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Savvy Index |
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2022 |
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week 3: 54-18 75% |
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posted 9/18/22 |
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top 25 |
season: 200-49 80% |
wins |
losses |
game rating |
notes |
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Utah |
2 |
1 |
39 |
Coaching change at ASU means a |
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Arizona St. |
1 |
2 |
13 |
tough game vs Utah.. |
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Arizona |
2 |
1 |
21 |
Arizona still can’t stop the rush. |
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California |
2 |
1 |
28 |
Cal punter Jamieson Sheahan averages 48.8 yards per punt. |
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UCLA |
3 |
0 |
42 |
Colorado rush defense gives up |
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Colorado |
0 |
3 |
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6.9 yards per carry. |
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USC |
3 |
0 |
35 |
Anthony Gould is way, way on top of the |
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Oregon St. |
3 |
0 |
33 |
list of yards per punt return. |
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Stanford |
1 |
1 |
20 |
I’m beginning to believe that David Shaw will resurrect |
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Washington |
3 |
0 |
39 |
Stanford as an RPO tempo team. |
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Oregon |
2 |
1 |
33 |
Washington State is 11th in |
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Washington St. |
3 |
0 |
17 |
the nation for stopping the run. |
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Nevada |
1 |
2 |
17 |
Nevada is punting about nine |
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Air Force |
2 |
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34 |
times per game. |
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Vanderbilt |
3 |
1 |
13 |
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Alabama |
3 |
0 |
48 |
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James Madison |
2 |
0 |
24 |
James Madison’s first year in FBS |
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App State |
2 |
1 |
33 |
and defense is 2nd in nation at 3.0 yards per play. |
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Missouri |
2 |
1 |
24 |
The mutiny against Harsin continues |
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Auburn |
2 |
1 |
33 |
at Auburn. |
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Wyoming |
3 |
1 |
14 |
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BYU |
2 |
1 |
33 |
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Indiana |
3 |
0 |
17 |
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Cincinnati |
2 |
1 |
38 |
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fcs |
Sacramento St. |
2 |
0 |
30 |
Sac St. is suppose to be an FCS |
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Colorado St. |
0 |
3 |
31 |
title contender but doesn’t look good so far. |
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Navy |
0 |
2 |
7 |
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E Carolina |
2 |
1 |
38 |
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Buffalo |
0 |
3 |
28 |
Taylor Powell of Eastern Michigan has already |
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E Michigan |
2 |
1 |
30 |
thrown seven interceptions. |
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Boston Col |
1 |
2 |
17 |
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Florida St. |
3 |
0 |
37 |
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Kent St. |
1 |
2 |
3 |
I would not wager on this one whatsoever |
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Georgia |
3 |
0 |
47 |
because spread vs points betting lines don’t make sense. |
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Coastal Car |
3 |
0 |
38 |
Both of these teams are well |
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Georgia St. |
0 |
3 |
27 |
below Savvy projections for the season. |
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Ball St. |
1 |
2 |
21 |
Not much doubt that Clay Helton’s |
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Georgia So. |
2 |
1 |
36 |
GaSouthern team wins this. |
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Rice |
2 |
1 |
24 |
Watch this one —- extremely |
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Houston |
1 |
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44 |
high upset trends. |
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fcs |
Chattanooga |
3 |
0 |
14 |
UT-Chatanooga has been a big |
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Illinois |
2 |
1 |
33 |
surprise in the FCS. |
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Baylor |
2 |
1 |
26 |
I tend to agree with oddsmakers |
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Iowa St. |
3 |
0 |
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who call this ISU by 1. |
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Duke |
3 |
0 |
28 |
I knew Lance Leopold would be a success |
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Kansas |
3 |
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32 |
at Kansas but not this soon. |
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N Illinois |
1 |
2 |
10 |
NIU has been so disappointing |
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Kentucky |
3 |
0 |
39 |
this year. |
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Akron |
1 |
2 |
12 |
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Liberty |
2 |
1 |
44 |
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USF |
1 |
2 |
24 |
USF has been coming on strong but |
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Louisville |
1 |
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34 |
just not enough this week. |
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Louisiana |
2 |
1 |
39 |
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LA Monroe |
1 |
2 |
20 |
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New Mexico |
2 |
1 |
14 |
New Mexico’s defense will keep LSU |
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LSU |
2 |
1 |
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from winning by 30 as betting lines say. |
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N Texas |
2 |
2 |
24 |
High reliability factors |
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Memphis |
2 |
1 |
40 |
for this prediction |
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Middle Tenn |
2 |
1 |
14 |
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Miami Fl |
2 |
1 |
35 |
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Maryland |
3 |
0 |
21 |
Maryland is ranked by Savvy for the |
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Michigan |
3 |
0 |
36 |
first time in more than a decade. |
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Minnesota |
3 |
0 |
28 |
Personally, I think Minnesota |
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Michigan St. |
2 |
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30 |
wins this. |
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Tulsa |
2 |
1 |
24 |
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Mississippi |
3 |
0 |
36 |
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Bowling Green |
1 |
2 |
21 |
I don’t see the final margin |
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Mississippi St. |
2 |
1 |
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reaching betting lines of 29 points. |
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Hawai’i |
1 |
3 |
30 |
Savvy goes against oddsmakers because of |
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New Mexico St. |
0 |
4 |
27 |
multiple upward trends by Hawai’i. |
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Notre Dame |
1 |
2 |
28 |
Oddsmakers say total points will be 60. |
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N Carolina |
3 |
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UNC games average 87. |
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Connecticut |
1 |
3 |
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N Carolina St. |
3 |
0 |
51 |
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Miami Oh |
1 |
2 |
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Vegas says Northwestern |
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Northwestern |
1 |
2 |
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by seven. |
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fcs |
Fordham |
3 |
0 |
28 |
Fordham qb Tim DeMorat has |
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Ohio |
1 |
2 |
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already thrown 16 touchdowns. |
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Wisconsin |
2 |
1 |
24 |
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Ohio St. |
3 |
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35 |
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Kansas St. |
2 |
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17 |
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Oklahoma |
3 |
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33 |
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Arkansas St. |
1 |
2 |
24 |
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Old Dominion |
1 |
3 |
30 |
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C Michigan |
1 |
2 |
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Penn State running back |
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Penn St. |
3 |
0 |
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Singleton averages 11.1 ypc. |
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fcs |
Rhode Island |
2 |
1 |
10 |
Rhode Island qb is former Maryland |
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Pittsburgh |
2 |
1 |
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starter Kasim Hill |
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Florida Atl. |
2 |
2 |
17 |
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Purdue |
1 |
2 |
40 |
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Iowa |
2 |
1 |
28 |
Iowa defense leads the nation giving |
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Rutgers |
3 |
0 |
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up just 2.9 yards per play. |
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Toledo |
2 |
1 |
17 |
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San Diego St. |
1 |
2 |
33 |
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W Michigan |
1 |
2 |
24 |
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San Jose St. |
1 |
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27 |
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TCU |
2 |
0 |
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Max Duggan of TCU is the most efficient passer in FBS. |
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SMU |
2 |
1 |
37 |
Betting lines favor TCU by about two.
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LA Tech |
1 |
2 |
24 |
La Tech is finally beginning |
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S Alabama |
2 |
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to get it together. |
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Charlotte |
1 |
2 |
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South Carolina has a lot of |
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S Carolina |
1 |
2 |
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work to do on defense. |
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Virginia |
2 |
1 |
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Virginia has a lot of skill players |
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Syracuse |
3 |
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listed as “questionable” on the injury list. |
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Massachusetts |
1 |
2 |
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Temple |
1 |
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31 |
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Florida |
2 |
1 |
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Tennessee |
3 |
0 |
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Arkansas |
3 |
0 |
25 |
Vegas odds favor |
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Texas A&M |
2 |
1 |
24 |
Texas A&M. |
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fcs |
Houston Baptist |
1 |
1 |
10 |
HBU loves the long ball. Get a look at |
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Texas St. |
1 |
2 |
42 |
HBU receiver Jaylon Coleman …. 41.5 ypc. |
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Texas |
2 |
1 |
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Quinn Evers will be back but probably |
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Texas Tech |
2 |
1 |
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not for another month. |
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Marshall |
2 |
1 |
28 |
Marshall will win this by more than Savvy’’s |
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Troy |
1 |
2 |
27 |
one point and more than Vegas’ four points. |
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S Miss |
1 |
2 |
18 |
Both of these teams are |
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Tulane |
3 |
0 |
32 |
rising fast. |
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Georgia Tech |
1 |
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13 |
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UCF |
2 |
1 |
40 |
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UNLV |
2 |
1 |
28 |
Oddsmakers say UNLV
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Utah St. |
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by about 3. |
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Boise St. |
2 |
1 |
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UTEP qb Gavin Hardison leads the |
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UTEP |
1 |
2 |
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nation with 183 passing attempts. |
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fcs |
Texas Southern |
1 |
2 |
0 |
TSU has some momentum now so I’m pretty |
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UTSA |
1 |
2 |
60 |
sure the spread will be less than 60. |
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W Virginia |
1 |
2 |
28 |
Oddsmakers say WVU wiill win this. |
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Virginia Tech |
2 |
1 |
30 |
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Clemson |
2 |
0 |
32 |
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Wake Forest |
3 |
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28 |
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Florida Intl. |
1 |
1 |
17 |
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W Kentucky |
2 |
1 |
45 |
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