Look no further than SaturdayDownSouth.com's Jon Cooper. He was 9-1 against the spread last week and is 16-4 over the past two weeks. That sort of picking puts a target on your back and right now, it's a target that is getting more difficult for the rest of us to see as he's built a five-game advantage.
But it's a new week and Week 6 is full of great games -- from Maryland at FSU to kick off Saturday to Ohio State at Northwestern and Washington at Stanford to end the night.
Standings through five weeks:
Against the spread (last week):
37-13: Jon Cooper, SaturdayDownSouth.com (9-1)
32-18: Ken Bradley, Sporting News (6-4)
31-19: Mike Griffith, MLive.com (5-5)30-20: Bill Bender, Sporting News (7-3)29-21: Teddy Greenstein, Chicago Tribune (8-2)29-21: Dave Matter, St. Louis Post-Dispatch (5-5)27-23: Bill King, Host of On Campus with Bill King, 6-9 a.m., SiriusXM 91 (3-7)26-24: Andrew Carter, Raleigh News & Observer/Charlotte Observer (4-6)25-25: Matt Hayes, Sporting News (5-5)23-27: Mike Bianchi, Orlando Sentinel (3-7)
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Straight up:
38-12: Bill King, Host of On Campus with Bill King, 6-9 a.m., SiriusXM 91 (7-3)38-12: Matt Hayes, Sporting News (8-2)37-13: Ken Bradley, Sporting News (6-4)36-14: Jon Cooper, SaturdayDownSouth.com (8-2)36-14: David Matter, St. Louis Post-Dispatch (8-2)35-15: Mike Bianchi, Orlando Sentinel (7-3)35-15: Andrew Carter, Raleigh News & Observer/Charlotte Observer (7-3)35-15: Bill Bender, Sporting News (8-2)34-16: Mike Griffith, MLive.com (8-2)33-17: Teddy Greenstein, Chicago Tribune (7-3)
UCLA at Utah
Thursday, 10 p.m., Fox Sports 1
The line: UCLA (-4)
Bender: UCLA 41-21Bianchi: Utah 28-27Bradley: UCLA 38-24Carter: Utah 34-31Cooper: UCLA 41-35Greenstein: UCLA 34-24Griffith: UCLA 30-27Hayes: UCLA 33-24King: UCLA 28-27Matter: UCLA 34-20
Maryland at FSU
Saturday, noon, ESPN
The line: FSU (-16.5)
Bender: FSU 42-27Bianchi: FSU 44-21Bradley: FSU 37-27Carter: FSU 35-20Cooper: FSU 31-21Greenstein: FSU 31-21Griffith: FSU 38-20Hayes: FSU 30-20King: FSU 31-17Matter: FSU 37-24
Georgia Tech at Miami
Saturday, 3:30 p.m., ESPNU
The line: Miami (-4)
Bender: Miami 35-24Bianchi: Miami 35-33Bradley: Miami 30-24Carter: Miami 31-17Cooper: Miami 30-24Greenstein: Miami 28-18Griffith: Miami 24-21Hayes: Miami 27-24King: Miami 41-31Matter: Miami 31-14
Georgia at Tennessee
Saturday, 3:30 p.m., CBS
The line: Georgia (-12.5)
Bender: Georgia 33-23Bianchi: Georgia 42-30Bradley: Georgia 42-21Carter: Georgia 42-24Cooper: Georgia 41-24Greenstein: Georgia 27-16Griffith: Georgia 35-20Hayes: Georgia 41-14King: Georgia 38-17Matter: Georgia 45-21
Washington at Stanford
Saturday, 10:30 p.m., ESPN
The line: Stanford (-7.5)
Bender: Stanford 23-13Bianchi: Stanford 28-17Bradley: Stanford 24-21Carter: Stanford 34-24Cooper: Stanford 27-24Greenstein: Stanford 31-19Griffith: Stanford 24-17Hayes: Stanford 31-21King: Stanford 28-17Matter: Stanford 28-20
Ohio State at Northwestern
Saturday, 8 p.m., ABC
The line: Ohio State (-5.5)
Bender: Ohio State 34-27Bianchi: Northwestern 38-35Bradley: Northwestern 41-37Carter: Ohio State 28-27Cooper: Ohio State 35-27Greenstein: Ohio State 33-29Griffith: Ohio State 19-13Hayes: Ohio State 35-27King: Ohio State 35-24Matter: Ohio State 34-28
Arizona State at Notre Dame
Saturday, 7:30 p.m., NBC
The line: Arizona State (-4.5)
Bender: Notre Dame 28-24Bianchi: Arizona State 30-20Bradley: Arizona State 34-27Carter: Notre Dame 33-31Cooper: Arizona State 31-25Greenstein: Arizona State 31-23Griffith: Notre Dame 31-28Hayes: Arizona State 28-24King: Arizona State 42-28Matter: Arizona State 27-24
Arkansas at Florida
Saturday, 7 p.m., ESPN2
The line: Florida (-12.5)
Bender: Florida 24-17Bianchi: Florida 28-17Bradley: Florida 24-14Carter: Florida 24-13Cooper: Florida 28-17Greenstein: Florida 24-10Griffith: Florida 31-17Hayes: Florida 20-17King: Florida 28-17Matter: Florida 27-17
West Virginia at Baylor
Saturday, 8 p.m., Fox Sports 1
The line: Baylor (-27)
Bender: Baylor 51-34Bianchi: Baylor 48-17Bradley: Baylor 56-31Carter: Baylor 45-10Cooper: Baylor 55-26Greenstein: Baylor 54-33Griffith: Baylor 42-27Hayes: Baylor 45-20King: Baylor 42-13Matter: Baylor 48-24
TCU at Oklahoma
Saturday, 7 p.m., Fox
The line: Oklahoma (-11)
Bender: Oklahoma 38-28Bianchi: Oklahoma 34-14Bradley: Oklahoma 34-20Carter: Oklahoma 38-24Cooper: Oklahoma 28-16Greenstein: Oklahoma 31-24Griffith: Oklahoma 24-14Hayes: Oklahoma 33-16King: Oklahoma 35-21Matter: Oklahoma 28-14
