Tuesday, October 16, 2012

Week 8: Undefeated ... but for how long? -- TFG


Odds as of games through 2012-10-14




Legitimate Title Contenders

Alabama Crimson Tide
Year WinPct SoS Off. Def. Pace
2012 0.980 1 0.592 26 39.6 1 8.3 1 148.9 123
Date Away Team       Home Team Plays Odds
2012/09/01   9 Michigan 14 vs   1 Alabama 41 148 91.3%
2012/09/08  73 Western Kentucky 0 at   1 Alabama 35 130 99.2%
2012/09/15   1 Alabama 52 at  27 Arkansas 0 149 89.4%
2012/09/22 118 FL-Atlantic 7 at   1 Alabama 40 142 99.9%
2012/09/29  52 Mississippi 14 at   1 Alabama 33 154 99.1%
2012/10/13   1 Alabama 42 at  36 Missouri 10 151 94.8%
2012/10/20   1 Alabama 46 at  48 Tennessee 27 157 95.9%
2012/10/27  34 Mississippi St. 21 at   1 Alabama 45 156 97.6%
2012/11/03   1 Alabama 38 at   2 LSU 28 152 80.9%
2012/11/10  12 Texas A&M 27 at   1 Alabama 45 167 93.0%
2012/11/24  61 Auburn 23 at   1 Alabama 46 154 97.9%


Odds of finishing undefeated: 1-in-1.5
Most difficult game left: November 3, at LSU Tigers, 80.9%


Second-Tier Hopefuls

Notre Dame Fighting Irish
Year WinPct SoS Off. Def. Pace
2012 0.871 4 0.621 16 25.2 26 11.7 3 159.2 95
Date Away Team       Home Team Plays Odds
2012/09/01  78 Navy 10 vs   4 Notre Dame 50 150 74.7%
2012/09/08  68 Purdue 17 at   4 Notre Dame 20 172 90.6%
2012/09/15   4 Notre Dame 20 at  20 Michigan St. 3 165 30.7%
2012/09/22   9 Michigan 6 at   4 Notre Dame 13 133 74.3%
2012/10/06   4 Notre Dame 41 vs  67 Miami-FL 3 154 78.0%
2012/10/13  11 Stanford 13 at   4 Notre Dame 20 165 65.5%
2012/10/20  32 BYU 23 at   4 Notre Dame 33 160 84.8%
2012/10/27   4 Notre Dame 29 at   3 Oklahoma 33 167 35.8%
2012/11/03  47 Pittsburgh 26 at   4 Notre Dame 36 160 85.9%
2012/11/10   4 Notre Dame 37 at  98 Boston College 22 162 93.3%
2012/11/17  85 Wake Forest 24 at   4 Notre Dame 39 163 92.8%
2012/11/24   4 Notre Dame 34 at  16 USC 31 160 67.8%


Odds of finishing undefeated: 1-in-6.5
Most difficult game left: October 27, at Oklahoma Sooners, 35.8%


Long Shots

Oregon Ducks
Year WinPct SoS Off. Def. Pace
2012 0.857 7 0.523 50 31.1 5 15.2 14 181.2 7
Date Away Team       Home Team Plays Odds
2012/09/01  76 Arkansas St. 34 at   7 Oregon 57 208 91.2%
2012/09/08  58 Fresno St. 25 at   7 Oregon 42 199 95.1%
2012/09/22  54 Arizona 0 at   7 Oregon 49 200 84.0%
2012/09/29 101 Washington St. 26 vs   7 Oregon 51 194 95.1%
2012/10/06  69 Washington 21 at   7 Oregon 52 182 90.1%
2012/10/18   7 Oregon 40 at  26 Arizona St. 36 175 62.0%
2012/10/27 111 Colorado 25 at   7 Oregon 55 173 98.0%
2012/11/03   7 Oregon 40 at  16 USC 37 171 61.1%
2012/11/10   7 Oregon 41 at  40 California 31 174 76.7%
2012/11/17  11 Stanford 38 at   7 Oregon 40 171 57.6%
2012/11/24   7 Oregon 42 at  35 Oregon St. 33 172 76.2%


Odds of finishing undefeated: 1-in-8.0
Most difficult game left: November 17, vs Stanford Cardinal, 57.6%


Florida Gators
Year WinPct SoS Off. Def. Pace
2012 0.835 8 0.628 14 25.4 25 13.3 5 156.8 106
Date Away Team       Home Team Plays Odds
2012/09/01 100 Bowling Green 14 at   8 Florida 27 173 93.1%
2012/09/08   8 Florida 20 at  12 Texas A&M 17 159 34.8%
2012/09/15   8 Florida 37 at  48 Tennessee 20 168 55.0%
2012/09/22  96 Kentucky 0 at   8 Florida 38 157 89.6%
2012/10/06   2 LSU 6 at   8 Florida 14 147 36.4%
2012/10/13   8 Florida 31 at  71 Vanderbilt 17 162 83.8%
2012/10/20   6 South Carolina 31 at   8 Florida 32 156 55.9%
2012/10/27  23 Georgia 33 vs   8 Florida 36 161 66.5%
2012/11/03  36 Missouri 26 at   8 Florida 34 163 77.3%
2012/11/10  70 LA-Lafayette 27 at   8 Florida 40 163 87.8%
2012/11/24   8 Florida 30 at   5 Florida St. 34 156 43.1%


Odds of finishing undefeated: 1-in-9.2
Most difficult game left: November 24, at Florida State Seminoles, 43.1%


Ohio Bobcats
Year WinPct SoS Off. Def. Pace
2012 0.385 79 0.225 123 20.9 59 25.2 98 169.0 34
Date Away Team       Home Team Plays Odds
2012/09/01  79 Ohio 24 at  29 Penn State 14 179 20.7%
2012/09/08 119 New Mexico St. 24 at  79 Ohio 51 170 91.8%
2012/09/15  79 Ohio 27 at  94 Marshall 24 200 59.0%
2012/09/29  79 Ohio 37 at 123 Massachusetts 34 192 97.2%
2012/10/06 114 Buffalo 31 at  79 Ohio 38 185 83.2%
2012/10/13 120 Akron 28 at  79 Ohio 34 193 91.5%
2012/10/27  79 Ohio 39 at 109 Miami-OH 35 165 63.9%
2012/11/01 113 Eastern Michigan 33 at  79 Ohio 45 161 80.0%
2012/11/07 100 Bowling Green 32 at  79 Ohio 35 164 65.4%
2012/11/14  79 Ohio 39 at  86 Ball St. 37 172 51.4%
2012/11/23  79 Ohio 35 at  87 Kent St. 34 165 57.0%


Odds of finishing undefeated: 1-in-10.2
Most difficult game left: November 14, at Ball State Cardinals, 51.4%


Ohio State Buckeyes
Year WinPct SoS Off. Def. Pace
2012 0.753 19 0.504 57 28.6 11 18.3 35 160.9 85
Date Away Team       Home Team Plays Odds
2012/09/01 109 Miami-OH 10 at  19 Ohio St. 56 193 89.0%
2012/09/08  46 UCF 16 at  19 Ohio St. 31 161 83.7%
2012/09/15  40 California 28 at  19 Ohio St. 35 176 84.0%
2012/09/22 108 UAB 15 at  19 Ohio St. 29 165 97.4%
2012/09/29  19 Ohio St. 17 at  20 Michigan St. 16 156 35.5%
2012/10/06  21 Nebraska 38 at  19 Ohio St. 63 166 58.2%
2012/10/13  19 Ohio St. 52 at  77 Indiana 49 195 83.5%
2012/10/20  68 Purdue 30 at  19 Ohio St. 42 166 84.5%
2012/10/27  19 Ohio St. 31 at  29 Penn State 32 163 47.3%
2012/11/03  93 Illinois 27 at  19 Ohio St. 41 158 89.1%
2012/11/17  19 Ohio St. 37 at  14 Wisconsin 39 157 44.4%
2012/11/24   9 Michigan 39 at  19 Ohio St. 35 157 38.9%


Odds of finishing undefeated: 1-in-16.3
Most difficult game left: November 24, vs Michigan Wolverines, 38.9%


Cincinnati Bearcats
Year WinPct SoS Off. Def. Pace
2012 0.728 22 0.478 69 24.7 29 16.7 21 167.6 39
Date Away Team       Home Team Plays Odds
2012/09/06  47 Pittsburgh 10 at  22 Cincinnati 34 167 67.2%
2012/09/29  25 Virginia Tech 24 vs  22 Cincinnati 27 170 46.3%
2012/10/06 109 Miami-OH 14 at  22 Cincinnati 52 172 93.3%
2012/10/20  22 Cincinnati 39 at  63 Toledo 35 168 63.7%
2012/10/26  22 Cincinnati 36 at  39 Louisville 35 158 51.4%
2012/11/03  75 Syracuse 28 at  22 Cincinnati 38 166 81.7%
2012/11/10  22 Cincinnati 35 at  42 Temple 32 161 60.9%
2012/11/17  33 Rutgers 30 at  22 Cincinnati 33 162 58.3%
2012/11/23  59 South Florida 30 at  22 Cincinnati 36 168 71.1%
2012/12/01  22 Cincinnati 34 at  62 Connecticut 27 163 73.3%


Odds of finishing undefeated: 1-in-20.2
Most difficult game left: October 26, at Louisville Cardinals, 51.4%


Rutgers Scarlet Knights
Year WinPct SoS Off. Def. Pace
2012 0.657 33 0.460 74 21.0 56 16.2 16 157.9 100
Date Away Team       Home Team Plays Odds
2012/09/01  33 Rutgers 24 at 122 Tulane 12 149 84.8%
2012/09/13  33 Rutgers 23 at  59 South Florida 13 174 34.3%
2012/09/22  33 Rutgers 35 at  27 Arkansas 26 166 30.8%
2012/10/06  62 Connecticut 3 at  33 Rutgers 19 149 62.5%
2012/10/13  75 Syracuse 15 at  33 Rutgers 23 160 78.4%
2012/10/20  33 Rutgers 30 at  42 Temple 32 156 45.1%
2012/10/27  87 Kent St. 24 at  33 Rutgers 36 159 86.6%
2012/11/10 103 Army 28 at  33 Rutgers 42 156 87.4%
2012/11/17  33 Rutgers 30 at  22 Cincinnati 33 162 41.7%
2012/11/24  33 Rutgers 32 at  47 Pittsburgh 30 159 59.2%
2012/11/29  39 Louisville 32 at  33 Rutgers 34 154 54.8%


Odds of finishing undefeated: 1-in-21.7
Most difficult game left: November 17, at Cincinnati Bearcats, 41.7%


Louisville Cardinals
Year WinPct SoS Off. Def. Pace
2012 0.612 39 0.490 64 27.1 19 22.6 74 150.2 122
Date Away Team       Home Team Plays Odds
2012/09/02  96 Kentucky 14 at  39 Louisville 32 162 81.5%
2012/09/15  28 North Carolina 34 at  39 Louisville 39 154 72.4%
2012/09/22  39 Louisville 28 at  92 FIU 21 149 70.3%
2012/09/29  39 Louisville 21 at  72 Southern Miss. 17 142 57.9%
2012/10/13  39 Louisville 45 at  47 Pittsburgh 35 155 42.1%
2012/10/20  59 South Florida 32 at  39 Louisville 38 160 69.9%
2012/10/26  22 Cincinnati 36 at  39 Louisville 35 158 48.6%
2012/11/03  42 Temple 34 at  39 Louisville 36 152 56.4%
2012/11/10  39 Louisville 37 at  75 Syracuse 32 158 65.1%
2012/11/24  62 Connecticut 30 at  39 Louisville 34 155 61.7%
2012/11/29  39 Louisville 32 at  33 Rutgers 34 154 45.2%


Odds of finishing undefeated: 1-in-28.7
Most difficult game left: November 29, at Rutgers Scarlet Knights, 45.2%


Absolute Phonies

Kansas State Wildcats
Year WinPct SoS Off. Def. Pace
2012 0.757 18 0.567 34 32.2 2 20.4 53 154.3 116
Date Away Team       Home Team Plays Odds
2012/09/08  67 Miami-FL 13 at  18 Kansas St. 52 150 65.6%
2012/09/15  89 North Texas 21 at  18 Kansas St. 35 135 90.1%
2012/09/22  18 Kansas St. 24 at   3 Oklahoma 19 156 19.0%
2012/10/06 105 Kansas 16 at  18 Kansas St. 56 151 92.9%
2012/10/13  18 Kansas St. 27 at  45 Iowa St. 21 164 60.4%
2012/10/20  18 Kansas St. 41 at  30 West Virginia 40 163 50.1%
2012/10/27  24 Texas Tech 35 at  18 Kansas St. 42 163 66.8%
2012/11/03  15 Oklahoma St. 39 at  18 Kansas St. 42 168 53.2%
2012/11/10  18 Kansas St. 36 at  13 TCU 38 155 40.3%
2012/11/17  18 Kansas St. 46 at  38 Baylor 41 169 66.1%
2012/12/01  17 Texas 39 at  18 Kansas St. 38 158 49.4%


Odds of finishing undefeated: 1-in-42.7
Most difficult game left: November 10, at TCU Horned Frogs, 40.3%


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Oregon State Beavers
Year WinPct SoS Off. Def. Pace
2012 0.653 35 0.600 23 23.4 37 18.2 34 163.5 69
Date Away Team       Home Team Plays Odds
2012/09/08  14 Wisconsin 7 at  35 Oregon St. 10 162 16.1%
2012/09/22  35 Oregon St. 27 at  57 UCLA 20 180 33.7%
2012/09/29  35 Oregon St. 38 at  54 Arizona 35 197 42.3%
2012/10/06 101 Washington St. 6 at  35 Oregon St. 19 156 80.5%
2012/10/13  35 Oregon St. 42 at  32 BYU 24 174 24.7%
2012/10/20  55 Utah 30 at  35 Oregon St. 37 161 72.0%
2012/10/27  35 Oregon St. 35 at  69 Washington 33 159 57.3%
2012/11/03  26 Arizona St. 36 at  35 Oregon St. 34 167 49.4%
2012/11/10  35 Oregon St. 31 at  11 Stanford 39 163 26.4%
2012/11/17  40 California 32 at  35 Oregon St. 33 165 55.0%
2012/11/24   7 Oregon 42 at  35 Oregon St. 33 172 23.8%


Odds of finishing undefeated: 1-in-142.0
Most difficult game left: November 24, vs Oregon Ducks, 23.8%


Mississippi State Bulldogs
Year WinPct SoS Off. Def. Pace
2012 0.656 34 0.486 66 21.1 54 16.3 18 163.9 67
Date Away Team       Home Team Plays Odds
2012/09/08  61 Auburn 10 at  34 Mississippi St. 28 152 66.1%
2012/09/15  34 Mississippi St. 30 at  80 Troy 24 174 81.6%
2012/09/22 117 South Alabama 10 at  34 Mississippi St. 30 166 95.6%
2012/10/06  34 Mississippi St. 27 at  96 Kentucky 14 163 69.6%
2012/10/13  48 Tennessee 31 at  34 Mississippi St. 41 166 68.3%
2012/10/20  99 Middle Tenn. 27 at  34 Mississippi St. 40 168 88.4%
2012/10/27  34 Mississippi St. 21 at   1 Alabama 45 156 2.4%
2012/11/03  12 Texas A&M 35 at  34 Mississippi St. 30 174 34.0%
2012/11/10  34 Mississippi St. 25 at   2 LSU 36 160 14.0%
2012/11/17  27 Arkansas 35 at  34 Mississippi St. 32 164 45.5%
2012/11/24  34 Mississippi St. 34 at  52 Mississippi 31 163 60.5%


Odds of finishing undefeated: 1-in-3597.2
Most difficult game left: October 27, at Alabama Crimson Tide, 2.4%


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