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Thursday 8:00 PM ET

Primary pick
North Texas @ Tulsa40
Thu Oct 01, 09:00 PM EDT · ESPN
Final — North Texas 45, Tulsa 44
  • Expected to be tight (spread 2.0)
  • Conference game
  • National broadcast on ESPN

Friday 7:00 PM ET

Primary pick
Pittsburgh @ Virginia Tech40
Fri Oct 02, 07:00 PM EDT · ESPN
Final — Pittsburgh 35, Virginia Tech 33
  • Expected to be tight (spread 1.5)
  • Conference game
  • National broadcast on ESPN

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Penn State @ Northwestern40
Fri Oct 02, 08:00 PM EDT · FOX
Final — Penn State 13, Northwestern 34
  • Expected to be tight (spread 2.8)
  • Conference game
  • National broadcast on FOX

Saturday Late Morning (~Noon ET)

Primary pick
Alabama (#7) @ Mississippi State (#16)58
Sat Oct 03, 12:00 PM EDT · ABC
Final — Alabama 56, Mississippi State 23
  • Ranked matchup (#16 vs #7)
  • Expected to be close (spread 5.5)
  • Conference game
  • National broadcast on ABC

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Michigan @ Minnesota33
Sat Oct 03, 12:00 PM EDT · FOX
Final — Michigan 14, Minnesota 20
  • Expected to be close (spread 6.2)
  • Conference game
  • National broadcast on FOX
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Navy @ Air Force20
Sat Oct 03, 12:00 PM EDT · CBS
Final — Navy 9, Air Force 14
  • Expected to be tight (spread 2.8)
  • National broadcast on CBS
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Notre Dame (#3) @ North Carolina8
Sat Oct 03, 12:00 PM EDT · ESPN
Final — Notre Dame 37, North Carolina 26
  • Features a ranked team (#3)
  • Likely to be lopsided (spread 21.0)
  • National broadcast on ESPN

Saturday Afternoon (~3:30 ET)

Primary pick
Florida (#8) @ Missouri (#25)58
Sat Oct 03, 03:30 PM EDT · ABC
Final — Florida 17, Missouri 45
  • Ranked matchup (#25 vs #8)
  • Expected to be close (spread 5.5)
  • Conference game
  • National broadcast on ABC

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Ohio State (#5) @ Iowa (#14)43
Sat Oct 03, 03:30 PM EDT · CBS
Final — Ohio State 31, Iowa 14
  • Ranked matchup (#14 vs #5)
  • Likely to be lopsided (spread 14.2)
  • Conference game
  • National broadcast on CBS
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Auburn @ Tennessee (#17)43
Sat Oct 03, 03:30 PM EDT · ESPN
Final — Auburn 14, Tennessee 24
  • Features a ranked team (#17)
  • Expected to be close (spread 6.2)
  • Conference game
  • National broadcast on ESPN

Saturday Evening (~7:00 ET)

Primary pick
BYU (#10) @ TCU43
Sat Oct 03, 07:00 PM EDT · ESPN
Final — BYU 17, TCU 10
  • Features a ranked team (#10)
  • Expected to be close (spread 5.8)
  • Conference game
  • National broadcast on ESPN

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Washington @ USC (#18)40
Sat Oct 03, 07:30 PM EDT · NBC
Final — Washington 21, USC 25
  • Features a ranked team (#18)
  • Expected to be competitive (spread 8.2)
  • Conference game
  • National broadcast on NBC
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Texas Tech (#12) @ Colorado35
Sat Oct 03, 07:30 PM EDT · FOX
Final — Texas Tech 29, Colorado 7
  • Features a ranked team (#12)
  • Conference game
  • National broadcast on FOX
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Miami (#4) @ Clemson28
Sat Oct 03, 07:30 PM EDT · ABC
Final — Miami 41, Clemson 13
  • Features a ranked team (#4)
  • Likely to be lopsided (spread 14.8)
  • Conference game
  • National broadcast on ABC

Saturday Night (~10:30 ET)

Primary pick
Baylor @ Arizona State33
Sat Oct 03, 10:30 PM EDT · ESPN
Final — Baylor 55, Arizona State 19
  • Expected to be close (spread 3.5)
  • Conference game
  • National broadcast on ESPN

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Cincinnati @ Arizona33
Sat Oct 03, 11:00 PM EDT · FOX
Final — Cincinnati 7, Arizona 34
  • Expected to be close (spread 6.8)
  • Conference game
  • National broadcast on FOX