n<li><strong>No. 4 Florida State at Clemson &#8212;<\/strong>\u00a0<em>Line<\/em>: FSU -2.5; <em>Result<\/em>: FSU cover<\/li>\n<li><strong>No. 19 Colorado at No. 10 Oregon &#8212;<\/strong>\u00a0<em>Line<\/em>: Oregon -21; <em>Result<\/em>: Oregon cover<\/li>\n<li><strong>No. 22 UCLA at No. 11 Utah &#8212;<\/strong>\u00a0<em>Line<\/em>: Utah -4.5; <em>Result<\/em>: Utah cover<\/li>\n<li><strong>No. 15 Ole Miss at No. 13 Alabama &#8212;<\/strong>\u00a0<em>Line<\/em>: Alabama -7; <em>Result<\/em>: Bama cover<\/li>\n<li><strong>No. 14 Oregon State at No. 21 Washington State &#8212;<\/strong>\u00a0<em>Line<\/em>: Oregon State -3; <em>Result<\/em>: Washington State cover<\/li>\n<li><strong>No. 6 Ohio State at No. 9 Notre Dame &#8212;<\/strong>\u00a0<em>Line<\/em>: Ohio State -3; <em>Result<\/em>: Push<\/li>\n<li><strong>No. 24 Iowa at No. 7 Penn State &#8212;<\/strong>\u00a0<em>Line<\/em>: Penn State -15; <em>Result<\/em>: Penn State cover<\/li>\n<li><strong>Maryland at Michigan State &#8212;\u00a0<\/strong><em>Line<\/em>: Maryland -7.5; <em>Result<\/em>: Maryland cover<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>For the staff picks recap: two pushes? ESPN was killing me with these even number spreads. Nevertheless, I\u2019ll take two more not being in the loss column with OSU and Michigan. Shoutout to Marcus Freeman for not putting 11 defenders on the field to end that game and allow OSU to push the spread for me. Appreciate it.<\/p>\n<p>As far as how the rest of the weekend games affected the standings, we look no further than to MSU Daily. Daily went <em>off<\/em> last week with a blistering 8-0-2 mark. After that, Emmett, Max, and I turned in a great 6-2-2 record. Next up, Connor and Anthony went 5-3-2. MSU Recruits turned in a solid 4-4-2 card. Bringing up the rear was Hop at 3-5-2 and Joey at 2-6-2.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Updated standings after Week 4<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ol>\n<li>Emmett: 23-15-2<\/li>\n<li>(Tie) Connor, Max, and Daily: 22-16-2<\/li>\n<li>(Tie) HopMan and Chris: 21-17-2<\/li>\n<li>MSU Recruits: 20-18-2<\/li>\n<li>Anthony: 18-20-2<\/li>\n<li>Joey: 15-23-2<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><em>Side Competition updates<\/em>:<\/p>\n<p>Daily\u2019s scorching Week 4 combined with Hop\u2019s lackluster one puts him a game ahead of HopMan in his quest to best Hop. What change from last week.<\/p>\n<p>In the battle for the Cane\u2019s Box; I am leading Anthony by three games. As you can tell from some of the scores this week, anything is possible from week to week. I expect a strong showing from him soon.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Week 5 college football games<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><em>Disclaimer: All lines are as of 11:00 p.m. ET on Tuesday, Sept. 26, from FanDuel.<\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><em>No. 10 Utah at No. 19 Oregon State &#8212; Friday at 9 p.m. ET on FS1 (Line: Oregon State -3.5)<\/em><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Emmett: Oregon State<br \/>\nConnor: Oregon State<br \/>\nMax: Utah<br \/>\nDaily: Oregon State<br \/>\nChris: Utah<br \/>\nHop: Utah<br \/>\nRecruits: Oregon State<br \/>\nAnthony: Utah<br \/>\nJoey: Oregon State<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><em>No. 8 USC at Colorado &#8212; Saturday at 12 p.m. ET on FOX (Line: USC -21.5)<\/em><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Emmett: USC<br \/>\nConnor: Colorado<br \/>\nMax: USC<br \/>\nDaily: USC<br \/>\nChris: USC<br \/>\nHop: USC<br \/>\nRecruits: USC<br \/>\nAnthony: Colorado<br \/>\nJoey: USC<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><em>No. 22 Florida at Kentucky &#8212; Saturday at 12 p.m. ET on ESPN (Line: Kentucky -1.5)<\/em><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Emmett: Florida<br \/>\nConnor: Kentucky<br \/>\nMax: Kentucky<br \/>\nDaily: Florida<br \/>\nChris: Kentucky<br \/>\nHop: Florida<br \/>\nRecruits: Florida<br \/>\nAnthony: Florida<br \/>\nJoey: Kentucky<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><em>No. 1 Georgia at Auburn &#8212; Saturday at 3:30 p.m. ET on CBS (Line: Georgia -14.5)<\/em><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Emmett: Georgia<br \/>\nConnor: Georgia<br \/>\nMax: Georgia<br \/>\nDaily: Georgia<br \/>\nChris: Georgia<br \/>\nHop: Georgia<br \/>\nRecruits: Georgia<br \/>\nAnthony: Georgia<br \/>\nJoey: Auburn<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><em>No. 2 Michigan at Nebraska &#8212; Saturday at 3:30 p.m. ET on FOX (Line: Michigan -17.5)<\/em><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Emmett: Michigan<br \/>\nConnor: Nebraska<br \/>\nMax: Michigan<br \/>\nDaily: Michigan<br \/>\nChris: Michigan<br \/>\nHop: Nebraska<br \/>\nRecruits: Michigan<br \/>\nAnthony: Nebraska<br \/>\nJoey: Michigan<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><em>No. 24 Kansas at No. 3 Texas &#8212; Saturday at 3:30 p.m. ET on ABC (Line: Texas -16.5)<\/em><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Emmett: Kansas<br \/>\nConnor: Texas<br \/>\nMax: Kansas<br \/>\nDaily: Texas<br \/>\nChris: Texas<br \/>\nHop: Texas<br \/>\nRecruits: Kansas<br \/>\nAnthony: Kansas<br \/>\nJoey: Kansas<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><em>No. 13 LSU at No. 20 Ole Miss &#8212; Saturday at 6 p.m. ET on ESPN (Line: LSU -2.5)<\/em><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Emmett: LSU<br \/>\nConnor: Ole Miss<br \/>\nMax: LSU<br \/>\nDaily: Ole Miss<br \/>\nChris: LSU<br \/>\nHop: LSU<br \/>\nRecruits: LSU<br \/>\nAnthony: Ole Miss<br \/>\nJoey: Ole Miss<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><em>No. 11 Notre Dame at No. 17 Duke &#8212; Saturday at 7:30 p.m. ET on ABC (Line: Notre Dame -5.5)<\/em><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Emmett: Duke<br \/>\nConnor: Duke<br \/>\nMax: Duke<br \/>\nDaily: Notre Dame<br \/>\nChris: Duke<br \/>\nHop: Notre Dame<br \/>\nRecruits: Duke<br \/>\nAnthony: Duke<br \/>\nJoey: Notre Dame<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><em>South Carolina at No. 21 Tennessee &#8212; Saturday at 7:30 p.m. ET on SECN (Line: Tennessee -12.5)<\/em><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Emmett: Tennessee<br \/>\nConnor: South Carolina<br \/>\nMax: Tennessee<br \/>\nDaily: Tennessee<br \/>\nChris: South Carolina<br \/>\nHop: South Carolina<br \/>\nRecruits: South Carolina<br \/>\nAnthony: South Carolina<br \/>\nJoey: South Carolina<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><em>Michigan State at Iowa &#8212; Saturday at 7:30 p.m. ET on NBC (Line: Iowa -12.5)<\/em><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Emmett: Michigan State<br \/>\nConnor: Michigan State<br \/>\nMax: Michigan State<br \/>\nDaily: Iowa<br \/>\nChris: Iowa<br \/>\nHop: Michigan State<br \/>\nRecruits: Michigan State<br \/>\nAnthony: Michigan State<br \/>\nJoey: Iowa<\/p>\n<p>There you have it for Week 5. Place your bets accordingly. Happy college football watching, everyone.<\/p>\n<p>Go Green.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Who ya got?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":18,"featured_media":7512,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[173],"tags":[191,189,504],"class_list":["post-7486","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-football","tag-michigan-state-football","tag-michigan-state-spartans","tag-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/spartanshadows.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7486","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/spartanshadows.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/spartanshadows.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/spartanshadows.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/18"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/spartanshadows.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=7486"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/spartanshadows.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7486\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/spartanshadows.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/7512"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/spartanshadows.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=7486"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/spartanshadows.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=7486"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/spartanshadows.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=7486"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}