2018 Northcoast Sports Service NORTHCOAST SPORTS $ 10 POWER PLAYS VOLUME 35 ISSUE 12 November 16, 2018 COLLEGE 4 H s 22-14 61% THIS YEAR! NFL 3 & 4H s now 7-1 88% L4W! IND PAC-12 BIG TEN ACC BIG 12 AAC ATLANTIC COASTAL NORTH SOUTH 2018 COLLEGE STANDINGS Ttl Scr Ttl Scr Net Avg SU ATS O/U Off Off Def Def Ypg Scr Conf All Conf All Conf All 3 8 91 28 119.4 44-21 UCF 6-0 9-0 4-2 6-3 2-4 3-6 33 27 6 7 169.6 35-15 Cincinnati 5-1 9-1 3-3 6-4 2-4 4-6 58 31 54 66 38.9 34-27 Temple 5-1 6-4 4-1-1 6-3-1 3-3 5-5 16 40 100 89 34.4 32-31 USF 3-3 7-3 1-5 3-7 2-3-1 4-5-1 41 105 76 107 22.3 23-35 East Carolina 0-6 2-7 2-4 3-6 2-4 4-5 69 100 129 129-219.9 24-49 Connecticut 0-6 1-9 2-4 2-8 3-2-1 5-4-1 2 4 122 106 57.0 48-34 Houston 4-2 7-3 3-3 5-5 4-2 7-3 81 40 98 115-41.5 32-37 SMU 4-2 5-5 3-3 4-6 3-3 5-5 75 88 79 59-18.3 26-26 Tulane 4-2 5-5 3-3 5-5 1-5 2-8 6 6 66 86 130.9 45-31 Memphis 3-3 6-4 4-2 6-4 2-4 6-4 106 96 104 112-86.7 25-36 Navy 1-5 2-8 2-3-1 3-6-1 2-4 5-5 90 102 75 80-35.6 23-29 Tulsa 1-5 2-8 3-3 5-5 2-4 3-7 1 2 82 83 161.1 49-30 Oklahoma 6-1 9-1 3-4 4-6 6-0-1 8-1-1 12 10 37 24 142.1 41-21 West Virginia 6-1 8-1 5-2 7-2 4-3 5-4 50 36 88 67 6.3 33-28 Texas 5-2 7-3 3-4 4-6 4-3 6-4 95 83 32 22 25.8 27-20 Iowa St 5-2 6-3 6-1 6-3 3-4 3-6 7 9 109 94 76.3 42-32 Texas Tech 3-4 5-5 4-3 6-4 5-2 8-2 31 66 95 101 21.8 30-33 Baylor 3-4 5-5 4-3 5-5 3-4 6-4 11 13 93 94 84.7 39-32 Oklahoma St 2-5 5-5 3-4 6-4 4-3 7-3 89 97 40 62 21.1 25-26 TCU 2-5 4-6 0-7 3-7 3-4 5-5 116 120 83 58-82.6 21-26 Kansas St 2-5 4-6 4-3 5-5 1-5-1 2-7-1 115 108 81 74-78.0 23-28 Kansas 1-6 3-7 3-4 5-5 3-4 4-6 9 5 2 1 273.0 46-13 Clemson 7-0 10-0 6-1 6-4 4-3 5-5 14 7 96 70 51.9 44-28 Syracuse 5-2 8-2 5-2 8-2 4-3 6-4 64 32 53 50 31.3 34-24 Boston College 4-2 7-3 5-1 7-3 1-5 4-6 29 46 67 57 50.9 31-26 NC State 3-3 6-3 2-4 5-4 3-3 4-5 28 44 121 110-33.1 32-36 Wake Forest 2-4 5-5 2-4 3-7 3-3 6-4 108 110 69 93-47.5 23-32 Florida St 2-5 4-6 2-5 3-7 4-3 6-3 111 117 116 125-116.8 22-42 Louisville 0-7 2-8 1-6 1-9 5-2 6-4 74 60 84 81-20.6 30-30 Pittsburgh 5-1 6-4 5-1 6-3-1 4-2 5-5 85 71 21 17 52.2 28-20 Virginia 4-2 7-3 4-2 7-3 2-4 4-6 32 16 41 67 94.5 38-28 Georgia Tech 4-3 6-4 4-3 6-4 4-3 5-4 44 62 105 88-16.2 30-31 Virginia Tech 3-3 4-5 2-4 3-6 2-4 5-4 56 47 65 49 22.7 31-24 Duke 3-3 7-3 2-4 5-5 2-4 5-5 82 53 4 20 117.9 31-20 Miami, Fl 2-4 5-5 1-5 3-7 2-4 5-5 55 98 110 108-33.9 25-36 North Carolina 1-6 1-8 4-3 5-4 6-1 7-2 54 19 1 3 202.1 37-13 Michigan 7-0 9-1 5-2 6-4 4-3 5-5 8 11 56 32 142.2 41-22 Ohio St 6-1 9-1 2-5 4-6 2-5 4-6 110 117 22 17 24.4 22-20 Michigan St 4-3 6-4 4-3 4-6 2-5 4-6 53 25 51 41 46.3 36-23 Penn St 4-3 7-3 3-3-1 5-4-1 3-4 6-4 99 69 30 55 23.1 29-25 Maryland 3-4 5-5 3-4 5-5 4-3 5-5 62 77 78 84-2.8 28-30 Indiana 2-5 5-5 3-4 4-6 6-1 7-3 127 129 87 105-144.2 15-34 Rutgers 0-7 1-9 4-3 5-5 1-6 3-7 109 101 50 41-20.6 24-23 Northwestern 6-1 6-4 5-2 5-4-1 3-4 5-5 45 68 35 25 77.6 29-21 Wisconsin 4-3 6-4 2-5 2-8 4-3 4-6 24 48 92 60 34.0 31-26 Purdue 4-3 5-5 3-4 5-5 4-3 5-5 83 71 9 13 99.8 28-18 Iowa 3-4 6-4 4-2-1 7-2-1 5-2 6-4 51 65 127 120-107.6 30-39 Illinois 2-5 4-6 2-5 4-6 5-2 5-5 80 67 70 81-13.6 29-30 Minnesota 2-5 5-5 3-4 6-4 5-2 6-4 13 40 108 103 33.2 32-34 Nebraska 2-5 3-7 5-2 5-5 6-1 6-4 18 16 19 34 147.3 38-22 Washington St 6-1 9-1 6-1 8-2 4-3 6-4 66 86 15 10 93.0 27-16 Washington 5-2 7-3 1-6 2-8 2-5 2-8 76 73 74 41-16.1 28-23 Stanford 4-3 6-4 5-2 6-4 5-2 6-4 37 24 68 73 36.6 36-28 Oregon 3-4 6-4 3-4 4-6 5-2 6-4 102 110 16 27 46.5 23-21 California 3-4 6-4 4-3 5-5 1-6 2-8 61 78 128 128-126.9 28-45 Oregon St 1-6 2-8 1-6 3-7 4-3 7-3 46 56 20 17 105.2 31-20 Utah 5-3 7-3 5-3 6-3-1 5-3 6-4 25 55 85 74 36.3 31-28 Arizona 4-3 5-5 5-2 6-4 3-4 4-6 36 60 57 41 54.7 30-23 Arizona St 4-3 6-4 4-3 6-4 3-4 5-5 96 84 48 65-0.1 27-27 USC 4-4 5-5 3-5 3-7 3-5 4-6 57 63 64 63 23.8 30-26 Colorado 2-5 5-5 3-4 5-5 2-5 3-7 94 116 102 100-71.6 22-33 UCLA 2-5 2-8 3-4 4-6 3-4 5-5 26 30 24 15 123.6 35-19 Notre Dame 8-0 10-0 5-2-1 5-4-1 5-3 6-4 77 48 13 16 87.9 31-19 Army West Point 0-2 8-2 1-1 7-3 1-1 5-5 114 102 25 30 8.3 23-22 BYU 2-2 5-5 2-2 6-4 1-3 3-7 35 35 115 124-25.5 33-41 Liberty 0-1 4-5 1-0 4-5 1-0 6-3 35 35 115 124-25.5 33-41 UMass 0-1 4-7 0-1 4-7 1-0 7-4 91 82 123 126-117.4 27-42 New Mexico St 0-1 3-7 0-1 2-8 1-0 7-3 MAC CUSA SBC MW SEC 2018 COLLEGE STANDINGS Ttl Scr Ttl Scr Net Avg SU ATS O/U Off Off Def Def Ypg Scr Conf All Conf All Conf All COLLEGE BUTTON #9 COMP PLAYS NOW 26-15 66% LAST 7 WEEKS!!!! TEN FREE PLAYS EACH WEEK! EARLY BIRD EVERY MONDAY!! 1-347-677-1700 MOUNTAIN 23 21 12 9 158.8 37-16 Georgia 7-1 9-1 5-3 6-4 4-3-1 4-5-1 112 108 18 11 25.1 23-16 Kentucky 5-3 7-3 4-4 4-6 1-7 3-7 72 51 39 34 43.4 31-22 Florida 5-3 7-3 4-4 6-4 4-3-1 5-4-1 63 51 86 76-7.7 31-29 South Carolina 4-4 5-4 4-4 5-4 4-4 5-4 17 26 73 70 62.8 36-28 Missouri 2-4 6-4 2-4 5-5 2-4 6-4 113 99 42 51-16.9 24-25 Tennessee 2-4 5-5 4-2 5-5 3-3 4-6 79 90 90 60-29.9 26-26 Vanderbilt 1-5 4-6 3-3 6-4 2-4 3-7 4 3 8 1 256.7 49-13 Alabama 7-0 10-0 5-2 7-3 3-4 5-5 103 85 31 12 18.9 27-17 LSU 5-2 8-2 4-3 5-5 3-4 5-5 22 59 26 37 128.0 30-22 Texas A&M 4-3 6-4 5-2 8-2 2-5 4-6 98 87 49 14-5.2 27-18 Auburn 3-4 6-4 2-5 3-7 2-5 3-7 78 88 7 5 111.6 26-14 Miss St 2-4 6-4 2-4 6-4 0-6 2-8 5 18 125 113 36.6 38-36 Mississippi 1-5 5-5 0-6 3-7 3-3 6-4 104 94 72 98-46.0 25-33 Arkansas 1-5 3-7 4-2 6-4 3-3 4-6 10 1 44 31 157.2 51-22 Utah St 6-0 9-1 4-1-1 8-1-1 5-1 9-1 20 22 46 41 101.4 37-23 Boise St 5-1 8-2 4-2 6-4 2-3-1 5-4-1 67 106 114 119-57.5 23-39 Colorado St 3-3 4-6 2-4 3-7 3-3 3-7 122 126 28 47-22.6 18-23 Wyoming 2-4 4-6 3-3 4-6 1-4-1 3-6-1 65 53 36 56 57.0 31-26 Air Force 2-4 4-6 2-3-1 6-3-1 4-2 4-6 104 58 119 110-119.4 30-36 New Mexico 1-5 3-7 2-4 4-6 4-2 7-3 49 15 17 5 106.1 38-14 Fresno St 5-1 8-2 5-1 8-2 1-5 4-5 107 113 11 23 54.1 22-21 San Diego St 4-2 7-3 2-4 3-7 2-4 3-7 39 33 62 78 45.8 34-29 Nevada 4-2 6-4 5-1 6-4 1-5 4-6 47 43 111 114-25.3 32-37 Hawaii 3-3 6-5 2-4 3-8 4-2 6-4 117 107 124 121-166.1 23-39 San Jose St 1-5 1-9 3-3 5-5 4-2 6-3 73 73 113 118-62.3 28-38 UNLV 1-5 3-7 2-4 5-5 4-2 5-5 59 34 43 39 59.1 34-23 Troy 5-0 7-2 4-0-1 6-2-1 4-1 6-3 118 63 59 40-58.7 30-23 GA Southern 4-1 7-2 3-2 7-2 3-2 4-5 42 28 5 8 156.7 35-16 Appalachian St 4-1 6-2 3-2 6-2 2-3 5-3 40 81 97 96 4.7 27-32 ULM 3-2 5-4 2-3 3-6 2-3 3-6 19 45 58 79 80.0 32-29 Arkansas St 2-3 5-4 2-3 3-6 2-3 3-6 30 39 106 104 3.0 33-34 Louisiana 2-3 4-5 3-1-1 6-2-1 2-3 6-3 119 114 60 77-59.9 22-29 Texas St 1-4 3-6 3-2 5-4 3-2 4-5 120 115 112 122-132.5 22-39 South Alabama 1-4 2-7 1-4 4-5 4-1 7-2 71 78 103 97-46.1 28-33 Coas Carolina 2-3 5-4 1-3-1 4-4-1 2-3 5-4 70 92 120 116-83.8 26-37 Georgia St 1-4 2-7 1-3-1 2-6-1 4-1 6-3 84 57 71 64-26.2 30-27 Midd Tenn 6-1 7-3 5-2 6-4 3-4 4-6 68 29 52 46 25.4 35-23 FIU 5-1 7-3 4-2 7-3 4-2 6-4 97 70 27 32 31.3 29-22 Marshall 4-2 6-3 3-3 4-5 4-2 6-3 15 48 80 89 62.5 31-31 Florida Atlantic 3-3 5-5 2-3-1 2-7-1 2-4 5-5 124 122 13 53 8.8 20-25 Charlotte 3-3 4-6 4-2 6-4 3-3 5-5 52 76 126 123-76.3 28-39 Old Dominion 2-5 3-7 2-5 4-6 5-2 8-2 101 125 94 85-63.5 18-30 WKU 0-6 1-9 1-4-1 4-5-1 3-3 4-6 43 37 3 4 172.2 33-13 UAB 7-0 9-1 6-1 8-2 2-5 3-7 86 93 45 47 14.4 26-23 Louisiana Tech 5-1 7-3 3-3 5-5 1-5 4-6 21 19 29 21 122.2 37-20 North Texas 3-3 7-3 2-4 5-5 1-5 1-9 88 95 10 28 89.1 25-21 Southern Miss 3-3 4-5 2-4 4-5 3-3 4-5 129 128 89 98-177.7 15-33 UTSA 2-4 3-7 2-4 2-8 3-3 6-4 125 124 63 91-82.2 19-31 UTEP 1-5 1-9 4-2 5-5 4-2 5-5 121 123 101 117-117.1 19-38 Rice 0-7 1-10 3-4 5-6 4-3 8-3 48 23 23 38 100.3 36-23 Buffalo 6-0 9-1 6-0 8-2 4-2 7-3 27 12 77 67 40.6 39-28 Ohio 4-2 6-4 4-2 6-4 2-4 6-4 92 75 47 72 7.3 28-28 Miami, OH 4-2 4-6 5-1 6-4 4-2 6-4 126 119 55 54-87.3 21-25 Akron 2-4 4-5 1-5 3-6 2-4 3-6 93 102 118 109-102.0 23-36 Kent St 1-5 2-8 3-3 6-4 2-4 4-6 100 91 117 127-103.6 26-43 Bowling Green 1-5 2-8 3-3 3-7 3-3 6-4 123 120 38 25-36.3 21-21 Northern Illinois 6-0 7-3 4-2 5-4-1 2-4 3-7 34 38 61 102 53.4 33-34 West Michigan 4-2 6-4 1-5 3-7 4-2 5-5 87 80 34 36 27.5 27-22 East Michigan 4-3 6-5 4-3 7-4 3-4 5-6 38 14 107 92-10.1 39-32 Toledo 3-3 5-5 2-4 4-6 2-4 6-4 60 110 99 87-15.8 23-31 Ball St 2-4 3-7 2-4 4-6 3-3 3-7 128 127 33 52-83.9 15-25 Cent Mich 0-7 1-10 2-5 5-6 1-6 3-8
CAPS Home Team lower case away team Neutral site (B) Bowl game (C) Conf Champ Year in 14 column last time they met No yr In 14 column first meeting WEDNESDAY November 14, 2018 BG +6/56 31-24 Buffalo 2016 - OU -19 /51 34-10 Ohio 2015 - UB +2 /53 41-17 Miami, OH 2016 - Northern Illinois 2015 - niu -15 /56 45-12 THURSDAY November 15, 2018 Toledo 2016 - Kent St 2015 - UT -14/45 38-7 TU +9 /50 20-17 Tulane 2016 - UH -25/49 30-18 Houston 2015 - uh -20 /58 42-7 FAU -3 /66 69-31 FAU 2016 - North Texas 2015 - FRIDAY November 16, 2018 UM -12 /69 66-45 Memphis 2016 - um -3/65 51-7 SMU 2015 - UM -21 /71 63-0 BSU -14 /58 28-14 Boise St 2016 - bsu -18/61 49-21 New Mexico 2015 - unm +31/57 31-24 SATURDAY November 17, 2018 um -7 /45 27-20 Indiana 2016 - UM -24 /52 20-10 Michigan 2015 - um -13/55 48-41 Pittsburgh 2016 - Wake Forest 2015 - IOWA -17/42 45-16 Iowa 2016 - iowa -10/46 28-0 Illinois 2015 - IOWA -10/46 29-20 WEEK NINE COLLEGE MATCHUP HISTORY UW -17/50 17-9 Wisconsin 2016 - uw -28/48 49-20 Purdue 2015 - UW -23/50 24-7 UV +7 /50 4-36 Virginia 2016 - GT -10 /54 31-17 Georgia Tech 2015 - UV +6/53 27-21 NWU -7/40 39-0 Northwestern 2016 - UM +1 /45 29-12 Minnesota 2015 - NWU -4 /40 27-0 Duke 2016 - Clemson 2015 - PSU -31/54 35-6 Penn St 2016 - psu -26 /55 39-0 Rutgers 2015 - PSU -9/46 28-3 ksu +3 /63 42-35 Texas Tech 2016 - KSU -10/67 44-38 Kansas St 2015 - TTU -5 /71 59-44 ecu +4 /65 41-38 Connecticut 2016 - ECU -7/54 41-3 E Carolina 2015 - UC +7/50 31-13 USF -19 /63 43-7 USF 2016 - TU +6 /60 46-30 Temple 2015 - USF +2/44 44-23 UMass 2016 - Georgia 2015 - CCU +3/51 28-17 Ga Southern 2016 - Coastal Carolina 2015 - UM -11 /61 50-17 Missouri 2016 - UT -17/68 63-37 Tennessee 2015 - ut -7/42 19-8 Middle Tenn 2016 - Kentucky 2015 - OSU -30 /60 62-14 Ohio St 2016 - osu -29 /57 62-3 Maryland 2015 - OSU -31 /56 49-28 NCSU +3 /65 39-25 NC State 2016 - UL -19 /65 54-13 Louisville 2015 - ul +3 /47 20-13 ucf -17/54 51-23 Cincinnati 2016 - UCF -11/51 24-3 UCF 2015 - UC -25/62 52-7 Liberty 2016 - Auburn 2015 - FIU -10/48 30-29 FIU 2016 - fiu -4 /53 27-26 Charlotte 2015 - FIU -17/52 48-31 New Mexico St 2016 - BYU 2015 - uw +3/53 28-14 Air Force 2016 - UW +11 /51 35-26 Wyoming 2015 - AFA -21 /56 31-17 UU -10 /56 34-13 Utah 2016 - UC -9 /53 27-22 Colorado 2015 - UU -16 /49 20-14 csu -8 /64 27-14 Utah St 2016 - CSU +6/50 31-24 Colorado St 2015 - USU -4/49 33-18 Syracuse 2016 - nd ( ) -10/73 50-33 Notre Dame 2015 - asu -7/51 31-10 Georgia St 2016 - ASU -19/51 17-3 Appalachian St 2015 - asu -15 /62 37-3 UTSA -2 /45 9-7 UTSA 2016 - Marshall 2015 - THE MOST UNIQUE POWER RATINGS IN THE COUNTRY These Power Play Forecasts are the most unique in the country because they are based on Northcoast Sports Private Power Ratings. Our ratings are unlike any computer rating, as we take into account all of the following: Strength of Opponents Individual Units (Rushing Offense and Defense, Passing Offense, & Defense, Scoring Offense and Defense, Garbage Yards, Weather, Injuries, Home Field Edge, and Successful Unbalanced Attacks). Here is how each is reflected: Strength of Opponent: Our ratings do not just take the opposing team s overall power rating into account. For example, last year, Florida Atlantic s defense vs the rush was rated at 119. They faced Alabama and allowed just 256 yds rushing and dropped 5 spots in the national overall defensive ratings. However, Power Plays took into account the potent Crimson Tide run attack and had forecasted the Owls yielding 289 yds. Due to the fact they did better than the forecast, Power Plays raised their rating to 112 even though they slipped in the national (straight yardage) rankings. Another example last season was Wisconsin vs UTEP. Wisconsin held UTEP to just 77 yards rushing and stayed the same in the overall defense in the national statistics. However, our ratings had them rated at 15 and moved them down, as they should have yielded just 50 yards to a weak UTEP rush attack. Next time an announcer on TV tells you that a certain team is #3 in the country vs the run you better check Northcoast Sports Power Ratings and see how good a rush defense they really have! The top twenty ratings in Power Ratings for each offensive and defensive category will be listed in each week s issue of Power Plays. Garbage yards: These are yards that a team gains or allows in the final minutes of a game when it has been decided. For example, Team A is ahead 63-0 and allows 93 yards passing for a TD vs its fourth string defense. These yards are counted into national ratings, but not in Northcoast Sports Power Ratings! Weather: If a game is played in miserable weather conditions and is low scoring, the straight statistics credit the defense with outstanding performances. Our Power Ratings reflect the conditions and do not give excess credit to the defenses. Injuries: When Missouri played Vanderbilt last year, Tigers QB James Franklin was injured early in the game. His backup, who had seen very little action (rfr), was not prepared and hit on 30%, 9-30 passes. The offensive coordinator simplified the offense. In the national statistics Vanderbilt s overall defense MOVED UP 8 NOTCHES. In Phil s Power Ratings they went from #11 dropping out of the Top 15, as the poor performance WAS NOT reflective of an outstanding performance by the defense. Home Field Edges: The weekly projection of yards and points is weighted with the home field factored in. Successful Unbalanced Attacks: Last season, Tulsa was held to 155 yards passing vs Houston. This dropped Tulsa in the national passing offense ratings & RAISED the Cougars in the pass defense ratings. In our ratings the two units remained rated around the same. Why? Tulsa rushed for 350 yards & DID NOT HAVE TO RELY ON THE PASS & when they did they hit 18 of 32. While Houston s pass defense looked good in the national ratings, only Northcoast Sports Power Ratings reflected the TRUTH! There you have it. More than just numbers, THESE RATINGS REFLECT the true strength of each unit and allow them to have the most accurate forecast of yards gained and points allowed in the country! No other rating system takes into account all the previous factors. Next time you hear that a team is rated third in the country in pass defense, just remember, yards are not everything and Northcoast Sports Power Plays will show you how strong the team really is. NORTHCOAST SPORTS PLUS OR MINUS POWER RATINGS The Power Ratings listed below are not based on the Power Plays, they are based on last year s final computer power rating numbers with the pluses and minuses from the off season changes factored in. They are then adjusted during the course of the season based on the final score of the games that are played on a weekly basis. The Power Ratings listed below can be used for you as a base power ratings to forecast up coming lines and strength of opponents, etc. Once again, they are not based on Power Plays and they differ from what we have shown in recent years, which has been our actual computer Power Ratings. These are Northcoast Sports Plus or Minus Power Ratings. SEC Alabama 147 143 Georgia 143 129 Miss St 133 124 LSU 130 121 Missouri 128 121 Texas A&M 129 116 Auburn 134 114 Florida 130 113 S Carolina 132 112 Kentucky 117 111 Vanderbilt 116 110 Tennessee 115 109 Mississippi 122 105 Arkansas 121 101 MOUNTAIN Fresno St 124 118 Utah St 117 118 Boise St 131 115 Nevada 117 107 Air Force 115 105 San Diego St 120 99 Wyoming 119 97 UNLV 110 89 New Mexico 104 88 Hawaii 89 85 Colorado St 106 83 San Jose St 90 81 BIG TEN Michigan 139 132 Ohio St 145 127 Penn St 136 118 Iowa 128 117 Michigan St 140 116 Northwestern 128 116 Purdue 124 113 Wisconsin 143 111 Nebraska 121 111 Maryland 117 107 Indiana 124 104 Minnesota 123 104 Illinois 115 98 Rutgers 111 91 CUSA UAB 112 109 Middle Tenn 118 103 Marshall 119 102 FAU 125 101 FIU 106 100 S Miss 103 99 North Texas 112 99 La Tech 119 97 Charlotte 99 92 Old Dominion 109 89 UTEP 94 84 WKU 101 84 Rice 96 78 UTSA 99 76 BIG 12 Oklahoma 142 127 West Virginia 128 125 Iowa St 133 121 Texas 134 120 Texas Tech 125 116 Oklahoma St 130 115 Baylor 128 108 Kansas St 131 108 TCU 128 104 Kansas 111 101 MAC Buffalo 115 109 Ohio 122 108 N Illinois 117 107 Miami, OH 117 106 E Michigan 113 102 Toledo 118 101 W Michigan 111 92 Akron 106 91 Bowling Green 106 85 Kent St 97 85 Ball St 96 83 C Michigan 107 82 2 PAC-12 Utah 131 120 Wash St 118 119 Washington 141 117 Arizona St 121 113 Stanford 134 113 California 128 111 Arizona 129 110 Oregon 125 109 USC 133 109 UCLA 122 103 Colorado 119 102 Oregon St 110 92 SUN BELT Appalachian St 116 111 Troy 117 104 Arkansas St 111 102 Louisiana 97 96 ULM 110 96 Georgia Southern 108 95 Coastal Carolina 102 86 Georgia St 99 83 Texas St 93 83 S Alabama 103 78 SU -14/55 17-14 Stanford 2016 - su -10 /64 45-31 California 2015 - SU -9 /64 35-22 ASU +14 /75 37-15 Arizona St 2016 - UO -9 /75 54-35 Oregon 2015 - uo +2 /66 61-55 UA +2 /63 58-37 Arizona 2016 - WSU -16 /65 69-7 Washington St 2015 - wsu +7/74 45-42 UN -18 /67 59-14 Nevada 2016 - SJSU -2 /55 14-10 San Jose St 2015 - UN -1/52 37-34 TCU -24 /51 45-22 TCU 2016 - tcu +8/67 62-22 Baylor 2015 - TCU -1/75 28-21 navy -8 /70 31-21 Tulsa 2016 - NAVY +1/70 42-40 Navy 2015 - navy -13 /68 44-21 UAB 2016 - Texas A&M 2015 - msu -13/59 28-21 Arkansas 2016 - ua +1 /58 58-42 Mississippi St 2015 - msu +5/57 51-50 osu -7/72 50-39 West Virginia 2016 - OSU +3 /64 37-20 Oklahoma St 2015 - osu +7/60 33-26 usm +2 /55 34-27 Louisana Tech 2016 - USM +14 /74 39-24 Southern Miss 2015 - usm +5 /62 58-24 ua +2 /57 34-23 Bowling Green 2016 - bg +10/71 38-28 Akron 2015 - BG -10/56 59-10 Rice 2016 - LSU 2015 - UM -3 /54 57-35 Ole Miss 2016 - VU +9 /50 38-17 Vanderbilt 2015 - UM -26 /54 27-16 ACC Clemson 144 140 Pittsburgh 132 120 Boston College 133 118 Syracuse 116 116 Georgia Tech 125 116 Duke 133 115 Miami, Fl 133 112 Virginia 112 112 N Carolina St 130 111 Wake Forest 128 109 N Carolina 127 107 Florida St 129 106 Virginia Tech 126 105 Louisville 128 91 INDEPENDENT Notre Dame 136 128 Army 119 110 BYU 114 104 Liberty 95 89 UMass 110 86 N Mexico St 102 81 PLUS OR MINUS POWER RATINGS UPDATED FOR GAMES THROUGH 11/10 BC +5 /47 35-3 Boston College 2016 - FSU -20 /47 45-7 Florida St 2015 - fsu -7 /47 14-0 ou -37 /68 41-3 Kansas 2016 - OU -40/65 56-3 Oklahoma 2015 - ou -39/61 62-7 uw -27 /60 42-7 Oregon St 2016 - UW -36/53 41-17 Washington 2015 - uw -15 /48 52-7 asu -8/69 67-50 ULM 2016 - ASU -20 /55 51-10 Arkansas St 2015 - asu -14 /57 59-21 TU -24 /51 62-9 Texas St 2016 - tu -28/59 40-7 Troy 2015 - ull +5 /51 19-14 S Alabama 2016 - ULL -2 /53 28-23 Louisana 2015 - USA -2/61 32-25 UM -2/46 28-10 Miami, FL 2016 - VT -6 /52 37-16 Virginia Tech 2015 - UM -3/52 30-20 wku -17 /54 15-14 UTEP 2016 - WKU 2015 - Michigan St 2016 - Nebraska 2015 - UN +5 /57 39-38 ut -4 /62 17-7 Iowa St 2016 - UT -14/70 27-6 Texas 2015 - ISU +3 /52 24-0 USC -15 /70 28-23 USC 2016 - usc -14/52 36-14 UCLA 2015 - USC -3/62 40-21 fsu +7 /51 27-7 San Diego St 2016 - sdsu -17/52 17-3 Frenso St 2015 - SDSU -7 /55 21-7 UNLV -8 /59 31-23 UNLV 2016 - unlv +8 /55 41-38 Hawaii 2015 - UNLV -9 /54 41-21 TUESDAY November 20, 2018 NIU -8/51 35-31 N Illinois 2016 - WMU -17/64 45-30 W Michigan 2015 - NIU -3/60 27-19 AAC UCF 126 114 Temple 124 111 Cincinnati 108 111 Memphis 130 108 Houston 120 105 Tulane 114 103 SMU 108 102 Navy 124 96 USF 114 96 Tulsa 112 94 E Carolina 105 91 Connecticut 103 80 FOLLOW US ON TWITTER @NCSPORTS1 FOLLOW US ON TWITTER
WEEKLY MATCHUP STAT COMPARISON *FCS LAST YEAR PPG Off Rush Off Rush Off Pass Off PPG Def Rush Def Rush Def Pass Def Off Avg YPG YPC YPG Comp % Def Avg YPG YPC YPG Comp% A Buffalo 35.8 194.5 4.4 247.8 54.0 20.8 139.3 4.3 179.3 43.4 H Ohio 49.3 335.8 7.0 223.8 63.0 25.5 95.5 3.5 317.5 60.5 A Miami, Oh 25.7 144.0 4.2 203.7 58.5 28.2 156.8 3.5 180.5 57.9 H Northern Illinois 23.0 212.0 4.7 122.8 57.1 17.3 111.3 2.8 245.8 59.0 A Toledo 29.8 200.3 4.7 224.0 52.6 34.8 209.0 5.4 247.3 74.5 H Kent St 34.3 243.0 5.6 208.3 60.0 21.7 112.7 2.6 236.0 58.8 A Tulane 23.2 217.8 4.8 124.2 41.7 29.8 187.4 4.5 257.0 60.0 H Houston 52.4 272.8 6.4 309.2 62.3 30.6 185.0 4.0 274.8 54.3 A Florida Atlantic 26.0 256.4 5.3 174.0 54.5 37.8 202.2 4.9 247.0 64.7 H North Texas 40.4 136.2 3.8 367.2 65.9 18.4 84.4 2.9 231.0 56.9 A Memphis 26.0 154.7 5.3 199.7 47.3 42.3 285.0 5.1 201.0 68.3 H SMU 34.2 150.4 4.1 266.4 59.5 31.2 194.2 4.2 187.8 56.8 A Boise St 38.0 126.8 3.5 347.6 68.7 28.6 132.8 3.7 252.2 62.1 H New Mexico 33.8 194.8 4.5 225.8 50.8 37.8 163.5 4.1 325.8 58.9 A Indiana 29.8 153.3 4.4 273.5 64.7 33.0 150.5 4.0 276.8 65.2 H Michigan 45.3 256.7 5.9 191.3 67.2 12.3 111.7 3.4 113.0 49.3 A Pittsburgh 21.5 176.8 5.0 131.0 59.2 28.8 134.3 3.6 277.5 68.6 H Wake Forest 32.5 233.7 4.5 197.8 52.4 40.8 254.7 5.9 243.5 67.5 A Iowa 37.5 129.5 3.5 281.0 54.5 28.8 93.0 3.0 256.0 61.2 H Illinois 30.2 252.2 6.1 178.2 59.1 35.6 208.2 5.2 282.6 64.3 A Wisconsin 17.0 191.8 5.4 130.8 55.8 27.0 208.3 4.8 176.8 71.9 H Purdue 33.3 153.8 5.0 330.7 66.7 26.7 124.5 3.5 307.7 62.9 A Virginia 27.5 158.0 4.4 235.3 62.9 25.0 147.3 4.2 228.8 60.6 H Georgia Tech 33.2 283.4 5.2 103.8 50.0 23.0 124.0 3.8 200.4 61.8 A Northwestern 23.0 121.5 3.1 220.0 58.1 17.8 117.3 4.8 237.3 60.9 H Minnesota 34.2 179.3 4.3 210.8 56.0 19.3 93.8 3.2 207.3 59.6 A Duke 30.8 157.8 4.4 224.8 57.8 22.8 248.4 5.6 187.6 51.2 H Clemson 46.2 287.8 7.1 257.6 65.0 12.0 88.6 2.3 156.0 56.3 A Penn St 38.5 210.0 5.6 186.0 53.3 25.0 243.3 5.0 173.8 60.3 H Rutgers 17.3 141.8 4.3 162.2 55.3 28.5 177.5 4.5 191.7 54.6 A Texas Tech 29.7 135.0 3.6 310.7 63.8 23.7 140.3 3.9 266.0 51.8 H Kansas St 24.0 184.3 4.3 150.5 51.9 20.0 159.5 5.0 202.0 54.5 A Connecticut 18.2 197.8 5.1 173.6 54.9 51.0 387.0 8.6 278.4 73.8 H East Carolina 28.7 117.5 3.3 357.7 56.3 36.7 169.0 4.2 232.2 60.1 A USF 33.4 223.0 5.5 270.4 55.4 35.4 204.0 4.4 252.2 61.5 H Temple 30.0 121.0 3.7 217.6 54.3 19.0 157.4 3.6 191.0 53.7 A Massachusetts 24.4 132.0 4.0 259.2 60.6 45.4 321.8 6.2 193.2 71.1 H Georgia 40.0 263.6 6.7 238.2 72.2 8.4 111.0 3.9 137.8 62.6 A GA Southern 26.7 202.3 4.0 71.7 53.6 37.7 231.0 5.6 306.0 64.8 H Coastal Carolina 29.6 222.4 5.5 169.2 57.4 31.4 213.4 5.6 199.8 58.0 A Missouri 30.8 202.5 4.8 242.8 58.4 32.5 116.8 3.4 352.8 60.6 H Tennessee 27.2 159.5 3.9 199.2 60.3 19.7 134.7 3.9 159.7 53.0 A Middle Tenn 28.0 151.8 4.1 233.2 67.6 30.2 169.7 4.5 238.0 62.8 H Kentucky 27.7 222.0 5.0 143.0 66.2 14.7 137.2 4.0 164.0 55.9 A Ohio St 28.3 124.3 3.3 327.8 63.0 27.3 156.0 4.9 298.0 50.9 H Maryland 31.7 222.8 5.8 147.3 51.1 23.5 178.8 4.2 175.3 45.9 A NC State 28.3 99.0 3.1 347.7 59.7 37.3 75.3 2.5 376.7 63.2 H Louisville 28.2 161.0 2.9 257.2 51.8 34.8 265.6 4.3 165.2 59.2 A Cincinnati 27.8 205.4 4.3 191.4 60.0 13.6 78.2 3.0 209.4 50.8 H UCF 45.7 277.7 6.0 280.2 55.5 22.3 214.8 4.6 175.2 54.2 A Liberty 38.0 157.2 3.9 313.0 54.0 47.4 257.8 5.6 308.0 60.2 H Auburn 32.3 148.5 3.8 216.0 60.7 16.8 105.2 2.9 218.5 52.9 A FIU 32.0 138.0 3.6 236.3 60.7 18.8 152.8 4.4 207.5 56.8 H Charlotte 26.2 168.8 3.7 178.4 61.3 22.2 84.8 3.3 263.4 63.7 A New Mexico St 21.6 115.4 3.7 223.8 51.9 44.2 275.6 5.3 224.2 58.6 H BYU 24.6 132.8 3.8 210.0 59.6 19.8 126.4 3.7 175.2 61.5 A Air Force 26.2 245.2 4.4 157.6 57.1 29.6 130.4 3.6 269.0 66.4 H Wyoming 18.0 192.8 4.7 131.2 51.7 24.4 133.8 3.9 192.6 61.1 A Utah 28.4 199.4 4.7 179.0 61.2 20.6 107.4 3.4 277.2 58.5 H Colorado 30.4 195.6 5.0 263.4 67.7 24.6 116.6 3.3 255.2 56.0 A Utah St 39.0 203.8 5.3 178.0 62.9 22.8 119.5 5.3 264.0 53.2 H Colorado St 25.6 84.4 3.0 365.4 61.4 31.4 238.0 5.3 221.6 59.3 A Syracuse 39.0 209.0 4.4 207.0 54.9 34.3 239.8 5.6 241.8 55.7 H Notre Dame 28.2 201.8 4.3 212.3 63.3 15.7 99.7 3.1 211.8 55.6 A Georgia St 21.2 158.8 4.1 218.6 55.7 44.8 298.0 8.4 241.8 69.1 H Appalachian St 40.3 346.0 7.4 178.3 59.7 10.3 85.7 2.5 179.7 57.6 A UTSA 12.8 84.2 2.6 134.2 45.1 34.4 222.8 5.2 243.0 68.3 H Marshall 27.4 146.4 3.9 200.2 53.9 21.4 119.8 3.1 210.8 52.8 A Stanford 24.5 82.5 2.9 269.8 67.5 27.3 177.8 4.1 292.8 66.7 H California 22.4 167.2 4.1 180.8 59.6 25.8 172.4 4.0 168.2 59.2 A Arizona St 25.0 157.0 4.3 208.3 64.3 29.5 199.3 4.6 232.5 65.5 H Oregon 43.0 199.5 4.5 284.5 59.8 24.3 115.8 3.1 257.5 54.6 A Arizona 23.3 238.3 5.6 252.5 51.7 33.0 194.3 4.4 241.8 61.0 H Washington St 34.2 64.2 3.3 409.2 69.0 16.2 106.2 3.2 179.6 51.2 A Nevada 30.5 173.3 5.3 264.0 64.1 37.8 173.5 4.1 213.8 57.8 H San Jose St 39.8 96.3 2.6 350.5 55.2 41.8 165.8 4.2 336.5 59.1 A TCU 24.4 147.4 4.3 253.0 58.4 31.4 129.4 3.3 266.0 60.9 H Baylor 36.0 224.0 5.8 258.4 62.4 27.8 219.6 6.1 205.8 57.6 A Tulsa 17.0 168.2 3.5 170.6 47.0 34.0 247.4 5.3 168.8 64.1 H Navy 31.5 340.5 5.3 97.3 48.9 28.8 165.3 6.1 258.0 62.5 A UAB 28.3 247.0 5.6 162.8 47.3 13.5 129.0 3.5 127.8 50.6 H Texas A&M 38.2 257.0 5.6 279.2 63.8 16.6 75.2 2.8 246.8 58.6 A Arkansas 15.7 167.7 4.3 157.3 46.9 30.7 102.3 2.9 241.3 65.3 H Mississippi St 36.8 239.3 6.0 220.8 53.9 9.0 91.8 3.1 200.8 53.7 A West Virginia 32.7 134.3 4.4 272.0 67.3 35.0 192.7 4.5 301.0 63.0 H Oklahoma St 42.3 201.8 4.7 310.5 60.2 29.2 117.5 3.2 278.5 61.9 A Louisiana Tech 22.5 129.2 3.6 232.2 55.2 25.3 194.5 5.2 190.5 55.4 H Southern Miss 33.6 140.8 3.5 292.8 73.1 18.2 97.0 3.8 154.6 48.4 A Bowling Green 23.0 133.8 3.4 245.6 60.0 47.0 267.2 6.2 187.0 52.0 H Akron 25.3 111.3 3.4 228.8 51.9 23.5 187.3 3.9 162.3 59.0 A Rice 20.3 145.2 4.2 178.7 55.4 40.7 160.2 4.9 311.0 67.0 H LSU 28.2 180.0 4.3 191.2 56.0 14.2 149.5 4.4 210.0 53.2 A Mississippi 31.0 162.8 5.1 318.5 63.6 35.8 252.5 5.4 256.8 64.9 H Vanderbilt 29.6 165.8 5.0 231.6 59.2 23.6 163.8 4.0 241.6 64.6 A Boston College 27.0 161.0 4.2 205.8 57.1 28.3 177.5 3.7 274.8 60.7 H Florida St 24.8 92.0 2.4 305.2 64.4 29.0 76.8 2.4 314.8 55.1 A Kansas 18.6 124.0 3.8 190.6 57.7 28.0 151.4 4.2 266.6 68.6 H Oklahoma 50.8 255.8 7.1 327.7 70.3 25.0 158.8 3.5 251.8 60.8 A Oregon St 29.6 164.0 4.1 276.2 59.1 49.6 277.6 7.0 276.0 61.3 H Washington 32.2 186.2 4.8 252.0 69.0 13.2 111.0 3.5 171.2 64.1 A ULM 24.8 155.7 4.9 242.3 63.9 35.7 221.3 5.2 269.8 71.3 H Arkansas St 34.6 186.0 5.0 305.2 65.6 25.0 193.6 4.7 144.4 50.8 A Texas St 22.6 108.8 3.0 195.2 58.5 30.4 185.8 4.6 189.2 58.4 H Troy 37.4 229.0 5.9 231.8 70.3 24.0 112.6 3.0 231.6 61.0 A South Alabama 16.4 112.8 2.9 202.2 60.1 49.0 246.6 5.7 273.4 64.3 H Louisiana 45.2 296.0 7.1 257.6 70.3 30.0 208.0 5.1 204.0 56.3 A Miami, Fl 22.8 157.8 4.3 193.8 51.0 25.4 172.2 3.8 147.4 54.9 H Virginia Tech 33.5 167.5 4.8 268.0 62.1 35.5 221.3 5.6 170.0 63.0 A UTEP 20.6 157.2 4.1 159.8 50.0 32.6 217.8 5.8 188.4 56.6 H WKU 14.5 126.3 3.9 234.2 58.4 29.5 221.7 5.1 226.0 60.5 A Michigan St 23.3 146.5 3.9 228.8 55.7 14.3 76.0 2.5 229.5 59.3 H Nebraska 24.0 141.3 3.8 254.3 63.2 41.8 229.0 5.9 269.0 59.2 A Iowa St 23.0 99.8 3.1 211.5 63.9 18.8 123.8 3.0 205.5 56.4 H Texas 34.4 141.2 3.9 282.0 63.7 33.0 158.8 4.0 291.8 67.3 A USC 21.4 153.4 4.4 209.2 56.7 27.2 129.6 3.3 258.2 59.1 H UCLA 24.6 158.0 4.0 233.0 59.4 33.4 200.0 4.6 248.8 62.9 A San Diego St 21.0 159.5 4.1 187.3 57.3 23.8 66.0 2.1 196.5 54.3 H Fresno St 29.3 119.8 3.5 260.0 69.7 12.0 151.2 3.8 171.2 53.7 A UNLV 26.6 227.6 5.2 198.8 50.0 40.6 176.6 4.7 297.2 66.9 H Hawaii 30.2 105.0 3.6 322.8 61.3 40.4 190.4 4.6 338.4 64.0 A Northern Illinois 19.8 159.0 3.7 148.7 57.8 23.5 108.5 2.7 244.8 55.9 H Western Michigan 30.8 225.4 4.9 219.0 61.2 29.6 140.0 4.5 244.6 60.6 A Ball St 15.4 140.8 3.6 206.0 54.8 36.4 249.6 5.4 219.2 62.2 H Miami, Oh 25.7 144.0 4.2 203.7 58.5 28.2 156.8 3.5 180.5 57.9 Listed below are Northcoast Sports Power Play Rankings. These Power Play Rankings are unique. Our rankings are unlike any computer ranking, as we take into account all the following: Strength of Opponents, Individual Units (Rushing Offense, Rushing Defense, Passing Offense, and Passing Defense) Garbage Yards, Weather, Injuries, Home Field Edges, and successful Unbalanced Attacks. Regular rankings based solely on numbers DO NOT take into account these factors. RUSH PASS SCORING RUSH PASS SCORING OFFENSE OFFENSE OFFENSE DEFENSE DEFENSE DEFENSE 1 Georgia Tech 1 Washington St 1 Oklahoma 1 Clemson 1 Michigan 1 Alabama 2 Army 2 Texas Tech 2 Alabama 2 Alabama 2 Mississippi St 2 Clemson 3 Navy 3 West Virginia 3 Clemson 3 Texas A&M 3 C Michigan 3 Mississippi St 4 Pittsburgh 4 Mississippi 4 Utah St 4 Michigan St 4 California 4 Michigan 5 Oklahoma 5 Oklahoma 5 West Virginia 5 Michigan 5 Alabama 5 Michigan St 6 Air Force 6 Oklahoma St 6 Houston 6 NC State 6 Kentucky 6 LSU 7 Wisconsin 7 Ohio St 7 Oklahoma St 7 Cincinnati 7 Miami, Fl 7 Fresno St 8 Illinois 8 Stanford 8 Michigan 8 Mississippi St 8 Washington 8 Iowa St 9 Georgia 9 NC State 9 Ohio St 9 Miami, Fl 9 E Michigan 9 Kentucky 10 Maryland 10 E Carolina 10 Texas Tech 10 Iowa 10 Clemson 10 California 11 Clemson 11 Baylor 11 Missouri 11 Northwestern 11 Maryland 11 Northwestern 12 Notre Dame 12 Purdue 12 Memphis 12 Ohio St 12 BYU 12 Kansas St 13 UCF 13 Alabama 13 Syracuse 13 LSU 13 Florida 13 Washington 14 FAU 14 Houston 14 Georgia Tech 14 Washington 14 USC 14 Auburn 15 Alabama 15 Boise St 15 Georgia 15 San Diego St 15 UCLA 15 Miami, Fl 16 Memphis 16 Missouri 16 Texas 16 Southern Miss 16 Fresno St 16 Cincinnati 17 Michigan 17 North Texas 17 Mississippi 17 N Illinois 17 Washington St 17 Iowa 18 Florida 18 Texas 18 Washington St 18 Air Force 18 Virginia 18 Boston College 19 Mississippi St 19 Arkansas St 19 Nebraska 19 Troy 19 Iowa 19 Georgia 20 Nebraska 20 UMass 20 Temple 20 Utah 20 Wyoming 20 Ohio St RUSH PASS SCORING RUSH PASS SCORING OFFENSE OFFENSE OFFENSE DEFENSE DEFENSE DEFENSE 111 Southern Miss 111 Virginia 111 E Carolina 111 C Michigan 111 Rice 111 UTSA 112 Old Dominion 112 Appalachian St 112 Colorado St 112 Kent St 112 Colorado St 112 Illinois 113 TCU 113 Wisconsin 113 La Tech 113 Illinois 113 Utah St 113 San Jose St 114 North Texas 114 San Diego St 114 Georgia St 114 FIU 114 Oklahoma 114 Oregon St 115 Bowling Green 115 Coastal Carolina 115 Ball St 115 Akron 115 Air Force 115 Houston 116 Colorado St 116 Charlotte 116 Rutgers 116 USF 116 UTSA 116 Ball St 117 Rice 117 Rutgers 117 San Diego St 117 San Jose St 117 Illinois 117 S Alabama 118 UTEP 118 Kansas St 118 Akron 118 Liberty 118 Missouri 118 W Michigan 119 WKU 119 Pittsburgh 119 Tulsa 119 Tulsa 119 Boise St 119 Rice 120 Texas St 120 Maryland 120 UTEP 120 Ball St 120 Connecticut 120 Old Dominion 121 E Carolina 121 N Illinois 121 Kent St 121 Georgia St 121 Tulane 121 UNLV 122 UMass 122 Air Force 122 Wyoming 122 Coastal Carolina 122 S Alabama 122 Hawaii 123 Hawaii 123 C Michigan 123 Rice 123 Hawaii 123 E Carolina 123 Bowling Green 124 C Michigan 124 UTSA 124 Coastal Carolina 124 Old Dominion 124 N Mexico St 124 Georgia St 125 Akron 125 Tulsa 125 Texas St 125 Bowling Green 125 UNLV 125 Louisville 126 N Mexico St 126 Wyoming 126 WKU 126 UMass 126 San Jose St 126 Colorado St 127 S Alabama 127 Georgia Tech 127 Charlotte 127 Louisville 127 New Mexico 127 Liberty 128 UTSA 128 Ga Southern 128 S Alabama 128 N Mexico St 128 Liberty 128 UMass 129 San Jose St 129 Navy 129 C Michigan 129 Oregon St 129 Houston 129 Connecticut 130 Washington St 130 Army 130 UTSA 130 Connecticut 130 NC State 130 N Mexico St 2018 TOUGHEST OPPONENT UNITS FACED WHAT ARE THE TOUGHEST OPPONENT RANKINGS? These rankings go far beyond the NCAA s straight statistical ranking of each team. For example in 12 Notre Dame ranked #89 in the NCAA in rush defense allowing 170 ypg, but ranked #40 in our rush defense rankings because they faced the toughest schedule of rush offenses in the NCAA in 13. As you can see, the NCAA s statistical rankings can be misleading. In the upcoming weeks we ll provide examples of this year s statistical disparities. These are the current rankings for this year. Here are the teams that have took on the toughest & easiest schedules last year. RUSH PASS SCORING RUSH PASS SCORING OFFENSES OFFENSES OFFENSES DEFENSES DEFENSES DEFENSES 1 Virginia Tech 1 Iowa St 1 Iowa St 1 Penn St 1 UCLA 1 Missouri 2 Clemson 2 Oregon St 2 Texas 2 Northwestern 2 Tennessee 2 Oklahoma 3 Michigan 3 Kansas St 3 Texas Tech 3 Iowa 3 Arizona St 3 Iowa 4 Louisville 4 Texas Tech 4 Alabama 4 Michigan St 4 Oklahoma 4 Michigan St 5 Penn St 5 Texas 5 Michigan St 5 Notre Dame 5 Stanford 5 Penn St 6 Duke 6 TCU 6 Kansas St 6 NC State 6 USC 6 Arizona St 7 Missouri 7 UCLA 7 TCU 7 Maryland 7 Missouri 7 Northwestern 8 Temple 8 USC 8 LSU 8 Vanderbilt 8 West Virginia 8 LSU 9 Oklahoma 9 Alabama 9 UCLA 9 Missouri 9 Colorado 9 Iowa St 10 N Carolina 10 Wyoming 10 S Carolina 10 Mississippi 10 Utah 10 Vanderbilt 11 Air Force 11 Stanford 11 Purdue 11 UCLA 11 LSU 11 UCLA 12 Alabama 12 Utah 12 N Carolina 12 Texas A&M 12 Washington 12 Texas A&M 13 LSU 13 California 13 Florida St 13 Purdue 13 California 13 Ohio St 14 S Carolina 14 Oklahoma St 14 Penn St 14 Boise St 14 Kansas 14 Tennessee 15 Rutgers 15 Colorado 15 Oregon St 15 N Carolina 15 Oregon St 15 Mississippi St 16 Arkansas St 16 Oregon 16 Oklahoma St 16 Florida St 16 Northwestern 16 Purdue 17 Miami, Fl 17 Minnesota 17 Louisville 17 Michigan 17 Oregon 17 Notre Dame 18 Michigan St 18 Arizona 18 Rutgers 18 Arizona St 18 Washington St 18 Utah 19 Texas A&M 19 Arkansas 19 Michigan 19 LSU 19 Miami, Oh 19 West Virginia 20 Indiana 20 Washington 20 Vanderbilt 20 Louisville 20 Michigan St 20 Maryland RUSH PASS SCORING RUSH PASS SCORING OFFENSES OFFENSES OFFENSES DEFENSES DEFENSES DEFENSES 116 C Michigan 116 Duke 116 UTEP 116 UTEP 116 UAB 116 Cincinnati 117 Toledo 117 Southern Miss 117 Marshall 117 FIU 117 Texas St 117 UCF 118 Army 118 La Tech 118 Utah St 118 Arkansas St 118 San Diego St 118 Kent St 119 Marshall 119 Virginia Tech 119 North Texas 119 Cincinnati 119 Southern Miss 119 Appalachian St 120 Southern Miss 120 Utah St 120 Charlotte 120 Kent St 120 E Carolina 120 Memphis 121 UTEP 121 UAB 121 Buffalo 121 Ohio 121 ULM 121 ULM 122 Charlotte 122 Appalachian St 122 Rice 122 FAU 122 Navy 122 UAB 123 Old Dominion 123 UMass 123 Southern Miss 123 N Mexico St 123 Army 123 Ohio 124 FIU 124 Liberty 124 Appalachian St 124 Troy 124 UMass 124 UMass 125 Ga Southern 125 Buffalo 125 FIU 125 UMass 125 Liberty 125 Liberty 126 Wyoming 126 Air Force 126 La Tech 126 Liberty 126 Old Dominion 126 FIU 127 UAB 127 Arkansas St 127 N Mexico St 127 Appalachian St 127 Troy 127 Troy 128 Akron 128 Hawaii 128 Akron 128 North Texas 128 USF 128 Texas St 129 Rice 129 Texas St 129 Texas St 129 Coastal Carolina 129 Tulsa 129 Coastal Carolina 130 North Texas 130 N Mexico St 130 UAB 130 Texas St 130 Memphis 130 North Texas 3
NOTE: Power Plays - PP COLLEGE FOOTBALL NOV 14 th - NOV 20 TH The Power Plays Newsletter consists of forecasts that are made by a special rating system. You will see in the write-ups that we agree with the majority of the PP forecasts. However, there are times when we will disagree. We want to make it clear that this is the PP Newsletter and these forecasts are based purely on the power ratings. If the PP s rating is strong enough to be a 4 Play, yet we are on the other side of the game, we will clearly state that we like the other side of the game. With all that said here are this week s PP Selections. WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 14TH BUFFALO 379 157 222 31 +9 OHIO 446 230 216 39 +9 44444 PP is calling for OU to pull off the upset. A BU win would clinch a spot in the MAC Title gm. NO PLAY: OHIO 39 BUFFALO 31 MIAMI, OH 343 91 252 21-3 4444 NORTHERN ILLINOIS 346 182 164 25 +5 1 of 2 gms to choose from for our Wed Night Marquee, available after noon ET gameday. NO PLAY: NORTHERN ILLINOIS 25 MIAMI, OH 21 THURSDAY NOVEMBER 15TH TOLEDO 446 234 213 38 +5 KENT ST 394 170 225 23 +1 4 PP has a slight lean with UT, but the yds forecast suggests a closer outcome. Pass. NO PLAY: TOLEDO 38 KENT ST 23 TULANE 469 236 233 32 +4 4 HOUSTON 528 172 356 40 +2 PP is calling for TU to keep this gm closer than expected, but there s better value elsewhere. NO PLAY: HOUSTON 40 TULANE 32 FAU 417 210 208 28-7 NORTH TEXAS 438 130 309 29 +8 44 PP is leaning with the dog, however we feel NTx wins this game by close to a td. Pass. NO PLAY: NORTH TEXAS 29 FAU 28 FRIDAY NOVEMBER 16TH MEMPHIS 493 253 240 45 +1 444 SMU 432 124 308 42 +9 PP is calling for SMU to keep this game closer than expected & we agree. The Ponies are in control of their own destiny to reach the AAC Title gm & are 1 win away from bowl elig. 4H SMU 42 (+) MEMPHIS 45 BOISE ST 542 203 339 42 +5 NEW MEXICO 357 126 231 23-1 44 PP is projecting this game to finish near the opening line, making this a no play. NO PLAY: BOISE ST 42 NEW MEXICO 23 SATURDAY NOVEMBER 17TH INDIANA 208 61 147 11 +6 MICHIGAN 522 248 274 44 +7 4444 While PP leans with UM, it doesn t take into account their huge gm vs OSU on deck. NO PLAY: MICHIGAN 44 INDIANA 11 PITTSBURGH 445 288 157 37 +2 WAKE FOREST 467 208 259 27-5 44 Despite Pitt being slightly outg d in the forecast, PP is calling for the Panthers to win by DD s! We agree w/the MOV as a Pitt win clinches a spot in the AAC Title gm so they ll be focused. 2H PITTSBURGH 37 WAKE FOREST 27 IOWA 470 209 261 41 +4 ILLINOIS 366 209 157 25 0 PP is calling for this game to finish right at the opening line, making this a no play. NO PLAY: IOWA 41 ILLINOIS 25 WISCONSIN 403 229 174 24 +1 PURDUE 426 143 283 30-3 4 PP agrees with the Vegas line, as the 6 point MOV is exactly where this gm opened at. NO PLAY: PURDUE 30 WISCONSIN 24 VIRGINIA 225 111 144 24 +3 4444 GEORGIA TECH 434 362 72 33 +6 PP doesn t factor in UVA HC Mendenhall s success at defending the option. No play. NO PLAY: GEORGIA TECH 33 VIRGINIA 24 NORTHERN 341 158 184 25-1 MINNESOTA 387 145 243 23-8 44444 PP projects MN to finish +46 yds w/a HUGE ST s advantage, but the MOV is near the line. NO PLAY: NORTHERN 25 MINNESOTA 23 DUKE 246 51 195 12-1 CLEMSON 574 306 268 47 +1 No question CU is the superior tm, but Duke is 22-9 as a dog incl 5-1 as an AD. Pass. NO PLAY: CLEMSON 47 DUKE 12 PENN ST 412 237 175 34 +1 RUTGERS 298 156 142 12-13 4 PP calls for RU to keep this gm closer than expected, but RU is 1-5 ATS hosting PSU. NO PLAY: PENN ST 34 RUTGERS 12 TEXAS TECH 454 117 338 28-1 KANSAS ST 397 214 184 25-2 There s no line at presstime due to uncertainty at QB for both teams. No play. NO PLAY: TEXAS TECH 28 KANSAS ST 25 CONNECTICUT 425 200 225 29-11 44 CAROLINA 637 269 368 42-13 PP leans w/the dog, but we disagree & feel EC can take out their frustrations on Sr day. NO PLAY: CAROLINA 42 CONNECTICUT 29 USF 367 170 198 26 +3 4444 TEMPLE 513 254 260 46-1 USF QB Barnett was a surprise scratch LW & there s no line a presstime this week. NO PLAY: TEMPLE 46 USF 26 MASSACHUSETTS 273 46 227 13-4 GEORGIA 621 373 248 55 +4 44444 PP is calling for this 1st all-time mtg to finish close to the opening line. No play. NO PLAY: GEORGIA 55 MASSACHUSETTS 13 GEORGIA SOUTHERN 367 278 89 32 +21 4444 COASTAL CAROLINA 396 189 207 20 +3 Despite PP proj g CC to finish +29 yds, the MOV calls for GS by nearly 2 td s, which we feel is more likely. Factor in ST s & GS ply g w/revenge & you get a H rated selection! 3H GEORGIA SOUTHERN 32 COASTAL CAROLINA 20 MISSOURI 445 188 257 33-3 4 TENNESSEE 411 121 290 25 +2 The yds forecast suggests a 2 pt MOV & we lean with TN, making this a no play. NO PLAY: MISSOURI 33 TENNESSEE 25 MIDDLE TENN 277 106 172 14 +5 KENTUCKY 427 204 224 27 0 PP doesn t factor in the situation that MT has a crucial CUSA contest on deck. No play. NO PLAY: KENTUCKY 27 MIDDLE TENNESSEE 14 OHIO ST 447 187 260 37 +6 MARYLAND 383 210 173 23 +6 While OSU has UM on deck, they still need to gain more confidence & will show up here. NO PLAY: OHIO STATE 37 MARYLAND 23 NC STATE 485 228 258 43 0 LOUISVILLE 451 95 357 26-12 44 The yds forecast suggests a closer outcome & tms usually play tough after a HC firing. NO PLAY: NC STATE 43 LOUISVILLE 26 CINCINNATI 440 223 217 24-3 44 UCF 446 188 258 28 +14 PP is calling for Cincy to keep this game closer than expected with the yards nearly even. We agree as College Gameday is here & UCF is ply g with unbeaten pressure. 2H CINCINNATI 24 (+) UCF 28 LIBERTY 326 102 224 16 +3 AUBURN 570 238 332 44 +3 444444 PP has this game finishing right at the opening line, making this a no play. NO PLAY: AUBURN 44 LIBERTY 16 FIU 262 77 185 24 +7 444444 CHARLOTTE 337 193 144 20 +3 While PP calls for this gm to finish near the opening line the yds forecast favors UC. NO PLAY: FIU 24 CHARLOTTE 20 NEW MEXICO ST 248 49 200 16-7 BYU 529 258 272 48 0 4 BYU is off an east coast trip w/utah on deck & NMSt is fresh off a bye. No play. NO PLAY: BYU 48 NEW MEXICO ST 16 AIR FORCE 326 242 85 21-2 WYOMING 333 176 158 17 +3 PP is calling for AF to pull off the outright upset, but we disagree as WY is 5-1 as a HF. NO PLAY: AIR FORCE 21 WYOMING 17 UTAH 424 206 218 29-1 4444 COLORADO 367 91 276 20 +4 Utah is ply g w/bkps at QB & RB. CU needs 1 win to become bowl elig. No play. NO PLAY: UTAH 29 COLORADO 20
UTAH ST 556 258 298 57 +12 444444 COLORADO ST 420 96 324 22-7 It s tough to disagree with PP as UTSt is winning their MW gms by an avg of 28 ppg. The Aggies have BSU on deck, but are 6-1-1 as DD conf chalk, while CSU is 4-9 ATS vs MW foes. 4.5H UTAH ST 57 COLORADO ST 22 SYRACUSE 392 150 242 31 +13 444 NOTRE DAME 442 222 220 34 +1 This gm is being ply d at Yankee Stadium in NYC. ND QB Book is expected to return, but the Irish are just 1-6-1 as chalk of 7+ pts, while Syr is 9-2 as a dog. PP calls for a close finish. 4H SYRACUSE 31 (+) NOTRE DAME 34 GEORGIA ST 256 111 146 12-5 APPALACHIAN ST 509 295 215 42 0 44 There s no line at presstime due to GSt QB Ellington being a? for this game. No play. NO PLAY: APPALACHIAN ST 42 GEORGIA ST 12 UTSA 128 25 103 3 +3 MARSHALL 435 176 259 37-1 UTSA seems to have gone in the tank, losing their L/2 games by a combined 97-10! UTSA has the nation s worst OFF (146 ypg less than foes allow) and MU s Def is solid. Lay it and play it! 4.5H MARSHALL 37 UTSA 3 STANFORD 330 93 237 18 0 4 CALIFORNIA 417 168 249 20-5 PP calls for Cal to win by 2 pts with a solid +83 yds edge. The Bears have lost 8 straight in this series by 20 ppg, but SU hasn t been their usual selves. We agree with a slight lean on Cal. 3H CALIFORNIA 20 STANFORD 18 ARIZONA ST 437 204 234 31 +4 44 OREGON 471 161 311 31 +3 UO is out for revenge but PP can t pick a winner here. UO does have the yards edge. NO PLAY: OREGON 31 ARIZONA ST 31 ARIZONA 372 182 190 27 +2 WASHINGTON ST 489 75 414 38 +2 44 PP calls for WSU to win by DD s but close to the opening line. WSU is ply g with playoff pressure. NO PLAY: WASHINGTON ST 38 ARIZONA 27 NEVADA 523 204 319 40-4 44 SAN JOSE ST 367 73 294 24-1 NV is bowl elig after LW s win. Their projected MOV here is right at the opening line. We ll pass. NO PLAY: NEVADA 40 SAN JOSE ST 24 TCU 334 113 221 23-10 44 BAYLOR 446 161 285 25-5 TCU has lost their L/3 road gms. BU is proj d to win by just 2 pts but w/a +112 yd edge. NO PLAY: BAYLOR 25 TCU 23 TULSA 292 201 92 16-3 444 NAVY 445 371 75 30 +6 PP calls for Navy to win by 2 td s w/a +153 yd edge. Navy has struggled to defend the run so we think Tulsa keeps it closer. Navy has also won just 3 of their 17 reg ssn games SU! NO PLAY: NAVY 30 TULSA 16 UAB 254 79 175 17 +1 TEXAS A&M 421 170 251 28-9 44 PP calls for A&M to win by 11 w/a +167 yd edge. No line at presstime due to QB Erdely s inj (CS). NO PLAY: TEXAS A&M 28 UAB 17 ARKANSAS 170 70 100 9-7 MISSISSIPPI ST 457 247 210 34 +3 444 PP calls for MSU to dominate w/a 457-170 yd edge. We feel Ark keeps this game closer. NO PLAY: MISSISSIPPI ST 34 ARKANSAS 9 VIRGINIA 490 174 317 42 +3 OKLAHOMA ST 525 176 350 37-4 WV is proj d to get a 5 pt win here which is at the opening line. OKSt has the yards edge. NO PLAY: VIRGINIA 42 OKLAHOMA ST 37 LOUISIANA TECH 275 67 208 18 +2 SOUTHERN MISS 396 136 260 25-4 4444 SM only allows 278 ypg in CUSA play and has the ST edge! PP projects SM to pull their 4th straight outright upset in this series by a td, and gives the Golden Eagles a +121 yd edge. 4.5H SOUTHERN MISS 25 LOUISIANA TECH 18 BOWLING GREEN 275 158 219 25-5 AKRON 359 188 171 32-8 444 PP calls for Akron to win by a td. There is no line at presstime due to QB Nelson s inj (CS). NO PLAY: AKRON 32 BOWLING GREEN 25 RICE 173 38 135 0-8 LSU 500 236 264 44 +13 PP calls for LSU to win by 44 pts which is exactly where the opening line landed. No play. NO PLAY: LSU 44 RICE 0 MISSISSIPPI 541 225 316 31 +5 VANDERBILT 541 246 295 41 +6 4 Vandy has been impressive their L/4, and must win out to get bowl elig. UM has lost 3 straight and their Def has struggled. We like the Dores as well but the yards forecast is a concern. 4H VANDERBILT 41 MISSISSIPPI 31 BOSTON COLLEGE 330 172 158 30 +10 FLORIDA ST 383 103 280 21-8 4 BC QB Brown is a? (CS) so there s no line. We are surprised by the yards projection here. NO PLAY: BOSTON COLLEGE 30 FLORIDA ST 21 KANSAS 342 96 246 26 +13 OKLAHOMA 677 292 385 50 0 4 OK has the firepower to name the score but PP leans with KU who is ply g inspired for HC Beatty. NO PLAY: OKLAHOMA 50 KANSAS 26 OREGON ST 267 86 181 9-4 WASHINGTON 540 303 237 42-1 4 UW is proj d to win by 33 pts with a +273 yd edge. The MOV falls too close to the opening line. NO PLAY: WASHINGTON 42 OREGON ST 9 ULM 386 165 221 25-8 ARKANSAS ST 504 178 326 38 +2 4 Ark St is 8-0 SU/ATS in this series and PP calls for more of the same with the Red Wolves winning by 13 pts with a +118 yd edge. We completely agree and will play the chalk here. 3H ARKANSAS ST 38 ULM 25 TEXAS ST 222 50 172 10 +1 TROY 453 192 261 33 +4 44444 PP calls for Troy to win by 23 but they ve got App St on deck. MOV is right at the line. NO PLAY: TROY 33 TEXAS ST 10 SOUTH ALABAMA 313 129 184 19-4 444 LOUISIANA 525 259 266 41-5 PP calls for UL to win by over 3 td s. There is no line at presstime due to QB Orth s inj (CS). NO PLAY: LOUISIANA 41 SOUTH ALABAMA 19 MIAMI, FL 403 211 193 26 +1 VIRGINIA TECH 354 130 225 21 +4 44 VT s defense is in shambles but Miami has lost 4 straight. How do you back either team? NO PLAY: MIAMI, FL 26 VIRGINIA TECH 21 UTEP 324 140 184 22-8 4 WKU 424 152 272 26-2 PP calls for WKU to hold a +100 yd edge but UTEP to keep it closer than expected. NO PLAY: WKU 26 UTEP 22 MICHIGAN ST 370 168 202 25 +1 44 NEBRASKA 379 141 238 22-1 NU is improving every week but PP calls for MSU to win by a fg. We like the dog outright. NO PLAY: MICHIGAN ST 25 NEBRASKA 22 IOWA ST 331 105 226 25 +4 TEXAS 410 136 274 26 +7 44 PP calls for TX to pull out a 1 pt win but does have a +79 yds edge. We feel it ends at the line. NO PLAY: TEXAS 26 IOWA ST 25 USC 369 182 187 28-8 4 UCLA 390 144 246 27 +1 USC still needs a win to get bowl elig but PP calls for UCLA to stay within the line. We ll pass. NO PLAY: USC 28 UCLA 27 SAN DIEGO ST 223 120 103 3-5 44 FRESNO ST 361 100 261 27 +14 Fresno St comes in angry off their loss to Boise LW. PP calls for the Bulldogs to dominate with a 24 pt win. We agree as SDSt has struggled on OFF vs upper-echelon MW defenses. 4.5H FRESNO ST 27 SAN DIEGO ST 3 UNLV 489 276 213 38-3 HAWAII 467 140 327 35-5 44 UNLV didn t get QB Rodgers back LW but still beat SDSt. No line at presstime. NO PLAY: UNLV 38 HAWAII 35 TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 20th NORTHERN ILLINOIS 349 221 129 34 +5 ERN MICHIGAN 394 129 266 19-2 PP calls for NIU to win by more than 2 td s, but WM has the yards edge? Surprising! NO PLAY: NORTHERN ILLINOIS 34 ERN MICHIGAN 19 BALL ST 338 104 234 16-2 MIAMI, OH 498 231 267 44 +3 4444 Miami is proj d to win by 4 td s. Call 1-800-654-3448 for our Tues Night Marquee. NO PLAY: MIAMI, OH 44 BALL ST 16
PRO FOOTBALL NOVEMBER 15 th - NOVEMBER 19 TH NOTE: Power Plays - PP Power Plays is based upon statistical numbers and rankings that are used to develop the projections you see here. As with all types statistical information the more numbers that one inputs ordinarily the stronger the accuracy of the results. Therefore, one would expect the projections to be more reliable after a number of weeks worth of stats are input. The numbers in parenthesis are a comparison of the teams rankings (Visitor, visitors offense ranking vs home defense ranking, Home home offensive ranking vs visitor defensive ranking) over each teams last 4 games. THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 15TH GREEN BAY 378 121 257 23 0 #25 SEATTLE 356 166 190 26 +8 #14 (GB #6 vs SEA #12, SEA #9 vs GB #28) - Tough spot for the Packers in this one as they head to the Pacific NW on short rest to take on the Seahawks. While both teams gave us LP winners a week ago (3.5H Top Play on GB, 3H on SEA), the forecast is too close to the opening line to make a call prior to Thursday. Grab this Thursday Night Marquee Winner at Noon EST gameday. NO PLAY: SEATTLE 26 GREEN BAY 23 SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 18TH CAROLINA 383 156 227 28 +6 #19 DETROIT 328 84 244 27-6 #21 (CAR #18 vs DET #20, DET #20 vs CAR #21) - The Panthers suffered their 2nd worst defeat in franchise history LW in PIT against the Steelers. The Lions meanwhile have dropped 3 in a row SU and ATS and have their Thanksgiving Day matchup on deck. While PP calls for just a 1 pt win by CAR, we like the visitor here as DET is just 4-11-1 ATS as a HD. NO PLAY: CAROLINA 28 DETROIT 27 DALLAS 379 147 232 22-3 #26 ATLANTA 389 87 302 25 +2 #17 (DAL #17 vs ATL #30, ATL #4 vs DAL #7) - While PP is calling for the Falcons to claim just a 3 pt win this week against the Cowboys, we get some solid line value here with DAL off of a SU win as a 7 pt dog and ATL losing at CLE as 5 pt chalk. If ATL is to get back into the NFC playoff picture, they ll need to go all out in this one. No Play. NO PLAY: ATLANTA 25 DALLAS 22 CINCINNATI 265 92 173 17 +2 #22 BALTIMORE 426 138 288 28-4 #6 (CIN #30 vs BAL #6, BAL #23 vs CIN #32) - CIN became the 1st tm in the Super Bowl era to allow 500+ yds in 3 consec games. They now head to BAL with an interim DC (Austin fired on Mon) to take on a Ravens squad that could be missing starting QB Flacco after a bye week injury. With rookie QB Jackson getting some reps on occasion TY for BAL and a huge forecast in favor of the home team (28-17 win, 426-265 yd edge), we ll call for the Ravens to earn the ssn split against their DIV rival. 2H BALTIMORE 28 CINCINNATI 17 PHILADELPHIA 385 79 306 21-6 #5 NEW ORLEANS 418 125 293 33 +2 #8 (PHI #10 vs NO #26, NO #7 vs PHI #24) - The Saints are on an outstanding ATS run (7-0) following LW s easy 51-14 victory over the Bengals. The Eagles meanwhile are sitting at 4-5 following LW s home loss to DAL. With PP calling for a 12 pt win, we see no reason not to back the Saints yet again. 3.5H NEW ORLEANS 33 PHILADELPHIA 21 TENNESSEE 371 133 238 25-1 #3 INDIANAPOLIS 351 93 258 23 +3 #2 (TEN #26 vs IND #22, IND #5 vs TEN #8) - The Titans continue to dominate as a dog this year following their 5th outright upset of the ssn LW against the Patriots. The Colts meanwhile have also strung together a handful of solid wins to become relevant in the AFC South. With TEN forecasted for a 2 pt win and once again listed as a dog, they get the call as our Top Weekly 4H selection. 4H TENNESSEE 25 INDIANAPOLIS 23 HOUSTON 356 105 251 20 +6 #13 WASHINGTON 301 93 208 19 +11 #24 (HOU #29 vs WAS #29, WAS #22 vs HOU #5) - The Redskins somehow picked up a road victory LW in TB despite a 501-286 yd disadvantage (+4 TO s). They now return home to take on a red-hot Texans squad who has won 6 straight overall (4-2 ATS). While we do like the Texans to potentially run away with this matchup, the forecast (20-19 win) won t allow us to make this a selection. NO PLAY: HOUSTON 20 WASHINGTON 19 TAMPA BAY 391 85 306 20-19 #31 NY GIANTS 363 96 267 26-4 #15 (TB #1 vs NYG #23, NYG #8 vs TB #15) - TB suffered a disappointing home loss LW to the Redskins in a game that they were held to just 3 points despite 500+ yds of offense (-4 TO s). They now head up North to take on a Giants squad that s on short rest following a trip to the West Coast to take on the 49ers on MNF. While our forecast calls for the Giants to earn the win, the yardage favor TB. No Play. NO PLAY: NY GIANTS 26 TAMPA BAY 20 DENVER 354 117 237 18 0 #23 LA CHARGERS 356 118 238 25 +6 #30 (DEN #16 vs LAC #14, LAC #11 vs DEN #9) - The Chargers return home sitting at 7-2 on the season following an easy win LW in OAK. The Broncos meanwhile head to LA on just a 3-12-1 ATS run against AFC West foes incl a 21-0 loss here a year ago. While the forecasted 7 pt win for the Chargers is right at the opening line, we like the home team here. NO PLAY: LA CHARGERS 25 DENVER 18 OAKLAND 309 117 192 17-6 #20 ARIZONA 312 111 201 25-7 #7 (OAK #25 vs ARZ #11, ARZ #32 vs OAK #16) - The OAK offense has been M.I.A. in 3 of their past 4 games as they ve been held without a TD against SEA, SF and LAC. While the Cardinals own just 2 wins in 18, they did play relatively well LW in Arrowhead against the Chiefs. With an 8 pt forecasted win by ARZ and OAK s 2-11-2 ATS run vs the NFC, the Cardinals get the call in this one. 3H ARIZONA 25 OAKLAND 17 NFL GOM SUNDAY!! @ NCSPORTS.com for $75 (Sunday @11am ET) NYJ & SF PITTSBURGH 373 108 265 28-1 #11 JACKSONVILLE 322 89 233 20-11 #18 (PIT #2 vs JAX #18, JAX #28 vs PIT #2) - A pair of teams heading in the opposite directions meet here as the Steelers (5-0 SU & ATS run) take on a Jags squad who s lost 5 in a row (SU & ATS) by 14 ppg. With an 8 pt forecasted win and seeking revenge from a pair of losses LY (incl playoffs), we ll go ahead and ride with the Steelers in this one. 1H PITTSBURGH 28 JACKSONVILLE 20 MINNESOTA 326 83 243 20 +1 #12 CHICAGO 284 76 208 24 +13 #28 (MIN #15 vs CHI #4, CHI #14 vs MIN #1) - This game was flexed into SNF and deservedly so as the NFC North-leading Bears head into action a half game ahead of the Vikings. While the Bears (B2B 4H Newsletter Winners) are on a 4-0 ATS run as a HF, the yards (MIN 326-284) have us passing here. Grab this Sunday Night Marquee Winner at 11am EST gameday. NO PLAY: CHICAGO 24 MINNESOTA 20 MONDAY, NOVEMBER 19TH KANSAS CITY 409 132 277 31 +7 #1 LA RAMS 487 162 325 32 +8 #27 (KC #3 vs LAR #13, LAR #13 vs KC #10) - Mexico City. After weeks of mediocre MNF matchups it appears that ESPN has struck gold with a matchup between a pair of 9-1 squads in the Chiefs and Rams. While the Rams are forecasted for a 1 pt victory, the opening line of -2 is too close for us to make a call this early in the week. NO PLAY: LA RAMS 32 KANSAS CITY 31 Monday Night Magic releases are available on gameday for a Money Back PLUS Guarantee! Simply get the MNM Play through our office for $30 after noon EST on Monday and if the release fails to win, you will be credited back $40 on your Winning is easy - and Guaranteed on Monday Night! 6 ATS WINS Buffalo 5 Clemson 5 Pittsburgh 5 Alabama 4 California 4 Nevada 4 Arizona 3 Georgia 3 Georgia Tech 3 Middle Tennessee 3 Northern Illinois 3 Rutgers 3 Syracuse 3 Utah St 3 Vanderbilt 3 West Virginia 3 Wyoming 3 NFL STREAKERS ATS WINS New Orleans 7 Pittsburgh 5 Chicago 3 Houston 3 Tennessee 3 ATS LOSSES Oakland 5 Cincinnati 4 NY Jets 4 Baltimore 3 Detroit 3 LA Rams 3 2018 NFL POWER RATINGS TEAM 2018 1. LA RAMS 107.1 2. KANSAS CITY 107.0 3. NEW ORLEANS 106.9 4. NEW ENGLAND 106.2 5. PITTSBURGH 105.4 6. MINNESOTA 105.2 7. LA CHARGERS 103.1 8. CAROLINA 102.8 9. PHILADELPHIA 101.2 10. CHICAGO 100.8 11. HOUSTON 100.6 12. ATLANTA 100.3 13. WASHINGTON 100.2 14. BALTIMORE 99.6 15. GREEN BAY 99.5 16. CINCINNATI 99.4 BYES: BUF, CLE, MIA, NE, 18 NFL Top Late Phone Play 10-0 100%!!! avg cover 9.2 ppg 3 H UNDER 42 Jacksonville (20) NY Giants (15) WIN 3 H UNDER 42 NY Giants (13) Dallas (20) WIN 3 H UNDER 41 Dallas (13) Seattle (24) WIN 4 H Sep NFL GOM New England (-6 ) 38 Miami 7 WIN 3 H Pittsburgh (-3) 41 Atlanta 17 WIN 3 H Atlanta (-3) 34 Tampa Bay 29 WIN 3 H UNDER 41.5 Dallas (17) Washington (20) WIN 4 H Oct NFL GOM Washington (-1) 20 NY Giants 13 WIN 3 H Houston (+1 ) 19 Denver 17 WIN 3 H Green Bay (-10) 31 Miami 12 WIN ATS LOSSES TCU 7 Louisville 5 Miami, FL 5 Virginia Tech 5 Washington 5 Hawaii 4 Mississippi 4 New Mexico St 4 San Diego St 4 Ball St 3 Colorado 3 Colorado St 3 Florida 3 Florida St 3 Purdue 3 South Alabama 3 Wisconsin 3 OVERS Indiana 5 FIU 4 Houston 4 Georgia Southern 4 Illinois 4 North Carolina 4 Texas Tech 4 Arizona 3 Florida St 3 Liberty 3 Louisville 3 Memphis 3 New Mexico 3 Notre Dame 3 Oregon 3 Stanford 3 Texas 3 OVERS (Cont) Utah St 3 West Virginia 3 UNDERS Mississippi St 7 California 6 Boston College 5 Central Michigan 5 Michigan St 5 Miami, FL 4 Tulane 4 Bowling Green 3 BYU 3 Louisiana Tech 3 LSU 3 Missouri 3 Tennessee 3 Wisconsin 3 OVERS Carolina 3 UNDERS Green Bay 3 LA Chargers 3 New England 3 San Francisco 3 TEAM 2018 17. TENNESSEE 99.3 18. DALLAS 99.0 19. JACKSONVILLE 98.6 20. SEATTLE 98.4 21. DETROIT 98.3 22. INDIANAPOLIS 98.2 23. DENVER 98.2 24. MIAMI 97.6 25. TAMPA BAY 97.2 26. CLEVELAND 96.9 27. SAN FRANCISCO 95.4 28. ARIZONA 94.9 29. BUFFALO 94.6 30. NY JETS 94.5 31. OAKLAND 94.4 32. NY GIANTS 94.3