
Thomas Casale shares his top betting picks for Week 6, including a high-scoring prediction for UCLA vs. Oregon.
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Thomas Casale is a sports betting expert who has been active in the field for over 30 years and currently contributes to SportsLine.
A couple of undefeated matchups highlight games you can make Week 6 college football best bets on, including an SEC showdown. Georgia vs. Alabama has the Tide as 2.5-point home favorites, per the Week 6 college football spreads. That marks a 5-point swing since Georgia opened as 2.5-point favorites. Elsewhere, the Big Ten boasts Indiana vs. Nebraska (+7.5) as the Hoosiers look to start 6-0 for the third straight season.
Other Week 6 college football lines of note include LSU vs. Kentucky (+8.5), UCLA vs. Oregon (-11.5) on CBS and Paramount+, plus the Red River Rivalry of Texas vs. Oklahoma (+7.5) Oregon will be without star quarterback Dante Moore (concussion). Before locking in any Week 6 college football picks for those games or others, be sure to see the top Week 6 college football expert picks, predictions and best bets from Thomas Casale.
A frequent guest on national radio and TV shows to discuss college sports, Casale has been sports betting -- and winning -- for more than 30 years. He swept all three best bets in his column in both Week 4 and Week 5 on SportsLine and has an 8-1 overall record over the last three weeks.
Now, he has turned his attention to the Week 6 college football odds and is sharing his top picks. If you parlay these college football betting picks on the top sports betting apps, you could be looking at a return of around +600. Get his top college football picks at SportsLine.
Top Week 6 college football expert predictions
One of Casale's top Week 6 college football picks: He's going Over 58.5 points in UCLA vs. Oregon in a top-25 matchup at 3:30 p.m. ET on Saturday. After ranking in the top 20 nationally in scoring defense each of the last three years, the Ducks have plummeted to 98th this year. With UCLA coming off back-to-back 50-point outings, there should be fireworks no matter which offense is on the field as the teams' last two meetings in Oregon each eclipsed 70 combined points.
"Oregon and UCLA have both been over teams this season," Casale told SportsLine. "The Ducks are 4-0 to the over, while the Bruins have gone over the total in three of four games. Oregon has topped 40 points in four of its last five home games. I like that trend to continue on Saturday with the Ducks winning an entertaining shootout." See what other pick Casale likes at SportsLine.
How to make Week 6 college football picks
Casale has found two other college football picks he loves, including one game in which he "disagrees with" the line movement. You can only see his picks at SportsLine.

No. 3 Notre Dame (5-0) hosts Stanford (2-3) on Saturday at Notre Dame Stadium. The Irish are 40.5-point favorites in the Legends Trophy matchup, with the SportsLine Projection Model favoring the Over on the 55.5-point total.

The Missouri Tigers face the Texas A&M Aggies this Saturday following a dominant win over Florida. Prediction markets on Kalshi currently favor Missouri, while the SportsLine Projection Model suggests a competitive game with a slight edge for Texas A&M.

No. 7 Indiana visits Nebraska in a Week 6 college football clash. Indiana enters as 8.5-point road favorites, with both teams maintaining undefeated records. The game features high-scoring offenses led by quarterbacks Josh Hoover and Anthony Colandrea.

No. 1 Texas faces Oklahoma in the Red River Rivalry at the Cotton Bowl. Texas is a 7.5-point favorite, while the SportsLine Projection Model suggests the total will go over 40.5 points in this highly anticipated college football matchup.

No. 21 UCLA faces No. 13 Oregon in a Big Ten clash at Autzen Stadium. Oregon, favored by 10.5 points, will play without QB Dante Moore due to a concussion. The SportsLine model projects the game to stay under the 57.5-point total.

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