2024 college football Week 6 picks against the spread, odds, lines, trends: Vegas expert reveals picks

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Fresh off a win over Georgia, Alabama is now the No. 1 team in the nation and the Crimson Tide will head on the road during the Week 6 college football schedule. Alabama is at Vanderbilt, who has been a tough double-digit underdog this season, beating Virginia Tech outright and taking Missouri to overtime. The Week 6 college football odds via SportsLine consensus list the Crimson Tide as 23.5-point favorites.

Other top teams in action include No. 3 Ohio State (-20.5) against Iowa (3:30 p.m. ET, CBS), No. 4 Tennessee (-13.5) against Arkansas and No. 5 Georgia (-24) against Auburn. Before locking in any Week 6 college football picks on those games or others, be sure to see the college football betting guide from legendary Vegas handicapper Bruce Marshall.

For years Vegas-based Marshall was synonymous with The Gold Sheet, the famed sports betting newsletter. With a background in play-by-play work and sports information while in college, Marshall joined TGS in 1981 when hired by the legendary Mort Olshan and served as executive editor for many years.

An in-demand guest on numerous sports talk radio and TV shows across the country, Bruce’s vast array of editorial work has been featured in the Las Vegas Review-Journal, the New York Post and many other outlets. He has won various handicapping titles and also is working on several book projects. Bruce also enters the Week 6 college football schedule on a 17-7 roll (+923) on his official SportsLine college football spread picks.

Now, using his Tech Corner technique that evaluates all the trends and the latest college football odds, Marshall has turned his attention to college football betting for Week 6 and revealed picks for each matchup. Head here to see every pick.

Top college football predictions for Week 6

One of the top college football picks Marshall is recommending for Week 6: He’s backing the red-hot Indiana Hoosiers to cover the 13.5-point spread against Northwestern in a 3:30 p.m ET matchup.

Indiana is undefeated straight up and has a strong 4-1 record against the spread, only failing to cover a 25.5-point spread in the opener against FIU. The Hoosiers have had no problems ATS in Big Ten play thus far, early covering -3.5 against UCLA on Sept. 14 and then handling a 7.5-point spread in a 14-point win against Maryland last week.

Curt Cignetti’s offense has scored at least 42 points in four straight weeks, and Marshall is looking for more of the same against a Northwestern squad that is just 1-3 ATS. Those trends have him pointing to an Indiana cover and the Over (42.5) in this one. See which other picks to make here.

How to make college football picks for Week 6

Marshall has evaluated every other matchup and he’s found an alarming 23-5 betting trend you need to know this week. Get betting analysis for each matchup at SportsLine.

So what college football picks can you make with confidence, and what alarming trend do you need to know about? Check out the latest college football odds below, then visit SportsLine to see which teams to back, all from the legendary Vegas expert who has won multiple handicapping titles, and find out.