Tuesday, October 8, 2019

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

Odds as of games through 2019-10-06

Legitimate Title Contenders

Clemson Tigers
Year WinPct SoS Off. Def. Pace
2019 0.952 5 0.523 59 25.5 6 8.3 5 164.3 94
Date Away Team       Home Team Plays Odds
2019/08/29  63 Georgia Tech 14 at   1 Clemson 52 169 96.5%
2019/09/07  10 Texas A&M 10 at   2 Clemson 24 162 89.1%
2019/09/14   1 Clemson 41 at  57 Syracuse 6 176 93.2%
2019/09/21  91 Charlotte 10 at   1 Clemson 52 151 98.9%
2019/09/28   1 Clemson 21 at  81 North Carolina 20 149 97.0%
2019/10/12  62 Florida State 21 at   5 Clemson 37 174 96.1%
2019/10/19   5 Clemson 38 at  77 Louisville 24 166 94.5%
2019/10/26  91 Boston College 19 at   5 Clemson 41 173 98.5%
2019/11/09   5 Clemson 34 at  66 North Carolina State 21 168 93.8%
2019/11/16  55 Wake Forest 23 at   5 Clemson 36 172 93.8%
2019/11/30   5 Clemson 32 at  31 South Carolina 22 169 90.3%


Odds of finishing undefeated: 71.1%
Most difficult game left: November 30, at South Carolina Gamecocks, 90.3%


Alabama Crimson Tide
Year WinPct SoS Off. Def. Pace
2019 0.954 4 0.552 49 32.5 2 10.4 9 163.9 96
Date Away Team       Home Team Plays Odds
2019/08/31  55 Duke 3 vs   2 Alabama 42 159 93.7%
2019/09/07 129 New Mexico State 10 at   1 Alabama 62 162 99.8%
2019/09/14   2 Alabama 47 at  48 South Carolina 23 176 90.6%
2019/09/21  80 Southern Miss. 7 at   4 Alabama 49 139 97.8%
2019/09/28  73 Mississippi 31 at   4 Alabama 59 190 97.6%
2019/10/12   4 Alabama 36 at  22 Texas A&M 26 164 83.1%
2019/10/19 100 Tennessee 18 at   4 Alabama 44 163 98.7%
2019/10/26  88 Arkansas 21 at   4 Alabama 46 165 98.3%
2019/11/09   9 LSU 31 at   4 Alabama 38 167 73.0%
2019/11/16   4 Alabama 38 at  23 Mississippi State 26 161 89.0%
2019/11/30   4 Alabama 36 at  11 Auburn 28 167 74.4%


Odds of finishing undefeated: 39.0%
Most difficult game left: November 9, vs LSU Tigers, 73.0%


Ohio State Buckeyes
Year WinPct SoS Off. Def. Pace
2019 0.974 1 0.603 29 32.4 3 8.3 5 169.4 57
Date Away Team       Home Team Plays Odds
2019/08/31  65 FL-Atlantic 21 at   6 Ohio State 45 178 84.2%
2019/09/07  33 Cincinnati 0 at   7 Ohio State 42 156 84.7%
2019/09/14   4 Ohio State 51 at  52 Indiana 10 165 86.9%
2019/09/21  96 Miami-OH 5 at   5 Ohio State 76 166 98.5%
2019/09/28   2 Ohio State 48 at  48 Nebraska 7 152 92.4%
2019/10/05  19 Michigan State 10 at   1 Ohio State 34 169 92.6%
2019/10/18   1 Ohio State 36 at  49 Northwestern 20 172 94.0%
2019/10/26   2 Wisconsin 28 at   1 Ohio State 34 162 68.4%
2019/11/09  64 Maryland 21 at   1 Ohio State 42 169 97.5%
2019/11/16   1 Ohio State 45 at 129 Rutgers 12 165 99.9%
2019/11/23   3 Penn State 27 at   1 Ohio State 33 167 62.5%
2019/11/30   1 Ohio State 35 at   7 Michigan 26 167 77.2%


Odds of finishing undefeated: 30.2%
Most difficult game left: November 23, vs Penn State Nittany Lions, 62.5%


Second-Tier Hopefuls

Georgia Bulldogs
Year WinPct SoS Off. Def. Pace
2019 0.936 6 0.551 50 25.3 7 9.3 6 156.4 122
Date Away Team       Home Team Plays Odds
2019/08/31   3 Georgia 30 at  54 Vanderbilt 6 154 87.4%
2019/09/14  55 Arkansas State 0 at   6 Georgia 55 162 94.1%
2019/09/21  17 Notre Dame 17 at   2 Georgia 23 147 88.7%
2019/10/05   3 Georgia 43 at 108 Tennessee 14 160 98.0%
2019/10/12  31 South Carolina 21 at   6 Georgia 33 165 90.9%
2019/10/19  48 Kentucky 19 at   6 Georgia 33 158 94.2%
2019/11/02   6 Georgia 28 vs  14 Florida 24 157 71.2%
2019/11/09  13 Missouri 26 at   6 Georgia 31 164 74.7%
2019/11/16   6 Georgia 29 at  11 Auburn 26 164 67.3%
2019/11/23  22 Texas A&M 23 at   6 Georgia 31 161 83.8%
2019/11/30   6 Georgia 35 at  93 Georgia Tech 18 158 96.9%


Odds of finishing undefeated: 24.9%
Most difficult game left: November 16, at Auburn Tigers, 67.3%


Wisconsin Badgers
Year WinPct SoS Off. Def. Pace
2019 0.966 2 0.432 87 28.1 4 7.9 3 154.6 128
Date Away Team       Home Team Plays Odds
2019/08/30  24 Wisconsin 49 at  93 South Florida 0 155 84.8%
2019/09/07 114 Central Michigan 0 at   5 Wisconsin 61 152 98.8%
2019/09/21   9 Michigan 14 at   3 Wisconsin 35 158 82.9%
2019/09/28  55 Northwestern 15 at   3 Wisconsin 24 175 96.9%
2019/10/05 114 Kent State 0 at   4 Wisconsin 48 140 99.4%
2019/10/12  19 Michigan State 19 at   2 Wisconsin 32 160 92.4%
2019/10/19   2 Wisconsin 38 at  96 Illinois 20 164 97.5%
2019/10/26   2 Wisconsin 28 at   1 Ohio State 34 162 31.6%
2019/11/09   8 Iowa 20 at   2 Wisconsin 28 155 77.8%
2019/11/16   2 Wisconsin 37 at  65 Nebraska 21 164 96.2%
2019/11/23  74 Purdue 20 at   2 Wisconsin 38 165 97.3%
2019/11/30   2 Wisconsin 36 at  40 Minnesota 24 157 94.3%


Odds of finishing undefeated: 19.5%
Most difficult game left: October 26, at Ohio State Buckeyes, 31.6%


Appalachian State Mountaineers
Year WinPct SoS Off. Def. Pace
2019 0.719 24 0.340 114 23.9 12 16.8 59 168.2 68
Date Away Team       Home Team Plays Odds
2019/09/07 110 Charlotte 41 at  17 Appalachian State 56 168 96.1%
2019/09/21  25 Appalachian State 34 at  81 North Carolina 31 174 75.7%
2019/09/28  99 Coastal Carolina 37 at  27 Appalachian State 56 162 91.5%
2019/10/09  24 Appalachian State 35 at  67 LA-Lafayette 32 168 61.1%
2019/10/19  94 LA-Monroe 28 at  24 Appalachian State 43 171 90.1%
2019/10/26  24 Appalachian State 36 at 123 South Alabama 22 165 94.4%
2019/10/31 102 Georgia Southern 23 at  24 Appalachian State 37 160 92.2%
2019/11/09  24 Appalachian State 30 at  31 South Carolina 31 171 49.6%
2019/11/16  24 Appalachian State 43 at 115 Georgia State 27 169 92.7%
2019/11/23 119 Texas State 22 at  24 Appalachian State 37 169 94.8%
2019/11/29  24 Appalachian State 36 at  80 Troy 28 168 79.5%


Odds of finishing undefeated: 16.6%
Most difficult game left: November 9, at South Carolina Gamecocks, 49.6%


Boise State Broncos
Year WinPct SoS Off. Def. Pace
2019 0.704 28 0.347 112 18.1 53 13.1 21 166.4 82
Date Away Team       Home Team Plays Odds
2019/08/31  19 Boise State 36 at  87 Florida State 31 201 83.3%
2019/09/06  63 Marshall 7 at  29 Boise State 14 144 81.0%
2019/09/20  61 Air Force 19 at  30 Boise State 30 142 77.8%
2019/10/05  26 Boise State 38 at 118 UNLV 13 185 92.5%
2019/10/12  72 Hawaii 26 at  28 Boise State 33 167 79.7%
2019/10/19  28 Boise State 28 at  75 BYU 25 166 65.9%
2019/11/02  28 Boise State 33 at 114 SJSU 22 170 89.5%
2019/11/09  45 Wyoming 25 at  28 Boise State 28 167 64.9%
2019/11/16 116 New Mexico 23 at  28 Boise State 39 167 93.4%
2019/11/23  28 Boise State 29 at  58 Utah State 26 174 65.1%
2019/11/29  28 Boise State 36 at 109 Colorado State 24 167 89.4%


Odds of finishing undefeated: 16.6%
Most difficult game left: November 9, vs Wyoming Cowboys, 64.9%


Penn State Nittany Lions
Year WinPct SoS Off. Def. Pace
2019 0.957 3 0.537 53 24.8 8 7.7 1 166.4 82
Date Away Team       Home Team Plays Odds
2019/09/07  67 Buffalo 13 at   9 Penn State 45 165 92.3%
2019/09/14  54 Pittsburgh 10 at   7 Penn State 17 161 93.4%
2019/09/27   7 Penn State 59 at  32 Maryland 0 170 72.0%
2019/10/05  70 Purdue 7 at   6 Penn State 35 162 96.7%
2019/10/12   3 Penn State 25 at   8 Iowa 21 161 60.5%
2019/10/19   7 Michigan 24 at   3 Penn State 29 166 76.9%
2019/10/26   3 Penn State 28 at  19 Michigan State 21 165 79.5%
2019/11/09   3 Penn State 34 at  40 Minnesota 25 163 91.5%
2019/11/16  38 Indiana 23 at   3 Penn State 34 168 92.5%
2019/11/23   3 Penn State 27 at   1 Ohio State 33 167 37.5%
2019/11/30 129 Rutgers 12 at   3 Penn State 38 164 99.7%


Odds of finishing undefeated: 11.7%
Most difficult game left: November 23, at Ohio State Buckeyes, 37.5%


Oklahoma Sooners
Year WinPct SoS Off. Def. Pace
2019 0.869 12 0.553 48 32.6 1 16.0 52 159.2 114
Date Away Team       Home Team Plays Odds
2019/09/01  77 Houston 31 at  15 Oklahoma 49 158 90.4%
2019/09/14  16 Oklahoma 48 at  88 UCLA 14 152 82.4%
2019/09/28  43 Texas Tech 16 at  11 Oklahoma 55 159 85.5%
2019/10/05  10 Oklahoma 45 at  92 Kansas 20 153 91.3%
2019/10/12  12 Oklahoma 39 vs  17 Texas 33 167 62.1%
2019/10/19  43 West Virginia 28 at  12 Oklahoma 43 167 87.1%
2019/10/26  12 Oklahoma 34 at  44 Kansas State 26 156 72.0%
2019/11/09  16 Iowa State 32 at  12 Oklahoma 38 162 61.8%
2019/11/16  12 Oklahoma 39 at  29 Baylor 29 166 74.7%
2019/11/23  27 TCU 29 at  12 Oklahoma 38 163 73.3%
2019/11/30  12 Oklahoma 42 at  33 Oklahoma State 33 171 76.5%


Odds of finishing undefeated: 10.1%
Most difficult game left: November 9, vs Iowa State Cyclones, 61.8%


Long Shots

LSU Tigers
Year WinPct SoS Off. Def. Pace
2019 0.901 9 0.581 37 27.8 5 12.1 15 171.3 47
Date Away Team       Home Team Plays Odds
2019/08/31  57 Georgia Southern 3 at  11 LSU 55 151 80.6%
2019/09/07   3 LSU 45 at  21 Texas 38 180 66.5%
2019/09/21   6 LSU 66 at  78 Vanderbilt 38 182 89.9%
2019/10/05  34 Utah State 6 at  11 LSU 42 166 84.0%
2019/10/12  14 Florida 26 at   9 LSU 33 165 69.8%
2019/10/19   9 LSU 34 at  23 Mississippi State 29 165 68.4%
2019/10/26  11 Auburn 28 at   9 LSU 35 171 68.1%
2019/11/09   9 LSU 31 at   4 Alabama 38 167 27.0%
2019/11/16   9 LSU 37 at  47 Mississippi 25 174 86.0%
2019/11/23  88 Arkansas 24 at   9 LSU 41 169 94.2%
2019/11/30  22 Texas A&M 27 at   9 LSU 35 168 76.5%


Odds of finishing undefeated: 1-in-18.4
Most difficult game left: November 9, at Alabama Crimson Tide, 27.0%


Memphis Tigers
Year WinPct SoS Off. Def. Pace
2019 0.708 26 0.402 100 21.5 23 15.4 43 171.0 49
Date Away Team       Home Team Plays Odds
2019/08/31  85 Mississippi 10 at  49 Memphis 15 158 63.8%
2019/09/14  43 Memphis 42 at 114 South Alabama 6 159 82.8%
2019/09/26  69 Navy 23 at  37 Memphis 35 148 75.9%
2019/10/05  29 Memphis 52 at 104 LA-Monroe 33 180 82.2%
2019/10/12  26 Memphis 30 at  57 Temple 28 176 55.9%
2019/10/19  32 Tulane 29 at  26 Memphis 33 172 66.0%
2019/10/26  26 Memphis 32 at  79 Tulsa 27 175 68.1%
2019/11/02  60 SMU 32 at  26 Memphis 37 177 70.1%
2019/11/16  26 Memphis 35 at  54 Houston 32 174 64.8%
2019/11/23  26 Memphis 35 at 111 South Florida 23 171 90.6%
2019/11/29  25 Cincinnati 28 at  26 Memphis 27 169 49.6%


Odds of finishing undefeated: 1-in-19.5
Most difficult game left: November 29, vs Cincinnati Bearcats, 49.6%


Florida Gators
Year WinPct SoS Off. Def. Pace
2019 0.855 14 0.647 14 21.4 25 11.0 12 159.2 114
Date Away Team       Home Team Plays Odds
2019/08/24  43 Miami-FL 20 vs  19 Florida 24 150 70.2%
2019/09/14  29 Florida 29 at  30 Kentucky 21 155 36.2%
2019/09/21  94 Tennessee 3 at  23 Florida 34 146 92.0%
2019/10/05   8 Auburn 13 at  17 Florida 24 164 39.1%
2019/10/12  14 Florida 26 at   9 LSU 33 165 30.2%
2019/10/19  14 Florida 27 at  31 South Carolina 25 166 62.2%
2019/11/02   6 Georgia 28 vs  14 Florida 24 157 28.8%
2019/11/09  87 Vanderbilt 21 at  14 Florida 33 162 92.4%
2019/11/16  14 Florida 27 at  13 Missouri 28 165 50.0%
2019/11/30  62 Florida State 24 at  14 Florida 32 171 82.9%


Odds of finishing undefeated: 1-in-48.3
Most difficult game left: November 2, vs Georgia Bulldogs, 28.8%


Absolute Phonies

SMU Mustangs
Year WinPct SoS Off. Def. Pace
2019 0.554 60 0.403 99 21.5 23 19.9 91 183.7 6
Date Away Team       Home Team Plays Odds
2019/08/31  98 SMU 37 at  66 Arkansas State 30 197 30.1%
2019/09/07  79 North Texas 27 at  88 SMU 49 177 60.4%
2019/09/14 120 Texas State 17 at  62 SMU 47 175 94.1%
2019/09/21  67 SMU 41 at  26 TCU 38 190 15.3%
2019/09/28  52 SMU 48 at 113 South Florida 21 187 81.3%
2019/10/05  82 Tulsa 37 at  49 SMU 43 203 78.3%
2019/10/19  57 Temple 30 at  60 SMU 33 182 61.5%
2019/10/24  60 SMU 35 at  54 Houston 39 180 36.2%
2019/11/02  60 SMU 32 at  26 Memphis 37 177 29.9%
2019/11/09 121 East Carolina 27 at  60 SMU 41 179 92.1%
2019/11/23  60 SMU 32 at  56 Navy 34 167 48.7%
2019/11/30  32 Tulane 35 at  60 SMU 32 178 37.5%


Odds of finishing undefeated: 1-in-89.3
Most difficult game left: November 2, at Memphis Tigers, 29.9%


Baylor Bears
Year WinPct SoS Off. Def. Pace
2019 0.692 29 0.485 71 19.9 39 14.7 32 173.5 34
Date Away Team       Home Team Plays Odds
2019/09/07 125 UTSA 14 at  86 Baylor 63 158 92.7%
2019/09/21  48 Baylor 21 at 117 Rice 13 149 86.6%
2019/09/28  18 Iowa State 21 at  62 Baylor 23 179 26.1%
2019/10/05  54 Baylor 31 at  28 Kansas State 12 156 27.1%
2019/10/12  59 Texas Tech 27 at  29 Baylor 32 179 72.6%
2019/10/19  29 Baylor 31 at  33 Oklahoma State 34 179 40.0%
2019/10/31  43 West Virginia 29 at  29 Baylor 33 174 69.7%
2019/11/09  29 Baylor 29 at  27 TCU 30 171 43.7%
2019/11/16  12 Oklahoma 39 at  29 Baylor 29 166 25.3%
2019/11/23  17 Texas 33 at  29 Baylor 29 174 35.7%
2019/11/30  29 Baylor 32 at  95 Kansas 24 170 83.0%


Odds of finishing undefeated: 1-in-150.8
Most difficult game left: November 16, vs Oklahoma Sooners, 25.3%


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Wake Forest Demon Deacons
Year WinPct SoS Off. Def. Pace
2019 0.569 55 0.473 74 18.4 49 16.6 58 180.5 12
Date Away Team       Home Team Plays Odds
2019/08/30  23 Utah State 35 at  68 Wake Forest 38 213 26.9%
2019/09/06  44 Wake Forest 41 at 120 Rice 21 160 84.5%
2019/09/13  78 North Carolina 18 at  56 Wake Forest 24 172 74.7%
2019/09/28  49 Wake Forest 27 at  83 Boston College 24 186 55.8%
2019/10/12  77 Louisville 30 at  55 Wake Forest 37 174 73.6%
2019/10/19  62 Florida State 29 at  55 Wake Forest 33 182 64.4%
2019/11/02  66 North Carolina State 28 at  55 Wake Forest 30 176 58.8%
2019/11/09  55 Wake Forest 34 at  86 Virginia Tech 30 176 65.1%
2019/11/16  55 Wake Forest 23 at   5 Clemson 36 172 6.2%
2019/11/23  42 Duke 30 at  55 Wake Forest 29 175 44.7%
2019/11/30  55 Wake Forest 32 at  73 Syracuse 30 182 60.1%


Odds of finishing undefeated: 1-in-330.9
Most difficult game left: November 16, at Clemson Tigers, 6.2%


Minnesota Golden Gophers
Year WinPct SoS Off. Def. Pace
2019 0.635 40 0.474 73 23.0 16 18.7 72 159.7 111
Date Away Team       Home Team Plays Odds
2019/09/07  38 Minnesota 38 at  27 Fresno State 35 163 29.6%
2019/09/14 109 Georgia Southern 32 at  32 Minnesota 35 149 93.8%
2019/09/28  40 Minnesota 38 at  64 Purdue 31 164 53.2%
2019/10/05  87 Illinois 17 at  42 Minnesota 40 165 80.8%
2019/10/12  65 Nebraska 29 at  40 Minnesota 34 167 69.5%
2019/10/19  40 Minnesota 34 at 129 Rutgers 21 160 95.5%
2019/10/26  64 Maryland 28 at  40 Minnesota 34 164 71.6%
2019/11/09   3 Penn State 34 at  40 Minnesota 25 163 8.5%
2019/11/16  40 Minnesota 24 at   8 Iowa 29 158 15.1%
2019/11/23  40 Minnesota 29 at  49 Northwestern 27 167 54.6%
2019/11/30   2 Wisconsin 36 at  40 Minnesota 24 157 5.7%


Odds of finishing undefeated: 1-in-5267.9
Most difficult game left: November 30, vs Wisconsin Badgers, 5.7%


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