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Savvy Index |
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accuracy last week: 65-11 this season: 227 – 33 |
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losses |
game value |
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Oregon |
2 |
1 |
34 |
Oregon’s defense is better than USC”s in stopping |
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USC |
4 |
0 |
31 |
the run and the Duck secondary already has 5 interceptions. |
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Oregon St. |
1 |
2 |
35 |
Oregon St. qb Braden Atkinson |
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UTEP |
1 |
2 |
19 |
is 2nd in the nation for most passing yards. |
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Minnesota |
2 |
1 |
25 |
UW may be 3-0 but its against weak opponents. The |
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Washington |
3 |
0 |
28 |
Huskies are performing far below Savvy Index projections. |
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Arizona |
2 |
1 |
33 |
Experts say the margin will be just 10.5 but |
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Washington St. |
1 |
2 |
21 |
WSU rush defense ranks 129th in the nation. |
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UNLV |
0 |
2 |
36 |
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Akron |
1 |
2 |
17 |
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S Carolina |
2 |
1 |
21 |
This is a big, big upset chance |
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Alabama |
3 |
0 |
32 |
according to Savvy Index metrics. |
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Tulsa |
3 |
0 |
23 |
Tulsa is climbing fast while |
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Arkansas |
1 |
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32 |
Arkansas is dropping like a rock. |
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Kennesaw St. |
1 |
1 |
31 |
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Arkansas St. |
1 |
2 |
24 |
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Vanderbilt |
3 |
0 |
24 |
Vandy has a higher ranking |
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Auburn |
2 |
1 |
30 |
but Auburn has better Savvy metrics. |
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Colorado |
2 |
1 |
24 |
Colorado is 6th in the nation |
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Baylor |
2 |
1 |
32 |
for giving the ball up on fumbles. |
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Virginia Tech |
3 |
0 |
32 |
Virginia Tech is way |
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Boston Col |
2 |
1 |
13 |
above expectations this year. |
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USF |
3 |
0 |
43 |
Bowling Green has the worst rush defense in the nation |
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Bowling Green |
0 |
3 |
15 |
and is also second in the nation for most fumbles. |
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Robert Morris |
2 |
1 |
6 |
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Buffalo |
1 |
2 |
40 |
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Clemson |
2 |
1 |
34 |
Oddsmakers favor |
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California |
2 |
1 |
22 |
Cal. but Savvy is firm on Clemson. |
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Louisiana |
2 |
1 |
33 |
Louisiana scored 30 on |
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Charlotte |
0 |
3 |
21 |
USC so expect a lot of points vs Charlotte. |
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Kansas St. |
3 |
0 |
31 |
I think Savvy and the experts are too lean |
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Cincinnati |
3 |
0 |
24 |
with their one possession spread. |
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Liberty |
2 |
1 |
30 |
Liberty has been above the Savvy spread twice. |
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Coastal Car |
1 |
1 |
16 |
C Carolina has yet to beat the Savvy spread. |
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William & Mary |
1 |
3 |
0 |
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Duke |
3 |
0 |
51 |
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N Carolina Central |
0 |
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In the preseason, this would have been a 21 pt difference. |
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E Carolina |
1 |
2 |
46 |
But, NCC has fallen so fast that its ballooned to 43 points. |
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Lindenwood |
1 |
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20 |
Lindenwood should finally show |
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E Michigan |
1 |
3 |
33 |
an aerial attack and keep the margin reasonable. |
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Mississippi |
3 |
0 |
31 |
Upset … that is if you agree |
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Florida |
3 |
0 |
27 |
with oddmakers that say Florida will win. |
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Long Island |
0 |
4 |
11 |
Long Island has played the |
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Florida Intl. |
1 |
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41 |
hardest schedule in FCS |
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C Arkansas |
2 |
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Florida St. |
1 |
2 |
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Rice |
1 |
2 |
20 |
The betting lines say just 44.5 |
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Fresno St. |
2 |
1 |
37 |
combined points. It will be much higher. |
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Oklahoma |
2 |
1 |
21 |
Georgia is just plain head and |
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Georgia |
2 |
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33 |
shoulders better than Oklahoma. |
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N Illinois |
0 |
3 |
21 |
Georgia State has |
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Georgia St. |
1 |
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31 |
been on fire all year. |
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Houston |
2 |
1 |
43 |
Georgia So. only lost to |
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Georgia So. |
1 |
2 |
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Clemson by 2 possessions. |
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Northwestern |
2 |
0 |
17 |
Indiana hasn’t shown all of its cards yet |
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Indiana |
3 |
0 |
32 |
but the Hoosiers will against a rising NW team. |
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Utah |
3 |
0 |
30 |
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Iowa St. |
2 |
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17 |
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Middle Tenn |
2 |
1 |
24 |
Middle Tenn is better this year but JSU qb |
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Jacksonville St. |
2 |
2 |
30 |
Caden Creel is one of the most prolific dual threats in the country. |
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Ball St. |
1 |
2 |
23 |
This is the showdown for dominance |
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Kent St. |
1 |
2 |
24 |
in the MEAC – said no one ever. |
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S Alabama |
2 |
1 |
17 |
Careful here … S Alabama is one of |
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Kentucky |
2 |
1 |
38 |
the hottest teams on Savvy Index. |
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Wake Forest |
2 |
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21 |
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Louisville |
2 |
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31 |
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Florida Atl. |
2 |
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31 |
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LA Monroe |
0 |
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20 |
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Texas A&M |
2 |
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31 |
Two big losers last week |
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LSU |
1 |
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32 |
will deliver a fierce game. |
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Gardner-Webb |
1 |
3 |
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Marshall |
2 |
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35 |
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UCLA |
3 |
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26 |
Upset alert. UCLA is predominantly a rushing team |
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Maryland |
2 |
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23 |
but Maryland is 7th best in the nation for stopping runs. |
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C Michigan |
2 |
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Miami Fl |
3 |
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Connecticut |
2 |
1 |
24 |
Upset … Vegas |
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Miami Oh |
1 |
2 |
21 |
favors Miami O. |
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Iowa |
2 |
0 |
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I personally think |
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Michigan |
3 |
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Iowa wins this. |
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Nebraska |
3 |
0 |
28 |
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Michigan St. |
2 |
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Missouri |
3 |
0 |
21 |
Mississippi State qb Kamario Taylor |
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Mississippi St. |
3 |
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is second in the nation for most td passes thrown. |
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Air Force |
1 |
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28 |
Air Force is grounded. The Falcons have |
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Nevada |
1 |
2 |
23 |
attempted only 22 passes so far this season. |
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New Mexico |
2 |
1 |
36 |
New Mexico is 10th |
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New Mexico St. |
1 |
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17 |
in the nation for rush defense ypc. |
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App State |
3 |
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21 |
High upset alert. ASU coach Dowell Loggains |
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N Carolina St. |
1 |
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32 |
has finally had time to implement his program and it’s working. |
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Houston Christian |
2 |
1 |
14 |
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N Texas |
1 |
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Stonehill |
1 |
3 |
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Ohio |
1 |
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43 |
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Illinois |
2 |
1 |
14 |
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Ohio St. |
2 |
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38 |
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James Madison |
3 |
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34 |
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Old Dominion |
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Wisconsin |
2 |
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15 |
Wisconsin wants to pass and open things up more. |
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Penn St. |
3 |
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32 |
Penn St. has an amazing pass defense. |
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Bucknell |
1 |
3 |
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Bucknell has qb Christoper |
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Pittsburgh |
3 |
0 |
54 |
Dietrich but not much else. |
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Notre Dame |
3 |
0 |
39 |
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Purdue |
1 |
2 |
14 |
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Howard |
1 |
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Howard opponents have scored |
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Rutgers |
0 |
3 |
42 |
11 times through the air already. |
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Massachusetts |
3 |
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UMass has a nice win over Big 10 Rutgers |
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Sacramento St. |
1 |
3 |
24 |
but the other two wins were against FCS teams. |
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Missouri State |
1 |
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It seems to me that oddsmakers too often |
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SMU |
2 |
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41 |
underestimate Missouri State. Now, Vegas shows 34.5 spread. |
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Georgia Tech |
1 |
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35 |
Stanford has a Hall of Fame former qb as general manager and |
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Stanford |
1 |
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it’s greatest upset qb of all time as its head coach yet the offense averages less than 17 ppg. |
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Army |
1 |
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31 |
Temple is much better than |
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Temple |
0 |
3 |
24 |
last year but not enough to win this week. |
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Texas |
3 |
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28 |
This is Texas’ first road game. |
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Tennessee |
3 |
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24 |
The ‘horns didn’t travel well last season. |
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Incarnate Word |
2 |
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Incarnate Word is routinely beating |
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Texas St. |
1 |
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41 |
the odds but not enough to win this game. |
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Sam Houston |
1 |
2 |
10 |
My personal opinion is the spread will be |
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Texas Tech |
3 |
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41 |
less than the experts’ 35.5 margin. |
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San Diego St. |
1 |
2 |
24 |
San Diego State’s turnovers |
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Toledo |
2 |
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26 |
have been a big, big problem. |
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S Miss |
1 |
2 |
27 |
Oddmakers give Tulane |
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Tulane |
1 |
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28 |
a three possession spread. |
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Navy |
1 |
1 |
36 |
Watch this one because |
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UAB |
1 |
2 |
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UAB has a high upset rating. |
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TCU |
2 |
1 |
32 |
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UCF |
2 |
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21 |
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Troy |
2 |
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28 |
Upset. |
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Utah St. |
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Experts favor USU by 3. |
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Colorado St. |
2 |
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29 |
Upset. |
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UTSA |
1 |
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27 |
UTSA commits more than 11 penalties per game. |
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Delaware |
1 |
1 |
10 |
Although Virginia is a run-first team, |
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Virginia |
2 |
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the Cavs average FIVE passing tds per game. |
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Mercyhurst |
1 |
3 |
17 |
Two of Mercyhurst’s losses |
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W Kentucky |
0 |
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have come against FBS opponents. |
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Boise St. |
2 |
1 |
32 |
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W Michigan |
2 |
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Oklahoma St. |
1 |
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27 |
No one has stopped W Virginia rb Michael Hawkins |
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W Virginia |
2 |
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who averages 7.3 ypc and 2 rushing tds per game. |
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Hawai’i |
1 |
2 |
33 |
Hawai’i qb Micah Alejado is in the |
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Wyoming |
1 |
2 |
14 |
top five nationally of most passing stats. |
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