College football picks · Week 9

Week 9: we went 45‑11.

Our pick for every College football Week 9 game, graded against the final score.

Game
Our score
Result
Delaware at Western Kentucky
Delaware · WKU −2.5 · Tue 7:00 PM · Delaware 35, Western Kentucky 21 · we had it
DEL 30–27
Won
Sam Houston at Missouri State
Missouri State · MOST −5.5 · Tue 8:00 PM · Sam Houston 3, Missouri State 24 · we had it
MOST 26–24
Won
Kennesaw State at Middle Tennessee
Middle Tennessee · KENN −1.5 · Wed 7:00 PM · Kennesaw State 44, Middle Tennessee 28 · we missed
MTSU 27–24
Lost
Jacksonville State at New Mexico State
Jacksonville State · JXST −3 · Wed 8:00 PM · Jacksonville State 24, New Mexico State 0 · we had it
JXST 26–23
Won
Troy at James Madison
James Madison · JMU −17.5 · Thu 7:30 PM · Troy 24, James Madison 21 · we missed
JMU 35–15
Lost
Florida Atlantic at North Texas
North Texas · UNT −14.5 · Thu 7:30 PM · Florida Atlantic 41, North Texas 48 · we had it
UNT 44–32
Won
Tulane at Charlotte
Tulane · TULN −7.5 · Fri 7:00 PM · Tulane 38, Charlotte 31 · we had it
TULN 28–19
Won
Baylor at UCF
Baylor · BAY −2.5 · Fri 7:30 PM · Baylor 41, UCF 9 · we had it
BAY 25–24
Won
Kent State at Sacramento State
Kent State · KENT −7.5 · Fri 10:30 PM · Kent State 10, Sacramento State 31 · we missed
KENT 25–21
Lost
Arizona at Texas Tech
Texas Tech · TTU −3.5 · Sat 12:00 PM · Arizona 26, Texas Tech 34 · we had it
TTU 28–26
Won
Wisconsin at Iowa
Iowa · IOWA −2.5 · Sat 12:00 PM · Wisconsin 0, Iowa 30 · we had it
IOWA 20–17
Won
California at NC State
NC State · NCSU −9.5 · Sat 12:00 PM · California 10, NC State 31 · we had it
NCSU 33–23
Won
Illinois at Maryland
Illinois · ILL −2.5 · Sat 12:00 PM · Illinois 20, Maryland 17 · we had it
ILL 29–25
Won
SMU at Syracuse
SMU · SMU −8.5 · Sat 12:00 PM · SMU 27, Syracuse 30 · we missed
SMU 34–25
Lost
Boston College at Duke
Duke · DUKE −7 · Sat 12:00 PM · Boston College 2, Duke 47 · we had it
DUKE 29–20
Won
Bowling Green at Western Michigan
Western Michigan · WMU −14 · Sat 12:00 PM · Bowling Green 10, Western Michigan 23 · we had it
WMU 29–15
Won
UAB at South Florida
South Florida · USF −7.5 · Sat 12:00 PM · UAB 10, South Florida 30 · we had it
USF 25–16
Won
Notre Dame at Navy
Notre Dame · ND −30.5 · Sat 12:00 PM · Notre Dame 35, Navy 13 · we had it
ND 42–15
Won
Michigan at Rutgers
Michigan · MICH −16.5 · Sat 12:30 PM · Michigan 28, Rutgers 21 · we had it
MICH 30–16
Won
Auburn at Ole Miss
Ole Miss · MISS −10.5 · Sat 12:45 PM · Auburn 15, Ole Miss 45 · we had it
MISS 34–23
Won
Marshall at Old Dominion
Marshall · MRSH −3 · Sat 1:00 PM · Marshall 36, Old Dominion 23 · we had it
MRSH 24–22
Won
Kansas State at Colorado
Colorado · COLO −3 · Sat 2:00 PM · Kansas State 24, Colorado 27 · we had it
COLO 24–23
Won
Coastal Carolina at Georgia State
Georgia State · GAST −3.5 · Sat 2:00 PM · Coastal Carolina 31, Georgia State 20 · we missed
GAST 31–25
Lost
Louisiana Tech at South Alabama
Louisiana Tech · LT −6 · Sat 3:00 PM · Louisiana Tech 35, South Alabama 20 · we had it
LT 32–27
Won
UConn at Air Force
Air Force · AF −2.5 · Sat 3:00 PM · UConn 26, Air Force 35 · we had it
AF 27–26
Won
Temple at East Carolina
East Carolina · ECU −4 · Sat 3:00 PM · Temple 9, East Carolina 17 · we had it
ECU 27–23
Won
Stanford at Louisville
Louisville · LOU −22.5 · Sat 3:15 PM · Stanford 24, Louisville 52 · we had it
LOU 41–19
Won
Kansas at TCU
TCU · TCU −6 · Sat 3:30 PM · Kansas 16, TCU 22 · we had it
TCU 25–20
Won
Arizona State at BYU
BYU · BYU −17.5 · Sat 3:30 PM · Arizona State 20, BYU 27 · we had it
BYU 32–17
Won
Florida at Georgia
Georgia · UGA −11.5 · Sat 3:30 PM · Florida 8, Georgia 27 · we had it
UGA 35–22
Won
Colorado State at Utah State
Utah State · USU −9.5 · Sat 3:30 PM · Colorado State 14, Utah State 31 · we had it
USU 33–29
Won
Florida International at Liberty
Liberty · LIB −14 · Sat 3:30 PM · Florida International 10, Liberty 49 · we had it
LIB 29–16
Won
Minnesota at Indiana
Indiana · IU −20.5 · Sat 3:30 PM · Minnesota 16, Indiana 23 · we had it
IU 29–11
Won
UTEP at North Dakota State
North Dakota State · NDSU −23.5 · Sat 3:30 PM · UTEP 7, North Dakota State 31 · we had it
NDSU 35–8
Won
Southern Miss at UL Monroe
Southern Miss · USM −3.5 · Sat 3:30 PM · Southern Miss 35, UL Monroe 21 · we had it
USM 30–26
Won
Northwestern at Oregon
Oregon · ORE −3.5 · Sat 3:30 PM · Northwestern 26, Oregon 34 · we had it
ORE 24–23
Won
Utah at Cincinnati
Utah · UTAH −7 · Sat 3:45 PM · Utah 49, Cincinnati 25 · we had it
UTAH 32–24
Won
Virginia at Wake Forest
Wake Forest · WAKE −13.5 · Sat 3:45 PM · Virginia 7, Wake Forest 51 · we had it
WAKE 30–19
Won
New Mexico at San José State
New Mexico · UNM −15.5 · Sat 4:00 PM · New Mexico 21, San José State 16 · we had it
UNM 29–13
Won
South Carolina at Oklahoma
Oklahoma · OU −3.5 · Sat 4:15 PM · South Carolina 42, Oklahoma 25 · we missed
OU 23–22
Lost
Nevada at UCLA
UCLA · UCLA −22.5 · Sat 4:15 PM · Nevada 0, UCLA 27 · we had it
UCLA 32–12
Won
Purdue at Penn State
Penn State · PSU −10 · Sat 4:15 PM · Purdue 17, Penn State 31 · we had it
PSU 32–22
Won
App State at Georgia Southern
Georgia Southern · GASO −6 · Sat 6:30 PM · App State 3, Georgia Southern 19 · we had it
GASO 30–28
Won
Oklahoma State at Iowa State
Oklahoma State · OKST −10 · Sat 7:00 PM · Oklahoma State 49, Iowa State 51 · we missed
OKST 34–25
Lost
Washington State at San Diego State
San Diego State · SDSU −2.5 · Sat 7:00 PM · Washington State 20, San Diego State 26 · we had it
SDSU 25–23
Won
Clemson at Florida State
Florida State · FSU −4.5 · Sat 7:00 PM · Clemson 36, Florida State 24 · we missed
FSU 27–22
Lost
Miami at North Carolina
Miami · MIA −13.5 · Sat 7:30 PM · Miami 38, North Carolina 35 · we had it
MIA 35–18
Won
Georgia Tech at Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh · PITT −9.5 · Sat 7:30 PM · Georgia Tech 11, Pittsburgh 34 · we had it
PITT 32–22
Won
Mississippi State at Texas
Texas · TEX −19.5 · Sat 7:30 PM · Mississippi State 3, Texas 31 · we had it
TEX 34–17
Won
Ohio State at USC
Ohio State · OSU −6.5 · Sat 7:30 PM · Ohio State 18, USC 30 · we missed
OSU 30–21
Lost
Missouri at Arkansas
Missouri · MIZ −10.5 · Sat 7:45 PM · Missouri 34, Arkansas 10 · we had it
MIZ 29–19
Won
Army at Memphis
Memphis · MEM −6 · Sat 8:00 PM · Army 22, Memphis 49 · we had it
MEM 32–28
Won
Washington at Nebraska
Nebraska · NEB −7.5 · Sat 8:00 PM · Washington 17, Nebraska 10 · we missed
NEB 30–20
Lost
Texas State at Boise State
Boise State · BOIS −10 · Sat 10:00 PM · Texas State 45, Boise State 46 · we had it
BOIS 36–27
Won
Northern Illinois at UNLV
UNLV · UNLV −21.5 · Sat 10:30 PM · Northern Illinois 24, UNLV 31 · we had it
UNLV 38–17
Won
Oregon State at Fresno State
Oregon State · ORST −6 · Sat 11:00 PM · Oregon State 22, Fresno State 38 · we missed
ORST 33–26
Lost

Our score is the model’s projection, frozen before kickoff, so the record can be checked against it. Line: the closing consensus. Picks, not betting advice. 21+, where legal.