Detroit News college football picks: Week 5
Matt Charboneau, Angelique S. Chengelis, John Niyo and Bob Wojnowski of The Detroit News offer their predictions against the spread in Week 5 of the college football season. This week’s guest selector is Robert Holley of Battle Creek. Holley was the winner of last week’s Wojo Picks contest (detroitnews.com/wojospicks) with a record 12-2-1.
Central Michigan +27 at Michigan State
Charboneau: Michigan State
Chengelis: Central Michigan
Niyo: Central Michigan
Wojnowski: Michigan State
Holley: Michigan State (best bet)
Michigan -13 at Northwesterrn
Charboneau: Northwestern
Chengelis: Michigan
Niyo: Michigan
Wojnowski: Michigan
Holley: Northwestern
More: View from the other side: Michigan at Northwestern
Indiana -14 at Rutgers
Charboneau: Indiana
Chengelis: Indiana (best bet)
Niyo: Indiana
Wojnowski: Indiana
Holley: Indiana
Ohio State -3.5 at Penn State
Charboneau: Ohio State
Chengelis: Ohio State
Niyo: Ohio State
Wojnowski: Ohio State
Holley: Penn State
Purdue -3.5 at Nebraska
Charboneau: Nebraska
Chengelis: Purdue
Niyo: Nebraska
Wojnowski: Purdue
Holley: Purdue
Oregon -2.5 at California
Charboneau: Oregon
Chengelis: California
Niyo: Oregon
Wojnowski: Oregon
Holley: Oregon
Kansas State +9 at Texas
Charboneau: Texas
Chengelis: Texas
Niyo: Texas
Wojnowski: Texas
Holley: Texas
BYU +17 at Washington
Charboneau: Washington
Chengelis: BYU
Niyo: Washington
Wojnowski: Washington
Holley: Washington
West Virginia -7 at Texas Tech
Charboneau: Texas Tech
Chengelis: Texas Tech
Niyo: West Virginia
Wojnowski: Texas Tech
Holley: West Virginia
Baylor +27 at Oklahoma
Charboneau: Oklahoma
Chengelis: Oklahoma
Niyo: Oklahoma
Wojnowski: Oklahoma
Holley: Oklahoma
Stanford +3 at Notre Dame
Charboneau: Stanford
Chengelis: Stanford
Niyo: Stanford
Wojnowski: Notre Dame
Holley: Notre Dame
La.-Lafayette +49 at Alabama
Charboneau: Alabama
Chengelis: Alabama
Niyo: Alabama
Wojnowski: La.-Lafayette
Holley: La.-Lafayette
Syracuse +21 at Clemson
Charboneau: Clemson (best bet)
Chengelis: Syracuse
Niyo: Clemson
Wojnowski: Clemson (best bet)
Holley: Clemson
Northern Illinois +3.5 at Eastern Michigan
Charboneau: Northern Illinois
Chengelis: Eastern Michigan
Niyo: Eastern Michigan
Wojnowski: Eastern Michigan
Holley: Eastern Michigan
Western Michigan +2 at Miami (Ohio)
Charboneau: Miami (Ohio)
Chengelis: Miami (Ohio)
Niyo: Miami (Ohio) (best bet)
Wojnowski: Western Michigan
Holley: Miami (Ohio)
RECORDS
Charboneau: 9-5-1 last week, 30-28-1 overall, 2-2 best bets
Chengelis: 10-4-1 last week, 28-30-1 overall, 2-2 best bets
Niyo: 10-4-1 last week, 31-27-1 overall, 4-0 best bets
Wojnowski: 8-6-1 last week, 31-27-1 overall, 2-2 best bets
Guest selector: 8-6-1 last week, 34-24-1 overall, 2-2 best bets