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NFL, Week 11
These numbers are based on my NFL team rankings which take margin of victory and adjust for strength of schedule. I also keep a preseason component whose weight diminishes with each passing week.
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1. Kansas City at Los Angeles Rams.
Los Angeles Rams (3) will beat Kansas City (2) by 2.0 at home. Kansas City has a 44% chance of beating Los Angeles Rams.
College Football, Week 12
These predictions based on adjusted margin of victory have predicted the winner in 74.5% of games straight up during the 2016 and 2017 seasons (1133-388). This record does not include any cupcake FBS vs FCS games.
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1. LSU at Texas A&M.
LSU (6) will beat Texas A&M (10) by 0.3 on the road. Texas A&M has a 49% chance of beating LSU.
2. Washington at Washington State.
Washington State (21) will beat Washington (18) by 2.2 at home. Washington has a 44% chance of beating Washington State.
3. Oklahoma at West Virginia.
West Virginia (15) will beat Oklahoma (7) by 0.0 at home. Oklahoma has a 50% chance of beating West Virginia.
4. Michigan at Ohio State.
Michigan (4) will beat Ohio State (12) by 3.9 on the road. Ohio State has a 38% chance of beating Michigan.
5. Pittsburgh at Miami (FL).
Miami (FL) (36) will beat Pittsburgh (33) by 2.2 at home. Pittsburgh has a 44% chance of beating Miami (FL).
6. Utah State at Boise State.
Boise State (37) will beat Utah State (35) by 2.0 at home. Utah State has a 44% chance of beating Boise State.
7. Syracuse at Boston College.
Syracuse (25) will beat Boston College (38) by 0.4 on the road. Boston College has a 49% chance of beating Syracuse.
8. Tennessee at Vanderbilt.
Vanderbilt (40) will beat Tennessee (49) by 5.0 at home. Tennessee has a 35% chance of beating Vanderbilt.
9. Houston at Memphis.
Memphis (47) will beat Houston (54) by 4.2 at home. Houston has a 38% chance of beating Memphis.
10. South Carolina at Clemson.
Clemson (2) will beat South Carolina (23) by 18.5 at home. South Carolina has a 10% chance of beating Clemson.
11. Auburn at Alabama.
Alabama (1) will beat Auburn (13) by 25.4 at home. Auburn has a 5% chance of beating Alabama.
12. Oklahoma State at TCU.
Oklahoma State (30) will beat TCU (57) by 2.8 on the road. TCU has a 42% chance of beating Oklahoma State.
13. Maryland at Penn State.
Penn State (20) will beat Maryland (56) by 11.3 at home. Maryland has a 21% chance of beating Penn State.
14. UAB at Middle Tennessee.
Middle Tennessee (77) will beat UAB (75) by 2.9 at home. UAB has a 41% chance of beating Middle Tennessee.
15. Mississippi State at Mississippi.
Mississippi State (8) will beat Mississippi (51) by 9.1 on the road. Mississippi has a 25% chance of beating Mississippi State.
16. Kansas State at Iowa State.
Iowa State (24) will beat Kansas State (59) by 10.5 at home. Kansas State has a 22% chance of beating Iowa State.
17. Purdue at Indiana.
Purdue (31) will beat Indiana (62) by 3.7 on the road. Indiana has a 39% chance of beating Purdue.
18. Minnesota at Wisconsin.
Wisconsin (28) will beat Minnesota (61) by 10.7 at home. Minnesota has a 22% chance of beating Wisconsin.
19. Georgia Tech at Georgia.
Georgia (3) will beat Georgia Tech (45) by 23.4 at home. Georgia Tech has a 6% chance of beating Georgia.
20. Nebraska at Iowa.
Iowa (17) will beat Nebraska (60) by 12.9 at home. Nebraska has a 18% chance of beating Iowa.
21. Notre Dame at USC.
Notre Dame (5) will beat USC (53) by 13.7 on the road. USC has a 16% chance of beating Notre Dame.
22. Texas Tech versus Baylor at a neutral site.
Texas Tech (39) will beat Baylor (65) by 6.0 at a neutral site. Baylor has a 33% chance of beating Texas Tech.
23. Virginia at Virginia Tech.
Virginia (44) will beat Virginia Tech (69) by 2.2 on the road. Virginia Tech has a 43% chance of beating Virginia.
24. Troy at Appalachian State.
Appalachian State (50) will beat Troy (78) by 8.3 at home. Troy has a 27% chance of beating Appalachian State.
25. Arizona State at Arizona.
Arizona State (42) will beat Arizona (74) by 3.3 on the road. Arizona has a 40% chance of beating Arizona State.
26. Navy at Tulane.
Tulane (89) will beat Navy (90) by 3.1 at home. Navy has a 41% chance of beating Tulane.
27. Colorado at California.
California (58) will beat Colorado (82) by 7.2 at home. Colorado has a 30% chance of beating California.
28. Arkansas at Missouri.
Missouri (11) will beat Arkansas (66) by 17.4 at home. Arkansas has a 11% chance of beating Missouri.
29. North Carolina State at North Carolina.
North Carolina State (41) will beat North Carolina (80) by 4.4 on the road. North Carolina has a 37% chance of beating North Carolina State.
30. Florida at Florida State.
Florida (14) will beat Florida State (68) by 10.9 on the road. Florida State has a 21% chance of beating Florida.
31. Brigham Young at Utah.
Utah (22) will beat Brigham Young (72) by 14.3 at home. Brigham Young has a 15% chance of beating Utah.
32. Wake Forest at Duke.
Duke (34) will beat Wake Forest (81) by 12.4 at home. Wake Forest has a 18% chance of beating Duke.
33. Stanford at UCLA.
Stanford (29) will beat UCLA (85) by 8.3 on the road. UCLA has a 27% chance of beating Stanford.
34. UCF at South Florida.
UCF (9) will beat South Florida (87) by 15.6 on the road. South Florida has a 13% chance of beating UCF.
35. SMU at Tulsa.
Tulsa (100) will beat SMU (91) by 0.3 at home. SMU has a 49% chance of beating Tulsa.
36. Louisiana at Louisiana Monroe.
Louisiana Monroe (105) will beat Louisiana (102) by 2.1 at home. Louisiana has a 44% chance of beating Louisiana Monroe.
37. Marshall at Florida International.
Marshall (70) will beat Florida International (97) by 2.6 on the road. Florida International has a 42% chance of beating Marshall.
38. Northern Illinois at Western Michigan.
Northern Illinois (71) will beat Western Michigan (98) by 2.6 on the road. Western Michigan has a 42% chance of beating Northern Illinois.
39. Texas at Kansas.
Texas (19) will beat Kansas (93) by 13.1 on the road. Kansas has a 17% chance of beating Texas.
40. Akron at Ohio.
Ohio (55) will beat Akron (99) by 12.5 at home. Akron has a 18% chance of beating Ohio.
41. Central Michigan at Toledo.
Toledo (86) will beat Central Michigan (103) by 8.8 at home. Central Michigan has a 26% chance of beating Toledo.
42. Ball State at Miami (OH).
Miami (OH) (88) will beat Ball State (104) by 8.9 at home. Ball State has a 26% chance of beating Miami (OH).
43. Kentucky at Louisville.
Kentucky (16) will beat Louisville (101) by 17.0 on the road. Louisville has a 11% chance of beating Kentucky.
44. Rutgers at Michigan State.
Michigan State (27) will beat Rutgers (106) by 22.5 at home. Rutgers has a 6% chance of beating Michigan State.
45. Illinois at Northwestern.
Northwestern (26) will beat Illinois (107) by 22.9 at home. Illinois has a 6% chance of beating Northwestern.
46. Hawaii at San Diego State.
San Diego State (67) will beat Hawaii (109) by 13.7 at home. Hawaii has a 16% chance of beating San Diego State.
47. Nevada at UNLV.
Nevada (94) will beat UNLV (115) by 4.5 on the road. UNLV has a 37% chance of beating Nevada.
48. East Carolina at Cincinnati.
Cincinnati (52) will beat East Carolina (108) by 17.5 at home. East Carolina has a 11% chance of beating Cincinnati.
49. Colorado State at Air Force.
Air Force (76) will beat Colorado State (113) by 13.8 at home. Colorado State has a 16% chance of beating Air Force.
50. Charlotte at Florida Atlantic.
Florida Atlantic (83) will beat Charlotte (114) by 13.4 at home. Charlotte has a 17% chance of beating Florida Atlantic.
51. Oregon at Oregon State.
Oregon (43) will beat Oregon State (111) by 13.7 on the road. Oregon State has a 16% chance of beating Oregon.
52. Wyoming at New Mexico.
Wyoming (95) will beat New Mexico (119) by 6.0 on the road. New Mexico has a 33% chance of beating Wyoming.
53. Western Kentucky at Louisiana Tech.
Louisiana Tech (84) will beat Western Kentucky (117) by 14.4 at home. Western Kentucky has a 15% chance of beating Louisiana Tech.
54. Coastal Carolina at South Alabama.
Coastal Carolina (112) will beat South Alabama (125) by 3.4 on the road. South Alabama has a 40% chance of beating Coastal Carolina.
55. San Jose State at Fresno State.
Fresno State (32) will beat San Jose State (120) by 25.6 at home. San Jose State has a 4% chance of beating Fresno State.
56. Georgia Southern at Georgia State.
Georgia Southern (79) will beat Georgia State (122) by 11.0 on the road. Georgia State has a 21% chance of beating Georgia Southern.
57. Arkansas State at Texas State.
Arkansas State (92) will beat Texas State (123) by 8.9 on the road. Texas State has a 26% chance of beating Arkansas State.
58. Buffalo at Bowling Green.
Buffalo (64) will beat Bowling Green (121) by 13.2 on the road. Bowling Green has a 17% chance of beating Buffalo.
59. Eastern Michigan at Kent State.
Eastern Michigan (73) will beat Kent State (124) by 12.2 on the road. Kent State has a 19% chance of beating Eastern Michigan.
60. New Mexico State at Liberty.
Liberty (116) will beat New Mexico State (130) by 10.9 at home. New Mexico State has a 21% chance of beating Liberty.
61. Old Dominion at Rice.
Old Dominion (110) will beat Rice (128) by 5.7 on the road. Rice has a 34% chance of beating Old Dominion.
62. Southern Miss at UTEP.
Southern Miss (96) will beat UTEP (126) by 10.1 on the road. UTEP has a 23% chance of beating Southern Miss.
63. North Texas at UTSA.
North Texas (63) will beat UTSA (127) by 18.4 on the road. UTSA has a 10% chance of beating North Texas.
64. Temple at Connecticut.
Temple (46) will beat Connecticut (129) by 22.8 on the road. Connecticut has a 6% chance of beating Temple.
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