Game of the Week
#23 California (5-0) at #5 Utah (4-0)
Saturday, 10:00 pm ET, ESPN
Favorite: Utah by 8
Stiles on Sports Ranking: California- 22nd, Utah- 9th
Utah 38, Cal 27…battle of unexpected unbeatens; Utes soared in polls after Oregon win, Cal seeking best start since ’50, but easy opp so far
— Chris Stiles (@cstiles24) October 10, 2015
Big Game Guarantee(s)
#13 Northwestern (5-0) at #18 Michigan (4-1)
Saturday, 3:30 pm ET, BTN
Favorite: Michigan by 7
Stiles on Sports Ranking: Northwestern- 19th, Michigan- 20th
Mich 21, NW 13…Mich with back-to-back shutouts, although NW shutout Minn last wk; Mich is ahead of schedule with Harbaugh, NW no match
— Chris Stiles (@cstiles24) October 10, 2015
#19 Georgia (4-1) at Tennessee (2-3)
Saturday, 3:30 pm ET, CBS
Favorite: Georgia by 3
Stiles on Sports Ranking: Georgia- 18th, Tennessee- unranked
UGA 31, Tenn 21…UGA coming off embarrassing loss to Bama; Tenn owns 3 13-pt blown leads (out of 17 nationally); Vols struggle to close again
— Chris Stiles (@cstiles24) October 10, 2015
Georgia Tech (2-3) at #6 Clemson (4-0)
Saturday, 3:30 pm ET, ABC/ESPN2
Favorite: Clemson by 7
Stiles on Sports Ranking: Clemson- 4th, Georgia Tech- unranked
Clem 38, GT 28…Series historically gives favorite trouble, but GT 0-3 since top 15 start; Tigers cant afford letdown after ND win, play well
— Chris Stiles (@cstiles24) October 10, 2015
Miami (3-1) at #12 Florida State (4-0)
Saturday, 8:00 pm ET, ABC
Favorite: Florida State by 9
Stiles on Sports Ranking: Miami- unranked, Florida State- 12th
FSU 31, Mia 13…Miami better than I expected at 3-1, but loss to Cincy and only decent win is Neb; FSU looking for more comfortable win
— Chris Stiles (@cstiles24) October 10, 2015
Upset of the Week
Wake Forest (2-3) at Boston College (3-2)
Saturday, 3:00 pm ET, RSN
Favorite: Boston College by 8
Stiles on Sports Ranking: both teams are unranked
WF 21, BC 17… WF is leads ACC in 1st downs after horrid offense last yr, tight game with FSU last week, primed to win one
— Chris Stiles (@cstiles24) October 10, 2015
Closer Than the Experts Think
Navy (4-0) at #15 Notre Dame (4-1)
Saturday, 3:30 pm ET, NBC
Favorite: Notre Dame by 14
Stiles on Sports Ranking: Navy- unranked, Notre Dame- 16th
ND 35, Navy 28…Navy’s option offense has given ND fits in recent yrs, and comes in 4-0; ND fav by 14 but game plays very even
— Chris Stiles (@cstiles24) October 10, 2015
NFL Game of the Week
New England Patriots (3-0) at Dallas Cowboys (2-2)
Sunday, 4:25 pm ET, CBS
Favorite: Patriots by 9
NE 35, DAL 20…NE very impressive in 3-0 start; DAL would be underdog if they were healthy but missing Romo/Bryant/Dunbar; NE dominates
— Chris Stiles (@cstiles24) October 10, 2015
Season to Date
Overall Record: 18-18
Last Week: 1-7
College Overall Record: 16-17
Game of the Week: 3-2
Big Game Guarantee: 10-6
Upset of the Week: 0-7
Closer Than the Experts Think: 3-3
NFL Game of the Week: 2-1
