On the heels of the first college football playoff rankings on Tuesday, teams will look to make a statement this weekend as we reach put-up or shut-up time for college football’s contenders.
The committee released their first College Football Playoff rankings on Tuesday, with a litany of surprises. Some teams will be playing with a chip on their shoulder this weekend as a result as they look to prove the committee foolish for doubting them.
The flip of the calendar to November brings boatloads of exciting and important matchups across college football as contenders look to assert their dominance and separate themselves from the pack as we enter the final month of the college football season.
It’s a depressing thought that we are entering the final month as it feels like the season just started. College football is like a shooting star every fall, briefly flaring up and enriching our lives before burning out ever too quickly.
The season always flies by too quickly leaving us junkies in anguish as we await the next star to fly across the sky. It seems especially unfair since baseball just ended a few days ago and I’m pretty sure pitchers and catchers report in a week.
Alas, with the depressing reality of a season too far gone, we get the excitement of the November stretch run where every game is do-or-die. It’s tough to recover from a loss this late in the season without some fortuitous bounces across the land.
The opening weekend of November offers up a bevy of juicy matchups with several top contenders facing off and a couple of conference championship game spots being on the line.
Which teams will make big statements this weekend, and which teams will fall on their face? Let’s dive in to this week’s predictions for the marquee matchups.
All point spreads are courtesy of oddsshark.com as of Tuesday evening.
Last week: 6-4 overall; 6-4 ATS (Season: 22-8 overall; 16-14 ATS)