We are just about halfway through the season and things are starting to heat up. Losses by Alabama and Tennessee last week threw the SEC race into chaos. No. 1 Texas, No. 15 Texas A&M and No. 13 LSU are the remaining undefeated teams in conference play. The Aggies play the other two at home in the only games among those three teams. The Crimson Tide, Volunteers and Georgia need to win out and get favorable tiebreakers. Tennessee will host Alabama next week and visit Georgia on Nov. 16.
The Big Ten race heats up when No. 2 Ohio State visits No. 3 Oregon. This could be a preview of the Big Ten Championship Game, although No. 4 Penn State and No. 18 Indiana are also undefeated. The Nittany Lions and Hoosiers will each face Ohio State, but not Oregon.
The Big 12 has nine teams that look like they can contend for the title in the most wide-open race among the power conferences. Eight of those teams have games against one of the others this week. Texas Tech, 3-0 in the Big 12, is off.
The ACC has five teams still undefeated in conference play, including league newbie SMU, but it will be next week before they start facing each other.
Each week, I will use this space to tell you what I think are a few of the best bets heading into the weekend. I will also throw in an upset of the week, which will be a team that is at least a touchdown underdog that I am picking to win outright.
I will also give you picks on other games involving potential College Football Playoff teams. Now that we are into October, I have expanded the Other CFP candidates list to the top 16 in the AP poll.
Games against FCS opponents are not considered.
This week’s picks include a big game in the SEC and a team that is becoming a staple here. Also, I am going for a…
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Author : Jerry Palm
Publish date : 2024-10-09 18:51:30
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