10 Best Games WeeK Ten

10. Air Force 2-5 @ Army 6-2:

• The second leg of the C & C Trophy
• Air Force has beaten Navy, 35-7
• Last year, Army ended a 4 year losing streak to AF, 21-0
• TV: 11:00 CBSSN Favorite: Army -7
• SCFP Says: Army wins 5 to 3 by the numbers

9.  Iowa 6-2 / 3-2 @ Purdue 4-4 / 3-2:

• Iowa has won 6 of the last 8 meetings
• Last year the Boilers ended their 4 game losing streak, 24-15
• An Iowa win sets up a showdown with NW in Iowa City for the West Division Championship
• TV: 2:30 ESPN 2 Favorite: Purdue -1.5
• SCFP Says: Iowa wins 7 to 1 by the numbers

8. Washington State 7-1 / 4-1 @ California 5-3 / 2-3:

• Cal just beat Washington, 12-10 last Saturday
• If Cal wins this game, the P-12 is out of the CFP
• The Golden Bears have won 11 of the 13 games in the series
• TV: 9:45 ESPN Favorite: WSU -11.5
• SCFP Says: WSU wins 5 to 3 by the numbers

7. Michigan State 5-3 / 3-2 @ Maryland 5-3 / 3-2:

• The Home team has won 3 of the 4 games played as B-10 opponents
• The Spartans lead the series 3 to 1
• The winning team becomes bowl eligible
• TV: 11:00 ESPN 2 Favorite: MSU -3
• SCFP Says: Maryland wins 7 to 1 by the numbers

6. Notre Dame 8-0 @ Northwestern 5-3:

• This is their 49th meeting, but have played only once since 1995
• ND leads the series, 37-9-2, the Irish had won 14 straight, but have lost the last 2 games
• NW leads the West Division of the B-10 with a 5-1 record
• TV: 6:15 ESPN Favorite: ND -7
• SCFP Says: It’s the Irish, 7 to 1 by the numbers

5. Oklahoma 7-1 @ Texas Tech 5-3:

• Last time in Lubbuck, the teams set an NCAA record with 1,708 yards of combined offense, OU won, 66-59
• Ruffin McNeill, the new DC @ OU has a huge task this week, facing the high octane Red Raiders’ offense
• Tech has lost 7 of the last 8 games, including 6 in a row
• TV: 7:00 ABC Favorite: OU -10.5
• SCFP Says: T-Tech wins 5 to 3 by the numbers

4. West Virginia 7-1 / 4-1 @ Texas 6-2 / 4-1:

• The Horns have won 3 of the last 5 games
• A win here will put Texas in the driver’s seat to reach the B-12 championship game, as they would have the tie-breaker with both OU & WV
• Last time in Austin (2016), the Mountaineers won, 24-20
• TV: 2:30 FOX Favorite: Texas -2.5
• SCFP Says: It’s WV 6 to 3

3. Penn State 6-2 / 3-2 @ Michigan 7-1 / 5-0:

• The Lions broke the Wolverines 3 game win streak last year, 42-13
• PSU can knock the Wolves out of the CFP with a win in the ‘Big House’
• If NW beats ND & a Michigan win … will go along way to getting MU to the CFP, as Michigan has beaten NW, 20-17, @ Ryan Field!
• TV: 2:45 ESPN Favorite: Michigan -10
• SCFP Says: Michigan by the numbers, 6 to 3

2. Georgia 7-1 /5-1 @ Kentucky 7-1 / 51:

• Georgia has won 8 straight in the series
• The Wildcats last beat the Dawgs in 2006, 24-20
• The winner of this game wins the East Division
• TV: 2:30 CBS Favorite: Georgia -10
• SCFP Says: Georgia wins the Stat game, 5 to 3

1. Alabama 8-0 / 5-0 @ LSU 7-1 / 4-1:

• Bama has won 7 in a row in this series
• If LSU wins, it is likely the SEC will get 2 teams into the CFP
• Bama has beaten only one ranked team, Texas A&M, 45-23, while LSU has beaten 6 teams with winning records (Miami, Auburn, Georgia, La Tech, Ole Miss, Mississippi State)
• TV: 7:00 CBS Favorite: Bama -14
• SCFP Says: It’s the Tide 6 to 2