SoCon
Challenge Saturday is upon us so it’s a slightly slow Saturday heading into
rivalry week. That said there are some big games in CUSA, the Big Ten, the Big
XII, and the Mountain West.
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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
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Win%
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Date
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Time
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TV
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Northern Illinois
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Eastern Michigan
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-12.687
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-10.980
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-1.173
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51.7%
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11/19
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18:30
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TBD
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Bowling Green
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Ohio
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-28.799
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-11.068
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-16.123
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67.4%
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11/19
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18:30
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TBD
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Miami (OH)
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Akron
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7.161
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-58.718
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67.586
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100.0%
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11/20
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18:30
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ESPNU
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Buffalo
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Toledo
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-3.630
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-6.282
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3.796
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54.4%
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11/20
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18:30
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ESPN2
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Georgia Tech
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NC State
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-22.563
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-14.130
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-5.108
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55.8%
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11/21
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19:00
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ESPN
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Wyoming
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Colorado State
|
5.894
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-12.655
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20.364
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71.9%
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11/22
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20:30
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ESPN2
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Alabama
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Western Carolina
|
41.063
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-22.636
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69.210
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-
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11/23
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11:00
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ESPN
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Ohio State
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Penn State
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53.833
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37.428
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22.125
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73.8%
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11/23
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11:00
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FOX
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Auburn
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Samford
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24.614
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-22.636
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52.257
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-
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11/23
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11:00
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SECN
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Tulane
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UCF
|
6.120
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18.013
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-10.282
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61.2%
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11/23
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11:00
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CBSSN
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Rutgers
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Michigan State
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-19.665
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3.942
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-20.700
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72.3%
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11/23
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11:00
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FS1
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Iowa
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Illinois
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19.930
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8.336
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15.932
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67.2%
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11/23
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11:00
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BTN
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Virginia
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Liberty
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16.251
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-6.838
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25.522
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77.4%
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11/23
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11:00
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ACCN
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Connecticut
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East Carolina
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-31.569
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-22.130
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-7.929
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58.8%
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11/23
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11:00
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ESPN3
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Kent State
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Ball State
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-12.168
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-10.026
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-1.192
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51.7%
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11/23
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11:00
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ESPN+
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Iowa State
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Kansas
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13.064
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-13.431
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30.346
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82.6%
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11/23
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11:00
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-
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West Virginia
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Oklahoma State
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-3.595
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16.954
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-16.594
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67.9%
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11/23
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11:00
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ESPN2
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Northwestern
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Minnesota
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-17.431
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27.757
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-42.472
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95.7%
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11/23
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11:00
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ABC
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UMASS
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BYU
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-63.580
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7.994
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-70.495
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100.0%
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11/23
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11:00
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-
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Georgia State
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South Alabama
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3.511
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-31.907
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37.018
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89.8%
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11/23
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13:00
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ESPN+
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New Mexico
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Air Force
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-26.625
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22.267
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-47.598
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100.0%
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11/23
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13:00
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ESPN3
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Notre Dame
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Boston College
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27.289
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-0.324
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32.430
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84.8%
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11/23
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13:30
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NBC
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Appalachian State
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Texas State
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31.076
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-24.630
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58.546
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100.0%
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11/23
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13:30
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ESPN+
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Arkansas State
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Georgia Southern
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4.865
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4.047
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3.014
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53.6%
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11/23
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14:00
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ESPN+
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Georgia
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Texas A&M
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35.863
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17.095
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24.011
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75.8%
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11/23
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14:30
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CBS
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Indiana
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Michigan
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14.463
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28.802
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-11.222
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62.2%
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11/23
|
14:30
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ESPN
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Baylor
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Texas
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25.233
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10.868
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18.050
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69.5%
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11/23
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14:30
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FS1
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Maryland
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Nebraska
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-12.247
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-3.773
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-5.738
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56.5%
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11/23
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14:30
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BTN
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USC
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UCLA
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22.170
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-0.433
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26.366
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78.3%
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11/23
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14:30
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ABC
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UAB
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Louisiana Tech
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-1.434
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10.489
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-10.878
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61.9%
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11/23
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14:30
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ESPN+
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North Carolina
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Mercer
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1.519
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-22.636
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27.433
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-
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11/23
|
14:30
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ACCN
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Virginia Tech
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Pittsburgh
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4.501
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12.148
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-3.494
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54.1%
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11/23
|
14:30
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ESPN2
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Kentucky
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UT-Martin
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3.962
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-22.636
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30.415
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-
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11/23
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14:30
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SECN
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Vanderbilt
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E. Tennessee St.
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-22.447
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-22.636
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2.751
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-
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11/23
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14:30
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SECN
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Navy
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SMU
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15.078
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27.554
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-9.065
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60.0%
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11/23
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14:30
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CBSSN
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Rice
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North Texas
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-27.578
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-15.118
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-11.433
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62.5%
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11/23
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14:30
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NFL
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Southern Miss
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WKU
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13.359
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-1.623
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16.879
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68.2%
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11/23
|
14:30
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ESPN+
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Charlotte
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Marshall
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-9.960
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6.934
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-14.779
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66.0%
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11/23
|
14:30
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-
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Wisconsin
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Purdue
|
28.921
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-5.598
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39.276
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92.2%
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11/23
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15:00
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FOX
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USF
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Memphis
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-12.323
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27.255
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-37.717
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90.6%
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11/23
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15:00
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ESPNU
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Louisville
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Syracuse
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8.127
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-1.097
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12.688
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63.8%
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11/23
|
15:00
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ACCN
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Stanford
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California
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-6.851
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-2.665
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-0.723
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51.2%
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11/23
|
15:00
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P12N
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New Mexico State
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UTEP
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-30.117
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-40.074
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11.034
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62.0%
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11/23
|
15:00
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-
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UNLV
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San Jose State
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-28.171
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-12.741
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-14.342
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65.5%
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11/23
|
15:00
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-
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Middle Tennessee
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Old Dominion
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-17.027
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-36.623
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20.752
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72.3%
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11/23
|
15:30
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ESPN3
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Louisiana
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Troy
|
23.714
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-2.790
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27.529
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79.6%
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11/23
|
16:00
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EPSN+
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ULM
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Coastal Carolina
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-10.040
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-16.271
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6.731
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57.5%
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11/23
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16:00
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ESPN3
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UTSA
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FAU
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-20.924
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13.270
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-33.209
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85.7%
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11/23
|
17:00
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ESPN+
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LSU
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Arkansas
|
47.064
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-29.890
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82.324
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100.0%
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11/23
|
18:00
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ESPN
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Cincinnati
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Temple
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29.052
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7.768
|
23.859
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75.6%
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11/23
|
18:00
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ESPN2
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Texas Tech
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Kansas State
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-6.246
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10.404
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-12.767
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63.9%
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11/23
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18:00
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FS1
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FIU
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Miami (FL)
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-16.498
|
6.512
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-21.319
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72.9%
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11/23
|
18:00
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CBSSN
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Arizona State
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Oregon
|
1.496
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35.256
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-30.215
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82.4%
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11/23
|
18:30
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ABC
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Tulsa
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Houston
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-10.016
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-6.670
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-2.045
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52.6%
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11/23
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18:30
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ESPNU
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Wake Forest
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Duke
|
8.707
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-6.900
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18.444
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69.9%
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11/23
|
18:30
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ACCN
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Mississippi State
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Abilene Christian
|
0.060
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-22.636
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26.721
|
-
|
11/23
|
18:30
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SECN
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Missouri
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Tennessee
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-0.781
|
3.768
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-1.445
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51.9%
|
11/23
|
18:30
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SECN
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Oklahoma
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TCU
|
33.591
|
4.372
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34.324
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86.9%
|
11/23
|
19:00
|
FOX
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Washington State
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Oregon State
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1.038
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0.586
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3.607
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54.2%
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11/23
|
20:00
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P12N
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Arizona
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Utah
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-9.908
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36.647
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-43.477
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96.8%
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11/23
|
21:00
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FS1
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Colorado
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Washington
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-9.010
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17.558
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-23.130
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74.9%
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11/23
|
21:00
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ESPN
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Fresno State
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Nevada
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-9.940
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-4.345
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-3.276
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53.9%
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11/23
|
21:30
|
ESPN2
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Utah State
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Boise State
|
3.843
|
21.911
|
-15.774
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67.0%
|
11/23
|
21:30
|
CBSSN
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Hawaii
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San Diego State
|
4.638
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10.852
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-4.814
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55.5%
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11/23
|
22:00
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-
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Early
Slate (11:00 am to 2:00 pm)
A
B1G Nude Saturday once again.
Penn
State at Ohio State (11:00 am, FOX)
The
headliner of the week where Ohio State clinches if they win. Penn State is a
good, but flawed team. Ohio State is surprisingly great.
Minnesota
at Northwestern (11:00 am, ABC)
Illinois
at Iowa (11:00 am, BTN)
These
“matter” in the Big Ten West. Neither should be particularly close, with
Iowa-Illinois being with upset potential.
Georgia
Southern at Arkansas State (2:00 pm, ESPN+)
The
battle of Sun Belt teams a game back. Southern has a win over their divisional
leader and is in a much better place to take advantage of a slip up above them.
Midday
Slate (2:30 pm to 4:00 pm)
A
good midday slate especially compared to what the evening has to offer.
Texas
at Baylor (2:30 pm, FS1)
Baylor
needs to win 1 game to make the Big XII championship game and doing that
against Texas would be a sweet treat. Baylor is the better team, if less
talented, and as long as they don’t let Oklahoma beat them twice, they should handle
the Longhorns.
Texas
A&M at Georgia (2:30 pm, CBS)
This
is certainly a letdown spot for the Bulldogs off a very good win against rival
Auburn and a clinch of the division title. A&M is the best 3-loss team in
the country and will certainly challenge for the best 4-loss team after this
week.
SMU
at Navy (2:30 pm, CBSSN)
This
one only really matters for the division if Memphis lose, but it’s a fun
contrast of styles and a game well worth watching come Saturday afternoon.
Louisiana
Tech at UAB (2:30 pm, ESPN+)
WKU
at Southern Miss (2:30 pm, ESPN+)
Tied
at 5-1 in conference play La Tech and Southern Miss play solid opponents this
week with La Tech holding the tie breaker. If the Bulldogs get past a better
than expected UAB team they’re in, a loss and it all comes down to next week.
USC
at UCLA (2:30 pm, ABC)
This
one doesn’t matter like it could have but a USC loss probably gets Clay Helton
for sure fired and gives Chip Kelly a signature win as leader of the Bruins.
Evening
Slate (5:00 pm to 8:00 pm)
I
don’t want to talk about any of these games… so I won’t but they’re the “best”
of a weak evening slate.
Houston
at Tulsa (6:30 pm, ESPNU)
Tennessee
at Missouri (6:30 pm, SEC Network)
TCU
at Oklahoma (7:00 pm, FOX)
Late
Night Slate (9:00 pm to 10:00 pm)
It’s
a Mountain West late night slate.
Utah
State at Boise State (9:30 pm, CBSSN)
A
Utah State win makes the Mountain West Mountain a fucking mess. A Boise State
win clinches the division. Boise is the better team, but they lose as the
better team at least once a season in conference play.
Nevada
at Fresno State (9:30 pm, ESPN2)
San
Diego State at Hawaii (10:00 pm, Find Online)
All
these teams except Fresno (having lost to SDSU last week) are still in
contention for the Mountain West West. SDSU is a game up on Hawaii and 1.5 up
on Nevada. A win here and SDSU is in the championship game, a loss and they go
to either a three-way tie or lose the tie breaker to Hawaii.
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