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Line through Tuesday. LAST WEEK: 5-4 straight, 3-6 vs. line. SEASON: 52-29 straight, 49-31 vs. line. College Football Playoff rankings.
3. Auburn (+2
1
⁄2) at 4. Mississippi
6 p.m. (ESPN): The Tigers bounced back from their only loss, to
current No. 1 Mississippi State, with a 42-35 victory over South
Carolina. They ran for a season-high 395 yards, including Cam-
eron Artis-Payne’s 167. Ole Miss habitually starts strong, out-
scoring opponents 62-3 in the first quarter. Miss. 27, Auburn 23.
7. TCU at 20. West Virginia (+5
1
⁄2)
2:30 p.m. (Ch. 8): The teams have traded OT road wins in their
first two meetings as Big 12 members. The prolific Frogs lead
the nation at 50.4 points per game, including 82 last week vs.
Texas Tech. The Mountaineers’ only losses were against then-
top-five teams Alabama and Oklahoma. TCU 44, W. Va. 38.
Stanford (+9
1
⁄2) at 5. Oregon
6:30 p.m (Ch. 4): Stanford has been the bane of the Ducks’
existence, spoiling their last two seasons with losses. This
game matches Oregon’s high-flying offense (45.5 ppg)
against the Cardinal’s strong defense (12.5 ppg and 31 straight
games holding opponents under 30). Oregon 34, Stanford 23.
17. Utah (+5
1
⁄2) at 14. Arizona State
10 p.m. (FS1): The winner will take control of the Pac-12 South.
Both one-loss teams come off big victories. Utes QB Travis
Wilson’s TD pass with eight seconds left stunned USC 24-21.
The Sun Devils, coming off a 24-10 win over Washington, have
won 10 straight over the Utes. Arizona State 30, Utah 27.
CAMERON
ARTIS-PAYNE
CHUCK
CARLTON
TOMMY
CUMMINGS
CORBY
DAVIDSON
KATE
HAIROPOULOS
BILL
NICHOLS
RIC
RENNER
NEWY
SCRUGGS
KEVIN
SHERRINGTON
BRETT
VITO
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Texas (Off) at Texas Tech Texas Texas Texas Texas Texas Texas Texas Texas Texas Texas Texas Texas Texas Texas Texas Texas Texas Texas
TCU at West Virginia (+5
1
⁄2) W. Virginia TCU TCU TCU W. Virginia TCU W. Virginia W. Virginia TCU TCU TCU TCU W. Virginia TCU TCU TCU TCU TCU
Oklahoma State (+14) at Kansas State Kansas St. Kansas St. Okla. St. Kansas St. Kansas St. Kansas St. Kansas St. Kansas St. Kansas St. Kansas St. Kansas St. Kansas St. Kansas St. Kansas St. Kansas St. Kansas St. Okla. St. Kansas St.
Kansas (+36) at Baylor Baylor Baylor Baylor Baylor Baylor Baylor Baylor Baylor Baylor Baylor Kansas Baylor Baylor Baylor Baylor Baylor Baylor Baylor
Oklahoma at Iowa State (+16) Iowa St. Oklahoma Oklahoma Oklahoma Oklahoma Oklahoma Oklahoma Oklahoma Oklahoma Oklahoma Oklahoma Oklahoma Iowa St. Oklahoma Oklahoma Oklahoma Oklahoma Oklahoma
Louisiana-Monroe (+32
1
⁄2) at Texas A&M Texas A&M Texas A&M Texas A&M Texas A&M Texas A&M Texas A&M Texas A&M Texas A&M Texas A&M Texas A&M Texas A&M Texas A&M Texas A&M Texas A&M Texas A&M Texas A&M Texas A&M Texas A&M
Georgia vs. Florida (+13) Florida Georgia Georgia Georgia Florida Georgia Georgia Georgia Georgia Georgia Georgia Georgia Georgia Georgia Georgia Georgia Georgia Georgia
Arkansas (+11) at Mississippi State Arkansas Miss. St. Arkansas Miss. St. Miss. St. Miss. St. Miss. St. Miss. St. Arkansas Miss. St. Arkansas Miss. St. Arkansas Miss. St. Arkansas Miss. St. Arkansas Miss. St.
Auburn (+2
1
⁄2) at Ole Miss Auburn Auburn Ole Miss Ole Miss Auburn Auburn Ole Miss Ole Miss Ole Miss Ole Miss Ole Miss Ole Miss Auburn Auburn Ole Miss Ole Miss Ole Miss Ole Miss
Kentucky (+6
1
⁄2) at Missouri Missouri Missouri Kentucky Missouri Kentucky Missouri Missouri Missouri Kentucky Kentucky Missouri Missouri Kentucky Kentucky Kentucky Missouri Missouri Missouri
Tennessee (+8) at South Carolina Tennessee S. Carolina Tennessee S. Carolina Tennessee Tennessee S. Carolina S. Carolina Tennessee S. Carolina Tennessee S. Carolina Tennessee S. Carolina S. Carolina S. Carolina S. Carolina S. Carolina
Illinois (+28) at Ohio State Ohio St. Ohio St. Illinois Ohio St. Illinois Ohio St. Ohio St. Ohio St. Ohio St. Ohio St. Ohio St. Ohio St. Ohio St. Ohio St. Illinois Ohio St. Ohio St. Ohio St.
Purdue (+23
1
⁄2) at Nebraska Nebraska Nebraska Nebraska Nebraska Purdue Nebraska Nebraska Nebraska Nebraska Nebraska Nebraska Nebraska Nebraska Nebraska Nebraska Nebraska Nebraska Nebraska
Northwestern (+4) at Iowa N’western Iowa Iowa Iowa N’western N’western Iowa Iowa Iowa Iowa Iowa Iowa Iowa Iowa Iowa Iowa Iowa Iowa
North Carolina (+17) at Miami N. Carolina Miami Miami Miami Miami Miami Miami Miami N. Carolina Miami Miami Miami N. Carolina Miami Miami Miami Miami Miami
Stanford (+9
1
⁄2) at Oregon Stanford Oregon Stanford Oregon Stanford Oregon Oregon Oregon Oregon Oregon Stanford Oregon Oregon Oregon Stanford Oregon Stanford Oregon
California (+2
1
⁄2) at Oregon State Oregon St. Oregon St. Oregon St. Oregon St. Oregon St. Oregon St. California California Oregon St. Oregon St. California California Oregon St. Oregon St. Oregon St. Oregon St. Oregon St. Oregon St.
Duke (+3) at Pittsburgh Pittsburgh Pittsburgh Pittsburgh Pittsburgh Duke Duke Duke Duke Duke Duke Duke Duke Pittsburgh Pittsburgh Pittsburgh Pittsburgh Pittsburgh Pittsburgh
Rice at Florida International (+6
1
⁄2) FIU Rice Rice Rice Rice Rice Rice Rice Rice Rice FIU Rice Rice Rice Rice Rice Rice Rice
Houston at South Florida (+10) S. Florida Houston Houston Houston Houston Houston Houston Houston Houston Houston S. Florida Houston Houston Houston Houston Houston S. Florida Houston
Last week vs. line 11-8-1 (.579) 12-7-1 (.632) 8-11-1 (.421) 14-5-1 (.737) 9-10-1 (.474) 12-7-1 (.632) 10-9-1 (.526) 11-8-1 (.579) 10-9-1 (.526)
Season vs. line 98-80-4 (.551) 93-85-4 (.522) 91-87-4 (.511) 82-96-4 (.461) 97-81-4 (.545) 88-90-4 (.494) 94-84-4 (.528) 83-95-4 (.466) 89-89-4 (.500)
Last week straight 16-4 (.800) 15-5 (.750) 16-4 (.800) 17-3 (.850) 14-6 (.700) 18-2 (.900) 16-4 (.800) 16-4 (.800) 16-4 (.800)
Season straight 148-34 (.813) 142-40 (.780) 147-35 (.808) 137-45 (.753) 132-50 (.725) 138-44 (.758) 142-40 (.780) 140-42 (.769) 142-40 (.780)
Shaded box indicates leader
Lines through Tuesday
Off Key: Texas Tech QB Davis Webb questionable
College
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College Football Playoff Watch
PRESENTED BY
Bill Nichols
SATURDAY’S NOTABLE GAMES
TCU defensive tackle Chucky
Hunter was asked Tuesday if he
would watch the unveiling of the
College Football Playoff rankings.
“No,” he said, “I’m going to
watch some film.”
The rankings substantiated
Hunter’s focus. Debuting at No. 7,
the Frogs need worry about only
one thing — the Frogs. Win out,
andthey should be in.
Their next two games loom
large. They play Saturday at No.
20 West Virginia and face No. 9
Kansas State at home Nov. 8.
Their closing opponents — Kan-
sas, Texas and Iowa State — have a
combined seven wins.
The Frogs’ path will be cleared
by the six teams in front of them.
No. 1 Mississippi State must play
No. 6 Alabama and No. 4 Ole
Miss. Ole Miss plays No. 3 Auburn
on Saturday. Auburn also plays
No. 11Georgia and Alabama.
Follow Bill Nichols on Twitter
at @BillNicholsDMN.
Playoff spot is there for TCU’s taking
STATEMENT GAME
10. Notre Dame vs. Navy (+14)
7 p.m. (Ch. 11) at Landover, Md.: Notre Dame
shut out Michigan and edged Stanford, but
the Irish’s best performance was almost beat-
ing Florida State. At No. 10 in the CFP poll and
with no conference playoff, the Irish have only
one playoff chance: Win out. ND 38, Navy 20.
UPSET SPECIAL
Kentucky (+6
1
⁄2) at Missouri
3 p.m., SECN: The Wildcats proved they can
hang with No. 1 in a 45-31 loss to Mississippi
State. The Tigers’ last three home games
include losses to Indiana (31-27) and Georgia
(34-0). Kentucky 27, Missouri 24.
DIFFERENCE MAKERS
Scooby Wright, LB, 12. Arizona
Arizona (+6
1
⁄2) at UCLA, 9:30 p.m. (ESPN): The
Pac-12’s defensive player of
the week recorded eight solo
tackles, three sacks and three
forced fumbles vs. Washing-
ton State. He may need simi-
lar numbers if injured team-
mate LB/S Tra’Mayne Bondu-
rant can’t play. Arizona 31, UCLA 28.
James Conner, RB, Pittsburgh
Duke (+3) at Pittsburgh, 11 a.m. (ESPNU): The
sophomore notched his fifth 100-yard rushing
game and hit the 1,000-yard mark with four
games left. He ranks ninth nationally at 134.9
yards per game and has 14 rushing TDs. Duke
34, Pittsburgh 30.
Kemoko Turay, DE, Rutgers
Wisconsin at Rutgers (NL), 11 a.m. (ESPN): The
freshman has used his impressive vertical leap
to block three kicks, which is tied for first
nationally. His block of a field goal attempt
with 3:01 left secured the Knights’ win over
Michigan. Wisconsin 38, Rutgers 24.
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