College Football Odds Week 5: Utah vs Oregon State Lines, Spreads, Betting Trends

Patrick Everson Sports Betting Expert

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The college football Week 5 betting odds see the Oregon State Beavers as short home favorites over the undefeated Utah Utes in this Friday night Top 25 showdown. Coverage begins from Reser Stadium in Corvallis, Oregon on Friday, September 29 at 9:00 p.m. ET on FS1.

Here's everything you need to know about the college football odds for Week 5 Utah vs. Oregon State: the opening lines, spreads, betting trends and more. Check back regularly for updates.

No. 10 Utah vs No. 19 Oregon State Odds

• Opening point spread: Oregon State -2.5
• Opening moneyline: Oregon State -129/Utah +106
• Opening total: Over/Under 45.5 points scored
• Time: 9 p.m. ET Friday (FS1)

UPDATE 2 P.M. ET FRIDAY: Oregon State opened -2 and steadily crept up during the week, peaking at -4.5 Thursday afternoon at PointsBet, a Fanatics Experience. The line is now Beavers -4.

Interestingly, Utah is netting 72% of spread tickets, while 55% of spread money is on Oregon State.

"The way the spread has moved implied that Utah starting QB Cam Rising will not be making his season debut tonight," trader Wyatt Satre said in The Hustle, PointsBet's daily news release. "Most of the sharp money came earlier in the week, likely banking on redshirt freshman QB Nate Johnson to be under center [for Utah]. He has struggled in the pass game, which is a relief for an Oregon State secondary that just got torched by Cam Ward and Washington State."

The total opened at 46, bottomed out at 43.5 briefly Wednesday and has been at 44.5 since then. It's two-way play, with 55% of bets on the Under/56% of money on the Over. The Under is 4-0 for Utah this season.

UPDATE 3 P.M. ET THURSDAY: Oregon State opened -2 and steadily climbed to -4 by this afternoon at PointsBet, a Fanatics Experience. Betting on the spread is interesting at the moment, with 73% of early tickets on the underdog Utes, but 91% of early money on the favored Beavers.

On the moneyline, which is currently Oregon State -180/Utah +150, it's almost dead-even two-way play, with a slight lean toward the road underdog.

The total receded from 46 to 43.5 by Wednesday, then rebounded to 44.5 (Over -115) by this afternoon. That movement is on close two-way action, too.

UPDATE 3 P.M. ET MONDAY: Utah (4-0 SU/2-1-1 ATS) still hasn't had Cameron Rising under center this season. But he might return this week from a torn ACL suffered in the Rose Bowl.

In Week 4, the Utes held off UCLA 14-7 as 3.5-point home favorites.

Oregon State (3-1 SU/2-2 ATS) went to Washington State as a 3-point favorite and exited with a 38-35 loss.

Early bettors seem to think Rising might be out another week. TwinSpires Sportsbook already moved the Beavers to -3 and -3.5 in its college football odds Week 5 market. Utah is getting 58% of early tickets, while 66% of early cash is on Oregon State.

"Sharp play on Oregon State -2.5/-3. But the public likes the better-ranked team catching 3.5," TwinSpires director of retail sports Zachary Lucas said.

The total opened and remains 45.5, with 52% of tickets on the Under and 55% of money on the Over.

Click here for Vegas Insider senior reporter Patrick Everson's full College Football Odds Week 5 Report containing spreads, lines, and trends for every Top 25 matchup.

Patrick Everson

Patrick Everson is a senior reporter for VegasInsider. Based in Las Vegas since 1994, he's worked in the sports betting journalism/content space for more than a decade. He's most known for his deep roster of contacts behind sportsbook counters, providing readers and viewers with the ins-and-outs of how events are being bet. He's also a thought leader in the sports betting space, often appearing on or moderating panels at national conferences. More from Patrick Everson