Onto our deeper look at week 3. And the slate is good for a week 3, but not as deep as last week.
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Highest Average Rating Games
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Home
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Away
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Home
Rating
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Away
Rating
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My
Spread
|
Date
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Ave
|
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Alabama
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Colorado
State
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32.25
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6.15
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31.57
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9/16
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19.2
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Louisville
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Clemson
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11.77
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23.07
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-7.4
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9/16
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17.42
|
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Ohio
State
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Army
|
22.92
|
1.48
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27.13
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9/16
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12.2
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Washington
State
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Oregon
State
|
18.48
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4
|
17.74
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9/16
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11.24
|
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Florida
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Tennessee
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8.62
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13.07
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0.62
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9/16
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10.84
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Alabama-Colorado
State should have a lot of good talent on the field, mostly on Alabama, but the
final score makes this a highly average rating game, but an Alabama beat down.
Ditto for Ohio State who really carries the average against Army. Louisville-Clemson
is no surprise, as Clemson has shown an ability to reasonably reload on offense
and to sure up losses on defense while bringing a lot of talent back.
Wazzou-Oregon State is a little confusing, but my system loves Wazzou, and
Tennessee Florida-Tennessee is a highly rated, close game that has all the
marking of a pretty boring game.
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Lowest Average Rating Games
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Home
|
Away
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Home
Rating
|
Away
Rating
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My
Spread
|
Date
|
Ave
|
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UAB
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Coastal
Carolina
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-23.568
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-6.422
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-15.927
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9/16
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-14.995
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Ohio
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Kansas
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-8.957
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-19.223
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12.994
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9/16
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-14.09
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Virginia
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Connecticut
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-8.972
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-14.158
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7.92
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9/16
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-11.565
|
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Texas
State
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Appalachian
State
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-23.311
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0.178
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-21.654
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9/16
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-11.567
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Marshall
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Kent
State
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-13.602
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-10.221
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-1.134
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9/16
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-11.912
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UAB-Coastal is a game
between a school that restarted it’s team this year, and a school that
started playing in 2003 and is in their first
full year at the FBS level. Ohio-Kansas is a fine MAC team versus the worst Big
XII team. UVA-UCONN might be the worst of the ACC vs the worst of the AAC. App
State is a good Sun Belt team versus a very bad Sun Belt team. And Marshall-Kent
State is something, but I’m not sure what.
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Closest Rated Games
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Home
|
Away
|
Home
Rating
|
Away
Rating
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My
Spread
|
Date
|
Diff
|
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Florida
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Tennessee
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8.615
|
13.067
|
0.622
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9/16
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0.622
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Toledo
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Tulsa
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-1.668
|
1.766
|
-1.031
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9/16
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1.031
|
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Marshall
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Kent
State
|
-13.602
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-10.221
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-1.134
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9/16
|
1.134
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California
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Mississippi
|
0.461
|
5.464
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-1.81
|
9/16
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1.81
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Mississippi
State
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LSU
|
4.989
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11.509
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-2.347
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9/16
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2.347
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We talked about UF-UT
up top, and I’m not sure why I’m so bored by a divisional matchup between two
relatively good teams, but that’s where I find myself. Toledo-Tulsa should be a
really fun game between two good mid-majors.
Cal-Ole Miss may be the game I’m most intrigued by outside of
Clemson-Louisville. What are either of these teams, Ole Miss has been sloppy on
defense early, and Cal got a really nice road win against UNC in week 1. LSU-Miss
State should be fun and should give us greater insight into how much improved
MSU is and how stifling the LSU defense can be week to week.
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Big Ratings Difference Games
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Home
|
Away
|
Home
Rating
|
Away
Rating
|
My
Spread
|
Date
|
Diff
|
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Washington
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Fresno
State
|
26.113
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-18.351
|
48.519
|
9/16
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48.519
|
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Penn
State
|
Georgia
State
|
21.265
|
-14.257
|
40.821
|
9/16
|
40.821
|
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Alabama
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Colorado
State
|
32.253
|
6.151
|
31.574
|
9/16
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31.574
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Michigan
|
Air
Force
|
12.475
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-12.813
|
31.007
|
9/16
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31.007
|
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Oklahoma
|
Tulane
|
17.101
|
-6.596
|
28.826
|
9/16
|
28.826
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This set is just 5 of
the top 8 or so teams taking on teams of varying strengths. Watch if you want
to see something destroyed, but there won’t be much other enjoyment.
That’s week 3, not
great, not horrible, and a big step forward for the season to start to be
focused.
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