Lamest time window: None. This loaded slate makes up for last week’s lack of sizzle.
Noon: Jim Harbaugh is 2-10 at Michigan against top-13 teams. His opponent this week? No. 13 Wisconsin, on the road.
3:30: No. 8 Auburn is the second of five potential top-10 matchups Jimbo Fisher’s No. 17 Aggies will have this season. At least this one’s in College Station?
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4: See what kind of reception ex-Florida coach Jim McElwain gets in his return to the state to play Miami. Then change the channel quickly, because his Chippewas will get destroyed.
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7: Stanford should continue its slide at home against No. 16 Oregon.
7:30: Oklahoma State has the nation’s leading rusher (Chuba Hubbard, 521 yards) and receiver (Tylan Wallace, 390 yards). Watch out, No. 12 Texas.
8: The two previous meetings between No. 7 Notre Dame and No. 3 Georgia have been decided by eight total points. Can the Irish keep it close in Athens?
10:30: The best quarterback you might not know (Utah State’s Jordan Love) faces a top-20 defense on the road (San Diego State).
Week 4 predictions from the Tampa Bay Times staff
Away | Home | Traci Johnson, Assistant Sports Editor | Matt Baker, College Beat Writer | Martin Fennelly, Columnist | Ernest Hooper, Assistant Sports Editor | Joey Knight, USF Beat Writer | Mike Sherman, Deputy Editor-Sports | John Romano, Columnist |
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Tennessee | Florida (-14.5) | Florida 34-17 | Florida 31-14 | Florida 38-20 | Florida 24-20 | Florida 24-17 | Florida 30-14 | Florida 23-14 |
Louisville | Florida State (-6.5) | Louisville 24-21 | FSU 35-31 | FSU 24-23 | FSU 30-21 | FSU 27-20 | FSU 27-23 | FSU 28-24 |
UCF (-12.5) | Pittsburgh | UCF 48-24 | UCF 28-21 | UCF 35-28 | UCF 40-12 | UCF 28-21 | UCF 35-17 | UCF 24-17 |
Air Force | Boise State (-8.5) | Boise St 28-20 | Boise St 31-20 | Boise St 30-28 | Boise St 28-27 | Boise St 31-21 | Boise St 27-21 | Boise St 31-24 |
Utah (-4.5) | USC | Utah 31-24 | Utah 27-21 | Utah 27-24 | Utah 35-21 | USC 31-28 | Utah 27-21 | USC 27-24 |
Cal | Ole Miss (-2.5) | Ole Miss 21-17 | Ole Miss 21-14 | Ole Miss 16-14 | Cal 43-33 | Ole Miss 41-28 | Cal 35-31 | Ole Miss 20-17 |
LSU (-23.5) | Vanderbilt | LSU 42-10 | LSU 45-20 | LSU 51-10 | LSU 49-0 | LSU 51-17 | LSU 48-17 | LSU 38-14 |
Michigan St (-9.5) | Northwestern | MSU 24-17 | MSU 21-10 | MSU 2016 | NW 17-16 | MSU 28-20 | MSU 23-13 | MSU 28-20 |
Michigan | Wisconsin (-3.5) | Wisconsin 31-24 | Wisc 27-17 | Wisc 30-27 | Mich 21-17 | Wisc 27-24 | Wisc 28-23 | Wisc 20-14 |
SMU | TCU (-9.5) | TCU 27-3 | TCU 35-21 | TCU 28-20 | TCU 30-14 | TCU 38-24 | TCU 31-21 | TCU 30-17 |
Appalachian State | North Carolina (-3.5) | UNC 35-27 | App St 35-31 | UNC 38-28 | UNC 24-23 | UNC 34-27 | App St 27-26 | UNC 28-21 |
Auburn | Texas A&M (-4.5) | Auburn 28-24 | Auburn 24-23 | Auburn 33-30 | A&M 30-20 | A&M 38-33 | A&M 31-28 | Auburn 23-21 |
Kentucky | Mississippi St (-6.5) | Kentucky 28-24 | Miss St 28-20 | Kentucky 28-23 | Miss St. 21-14 | Miss St 31-24 | Miss St 27-21 | Miss St 30-21 |
South Carolina | Missouri (-9.5) | Missouri 35-27 | Mizzou 28-17 | Mizzou 27-16 | Mizzou 50-14 | Mizzou 34-24 | Mizzou 34-23 | Mizzou 27-20 |
West Virginia (-5.5) | Kansas | WVU 24-21 | WVU 31-21 | Kansas 32-30 | Kansas 33-30 | WVU 42-21 | Kansas 34-31 | WVU 21-10 |
Washington (-6.5) | BYU | Wash 34-24 | Wash 31-21 | BYU 35-33 | Wash 28-27 | Wash 34-24 | BYU 31-28 | Wash 35-24 |
Oregon (-10.5) | Stanford | Oregon 38-24 | Oregon 31-17 | Oregon 38-27 | Oregon 27-16 | Oregon 31-21 | Oregon 30-21 | Oregon 37-23 |
Oklahoma St | Texas (-5.5) | Texas 34-28 | Texas 38-35 | Texas 31-26 | Texas 26-20 | Texas 42-30 | OK State 31-28 | Texas 27-21 |
Notre Dame | Georgia (-13.5) | Georgia 35-24 | Georgia 35-21 | Georgia 35-21 | Georgia 26-16 | Georgia 38-24 | Georgia 31-23 | Georgia 26-24 |
Colorado | Arizona St. (-7.5) | ASU 31-21 | ASU 28-20 | ASU 24-21 | ASU 22-12 | ASU 20-10 | ASU 20-14 | ASU 31-17 |
This week | Lock of the week | Florida | Wisconsin | Florida | Missouri | WVU | Florida | TCU |
This week | Upset of the week | Louisville | App St | Kansas | Northwestern | USC | Kansas | USC |
Last week vs. spread | 7-13 | 10-10 | 11-9 | 11-9 | 9-11 | 5-15 | 12-8 | |
Overall vs. spread | 23-26 | 22-27 | 22-27 | 21-28 | 20-19 | 19-30 | 19-30 | |
Last week straight up | 14-6 | 14-6 | 14-6 | 14-6 | 13-7 | 14-6 | 15-5 | |
Overall straight up | 38-12 | 38-12 | 34-16 | 31-19 | 35-15 | 39-11 | 38-12 | |
Season | Locks | 1-2 | 2-1 | 2-1 | 2-1 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 2-1 |
Season | Upsets | 2-1 | 2-1 | 0-3 | 0-3 | 0-3 | 1-2 | 1-2 |