Diehard Picks: Week 6

Four Diehard G6 Top 25 matchups headline the Week 6 board — the most of the season. No. 1 Boise State (4-1) visits No. 8 Fresno State (4-1) in a Pac-12 showdown Saturday night on CW (9:30 PM CT). Both won their Pac-12 openers last week. Boise State has won four straight. Fresno State has won four straight. The Broncos are 6.5-point favorites.

No. 3 North Dakota State (5-0) takes its unbeaten record to Allegiant Stadium to face No. 18 UNLV (3-2) as a 3-point road favorite on Saturday (6 PM CT, CW). UNLV just knocked off Cal for the third G6-over-P4 win of the season. NDSU shut out Wyoming 28-0 last week. No. 12 USF (4-1) visits No. 6 UTSA (4-1) on Thursday night on ESPN (6:30 PM CT) — USF's first game since Temple's 17-13 upset dropped the Bulls eight spots. No. 19 Tulane (2-2) visits No. 25 Army (2-2) on Saturday morning (11 AM CT, CBSSN) — Army fell 11 spots after losing at Louisiana Tech last week.

In Alabama, UAB (3-2) takes the Bones to No. 5 Memphis (4-1) on Saturday (6 PM CT, ESPN2). Memphis hung 59 on Charlotte last week and is a 14-point favorite. Troy (2-2) opens the week Tuesday against Southern Miss. Jacksonville State (3-2) plays at Kennesaw State on Wednesday. South Alabama (3-2) visits Arkansas State on Thursday as a 1.5-point underdog — one of four upset picks this week, along with Washington State over Utah State, Tulane over Army and Louisiana over Louisiana Tech.

Last week: SU 19-12 | ATS 11-18

Season: SU 145-35 (.806) | ATS 94-80-1 (.537)

Alabama Schools

Southern Miss (1-4, Sun Belt) at Troy (2-2, Sun Belt)

Pick: Troy 42, Southern Miss 24 — Troy covers

Jacksonville State (3-2, CUSA) at Kennesaw State (1-3, CUSA)

Pick: Jax State 27, Kennesaw State 21 — Jax State covers

South Alabama (3-2, Sun Belt) at Arkansas State (2-3, Sun Belt)

Pick: South Alabama 31, Arkansas State 27 — South Alabama covers and wins outright

UAB (3-2, American) at Memphis (4-1, American, DG6 No. 5)

Pick: Memphis 38, UAB 23 — Memphis covers

G6 vs. G6

New Mexico State (2-3, CUSA) at FIU (2-2, CUSA)

Pick: FIU 26, NMSU 21 — NMSU covers

Sam Houston (1-3, CUSA) at Liberty (4-1, CUSA, DG6 No. 15)

Pick: Liberty 30, Sam Houston 20 — Sam Houston covers

South Florida (4-1, American, DG6 No. 12) at UTSA (4-1, American, DG6 No. 6)

Pick: UTSA 20, USF 17 — USF covers

Washington State (1-4, Pac-12) at Utah State (1-4, Pac-12)

Pick: Washington State 20, Utah State 17 — Washington State covers and wins outright

Wyoming (2-3, MW) at San Jose State (3-2, MW)

Pick: San Jose State 24, Wyoming 17 — San Jose State covers

Tulane (2-2, American, DG6 No. 19) at Army (2-2, American, DG6 No. 25)

Pick: Tulane 28, Army 24 — Tulane covers and wins outright

Old Dominion (1-4, Sun Belt) at App State (3-1, Sun Belt, DG6 No. 16)

Pick: App State 37, Old Dominion 16 — App State covers

Miami (OH) (2-3, MAC) at Massachusetts (4-1, MAC, DG6 No. 20)

Pick: Miami (OH) 27, UMass 23 — Miami (OH) covers

Charlotte (0-5, American) at North Texas (3-2, American, DG6 No. 17)

Pick: North Texas 49, Charlotte 17 — North Texas covers

Tulsa (3-2, American, DG6 No. 21) at Navy (1-3, American)

Pick: Navy 30, Tulsa 24 — Navy covers

Eastern Michigan (3-3, MAC) at Akron (1-4, MAC)

Pick: Eastern Michigan 31, Akron 20 — EMU covers

Buffalo (2-3, MAC) at Toledo (4-1, MAC, DG6 No. 9)

Pick: Toledo 30, Buffalo 17 — Buffalo covers

Central Michigan (3-2, MAC) at Ohio (3-2, MAC)

Pick: Ohio 30, Central Michigan 23 — Ohio covers

Kent State (2-3, MAC) at Western Michigan (3-2, MAC, DG6 No. 11)

Pick: Western Michigan 35, Kent State 17 — WMU covers

UConn (2-3) at Temple (2-3, American)

Pick: Temple 24, UConn 17 — Temple covers

Rice (1-4, American) at East Carolina (2-2, American)

Pick: East Carolina 31, Rice 24 — Rice covers

San Diego State (2-3, Pac-12) at Oregon State (3-2, Pac-12, DG6 No. 10)

Pick: Oregon State 34, San Diego State 16 — Oregon State covers

Nevada (1-3, MW) at UTEP (1-4, MW)

Pick: Nevada 30, UTEP 14 — Nevada covers

North Dakota State (5-0, MW, DG6 No. 3) at UNLV (3-2, MW, DG6 No. 18)

Pick: NDSU 30, UNLV 24 — NDSU covers

Coastal Carolina (1-4, Sun Belt) at Marshall (3-2, Sun Belt)

Pick: Marshall 23, Coastal Carolina 17 — Marshall covers

James Madison (5-0, Sun Belt, DG6 No. 2) at Georgia Southern (2-3, Sun Belt)

Pick: James Madison 35, Georgia Southern 20 — JMU covers

Louisiana (4-1, Sun Belt, DG6 No. 13) at Louisiana Tech (2-2, Sun Belt)

Pick: Louisiana 27, Louisiana Tech 24 — Louisiana covers and wins outright

Missouri State (1-3, CUSA) at Western Kentucky (1-4, CUSA)

Pick: Western Kentucky 26, Missouri State 21 — WKU covers

Sacramento State (1-4, MAC) at Bowling Green (1-4, MAC)

Pick: Bowling Green 27, Sacramento State 17 — Bowling Green covers

Air Force (3-1, MW) at Northern Illinois (0-4, MW)

Pick: Air Force 26, Northern Illinois 17 — Air Force covers

Boise State (4-1, Pac-12, DG6 No. 1) at Fresno State (4-1, Pac-12, DG6 No. 8)

Pick: Boise State 30, Fresno State 21 — Boise State covers

G6 vs. Power 4

Ball State (1-4, MAC) at Northwestern (Big Ten)

Pick: Northwestern 55, Ball State 10 — Northwestern covers

Hawaii (1-4, MW) at Arizona State (Big 12)

Pick: Arizona State 41, Hawaii 14 — Arizona State covers