| Daily Blog • Friday, October 29th |
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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 every 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.
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.......
| Tuesday October 26th | PHIL STEELE | Computer | Computer | Weekly | + / - | Vegas | Gm | |
| Points | Yards | Poll | Grade | |||||
| 8:00 PM | La Tech at Boise St | Boise | Boise | Boise | Boise | Boise | Boise | Boise |
| FINAL: BOISE ST 49-20 | by 28 | 49-12 | 618-232 | 98% | by 35 | by 36 | by 39.7 | |
| Thursday, October 29th | PHIL STEELE | Computer | Computer | Weekly | + / - | Vegas | Gm | |
| Points | Yards | Poll | Grade | |||||
| 7:45 PM | #16 Florida St at NC State | FSU | FSU | FSU | FSU | FSU | FSU | FSU |
| FINAL: NC STATE 28-24 | by 7 | 33-26 | 441-419 | 65% | by 9 | by 4 | by 1.8 | |
| Friday, October 29th | PHIL STEELE | Computer | Computer | Weekly | + / - | Vegas | Gm | |
| Points | Yards | Poll | Grade | |||||
| 8:00 PM | West Virginia at Connecticut | WV |
WV |
Conn |
WV |
WV |
WV |
WV |
FINAL: Connecticut 16-13 OT |
by 7 |
24-23 |
322-318 |
93% |
by 2.75 |
by 6.5 |
by 4.9 |
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| Saturday, October 30th | PHIL STEELE |
Computer | Computer | Weekly | + / - | Vegas | Gm | |
| Points | Yards | Poll | Grade | |||||
| 12:00 PM | #17 Oklahoma St at Kansas St | KSU |
OSU | OSU | OSU | OSU | OSU | OSU |
FINAL: Oklahoma St 24-14 |
by 1 | 39-38 | 478-432 | 79% | by 3.75 | by 5 | by 7.3 | |
| 12:00 PM | #22 Miami (FL) at Virginia | Miami | Miami | Miami | Miami | Miami | Miami | Miami |
FINAL: Virginia 24-19 |
by 21 | 32-13 | 443-262 | 97% | by 18 | by 15 | by 12.7 | |
| 12:00 PM | Northwestern at Indiana | NW | NW | Ind | NW | NW | NW | Ind |
FINAL: Northwestern 20-17 |
by 4 | 32-26 | 434-381 | 90% | by 5.75 | by 3.5 | by 1.5 | |
| 12:00 PM | Clemson at Boston College | Clem | Clem | BC | Clem | Clem | Clem | BC |
FINAL: Boston College 16-10 |
by 3 | 23-16 | 311-229 | 92% | by 6.5 | by 7 | by 0.1 | |
| 12:00 PM | Louisville at Pittsburgh | Pitt | Pitt | Pitt | Pitt | Pitt | Pitt | Pitt |
FINAL: Pitt 20-3 |
by 14 | 33-22 | 437-313 | 83% | by 10 | by 9.5 | by 7.5 | |
| 12:00 PM | VMI at Army | Army | Army | Army | Army | Army | Army | |
FINAL: Army 29-7 |
by 35 | 41-5 | 474-91 | 99% | by 45 | by 33 | ||
| 12:00 PM | Purdue at Illinois | Ill | Ill | Ill | Ill | Ill | Ill | Ill |
FINAL: Illinois 44-10 |
by 17 | 31-10 | 404-241 | 89% | by 15.25 | by 17 | by 20.8 | |
| 12:00 PM | Syracuse at Cincinnati | Cincy | Cincy | Cincy | Cincy | Cincy | Cincy | Cincy |
FINAL: Syracuse 31-7 |
by 14 | 29-24 | 447-318 | 60% | by 3.25 | by 8.5 | by 9.4 | |
| 12:00 PM | UAB at Southern Miss | S Miss | S Miss | S Miss | S Miss | S Miss | S Miss | S Miss |
FINAL: UAB 50-49 2OT |
by 7 | 32-23 | 412-338 | 85% | by 6 | by 10 | by 8.8 | |
| 12:00 PM | Northern Illinois at W Michigan | WMU | N Ill | N Ill | N Ill | N Ill | N Ill | N Ill |
FINAL: Northern Illinois 28-21 |
by 3 | 31-25 | 371-359 | 74% | by 12.75 | by 8.5 | by 3.8 | |
| 12:21 PM | Tennessee at #20 South Carolina | SC | SC | SC | SC | SC | SC | SC |
FINAL: South Carolina 38-24 |
by 21 | 34-12 | 492-263 | 95% | by 21.25 | by 17.5 | by 18.1 | |
| 1:00 PM | Akron at Temple | Temple | Temple | Temple | Temple | Temple | Temple | Temple |
FINAL: Temple 30-0 |
by 28 | 45-8 | 469-211 | 94% | by 34 | by 29.5 | by 25.7 | |
| 2:00 PM | Kansas at Iowa St | ISU | ISU | ISU | ISU | ISU | ISU | ISU |
FINAL: Iowa St 28-16 |
by 10 | 43-17 | 473-372 | 83% | by 20.5 | by 19.5 | by 15 | |
| 2:00 PM | Louisiana at Ohio | Ohio | Ohio | Ohio | Ohio | Ohio | Ohio | Ohio |
FINAL: Ohio 38-31 |
by 14 | 38-13 | 369-296 | 78% | by 21 | by 14.5 | by 11.3 | |
| 2:00 PM | San Diego St at Wyoming | SDSt | SDSt | SDSt | SDSt | SDSt | SDSt | SDSt |
FINAL: San Diego St 48-38 |
by 17 | 24-18 | 411-319 | 86% | by 4 | by 10 | by 12.3 | |
| 2:30 PM | Tulsa at Notre Dame | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND |
FINAL: Tulsa 28-27 |
by 6 | 35-29 | 411-119 | 89% | by 10 | by 9 | by 11.9 | |
| 3:00 PM | North Texas at WKU | WKU | WKU | WKU | WKU | WKU | WKU | WKU |
FINAL: North Texas 33-6 |
by 3 | 32-23 | 371-339 | 52% | by 9.25 | by 5.5 | by 0.8 | |
| 3:00 PM | UTEP at Marshall | Marsh | Marsh | Marsh | UTEP | Marsh | Marsh | Marsh |
FINAL: Marshall 16-12 |
by 6 | 27-24 | 438-327 | 63% | by 4.5 | by 2.5 | by 4.4 | |
| 3:30 PM | #5 Michigan St at #18 Iowa | Iowa | Iowa | Iowa | Iowa | Iowa | Iowa | Iowa |
FINAL: Iowa 37-6 |
by 10 | 29-22 | 385-320 | 74% | by 8.25 | by 6.5 | by 3.5 | |
| 3:30 PM | #6 Missouri at #14 Nebraska | Neb | Neb | Neb | Neb | Neb | Neb | Neb |
FINAL: Nebraska 31-17 |
by 14 | 28-25 | 436-339 | 80% | by 7.5 | by 7.5 | by 5.9 | |
| 3:30 PM | #15 Arizona at UCLA | Zona | Zona | Zona | Zona | Zona | Zona | Zona |
FINAL: Arizona 29-21 |
by 14 | 25-14 | 348-302 | 92% | by 14.75 | by 9 | by 11.7 | |
| 3:30 PM | Florida vs. Georgia* | UGA | UGA | UGA | UGA | UGA | UGA | UGA |
FINAL: Florida 34-31 OT |
by 1 | 29-23 | 355-350 | 60% | by 1.5 | by 2.5 | by 1.6 | |
| 3:30 PM | Wake Forest at Maryland | MD | MD | MD | MD | MD | MD | MD |
FINAL: Maryland 62-14 |
by 10 | 32-23 | 388-312 | 80% | by 7.5 | by 5.5 | by 8.3 | |
| 3:30 PM | William & Mary at North Carolina | NC | NC | NC | NC | NC | NC | |
FINAL: North Carolina 21-17 |
by 14 | 31-12 | 464-221 | 99% | by 28 | by 21.5 | ||
| 3:30 PM | California at Oregon St | Cal | Cal | Cal | OSU | OSU | OSU | Cal |
FINAL: Oregon St 35-7 |
by 1 | 30-28 | 381-359 | 66% | by 2.75 | by 3 | by 2.4 | |
| 3:30 PM | Texas Tech at Texas A&M | TAMU | TAMU | TAMU | TAMU | TAMU | TAMU | TAMU |
FINAL: Texas A&M 45-27 |
by 7 | 36-28 | 536-394 | 67% | by 8.75 | by 7.5 | by 15.2 | |
| 3:30 PM | Miami (OH) at Buffalo | Buffalo | Miami | Buffalo | Miami | Miami | Miami | Buffalo |
FINAL: Miami, Oh 21-9 |
by 3 | 26-22 | 350-335 | 73% | by 1.5 | by 3 | by 0.2 | |
| 3:30 PM | East Carolina at UCF | UCF | UCF | UCF | ECU | UCF | UCF | UCF |
FINAL: UCF 49-35 |
by 17 | 33-23 | 413-297 | 52% | by 6.75 | by 7.5 | by 10.4 | |
| 3:30 PM | Bowling Green at Central Michigan | CMU | CMU | CMU | CMU | CMU | CMU | CMU |
FINAL: Bowling Green 17-14 |
by 6 | 31-22 | 467-278 | 78% | by 11 | by 11.5 | by 13.8 | |
| 3:30 PM | Ball St at Kent St | Kent | Kent | Kent | Kent | Kent | Kent | Kent |
FINAL: Kent St 33-14 |
by 7 | 28-14 | 386-219 | 62% | by 13 | by 10 | by 10.4 | |
| 3:30 PM | Duke at Navy | Navy | Navy | Navy | Navy | Navy | Navy | Navy |
FINAL: Duke 34-31 |
by 10 | 35-17 | 443-337 | 96% | by 23.75 | by 13.5 | by 11.2 | |
| 3:30 PM | Troy at ULM | Troy | Troy | Troy | Troy | Troy | Troy | Troy |
FINAL: ULM 28-14 |
by 21 | 37-21 | 461-379 | 93% | by 17 | by 16.5 | by 12.1 | |
| 3:30 PM | SMU at Tulane | SMU | SMU | SMU | SMU | SMU | SMU | SMU |
FINAL: SMU 31-17 |
by 7 | 30-25 | 394-336 | 91% | by 7 | by 7.5 | by 10.9 | |
| 4:00 PM | San Jose St at New Mexico St | NMSt | SJSt | NMSt | SJSt | SJSt | SJSt | SJSt |
FINAL: New Mexico St 29-27 |
by 7 | 18-14 | 311-289 | 97% | by 2 | by 3.5 | by 7.9 | |
| 4:00 PM | Toledo at Eastern Michigan | UT | UT | UT | UT | UT | UT | UT |
FINAL: Toledo 42-7 |
by 7 | 44-27 | 443-382 | 82% | by 16.5 | by 10.5 | by 12.9 | |
| 4:00 PM | FIU at FAU | FAU | FIU | FIU | FAU | FIU | FIU | FIU |
FINAL: Florida Atlantic 21-9 |
by 1 | 27-18 | 370-330 | 52% | by 7.5 | by 4 | by 9 | |
| 6:00 PM | #1 Auburn at Mississippi | Aub | Aub | Aub | Aub | Aub | Aub | Aub |
FINAL: Auburn 51-31 |
by 7 | 38-28 | 432-423 | 94% | by 13.25 | by 7 | by 10 | |
| 6:00 PM | New Mexico at Colorado St | CSU | CSU | CSU | CSU | CSU | CSU | CSU |
FINAL: Colorado St 38-14 |
by 17 | 33-18 | 409-281 | 85% | by 13 | by 16 | by 15.1 | |
| 7:00 PM | #13 Stanford at Washington | UW | Stan | UW | Stan | Stan | Stan | Stan |
FINAL: Stanford 41-0 |
by 1 | 39-29 | 463-432 | 92% | by 8.5 | by 7 | by 9.1 | |
| 7:00 PM | Vanderbilt at #19 Arkansas | Ark | Ark | Ark | Ark | Ark | Ark | Ark |
FINAL: Arkansas 49-14 |
by 21 | 35-13 | 576-254 | 99% | by 20.5 | by 20.5 | by 22.7 | |
| 7:00 PM | Kentucky at #21 Mississippi St | MSU | MSU | MSU | MSU | MSU | MSU | MSU |
FINAL: Miss St 24-17 |
by 7 | 30-21 | 334-311 | 70% | by 11.25 | by 6 | by 1.1 | |
| 7:00 PM | #25 Baylor at Texas | Texas | Texas | Texas | Texas | Texas | Texas | Texas |
FINAL: Baylor 30-22 |
by 17 | 30-25 | 444-346 | 74% | by 13 | by 7.5 | by 7.7 | |
| 7:00 PM | Washington St at Arizona St | ASU | ASU | ASU | ASU | ASU | ASU | ASU |
FINAL: Arizona St 42-0 |
by 14 | 34-20 | 487-268 | 94% | by 19 | by 21 | by 22.9 | |
| 7:00 PM | Houston at Memphis | Hou | Hou | Hou | Hou | Hou | Hou | Hou |
FINAL: Houston 56-17 |
by 24 | 46-21 | 485-370 | 92% | by 19.5 | by 13.5 | by 15.2 | |
| 7:30 PM | #8 Utah at Air Force | Utah | Utah | Utah | Utah | Utah | Utah | Utah |
FINAL: Utah 28-23 |
by 10 | 39-22 | 413-372 | 88% | by 14 | by 7 | by 8.6 | |
| 8:00 PM | #2 Oregon at USC | USC | Oregon | USC | Oregon | Oregon | Oregon | Oregon |
FINAL: Oregon 53-32 |
by 1 | 37-31 | 505-445 | 72% | by 8 | by 7 | by 6.8 | |
| 8:00 PM | #11 Ohio St at Minnesota | OSU | OSU | OSU | OSU | OSU | OSU | OSU |
FINAL: Ohio St 52-10 |
by 31 | 43-15 | 451-274 | 99% | by 27 | by 25.5 | by 23.9 | |
| 8:00 PM | Michigan at Penn St | PSU | PSU | PSU | UM | PSU | UM | PSU |
FINAL: Penn St 41-31 |
by 7 | 29-26 | 474-411 | 69% | by 7.5 | by 3 | by 0.2 | |
| 9:15 PM | Colorado at #9 Oklahoma | OU | OU | OU | OU | OU | OU | OU |
FINAL: Oklahoma 43-10 |
by 35 | 37-12 | 504-276 | 99% | by 26.75 | by 23.5 | by 14.8 | |
| 10:30 PM | Utah St at #24 Nevada | Nev | Nev | Nev | Nev | Nev | Nev | Nev |
FINAL: Nevada 56-42 |
by 31 | 43-15 | 592-288 | 95% | by 21.25 | by 26 | by 28.5 | |
| 11:00 PM | #4 TCU at UNLV | TCU | TCU | TCU | TCU | TCU | TCU | TCU |
FINAL: TCU 48-6 |
by 35 | 46-7 | 480-220 | 99% | by 39.25 | by 35 | by 32.4 | |
| 11:30 PM | Idaho at Hawaii | Hawaii | Hawaii | Hawaii | Hawaii | Hawaii | Hawaii | Hawaii |
FINAL: Hawaii 45-10 |
by 17 | 43-22 | 545-315 | 88% | by 16.25 | by 15 | by 15.5 | |
| This Week: | 36-19 | |||||||
| YTD | 409-118 | |||||||
| 78% |