Upsets in college football happen on a weekly basis, and that continued last week with Alabama upsetting Georgia.
It was not the biggest upset of the weekend, as the Tide were just slight underdogs, but it was the biggest game of the weekend, by far.
We also saw Kentucky take down Ole Miss as two-touchdown-plus underdogs. These type of results happen all the time, which makes college football so much fun to watch.
So, for this article, we will be giving out our favorite NCAAF underdogs for Week 6.
Michigan Moneyline (+115) Bet365
No. 10 Michigan Wolverines vs. Washington Huskies, 7:30 p.m. ET
This rematch of the 2024 National Championship is somewhat anticlimactic, as neither of these teams are a true threat to make a championship run this season.
Both teams lost their head coach from last year and also dealt with a mass exodus of talent. With that said, Michigan is the play in this one.
Despite being the 10th-ranked team in the nation while Washington is unranked, Washington is favored here because the public perception of Michigan has swung too far.
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The argument is not that Michigan is close to as good as it was last year. Washington, however, has also regressed since last year, and possibly more than Michigan.
The biggest mismatch in the title game last year was Michigan’s rushing attack against the Huskies run defense, and that is going to be a big mismatch this year as well.
While the Michigan passing offense is essentially nothing, the Wolverines are still a decent running team. They are in the top 40 in yards before and after contact, while averaging the 29th-most rushing yards per game as well.
Last week, Rutgers was able to run the ball with a ton of success against Washington, gashing the Huskies for 184 yards on 5.6 yards per carry. The Wolverines are a better team across the board than Rutgers, and not being able to stop the run is a death sentence in college football.
On the other side of the ball, QB Will Rogers has been good for the Huskies, but Michigan still boasts one of the best defenses in college football.
Michigan gets it done, yet again, against Washington.
Michigan Moneyline (+115): 0.50 Units
Duke +9.5 (-108) BetRivers
Duke Blue Devils vs. Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets, 8 p.m. ET
The play here is on the number, getting Duke to cover more than nine points in a game the Devils have a chance to win outright.
Georgia Tech was riding high to begin the year with a victory over Florida State, but that has looked much less impressive as the season has gone on. GT has been baffling this year, as we are used to seeing the Yellow Jackets as an elite running team, but that has not been the case this year.
They are 65th in the nation in rushing yards per game, which is a disappointment for a team was 13th last year.
The Yellow Jackets are better passing, admittedly, but the Duke defense has been very good at stopping both the run and the pass. The Blue Devils are allowing the fifth-fewest yards per passing attempt, and the 18th-fewest passing yards per game overall.
The Duke offense is not an elite unit by any means, but the Georgia Tech pass defense is among the worst in the NCAA. They are allowing 229 passing yards per game, which ranks 90th.
Against Syracuse and Louisville, Tech allowed a total of 650 total passing yards and six passing TDs. QB Maalik Murphy and the Duke offense did struggle against UNC last week, but they should be able to get it going against the Yellow Jackets on Saturday.
- Duke +9.5 (-108): 1 Unit
- Duke Moneyline (+270) DraftKings: 0.25 Units
Rutgers +7 (-115) ESPNBET
Rutgers Scarlet Knights vs. Nebraska Cornhuskers, 4 p.m. ET
The Scarlet Knights have been a darling this year. Not only are they undefeated, but they have been underdogs in most of those contests as well.
That was certainly the case last week when they upset Washington, and they also won as underdogs the week prior to that against Virginia Tech. This week, they are once again a live ‘dog.
They are 4-0 on the year, and are led by a star running back in Kyle Monangai. Overall, he has run for 589 yards on 97 carries, and three separate times this year, he has rushed for 100-plus yards. He has also scored a touchdown in every game this year.
Rutgers is the type of team that only throws when it needs to on offense, and it should be able to run the ball against Nebraska. The Cornhuskers do admittedly have a good defense, but they are not elite, and an elite run defense is what it would take to stop this Rutgers rushing attack.
Nebraska freshman QB Dylan Raiola has brought some stability to the position for a team that desperately needed it, but he is still a freshman who will occasionally make a freshman mistake.
Nebraska has also played the 104th-ranked strength of schedule, with a loss to the best team it has played (Illinois), and Rutgers is a step up in competition from Illinois.
This is another situation where it makes sense to take the large spread and sprinkle on the moneyline as well.
- Rutgers +7 (-115): 1 Unit
- Rutgers Moneyline (+225) ESPNBET: 0.25 Units
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