College football rivalry week model projections: Predicted point differentials, totals for every game

27 November 2024Last Update :
College football rivalry week model projections: Predicted point differentials, totals for every game

It’s the final week of college football’s regular season, which means rivalries are taking place all over the sport. We have projections for every game taking place this weekend.

My model likes Texas by 4.5 points at Texas A&M, Ohio State by 22 points against Michigan, Notre Dame by 6.5 points at USC, Clemson by 5.5 points against South Carolina and Tennessee by nine points at Vanderbilt among some of the more noteworthy rivalry games.

There’s also one game where my model has a different favorite than the sportsbooks. My model has Baylor by 2.5 points against Kansas even though the Jayhawks are favored by 1.5 points. Kansas is a trendy team after beating Iowa State, BYU and Colorado, but my model hasn’t gotten all the way on board with Kansas yet.

For context on these numbers, the model takes in past performance, returning talent and recruiting rankings. We then compare the model’s projections to the BetMGM lines for extra context.

For more on Week 14 of the college football season, check out my updated CFP projections and my best bets for the week.

Below are the projected margins of victory and totals for every FBS vs. FBS game this week.

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College football Week 14 score projections

XMOV is the model’s projected margin of victory for the game with the BetMGM spread as of publish time listed to the right of it. As with betting, favorites are listed with a minus before the predicted spread (i.e. -6.5 or -10), while underdogs are not (8 or 13.5). XTOTAL is the projected combined point total with the BetMGM total (over/under) listed as of publish time to the right of that number.

Team xMOV BETMGM Line xTOTAL BETMGM TOTAL
Memphis
54
55.5
Tulane
-13
-14
Miami (OH)
43.5
39.5
Bowling Green
-6
-2.5
Ball State
53
52.5
Ohio
-12.5
-16.5
Minnesota
41.5
41.5
Wisconsin
-1.5
-2.5
Oklahoma St.
62
65.5
Colorado
-14
-16.5
Oregon St.
59
56.5
Boise State
-23
-19.5
Navy
55.5
55.5
East Carolina
-2.5
-2.5
Liberty
52
47.5
Sam Houston
0
3
Miss. State
62
61.5
Ole Miss
-25.5
-26.5
Texas State
58.5
61.5
South Alabama
5
1
Utah State
60.5
58.5
Colorado St.
-7
-6
Stanford
53.5
55.5
San José St.
-4.5
-3
Georgia Tech
58.5
53.5
Georgia
-19
-19.5
Nebraska
45.5
39.5
Iowa
-6.5
-4
Utah
45.5
47.5
UCF
-13
-9.5
Michigan
40
43.5
Ohio State
-22
-21
Tennessee
49.5
48.5
Vanderbilt
9
11
So. Carolina
47.5
49.5
Clemson
-5.5
-2.5
UTSA
58
54.5
Army
-10
-7
Illinois
44
43.5
Northwestern
7
7.5
Louisville
51.5
49.5
Kentucky
5.5
3.5
Duke
55.5
53.5
Wake Forest
3
4.5
Kansas
64
61.5
Baylor
-2.5
1.5
West Virginia
65
64.5
Texas Tech
-3
-3
UConn
49.5
49.5
UMass
8
10.5
North Texas
63.5
64.5
Temple
10
11
Louisiana
53.5
48.5
La. Monroe
9
9.5
E. Michigan
60.5
56.5
W. Michigan
-7.5
-7
Middle Tenn.
54
52.5
FIU
-10.5
-9
Coastal Caro.
52
55.5
Georgia State
1
-1
Southern Miss
51.5
48.5
Troy
-19.5
-17.5
South Florida
53.5
53.5
Rice
5.5
5
Pitt
52
49.5
Boston Coll.
-3
-4.5
Old Dominion
55.5
58.5
Arkansas St.
3
4
Maryland
52.5
50.5
Penn State
-24
-24.5
Auburn
51
52.5
Alabama
-15
-11.5
Notre Dame
53
51.5
USC
6.5
7.5
Arkansas
58
54.5
Missouri
-1
-3.5
Miami
69.5
67.5
Syracuse
10.5
10.5
Cal
54.5
56.5
SMU
-10
-13.5
Arizona State
52.5
53.5
Arizona
7
9
Rutgers
45.5
47.5
Michigan St.
-2.5
-2
Fresno State
48
46.5
UCLA
-7.5
-8.5
NC State
51.5
55.5
No. Carolina
-1.5
-3.5
UAB
59
60.5
Charlotte
-3
-2.5
FAU
58.5
56.5
Tulsa
3
1.5
C. Michigan
42
44.5
No. Illinois
-14
-12.5
J’ville State
63
60.5
W. Kentucky
0.5
-1.5
Kennesaw St.
40
42.5
La. Tech
-13.5
-12.5
UTEP
51
51.5
New Mexico St.
-1
-3
TCU
62.5
58.5
Cincinnati
2
3.5
App. State
62.5
62.5
Georgia So.
-1.5
-2.5
Wyoming
52.5
58.5
Wash. State
-21
-17
Purdue
53.5
56.5
Indiana
-25
-28.5
Oklahoma
44
46.5
LSU
-8
-6
Florida
45.5
45.5
Florida State
13
14.5
Washington
57.5
50.5
Oregon
-20.5
-18.5
Texas
50.5
49.5
Texas A&M
4.5
5.5
Kansas State
49
51.5
Iowa State
-0.5
-2.5
Nevada
55.5
55.5
UNLV
-20
-17.5
Virginia
48
48.5
Virginia Tech
-8
-7.5
Marshall
52
52.5
James Madison
-3.5
-3.5
Houston
42.5
41.5
BYU
-10
-12.5
Air Force
44
43.5
San Diego St.
3
3.5
New Mexico
63.5
61.5
Hawai’i
1.5
2.5

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