College Football Win Totals: Week 6 (2024)
Major upsets and thrilling finishes have been abundant to start the 2024 college football season. Now, as conference play kicks off, including playing in the inaugural season of the expanded 12-team college football playoff, there’s some great value to grab in the win totals college football futures market on FanDuel Sportsbook.
I’ve got two live win totals to wager in college football futures markets, each worth a one-unit stake, before Week 6 gets underway. Follow me on X at Matt_MacKay_ for more free bets and weekly analysis.
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College Football Win Totals: Week 6
(Odds courtesy of FanDuel Sportsbook)
Clemson O/U 9.5 Regular Season Wins
Since failing to produce any offense against Georgia in Week 1, Clemson has looked like a wagon on both sides of the football. The Tigers have scored 66-59-40 against good defenses like NC State and Stanford, while their matchup on the road against Florida State in Week 6 looks much less daunting than it did to begin 2024.
Louisville, Virginia Tech, Pitt, and South Carolina will be a bit tougher, but Clemson has time to keep gaining confidence and momentum against weaker opponents like FSU, Wake Forest, and Virginia before their schedule gets tough. Over 9.5 total wins means we can afford for Clemson to lose one more time, and they may not lose another game outright at all based on their current form.
Let’s stake a unit on head coach Dabo Swinney to lead Clemson to a strong finish with over 9.5 regular season wins to wrap up the 2024 regular college football season with 10 or more wins.
Pick: Over 9.5 Wins (-115)
Iowa State O/U 9.5 Regular Season Wins
Iowa State has quietly been stringing together wins to improve to 4-0, ranking 16th in the AP. The Cyclones’ most notable win came on the road against Iowa, kicking a walk-off field goal to beat their in-state rivals 20-19. Since then, Iowa State has allowed seven total points, shutting out Houston 20-0 in Week 5.
Iowa State’s Big 12 schedule isn’t daunting, as they’ll host an underachieving Baylor team in Week 6 before traveling to West Virginia in Week 7. UCF and Texas Tech both have porous defenses, and the Cyclones won’t shy away from any offense, no matter how talented they appear to be on the field. Assuming the Cyclones only drop one game between hosting Baylor and traveling to face a much less talented Kansas team in early November, the final three games are where it gets tough for Iowa State.
Cincinnati is 3-2 but lost by one point to a good Pitt team and by three points to Texas Tech in Week 4. Then, the final two games of the season are against Utah and Kansas State. The Utes are beatable without QB1 Cam Rising, whose status remains up in the air due to a hand injury, which is why Utah lost big at home to Arizona in Week 5. Then, Kansas State’s rushing attack is potent, but Iowa State’s defense ranks fourth in opponent points per game, holding three of their four opponents without a rushing touchdown.
We can afford for Iowa State to lose two games between now and the end of the regular season. Their offense isn’t world-class but the defense can keep the Cyclones in nearly any game script against explosive offenses, which they’ll face in the upcoming weeks. Let’s back Iowa State to record over 9.5 total wins at plus odds in a winnable Big 12 conference.
Pick: Over 9.5 Wins (+108)
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