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last week: 50 – 14 season: 610 – 197 |
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Oregon |
10 |
1 |
33 |
Is Oregon too banged up to win this |
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Washington |
8 |
3 |
23 |
tough game on the road? |
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Oregon St. |
2 |
9 |
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The Beavers need an annoucement on |
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Washington St. |
5 |
6 |
39 |
coaches or the portal is going to blow wide open. |
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Arkansas St. |
5 |
6 |
33 |
Savvy Index has a strong disagreement |
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App State |
5 |
6 |
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with experts who favor App St. |
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Arizona |
8 |
3 |
30 |
Savvy and the oddsmakers both pick |
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Arizona St. |
8 |
3 |
21 |
Arizona. That surprises me but not much. |
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Missouri |
7 |
4 |
37 |
No, no, no. Savvy & the experts pick Missouri but I say Arkansas |
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Arkansas |
2 |
9 |
21 |
because the ‘Backs have been within one possession of upsetting three ranked teams. |
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Alabama |
9 |
2 |
33 |
Are you kidding me Vegas? |
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Auburn |
5 |
6 |
16 |
Alabama by just 3.5?? |
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Houston |
8 |
3 |
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Upset … bookies |
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Baylor |
5 |
6 |
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favor Baylor. |
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Ohio |
7 |
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Buffalo |
5 |
6 |
14 |
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UCF |
5 |
6 |
13 |
I’m sorry BYU but I still haven’t been |
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BYU |
10 |
1 |
37 |
able to adjust to your qb wearing number 47. |
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SMU |
8 |
3 |
39 |
I hope Cal elevates Harsin to head coach |
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California |
6 |
5 |
15 |
so no one else has to put up with him. |
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Toledo |
7 |
4 |
31 |
With Toledo’s schedule and high performance |
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C Michigan |
7 |
4 |
17 |
marks, the Rockets may be ranked next week. |
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James Madison |
10 |
1 |
43 |
Coastal Carolina has given up |
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Coastal Car |
6 |
5 |
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96 points in just the last two games. |
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Air Force |
3 |
8 |
33 |
Continuity gives AFA |
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Colorado St. |
2 |
9 |
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an edge over struggling CSU. |
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UTEP |
2 |
9 |
27 |
Vegas says Delaware will |
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Delaware |
5 |
6 |
24 |
win by more than one touchdown. |
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Wake Forest |
8 |
3 |
33 |
Bookies favor Duke. |
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Duke |
6 |
5 |
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W Michigan |
7 |
4 |
32 |
Both of these teams have played well this season. |
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E Michigan |
4 |
7 |
17 |
It’s just that WMU has— well — played weller. |
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Florida St. |
5 |
6 |
28 |
Indians with no arrows play |
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Florida |
3 |
8 |
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Gators with no teeth. |
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E Carolina |
7 |
4 |
33 |
FAU has been red hot the past month |
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Florida Atl. |
4 |
7 |
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and is ripe to post an upset. |
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Georgia |
10 |
1 |
36 |
UGA won by just 44-42 last year |
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Georgia Tech |
9 |
2 |
21 |
at home. Now, GTU is at home. This game is an upset candidate. |
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Wyoming |
4 |
7 |
16 |
Wyoming seldom wins on the road. |
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Hawai’i |
7 |
4 |
30 |
Hawai’i seldom loses at home. |
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Northwestern |
6 |
5 |
27 |
Bookies favor Illinois but Savvy says qb Stone |
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Illinois |
7 |
4 |
20 |
won’t give away interceptions and NWU wins. |
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W Kentucky |
8 |
3 |
32 |
WKU is really good and … well … |
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Jacksonville St. |
7 |
4 |
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there’s a reason Jacksonville is called JV State. |
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Utah |
9 |
2 |
42 |
Experts see a two possession Ute win. |
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Kansas |
5 |
6 |
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Savvy sees a 30+ margin. |
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Colorado |
3 |
8 |
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Neither team can stop the run |
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Kansas St. |
5 |
6 |
39 |
so offenses should flourish. |
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Kennesaw St. |
8 |
3 |
37 |
Despite experts’ setting this spead at |
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Liberty |
4 |
7 |
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2.5, KSU will win by at least 3 tds. |
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LA Monroe |
3 |
8 |
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Louisiana |
5 |
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Kentucky |
5 |
6 |
33 |
Betting lines favor Louisville but that |
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Louisville |
7 |
4 |
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just isn’t going to happen. |
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Georgia So. |
5 |
6 |
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Upset… bookies say |
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Marshall |
5 |
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29 |
Marshall by 6.5. |
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Bowling Green |
3 |
8 |
30 |
The issue isn’t whether or not Umass can win… |
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Massachusetts |
0 |
11 |
20 |
can it score 11 points and beat its season average? |
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Navy |
8 |
2 |
24 |
Navy’s Blake Horvath can run but his |
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Memphis |
8 |
3 |
33 |
4% interception rate is among the worst in FBS. |
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Ball St. |
4 |
7 |
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If Ball State could pass without interceptions, |
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Miami Oh |
6 |
5 |
28 |
it would be a bowl team this year. |
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Ohio St. |
11 |
0 |
32 |
Vegas sets the spread at two touchdowns |
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Michigan |
9 |
2 |
14 |
but it will by more than three. |
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Maryland |
4 |
7 |
21 |
Michigan State hasn’t given up. Now, |
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Michigan St. |
3 |
8 |
30 |
we’ll find out if the A.D. has. |
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Wisconsin |
4 |
7 |
28 |
Experts favor UM but Wisconsin has |
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Minnesota |
6 |
5 |
15 |
some terrific momentum right now. |
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Mississippi |
10 |
1 |
37 |
I personally think MSU keeps this |
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Mississippi St. |
5 |
6 |
20 |
Within 8 points and maybe an upset. |
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LA Tech |
6 |
5 |
21 |
I agree with Mizz State admins —- |
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Missouri State |
7 |
4 |
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they deserve a bowl game. |
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Iowa |
7 |
4 |
27 |
Keep an eye on this one because |
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Nebraska |
7 |
4 |
17 |
Iowa won by just three points last year. |
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UNLV |
9 |
2 |
36 |
Vegas … can’t you even rate your own team? |
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Nevada |
3 |
8 |
17 |
The Rebs will win by 15+ not 9.5. |
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San Diego St. |
9 |
2 |
30 |
New Mexico has won its last |
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New Mexico |
8 |
3 |
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five games so this should be competitive. |
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Middle Tenn |
2 |
9 |
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New Mexico St. |
4 |
7 |
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N Carolina |
4 |
7 |
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UNC is 131st in the |
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N Carolina St. |
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5 |
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nation for yards per game. |
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Kent St. |
4 |
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N Illinois |
3 |
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Temple |
5 |
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UNT leads the nation |
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N Texas |
10 |
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in total offense. |
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LSU |
7 |
4 |
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LSU looks very confused to me. I know—- |
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Oklahoma |
9 |
2 |
31 |
interim coach, but it shouldn’t be this bad. |
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Iowa St. |
7 |
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Is OSU’s hiring of Eric Morris from N Texas |
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Oklahoma St. |
1 |
10 |
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a motivator for Cowboy players? |
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Georgia St. |
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10 |
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Old Dominion |
8 |
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Miami Fl |
9 |
2 |
29 |
I disagree with Savvy & everyone and |
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Pittsburgh |
8 |
3 |
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say Pitt will upset Miami. |
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Indiana |
11 |
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43 |
Purdue will lose by a lot but battle |
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Purdue |
2 |
9 |
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well throughout the game. |
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Penn St. |
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36 |
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Rutgers |
5 |
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Florida Intl. |
6 |
5 |
36 |
Everyone seems to start a winning streak after beating |
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Sam Houston |
2 |
9 |
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Oregon State, but SHSU’s win streak ends this week. |
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Fresno St. |
7 |
4 |
35 |
If you’re looking for a “gimme”, take |
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San Jose St. |
3 |
8 |
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the over on bookies’ 2.5 spread. |
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Clemson |
6 |
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24 |
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S Carolina |
4 |
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Troy |
7 |
4 |
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What happened to SoMiss last |
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S Miss |
7 |
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week? Time to rebound. |
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Notre Dame |
9 |
2 |
41 |
Stanford can run, can’t pass, and has only |
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Stanford |
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7 |
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surpassed 20 points three times in 2025. |
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Boston Col |
1 |
10 |
32 |
The battle to see who is the |
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Syracuse |
3 |
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prettiest of two ugly sisters. |
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Cincinnati |
7 |
4 |
34 |
Vegas favors UC although the ‘Kats have |
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TCU |
7 |
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lost three straight. |
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Vanderbilt |
9 |
2 |
36 |
Oddsmakers say Tennessee but I agree with |
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Tennessee |
8 |
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Savvy Index that Vandy wins this. |
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Texas A&M |
11 |
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Longhorn fans aren’t going |
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Texas |
8 |
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to like this one. |
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S Alabama |
4 |
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Texas St. |
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Charlotte |
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Tulane |
9 |
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UAB |
3 |
8 |
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Tulsa… if you wana win your third straight, be |
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Tulsa |
4 |
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sure to check UAB for knives before the game. |
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UCLA |
3 |
8 |
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I only talked to two USC grads after Troy lost to Oregon. |
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USC |
8 |
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I was polite. I ordered fries. |
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Rice |
5 |
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USF |
8 |
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Boise St. |
7 |
4 |
28 |
Experts favor BSU but |
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Utah St. |
6 |
5 |
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Savvy is solid with USU. |
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Army |
5 |
5 |
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Army has 891 passing yards all season. |
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UTSA |
6 |
5 |
34 |
UTSA’s McCown-to- McCuin is over 1400 by themselves. |
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Virginia Tech |
3 |
8 |
14 |
Not much doubt about |
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Virginia |
9 |
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this game. |
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Texas Tech |
10 |
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39 |
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W Virginia |
4 |
7 |
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