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College Football Playoff: The Four

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As we approach the first official announcement of the College Football Playoff, here is our Four.  I would like to point out, that we’re going to do this based on how we see the season shaking out and how the teams are currently ranked, not just one or the other.  Anyways our Four: FSU, Miss St, Oregon, TCU.
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2014 College Football Top 25: Post-Week 9

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Below are your top 25 college football teams, according to their THOR+ ratings.

For more complete and detailed rankings of all 128 FBS teams, click here.

Confused? Check the glossary.

RankTeamOffense+Defense+Special Teams+THOR+ScheduleWin%
1Alabama15516198155117161
2Mississippi129176101150116161
3Oregon183117120150107161
4Georgia174121168149111158
5Mississippi State15913998147111184
6Auburn160128188146118158
7TCU152133130142103158
8Oklahoma148133143141114132
9LSU137146112140115143
10Texas A&M164111118137116115
11Arkansas17310110913611492
12Miami (Florida)141132115135110115
13Baylor15112288135102158
14Marshall141

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College Football Week 9 Late Night Point Spread Picks

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It’s Late but here are our Late Night, no research, no reason, no rhyme, just us and the spread.  Here we go: Last time we did this we went 21-24, let’s see if we can get to that 60%:  Odds from VegasInsider.com

10/25 Games VI Consensus Superbook MGM/Mirage
10/25 7:30 PM

117 South Carolina

118 Auburn

 

65½u-10

-19½ -10

 

65½u-10

-19½ -10

 

65½u-10

-18 -10
Auburn Wins but we’ll take the South Carolina points.
10/25 1:00 PM

119 Northern Illinois

120 Eastern Michigan

 

-20½ -10

61½u-10

 

-20½ -10

62u-10

 

-20 -10

62u-10
Northern Illinois to Cover.
10/25 3:30 PM

121 Mississippi State

122 Kentucky

 

-14½ -10

59u-10

 

-14 -10

59½u-10

 

-14½ -10

59u-10
Mississippi State makes a statement on the road, Cover.
10/25 7:00 PM

123 Syracuse

124 Clemson

 

48½u-10

-14½ -10

 

48½u-10

-14½ -10

 

49u-10

-14½ -10
Tough call, Syracuse has been playing better but on the road, Clemson to Cover.
10/25 12:00 PM

125 Minnesota

126 Illinois

 

-5½ -10

55½u-10

 

-5½ -10

55½u-10

 

-5 -10

55½u-10
Is Minnesota for real, Minnesota, statement, Covers on the Road.
10/25 2:00 PM

127 Akron

128 Ball State

 

-2½ -10

48u-10

 

-2 -10

48u-10

 

-2 -10

47½u-10
Ball State at home, take a moneyline here.
10/25 3:30 PM

129 Central Michigan

130 SUNY-Buffalo

 

-5½ -10

58u-10

 

-5 -10

58u-10

 

-6 -10

57u-10
Central Michigan Covers
10/25 2:00 PM

131 Ohio

132 Western Michigan

 

51u-10

-10 -10

 

51½u-10

-10 -10

 

51u-10

-10 -10
Ohio with the points.
10/25 3:30 PM

133 Boston College

134 Wake Forest

 

-14 -10

40½u-10

 

-13½ -10

40u-10

 

-13½ -10

40u-10
Boston College Covers
10/25 5:00 PM

135 Temple

136 Central Florida

 

46u-10

-7½ -10

 

45½u-10

-7 -10

 

46u-10

-7 -20
Temple, upset road dog…but take the points
10/25 12:30 PM

137 North Carolina

138 Virginia

 

65u-10

-7 -10

 

65u-10

-6½ -10

 

65u-10

-6½ -20
Virginia to Cover
10/25 3:30 PM

139 Georgia Tech

140 Pittsburgh

 

54½u-10

-3 -10

 

55u-10

-3 -10

 

55u-10

-3 -20
Pitt to Cover
10/25 12:00 PM

141 Maryland

142 Wisconsin

 

57½u-10

-10½ -10

 

57½u-10

-11 -10

 

57½u-10

-10½ -10
Wisconsin to Cover
10/25 4:00 PM

143 Vanderbilt

144 Missouri

 

42½u-10

-23½ -10

 

42½u-10

-23½ -10

 

42u-10

-23 -10
Missouri has some defensive problems but Vandy is terrible, Cover
10/25 1:00 PM

145 San Jose State

146 Navy

 

53½u-10

-9 -10

 

54u-10

-9½ -10

 

53½u-10

-9½ -10
Navy to Cover
10/25 4:00 PM

147 UNLV

148 Utah State

 

51½u-10

-17 -10

 

51½u-10

-17 -10

 

51u-10

-17 -10
Utah State to Cover
10/25 2:00 PM

149 Massachusetts

150 Toledo

 

71u-10

-17 -10

 

71u-10

-18 -10

 

XX

-17½ -10
UMass with the points
10/25 2:00 PM

151 UCLA

152 Colorado

 

-14 -10

68u-10

 

-14 -10

69u-10

 

-13½ -10

67½u-10
UCLA Covers
10/25 12:00 PM

153 Rutgers

154 Nebraska

 

60½u-10

-21 -10

 

60½u-10

-20 -10

 

60u-10

-20½ -10
Nebraska Covers
10/25 2:30 PM

155 Kent State

156 Miami (OH)

 

53u-10

-6½ -10

 

53u-10

-6½ -10

 

53u-10

-6½ -20
Kent State points
10/25 12:00 PM

157 UAB

158 Arkansas

 

66u-10

-27 -10

 

66u-10

-27 -10

 

66u-10

-27 -10
UAB points
10/25 3:30 PM

159 Texas Tech

160 Texas Christian

 

72u-10

-23 -10

 

72u-10

-23½ -10

 

72u-10

-23 -10
Texas Tech with the points
10/25 12:00 PM

161 Memphis

162 Southern Methodist

 

-23 -10

49½u-10

 

-24 -10

49½u-10

 

-23½ -10

49½u-10
Memphis Covers
10/25 3:30 PM

163 Oregon State

164 Stanford

 

43u-10

-13½ -10

 

43u-10

-13½ -10

 

43½u-10

-13½ -10
Stanford Covers
10/25 7:30 PM

165 Alabama

166 Tennessee

 

-19 -10

46u-10

 

-19 -10

46u-10

 

-18½ -10

46½u-10
Alabama Covers
10/25 3:30 PM

167 Michigan

168 Michigan State

 

50u-10

-17 -10

 

50u-10

-17 -10

 

50u-10

-17 -10
Michigan with the points
10/25 7:00 PM

169 Wyoming

170 Colorado State

 

53½u-10

-18½ -10

 

54u-10

-19½ -10

 

53u-10

-19½ -10
Colorado State Covers
10/25 7:15 PM

171 Mississippi

172 LSU

 

-3½ -10

45u-10

 

-3½ -10

45u-10

 

-3½ -10

XX
Ole Miss Covers
10/25 6:00 PM

173 Arizona

174 Washington State

 

-2½ -10

73½u-10

 

-2½ -10

73½u-10

 

-2½ -20

73u-10
Washington State
10/25 10:00 PM

175 Southern Cal

176 Utah

 

52u-10

PK -10

 

52u-10

XX

 

-1 -10

52½u-10
Utah
10/25 2:00 PM

177 Georgia Southern

178 Georgia State

 

-17½ -10

68u-10

 

-17½ -10

68u-10

 

-18 -10

67½u-10
Georgia Southern Covers
10/25 12:00 PM

179 North Texas

180 Rice

 

57½u-10

-14 -10

 

57½u-10

-14 -10

 

57½u-10

-14 -10
North Texas with points
10/25 3:30 PM

181 Louisiana Tech

182 Southern Miss

 

-9½ -10

55½u-10

 

-9½ -10

55½u-10

 

-9½ -10

55½u-10
No idea… Louisiana Tech Covers
10/25 7:00 PM

183 UTEP

184 Texas-San Antonio

 

48u-10

-13 -10

 

48½u-10

-12½ -10

 

48u-10

-12½ -10
UTSA Covers
10/25 3:30 PM

185 Florida Atlantic

186 Marshall

 

67½u-10

-28 -10

 

67½u-10

-28 -10

 

67½u-10

-28 -10
Marshall Covers
10/25 7:00 PM

187 Texas State

188 Louisiana-Monroe

 

51½u-10

-2 -10

 

51u-10

-1½ -10

 

51u-10

-3 +05
ULM Covers
10/25 4:00 PM

189 Old Dominion

190 Western Kentucky

 

77½u-10

-13½ -10

 

77½u-10

-13½ -10

 

77½u-10

-13 -10
Old Dominion with points
10/25 3:30 PM

191 West Virginia

192 Oklahoma State

 

65½u-10

PK -10

 

65½u-10

PK -10

 

65½u-10

-1 -10
Oklahoma State
10/25 12:00 PM

193 Texas

194 Kansas State

 

48u-10

-10 -10

 

48u-10

-10 -10

 

48u-10

-10 -10
Texas upset? Meh, take the points
10/25 8:00 PM

195 Ohio State

196 Penn State

 

-14 -10

52½u-10

 

-14 -10

53u-10

 

-14 -10

53u-10
Penn State with the Points
10/25 10:45 PM

197 Arizona State

198 Washington

 

-3½ -10

60½u-10

 

-3½ -10

59½u-10

 

-3 -20

60½u-10
ASU Covers
10/25 12:00 AM

199 Nevada

200 Hawaii

 

-3 -10

51u-10

 

-3 -10

51½u-10

 

-3 -10

50½u-10
Nevada Covers