With three top-10 matchups in Week 5, we learned a thing or two about which teams are contenders and which teams are pretenders.

Week 6 has one such top-10 showdown, as Tennessee heads to College Station to take on Texas A&M in a game where one team can prove itself as the top contender to Alabama's reign in the SEC. That game is the weekend headliner (and can be seen on CBS), but there are plenty of other intriguing matchups on the board.

Here is a look at the early lines and game odds for the Week 6 slate:

Lines you need to know

No. 9 Tennessee (+6.5) at No. 8 Texas A&M: The Vols escaped Athens with a win last week on a last second Hail Mary. They've now come back from two touchdown deficits in their last two games, but now they face another hot team in Texas A&M. The winner of this game can stake claim to the No. 1 contender spot in the SEC to the reigning champ Alabama. The oddsmakers like the Aggies at home, giving them nearly a full touchdown.

No. 23 Florida State (+2.5) at No. 10 Miami (FL): The Canes have rolled through the first five games of the season, most recently cruising past Georgia Tech, but now comes their biggest test. Florida State has had plenty of issues and is coming off of a disappointing loss to North Carolina on Saturday, but this is still a Seminoles team that hasn't lost to Miami since 2009. Miami's a slight home favorite, and Mark Richt can make a statement about the U being back for real with a win in this spot.

No. 1 Alabama (-14) at No. 16 Arkansas: The Razorbacks are ranked 16th and still find themselves as two touchdown dogs to the Tide. The last time Alabama went on the road to Arkansas, the Tide found themselves in a slugfest and escaped with a 14-13 win. Bielema has a tendency to get his squad up for these big games, so if Alabama covers this number, it will be an exceptionally impressive showing.

These may raise eyebrows

No. 5 Washington (-8) at Oregon: I'm stunned this line isn't double digits. Oregon has been bad and just got smoked by Washington State. Washington is coming off of a huge win against Stanford. Even projecting a bit of a letdown performance, I'd still expect this line closer to two touchdowns than one in favor of the Huskies against this Oregon defense.

Indiana (+31) at No. 2 Ohio State: The Buckeyes destroyed Rutgers on Saturday, but to see a 31-point spread in this game when the Hoosiers are coming off of an outright win over Michigan State last week is a bit startling. Ohio State very well might be the right side here, but the Hoosiers aren't bad and to give them 31 points is an awful lot of candy.

Texas State (+10.5) at Georgia State: Yeah, it's a bit of a slow week, why do you ask? Georgia State has yet to win a football game this season and is a double-digit favorite! Texas State has been smoked by Arkansas and Houston, but does have a win over Ohio for whatever that's worth. The Panthers best performance was in a loss to Wisconsin where they had a fourth quarter lead as the Badgers were looking ahead to Michigan State. Now they're 10.5-point favorites in conference. What a world.

Consider staying away

Georgia (-7) at South Carolina: Can you trust this Georgia team on the road as a full touchdown favorite? Absolutely not. Can you trust this South Carolina team not to get taken to the woodshed? Absolutely not. You cannot trust either of these football teams in this spot, so do not wager on it. Simple as that.

Washington State (+8.5) at No. 15 Stanford: Stanford just got rocked by Washington. The Cougars just beatdown Oregon, but that doesn't mean a ton this year. This spread at 8.5 feels juicy at first glance for the Cougs, but I don't like this defense on the road. Stanford might come out fiery too, which scares me. Leave this one alone.

LSU (-1.5) at Florida: The Coach O bump is in full effect. LSU hammered Missouri and now is a road favorite against Florida. I don't trust the Gators' offense as far as I can throw them, but this defense is the real deal Holyfield. I think LSU is the better team here, but until we see this offense not lay an egg on the road against a good defense it's best to just stay away.