Daily Blog • Friday, October 23rd |
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For the last couple of years I have picked the games involving the Top 25 teams and thrown in a couple of upset picks. This year I thought you might be interested in who I think will win EACH FBS game this weekend. Every Friday I will give you my personal forecast on exery game that involves a FBS team.
I list the projected scores from my computers forecast. Another column shows you the computers yardage forecast for each game. I think it will be interesting to see who the computer picks to win the yardage battle and see if they win the game. In my College Football magazine I have the plus and minus ratings. I update them weekly and then factor in the home edge and I will show you who the Plus Minus ratings forecast. I will also list who Vegas has favored to win each week and we can see how they do picking the actual winners of games. There is also a WEEKLY POLL which you can enter for free each week. What I will do is on Friday morning I will tabulate the vote on each game and list who the fans are picking to win the games. If you check out my daily blogs on July 30th, July 20th, July 15th, etc, you will see that I have developed a new power rating which takes the yards and points gained against an opponent and factors in that opponents grade to give a team an individual game rating.
Listed below are each of these category picks for this week and I will then have a running total for the season for them! Here are the selections for the 8th Saturday of college Football!
Saturday, October 24 | PHIL STEELE | Computer PTS | Computer Yards | Weekly Poll | + / - | Vegas |
Georgia Tech at Virginia | Virginia | GT | GT | GT | GT | GT |
FINAL: GT 34-9 |
by 3 | 26-22 | 360-357 | 95% | by 2.5 | by 5 |
Minnesota at Ohio St | OSU | OSU | OSU | OSU | OSU | OSU |
FINAL: OHIO ST 38-7 |
by 21 | 26-8 | 395-170 | 86% | by 18.25 | by 16 |
South Florida at Pittsburgh | Pitt | Pitt | Pitt | USF | Pitt | Pitt |
FINAL: PITT 41-14 |
by 8 | 26-21 | 394-308 | 55% | by 9.5 | by 6.5 |
Connecticut at West Virginia | WV | WV | WV | WV | WV | WV |
FINAL: WV 28-24 |
by 10 | 27-21 | 407-285 | 64% | by 4.5 | by 7.5 |
Indiana at Northwestern | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW |
FINAL: NW 29-28 |
by 4 | 25-20 | 409-336 | 55% | by 5 | by 6 |
C Michigan at Bowling Green | C Mich | C Mich | BG | C Mich | C Mich | C Mich |
FINAL: CM 24-10 |
by 17 | 36-24 | 434-431 | 86% | by 11.75 | by 8 |
UAB at Marshall | MU | MU | MU | MU | MU | MU |
FINAL: MARSHALL 27-7 |
by 17 | 30-19 | 414-338 | 76% | by 8.5 | by 7 |
Illinois at Purdue | Purdue | Purdue | Purdue | Purdue | Purdue | Purdue |
FINAL: PURDUE 24-14 |
by 3 | 33-20 | 452-363 | 74% | by 13 | by 10 |
Arkansas at Mississippi | Miss | Miss | Miss | Ark | Miss | Miss |
FINAL: MISS 30-17 |
by 7 | 25-24 | 389-381 | 59% | by 3.25 | by 6.5 |
Oklahoma St at Baylor | Okla St | Okla St | Okla St | Okla St | Okla St | Okla St |
FINAL: OKLA ST 34-7 |
by 14 | 32-22 | 436-386 | 91% | by 8.25 | by 9.5 |
Iowa St at Nebraska | Neb | Neb | Neb | Neb | Neb | Neb |
FINAL: IOWA ST 9-7 |
by 24 | 33-14 | 462-263 | 78% | by 16.25 | by 17.5 |
Colorado at Kansas St | K-St | K-St | K-St | K-St | K-St | |
FINAL: KANSAS ST 20-6 |
by 3 | 29-24 | 362-318 | 59% | Even | by 4.5 |
N Illinois at Miami (OH) | NI | NI | Miami | NI | NI | NI |
FINAL: N ILL 27-22 |
by 24 | 28-11 | 354-321 | 80% | by 13 | by 11 |
Ball St at E Michigan | Ball St | Ball St | E Mich | E Mich | Ball St | Ball St |
FINAL: BALL ST 29-27 |
by 4 | 27-23 | 381-354 | 55% | by 2 | by 2.5 |
Maryland at Duke | Duke | Duke | Duke | Duke | Duke | Duke |
FINAL: DUKE 17-13 |
by 10 | 37-27 | 436-354 | 64% | by 8 | by 5 |
Kent St at Ohio | Ohio | Ohio | Ohio | Ohio | Ohio | Ohio |
FINAL: KENT ST 20-11 |
by 21 | 26-13 | 404-256 | 90% | by 8.25 | by 9.5 |
Buffalo at W Michigan | W Mich | W Mich | W Mich | W Mich | W Mich | W Mich |
FINAL: W MICH 34-31 (OT) |
by 14 | 27-20 | 434-366 | 52% | by 2.25 | by 5 |
Louisiana Tech at Utah St | Utah St | LA Tech | Utah St | LA Tech | LA Tech | Utah St |
FINAL: UTAH ST 23-21 |
by 8 | 27-26 | 460-350 | 86% | by 1 | by 1.5 |
Tennessee at Alabama | Bama | Bama | Bama | Bama | Bama | Bama |
FINAL: ALABAMA 12-10 |
by 21 | 29-12 | 377-223 | 77% | by 18.25 | by 14 |
Louisville at Cincinnati | Cincy | Cincy | Cincy | Cincy | Cincy | Cincy |
FINAL: CINCY 41-10 |
by 10 | 39-15 | 477-358 | 91% | by 25.25 | by 18 |
Clemson at Miami (FL) | Miami | Miami | Miami | Miami | Miami | Miami |
FINAL: CLEMSON 40-37 (OT) |
by 7 | 23-16 | 339-248 | 70% | by 7.5 | by 4.5 |
Oregon at Washington | Wash | Oreg | Oreg | Oreg | Oreg | Oreg |
FINAL: OREGON 43-19 |
by 3 | 33-22 | 411-364 | 91% | by 13 | by 10 |
Penn St at Michigan | Penn St | Mich | Penn St | Penn St | Penn St | Penn St |
FINAL: PENN ST 35-10 |
by 11 | 27-26 | 388-377 | 54% | by 4.75 | by 4.5 |
Oklahoma at Kansas | Okla | Okla | Okla | Okla | Okla | Okla |
FINAL: OKLAHOMA 35-13 |
by 17 | 30-17 | 430-347 | 65% | by 14.5 | by 7.5 |
Boston Coll at Notre Dame | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND |
FINAL: ND 20-16 |
by 24 | 34-27 | 502-313 | 50% | by 6 | by 8 |
Akron at Syracuse | Syr | Syr | Syr | Syr | Syr | Syr |
FINAL: SYRACUSE 28-14 |
by 14 | 29-22 | 372-318 | 90% | by 12 | by 10 |
UCF at Rice | UCF | UCF | UCF | UCF | UCF | UCF |
FINAL: UCF 49-7 |
by 7 | 34-16 | 351-316 | 95% | by 11.25 | by 10 |
WKU at Middle Tenn St | Mid Tenn | Mid Tenn | Mid Tenn | Mid Tenn | Mid Tenn | Mid Tenn |
FINAL: MT 62-24 |
by 21 | 33-14 | 514-286 | 86% | by 19 | by 18 |
Wake Forest at Navy | Navy | Navy | Navy | Navy | Navy | Navy |
FINAL: NAVY 13-10 |
by 3 | 30-26 | 389-373 | 73% | by 3.75 | by 1.5 |
North Texas at Troy | Troy | Troy | Troy | Troy | Troy | Troy |
FINAL: TROY 50-26 |
by 21 | 42-21 | 502-338 | 77% | by 20 | by 19 |
Air Force at Utah | Utah | Utah | Utah | Utah | Utah | Utah |
FINAL: UTAH 23-16 (OT) |
by 4 | 19-11 | 372-230 | 55% | by 11.5 | by 9.5 |
San Diego St at Colo St | SDSt | Colo St | Colo St | Colo St | Colo St | Colo St |
FINAL: SDST 42-28 |
by 4 | 30-27 | 424-321 | 82% | by 10 | by 7.5 |
Idaho at Nevada | Nevada | Nevada | Nevada | Nevada | Nevada | Nevada |
FINAL: NEVADA 70-45 |
by 17 | 40-25 | 532-363 | 64% | by 13.25 | by 15.5 |
Wash St at Cal | Cal | Cal | Cal | Cal | Cal | Cal |
FINAL: CAL 49-17 |
by 45 | 44-13 | 552-245 | 100% | by 34.5 | by 35 |
FAU at Louisiana | FAU | UL | UL | FAU | FAU | UL |
FINAL: FAU 51-29 |
by 4 | 31-29 | 424-416 | 55% | by 2 | by 3 |
UCLA at Arizona | Ariz | Ariz | Ariz | Ariz | Ariz | Ariz |
FINAL: ARIZONA 27-13 |
by 10 | 31-23 | 409-296 | 68% | by 6.25 | by 7.5 |
Iowa at Michigan St | Iowa | Iowa | Mich St | Iowa | Iowa | |
FINAL: IOWA 15-13 |
by 4 | 19-17 | 319-298 | 59% | by 5.25 | Even |
Vandy at S Carolina | S Car | S Car | S Car | S Car | S Car | S Car |
FINAL: S CAROLINA 14-10 |
by 17 | 24-4 | 372-223 | 95% | by 21 | by 12.5 |
ULM at Kentucky | UK | UK | UK | UK | UK | UK |
FINAL: UK 36-13 |
by 13 | 34-17 | 434-278 | 96% | by 17.75 | by 14.5 |
FIU at Ark St | Ark St | Ark St | Ark St | Ark St | Ark St | Ark St |
FINAL: ARK ST 27-10 |
by 10 | 34-22 | 449-293 | 68% | by 7.75 | by 10.5 |
Tulane at S Miss | S Miss | S Miss | S Miss | S Miss | S Miss | S Miss |
FINAL: S MISS 43-6 |
by 24 | 39-15 | 457-298 | 95% | by 26 | by 21 |
Tx A&M at Texas Tech | TT | TT | TT | TT | TT | TT |
FINAL: TEXAS A&M 52-30 |
by 31 | 53-17 | 540-347 | 86% | by 27.5 | by 21.5 |
Temple at Toledo | Toledo | Temple | Toledo | Toledo | Toledo | Toledo |
FINAL: TEMPLE 40-24 |
by 3 | 28-25 | 437-295 | 52% | by 0.5 | by 3 |
Florida at Miss St | Fla | Fla | Fla | Fla | Fla | Fla |
FINAL: FLA 29-19 |
by 31 | 32-10 | 411-269 | 95% | by 26 | by 22.5 |
TCU at BYU | BYU | BYU | BYU | TCU | TCU | TCU |
FINAL: TCU 38-7 |
by 10 | 27-26 | 375-345 | 74% | by 2 | by 2.5 |
Auburn at LSU | Aub | LSU | LSU | LSU | LSU | LSU |
FINAL: LSU 31-10 |
by 1 | 29-14 | 410-285 | 91% | by 16 | by 7.5 |
SMU at Houston | UH | UH | UH | UH | UH | UH |
FINAL: UH 38-15 |
by 7 | 43-29 | 604-398 | 90% | by 15.5 | by 16.5 |
Texas at Missouri | Texas | Texas | Texas | Texas | Texas | Texas |
FINAL: TEXAS 41-7 |
by 17 | 33-18 | 375-302 | 82% | by 18.5 | by 13 |
Oregon St at USC | USC | USC | USC | USC | USC | USC |
FINAL: USC 42-36 |
by 28 | 33-15 | 535-230 | 82% | by 17.25 | by 21 |
UNLV at New Mexico | UNLV | UNLV | NM | UNLV | UNLV | N Mex |
FINAL: UNLV 34-17 |
by 14 | 34-31 | 429-373 | 77% | by 8 | by 1 |
Arizona St at Stanford | Stan | Stan | Stan | Stan | Stan | Stan |
FINAL: STAN 33-14 |
by 14 | 27-21 | 431-331 | 73% | by 9.5 | by 6.5 |
Fresno St at New Mex St | Fresno | Fresno | Fresno | Fresno | Fresno | Fresno |
FINAL: FRESNO 34-3 |
by 35 | 42-11 | 466-226 | 100% | by 25.5 | by 24 |
Boise St at Hawaii | Boise | Boise | Boise | Boise | Boise | Boise |
FINAL: BOISE 54-9 |
by 35 | 38-18 | 427-380 | 91% | by 29 | by 25 |
YTD | 286-97 | 300-82 | 297-86 | 298-84 | 294-88 | 298-82 |