Tuesday, October 9, 2012

Week 7: Undefeated ... but for how long? -- TFG


It's still Alabama and everyone else.

Odds as of games through 2012-10-07



Legitimate Title Contenders

Alabama Crimson Tide
Year WinPct SoS Off. Def. Pace
2012 0.980 1 0.574 28 38.9 1 8.2 1 148.4 123

Date Away Team       Home Team Plays Odds
2012/09/01  16 Michigan 14 vs   1 Alabama 41 148 91.3%
2012/09/08  72 Western Kentucky 0 at   1 Alabama 35 130 99.2%
2012/09/15   1 Alabama 52 at  35 Arkansas 0 149 89.4%
2012/09/22 116 FL-Atlantic 7 at   1 Alabama 40 142 99.9%
2012/09/29  56 Mississippi 14 at   1 Alabama 33 154 99.1%
2012/10/13   1 Alabama 41 at  33 Missouri 23 159 94.8%
2012/10/20   1 Alabama 44 at  45 Tennessee 26 156 95.7%
2012/10/27  31 Mississippi St. 21 at   1 Alabama 44 155 97.4%
2012/11/03   1 Alabama 37 at   2 LSU 29 151 79.4%
2012/11/10   9 Texas A&M 26 at   1 Alabama 43 166 92.0%
2012/11/24  48 Auburn 23 at   1 Alabama 45 153 97.3%


Odds of finishing undefeated: 1-in-1.6
Most difficult game left: November 3, at LSU Tigers, 79.4%



Second-Tier Hopefuls

Ohio Bobcats
Year WinPct SoS Off. Def. Pace
2012 0.411 77 0.247 123 21.4 51 24.7 93 168.2 34

Date Away Team       Home Team Plays Odds
2012/09/01  77 Ohio 24 at  29 Penn State 14 179 20.7%
2012/09/08 117 New Mexico St. 24 at  77 Ohio 51 170 91.8%
2012/09/15  77 Ohio 27 at  94 Marshall 24 200 59.0%
2012/09/29  77 Ohio 37 at 123 Massachusetts 34 192 97.2%
2012/10/06 108 Buffalo 31 at  77 Ohio 38 185 83.2%
2012/10/13 121 Akron 30 at  77 Ohio 48 171 91.5%
2012/10/27  77 Ohio 38 at 106 Miami-OH 35 166 62.2%
2012/11/01 118 Eastern Michigan 31 at  77 Ohio 45 160 87.0%
2012/11/07 103 Bowling Green 31 at  77 Ohio 36 165 72.4%
2012/11/14  77 Ohio 40 at  96 Ball St. 37 171 58.9%
2012/11/23  77 Ohio 37 at  98 Kent St. 33 164 63.8%


Odds of finishing undefeated: 1-in-7.4
Most difficult game left: November 14, at Ball State Cardinals, 58.9%



Oregon Ducks
Year WinPct SoS Off. Def. Pace
2012 0.859 5 0.524 53 31.1 5 15.1 12 181.0 7

Date Away Team       Home Team Plays Odds
2012/09/01  74 Arkansas St. 34 at   5 Oregon 57 208 91.2%
2012/09/08  53 Fresno St. 25 at   5 Oregon 42 199 95.1%
2012/09/22  54 Arizona 0 at   5 Oregon 49 200 84.0%
2012/09/29  99 Washington St. 26 vs   5 Oregon 51 194 95.1%
2012/10/06  68 Washington 21 at   5 Oregon 52 182 90.1%
2012/10/18   5 Oregon 40 at  26 Arizona St. 36 175 60.8%
2012/10/27 111 Colorado 25 at   5 Oregon 55 172 97.9%
2012/11/03   5 Oregon 40 at  18 USC 38 171 60.0%
2012/11/10   5 Oregon 41 at  37 California 31 173 76.5%
2012/11/17  10 Stanford 39 at   5 Oregon 40 171 56.0%
2012/11/24   5 Oregon 42 at  46 Oregon St. 30 171 82.0%


Odds of finishing undefeated: 1-in-8.0
Most difficult game left: November 17, vs Stanford Cardinal, 56.0%



Florida Gators
Year WinPct SoS Off. Def. Pace
2012 0.855 6 0.663 6 26.3 21 12.9 7 156.1 109

Date Away Team       Home Team Plays Odds
2012/09/01 103 Bowling Green 14 at   6 Florida 27 173 93.1%
2012/09/08   6 Florida 20 at   9 Texas A&M 17 159 34.8%
2012/09/15   6 Florida 37 at  45 Tennessee 20 168 55.0%
2012/09/22  80 Kentucky 0 at   6 Florida 38 157 89.6%
2012/10/06   2 LSU 6 at   6 Florida 14 147 36.4%
2012/10/13   6 Florida 34 at  71 Vanderbilt 24 158 83.8%
2012/10/20   3 South Carolina 31 at   6 Florida 32 154 60.1%
2012/10/27  24 Georgia 33 vs   6 Florida 36 161 67.8%
2012/11/03  33 Missouri 26 at   6 Florida 34 163 79.2%
2012/11/10  70 LA-Lafayette 27 at   6 Florida 41 163 89.6%
2012/11/24   6 Florida 33 at   8 Florida St. 31 156 51.6%


Odds of finishing undefeated: 1-in-8.0
Most difficult game left: November 24, at Florida State Seminoles, 51.6%



Long Shots

Notre Dame Fighting Irish
Year WinPct SoS Off. Def. Pace
2012 0.862 4 0.584 26 25.1 26 12.1 4 158.6 98

Date Away Team       Home Team Plays Odds
2012/09/01  85 Navy 10 vs   4 Notre Dame 50 150 74.7%
2012/09/08  66 Purdue 17 at   4 Notre Dame 20 172 90.6%
2012/09/15   4 Notre Dame 20 at  19 Michigan St. 3 165 30.7%
2012/09/22  16 Michigan 6 at   4 Notre Dame 13 133 74.3%
2012/10/06   4 Notre Dame 41 vs  64 Miami-FL 3 154 78.0%
2012/10/13  10 Stanford 33 at   4 Notre Dame 34 160 65.5%
2012/10/20  23 BYU 23 at   4 Notre Dame 31 159 78.1%
2012/10/27   4 Notre Dame 29 at   7 Oklahoma 31 166 40.3%
2012/11/03  41 Pittsburgh 25 at   4 Notre Dame 34 159 83.6%
2012/11/10   4 Notre Dame 36 at  87 Boston College 23 161 91.1%
2012/11/17  88 Wake Forest 24 at   4 Notre Dame 39 163 92.4%
2012/11/24   4 Notre Dame 34 at  18 USC 32 160 64.7%


Odds of finishing undefeated: 1-in-10.7
Most difficult game left: October 27, at Oklahoma Sooners, 40.3%



Ohio State Buckeyes
Year WinPct SoS Off. Def. Pace
2012 0.792 14 0.520 55 28.6 17 16.8 22 159.6 92

Date Away Team       Home Team Plays Odds
2012/09/01 106 Miami-OH 10 at  14 Ohio St. 56 193 89.0%
2012/09/08  44 UCF 16 at  14 Ohio St. 31 161 83.7%
2012/09/15  37 California 28 at  14 Ohio St. 35 176 84.0%
2012/09/22 107 UAB 15 at  14 Ohio St. 29 165 97.4%
2012/09/29  14 Ohio St. 17 at  19 Michigan St. 16 156 35.5%
2012/10/06  22 Nebraska 38 at  14 Ohio St. 63 166 58.2%
2012/10/13  14 Ohio St. 42 at  86 Indiana 31 166 83.5%
2012/10/20  66 Purdue 29 at  14 Ohio St. 42 165 87.0%
2012/10/27  14 Ohio St. 32 at  29 Penn State 29 162 52.5%
2012/11/03  83 Illinois 27 at  14 Ohio St. 40 158 88.3%
2012/11/17  14 Ohio St. 38 at  15 Wisconsin 37 156 50.8%
2012/11/24  16 Michigan 36 at  14 Ohio St. 37 156 51.3%


Odds of finishing undefeated: 1-in-11.4
Most difficult game left: November 17, at Wisconsin Badgers, 50.8%



South Carolina Gamecocks
Year WinPct SoS Off. Def. Pace
2012 0.863 3 0.525 51 29.8 9 14.3 10 153.3 117

Date Away Team       Home Team Plays Odds
2012/08/30   3 South Carolina 17 at  71 Vanderbilt 13 145 80.2%
2012/09/08  89 East Carolina 10 at   3 South Carolina 48 168 92.6%
2012/09/15 107 UAB 6 at   3 South Carolina 49 166 97.7%
2012/09/22  33 Missouri 10 at   3 South Carolina 31 142 76.8%
2012/09/29   3 South Carolina 38 at  80 Kentucky 17 154 86.8%
2012/10/06  24 Georgia 7 at   3 South Carolina 35 153 69.4%
2012/10/13   3 South Carolina 30 at   2 LSU 34 153 29.1%
2012/10/20   3 South Carolina 31 at   6 Florida 32 154 39.9%
2012/10/27  45 Tennessee 28 at   3 South Carolina 42 159 88.2%
2012/11/10  35 Arkansas 30 at   3 South Carolina 40 161 80.9%
2012/11/24   3 South Carolina 40 at  32 Clemson 33 162 76.0%


Odds of finishing undefeated: 1-in-15.9
Most difficult game left: October 13, at LSU Tigers, 29.1%



Cincinnati Bearcats
Year WinPct SoS Off. Def. Pace
2012 0.743 21 0.492 64 25.8 24 16.9 24 167.3 45

Date Away Team       Home Team Plays Odds
2012/09/06  41 Pittsburgh 10 at  21 Cincinnati 34 167 67.2%
2012/09/29  27 Virginia Tech 24 vs  21 Cincinnati 27 170 46.3%
2012/10/06 106 Miami-OH 14 at  21 Cincinnati 52 172 93.3%
2012/10/20  21 Cincinnati 38 at  55 Toledo 35 168 61.0%
2012/10/26  21 Cincinnati 35 at  38 Louisville 34 158 54.1%
2012/11/03  75 Syracuse 29 at  21 Cincinnati 39 166 82.6%
2012/11/10  21 Cincinnati 36 at  43 Temple 33 159 63.1%
2012/11/17  34 Rutgers 30 at  21 Cincinnati 34 162 61.5%
2012/11/23  60 South Florida 30 at  21 Cincinnati 37 169 73.0%
2012/12/01  21 Cincinnati 35 at  61 Connecticut 28 162 73.5%


Odds of finishing undefeated: 1-in-17.6
Most difficult game left: October 26, at Louisville Cardinals, 54.1%



Louisiana Tech Bulldogs
Year WinPct SoS Off. Def. Pace
2012 0.561 49 0.359 112 22.8 39 20.7 57 184.7 3

Date Away Team       Home Team Plays Odds
2012/09/08  49 LA Tech 56 at  52 Houston 49 250 24.4%
2012/09/15 104 Rice 37 at  49 LA Tech 56 195 90.2%
2012/09/22  49 LA Tech 52 at  83 Illinois 24 164 47.9%
2012/09/29  49 LA Tech 44 at  95 Virginia 38 193 69.6%
2012/10/06 110 UNLV 31 at  49 LA Tech 58 208 90.8%
2012/10/13   9 Texas A&M 39 at  49 LA Tech 34 184 27.1%
2012/10/20 113 Idaho 30 at  49 LA Tech 48 175 91.2%
2012/10/27  49 LA Tech 45 at 117 New Mexico St. 32 175 85.9%
2012/11/03  NA UTSA 37 at  49 LA Tech 46 169 75.1%
2012/11/10  49 LA Tech 46 at 114 Texas State 32 168 85.6%
2012/11/17  67 Utah St. 33 at  49 LA Tech 36 177 59.3%
2012/11/24  49 LA Tech 39 at  78 SJSU 34 171 64.9%


Odds of finishing undefeated: 1-in-19.0
Most difficult game left: October 13, vs Texas A&M Aggies, 27.1%



Rutgers Scarlet Knights
Year WinPct SoS Off. Def. Pace
2012 0.643 34 0.458 77 20.9 57 16.5 19 158.4 99

Date Away Team       Home Team Plays Odds
2012/09/01  34 Rutgers 24 at 122 Tulane 12 149 84.8%
2012/09/13  34 Rutgers 23 at  60 South Florida 13 174 34.3%
2012/09/22  34 Rutgers 35 at  35 Arkansas 26 166 30.8%
2012/10/06  61 Connecticut 3 at  34 Rutgers 19 149 62.5%
2012/10/13  75 Syracuse 27 at  34 Rutgers 35 162 78.4%
2012/10/20  34 Rutgers 31 at  43 Temple 33 154 44.1%
2012/10/27  98 Kent St. 25 at  34 Rutgers 37 159 87.9%
2012/11/10 100 Army 29 at  34 Rutgers 42 156 86.2%
2012/11/17  34 Rutgers 30 at  21 Cincinnati 34 162 38.5%
2012/11/24  34 Rutgers 30 at  41 Pittsburgh 29 159 55.5%
2012/11/29  38 Louisville 31 at  34 Rutgers 33 154 54.1%


Odds of finishing undefeated: 1-in-33.0
Most difficult game left: November 17, at Cincinnati Bearcats, 38.5%



UTSA Roadrunners
Year WinPct SoS Off. Def. Pace
2012 0.000 0 0.000

Date Away Team       Home Team Plays Odds
2012/09/01  NA UTSA 33 at 120 South Alabama 31 155 37.6%
2012/09/29  NA UTSA 35 at 117 New Mexico St. 14 158 50.1%
2012/10/13  NA UTSA 41 at 104 Rice 39 161 54.9%
2012/10/20  78 SJSU 37 at  NA UTSA 39 157 53.8%
2012/10/27  67 Utah St. 37 at  NA UTSA 36 163 48.0%
2012/11/03  NA UTSA 37 at  49 LA Tech 46 169 24.9%
2012/11/17  NA UTSA 43 at 113 Idaho 37 160 72.0%
2012/11/24 114 Texas State 36 at  NA UTSA 43 153 73.5%


Odds of finishing undefeated: 1-in-53.5
Most difficult game left: November 3, at Louisiana Tech Bulldogs, 24.9%



Absolute Phonies

Louisville Cardinals
Year WinPct SoS Off. Def. Pace
2012 0.604 38 0.500 62 25.1 25 21.2 66 149.7 122

Date Away Team       Home Team Plays Odds
2012/09/02  80 Kentucky 14 at  38 Louisville 32 162 81.5%
2012/09/15  28 North Carolina 34 at  38 Louisville 39 154 72.4%
2012/09/22  38 Louisville 28 at  93 FIU 21 149 70.3%
2012/09/29  38 Louisville 21 at  76 Southern Miss. 17 142 57.9%
2012/10/13  38 Louisville 32 at  41 Pittsburgh 33 155 42.1%
2012/10/20  60 South Florida 30 at  38 Louisville 36 160 69.7%
2012/10/26  21 Cincinnati 35 at  38 Louisville 34 158 45.9%
2012/11/03  43 Temple 33 at  38 Louisville 35 150 56.1%
2012/11/10  38 Louisville 36 at  75 Syracuse 32 157 64.0%
2012/11/24  61 Connecticut 30 at  38 Louisville 33 153 59.4%
2012/11/29  38 Louisville 31 at  34 Rutgers 33 154 45.9%


Odds of finishing undefeated: 1-in-75.8
Most difficult game left: October 13, at Pittsburgh Panthers, 42.1%



West Virginia Mountaineers
Year WinPct SoS Off. Def. Pace
2012 0.729 25 0.571 30 29.9 7 20.1 48 172.6 21

Date Away Team       Home Team Plays Odds
2012/09/01  94 Marshall 34 at  25 West Virginia 69 206 89.7%
2012/09/22  73 Maryland 21 at  25 West Virginia 31 162 84.9%
2012/09/29  30 Baylor 63 at  25 West Virginia 70 214 67.7%
2012/10/06  25 West Virginia 48 at  12 Texas 45 170 27.1%
2012/10/13  25 West Virginia 40 at  36 Texas Tech 38 173 52.5%
2012/10/20  20 Kansas St. 40 at  25 West Virginia 43 163 59.8%
2012/11/03  17 TCU 39 at  25 West Virginia 37 165 47.7%
2012/11/10  25 West Virginia 41 at  13 Oklahoma St. 45 177 37.3%
2012/11/17   7 Oklahoma 38 at  25 West Virginia 36 173 31.9%
2012/11/23  25 West Virginia 39 at  47 Iowa St. 32 173 67.4%
2012/12/01 105 Kansas 29 at  25 West Virginia 45 167 90.9%


Odds of finishing undefeated: 1-in-91.6
Most difficult game left: November 17, vs Oklahoma Sooners, 31.9%



Kansas State Wildcats
Year WinPct SoS Off. Def. Pace
2012 0.744 20 0.546 41 31.9 2 20.8 58 154.2 113

Date Away Team       Home Team Plays Odds
2012/09/08  64 Miami-FL 13 at  20 Kansas St. 52 150 65.6%
2012/09/15  92 North Texas 21 at  20 Kansas St. 35 135 90.1%
2012/09/22  20 Kansas St. 24 at   7 Oklahoma 19 156 19.0%
2012/10/06 105 Kansas 16 at  20 Kansas St. 56 151 92.9%
2012/10/13  20 Kansas St. 37 at  47 Iowa St. 32 164 60.4%
2012/10/20  20 Kansas St. 40 at  25 West Virginia 43 163 40.2%
2012/10/27  36 Texas Tech 34 at  20 Kansas St. 43 164 73.5%
2012/11/03  13 Oklahoma St. 42 at  20 Kansas St. 41 168 47.5%
2012/11/10  20 Kansas St. 37 at  17 TCU 38 156 41.0%
2012/11/17  20 Kansas St. 46 at  30 Baylor 42 170 58.9%
2012/12/01  12 Texas 39 at  20 Kansas St. 38 157 41.0%


Odds of finishing undefeated: 1-in-119.1
Most difficult game left: October 20, at West Virginia Mountaineers, 40.2%



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Oregon State Beavers
Year WinPct SoS Off. Def. Pace
2012 0.572 46 0.593 23 20.3 63 18.1 31 161.3 82

Date Away Team       Home Team Plays Odds
2012/09/08  15 Wisconsin 7 at  46 Oregon St. 10 162 16.1%
2012/09/22  46 Oregon St. 27 at  62 UCLA 20 174 33.7%
2012/09/29  46 Oregon St. 38 at  54 Arizona 35 197 42.4%
2012/10/06  99 Washington St. 6 at  46 Oregon St. 19 156 80.5%
2012/10/13  46 Oregon St. 25 at  23 BYU 31 161 24.7%
2012/10/20  42 Utah 32 at  46 Oregon St. 34 161 59.8%
2012/10/27  46 Oregon St. 32 at  68 Washington 34 159 48.7%
2012/11/03  26 Arizona St. 35 at  46 Oregon St. 31 165 39.4%
2012/11/10  46 Oregon St. 29 at  10 Stanford 40 161 19.1%
2012/11/17  37 California 32 at  46 Oregon St. 31 164 45.8%
2012/11/24   5 Oregon 42 at  46 Oregon St. 30 171 18.0%


Odds of finishing undefeated: 1-in-2240.8
Most difficult game left: November 24, vs Oregon Ducks, 18.0%



Mississippi State Bulldogs
Year WinPct SoS Off. Def. Pace
2012 0.667 31 0.489 66 20.8 60 15.7 15 163.3 71

Date Away Team       Home Team Plays Odds
2012/09/08  48 Auburn 10 at  31 Mississippi St. 28 152 66.1%
2012/09/15  31 Mississippi St. 30 at  82 Troy 24 174 81.6%
2012/09/22 120 South Alabama 10 at  31 Mississippi St. 30 166 95.6%
2012/10/06  31 Mississippi St. 27 at  80 Kentucky 14 163 69.6%
2012/10/13  45 Tennessee 31 at  31 Mississippi St. 35 164 68.3%
2012/10/20  97 Middle Tenn. 26 at  31 Mississippi St. 40 167 88.9%
2012/10/27  31 Mississippi St. 21 at   1 Alabama 44 155 2.6%
2012/11/03   9 Texas A&M 34 at  31 Mississippi St. 29 173 32.2%
2012/11/10  31 Mississippi St. 25 at   2 LSU 36 158 13.8%
2012/11/17  35 Arkansas 32 at  31 Mississippi St. 34 166 53.1%
2012/11/24  31 Mississippi St. 34 at  56 Mississippi 30 163 64.0%


Odds of finishing undefeated: 1-in-4194.6
Most difficult game left: October 27, at Alabama Crimson Tide, 2.6%


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