Tuesday, October 16, 2012

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


Odds as of games through 2012-10-14




Legitimate Title Contenders

Alabama Crimson Tide
Year WinPct SoS Off. Def. Pace
2012 1.000 1 0.549 15 26.1 1 5.1 1 156.3 124
Date Away Team       Home Team Plays Odds
2012/09/01  21 Michigan 14 vs   1 Alabama 41 148 90.8%
2012/09/08  89 Western Kentucky 0 at   1 Alabama 35 130 99.1%
2012/09/15   1 Alabama 52 at  38 Arkansas 0 149 87.9%
2012/09/22 119 FL-Atlantic 7 at   1 Alabama 40 142 99.9%
2012/09/29  72 Mississippi 14 at   1 Alabama 33 154 99.5%
2012/10/13   1 Alabama 42 at  32 Missouri 10 151 95.8%
2012/10/20   1 Alabama 38 at  50 Tennessee 17 158 96.8%
2012/10/27  27 Mississippi St. 13 at   1 Alabama 35 159 95.1%
2012/11/03   1 Alabama 27 at   5 LSU 17 158 77.1%
2012/11/10  12 Texas A&M 14 at   1 Alabama 41 164 86.9%
2012/11/24  72 Auburn 10 at   1 Alabama 35 157 98.0%


Odds of finishing undefeated: 1-in-1.7
Most difficult game left: November 3, at LSU Tigers, 77.1%


Ohio Bobcats
Year WinPct SoS Off. Def. Pace
2012 0.615 47 0.427 122 15.4 64 13.0 34 163.4 102
Date Away Team       Home Team Plays Odds
2012/09/01  58 Ohio 24 at  51 Penn State 14 179 34.2%
2012/09/08 107 New Mexico St. 24 at  41 Ohio 51 170 84.4%
2012/09/15  42 Ohio 27 at  89 Marshall 24 200 76.7%
2012/09/29  45 Ohio 37 at 123 Massachusetts 34 192 99.4%
2012/10/06 113 Buffalo 31 at  48 Ohio 38 185 87.0%
2012/10/13 123 Akron 28 at  47 Ohio 34 193 90.6%
2012/10/27  47 Ohio 34 at 105 Miami-OH 21 164 83.5%
2012/11/01 121 Eastern Michigan 21 at  47 Ohio 38 164 91.7%
2012/11/07  95 Bowling Green 20 at  47 Ohio 31 166 82.6%
2012/11/14  47 Ohio 31 at  96 Ball St. 24 165 76.9%
2012/11/23  47 Ohio 35 at 102 Kent St. 20 164 91.1%


Odds of finishing undefeated: 1-in-2.3
Most difficult game left: November 14, at Ball State Cardinals, 76.9%


Long Shots

Ohio State Buckeyes
Year WinPct SoS Off. Def. Pace
2012 0.947 9 0.530 48 21.4 18 13.6 38 159.6 116
Date Away Team       Home Team Plays Odds
2012/09/01  92 Miami-OH 10 at  23 Ohio St. 56 193 85.8%
2012/09/08  62 UCF 16 at  20 Ohio St. 31 161 71.7%
2012/09/15  50 California 28 at  20 Ohio St. 35 176 71.4%
2012/09/22 115 UAB 15 at  19 Ohio St. 29 165 93.1%
2012/09/29  21 Ohio St. 17 at  19 Michigan St. 16 156 42.7%
2012/10/06  20 Nebraska 38 at  11 Ohio St. 63 166 51.1%
2012/10/13   9 Ohio St. 52 at  83 Indiana 49 195 89.8%
2012/10/20  63 Purdue 17 at   9 Ohio St. 38 166 78.1%
2012/10/27   9 Ohio St. 27 at  28 Penn State 24 161 58.0%
2012/11/03  78 Illinois 14 at   9 Ohio St. 41 164 87.3%
2012/11/17   9 Ohio St. 28 at  14 Wisconsin 31 160 47.1%
2012/11/24  20 Michigan 24 at   9 Ohio St. 31 163 53.8%


Odds of finishing undefeated: 1-in-10.0
Most difficult game left: November 17, at Wisconsin Badgers, 47.1%


Rutgers Scarlet Knights
Year WinPct SoS Off. Def. Pace
2012 0.864 19 0.503 65 15.2 67 10.6 13 164.8 88
Date Away Team       Home Team Plays Odds
2012/09/01  43 Rutgers 24 at 121 Tulane 12 149 90.5%
2012/09/13  32 Rutgers 23 at  52 South Florida 13 174 48.7%
2012/09/22  26 Rutgers 35 at  43 Arkansas 26 166 39.6%
2012/10/06  73 Connecticut 3 at  25 Rutgers 19 149 66.7%
2012/10/13  92 Syracuse 15 at  19 Rutgers 23 160 75.4%
2012/10/20  19 Rutgers 24 at  60 Temple 21 163 67.8%
2012/10/27 102 Kent St. 7 at  19 Rutgers 38 165 94.0%
2012/11/10 106 Army 17 at  19 Rutgers 38 163 84.7%
2012/11/17  19 Rutgers 24 at  23 Cincinnati 27 166 43.7%
2012/11/24  19 Rutgers 25 at  73 Pittsburgh 24 164 69.3%
2012/11/29  36 Louisville 24 at  19 Rutgers 31 165 59.4%


Odds of finishing undefeated: 1-in-10.3
Most difficult game left: November 17, at Cincinnati Bearcats, 43.7%


Cincinnati Bearcats
Year WinPct SoS Off. Def. Pace
2012 0.831 23 0.510 62 19.7 29 11.4 18 169.1 31
Date Away Team       Home Team Plays Odds
2012/09/06  61 Pittsburgh 10 at  24 Cincinnati 34 167 51.4%
2012/09/29  31 Virginia Tech 24 vs  22 Cincinnati 27 170 55.8%
2012/10/06  99 Miami-OH 14 at  24 Cincinnati 52 172 91.4%
2012/10/20  23 Cincinnati 27 at  55 Toledo 24 168 70.5%
2012/10/26  23 Cincinnati 29 at  36 Louisville 28 167 65.4%
2012/11/03  92 Syracuse 20 at  23 Cincinnati 38 166 82.3%
2012/11/10  23 Cincinnati 27 at  60 Temple 21 165 73.2%
2012/11/17  19 Rutgers 24 at  23 Cincinnati 27 166 56.3%
2012/11/23  68 South Florida 17 at  23 Cincinnati 34 169 76.7%
2012/12/01  23 Cincinnati 31 at  71 Connecticut 17 168 80.9%


Odds of finishing undefeated: 1-in-10.3
Most difficult game left: November 17, vs Rutgers Scarlet Knights, 56.3%


Oregon Ducks
Year WinPct SoS Off. Def. Pace
2012 0.992 2 0.529 52 25.3 2 11.6 19 176.8 2
Date Away Team       Home Team Plays Odds
2012/09/01  69 Arkansas St. 34 at   3 Oregon 57 208 88.2%
2012/09/08  86 Fresno St. 25 at   3 Oregon 42 199 93.3%
2012/09/22  48 Arizona 0 at   3 Oregon 49 200 81.0%
2012/09/29  89 Washington St. 26 vs   2 Oregon 51 194 88.7%
2012/10/06  37 Washington 21 at   2 Oregon 52 182 78.3%
2012/10/18   2 Oregon 35 at  18 Arizona St. 27 175 54.4%
2012/10/27 114 Colorado 14 at   2 Oregon 48 172 96.0%
2012/11/03   2 Oregon 35 at  15 USC 28 171 52.7%
2012/11/10   2 Oregon 35 at  34 California 24 172 74.3%
2012/11/17  13 Stanford 24 at   2 Oregon 38 172 58.5%
2012/11/24   2 Oregon 34 at  35 Oregon St. 27 173 77.5%


Odds of finishing undefeated: 1-in-10.8
Most difficult game left: November 3, at USC Trojans, 52.7%


Florida Gators
Year WinPct SoS Off. Def. Pace
2012 0.959 6 0.557 6 19.3 32 7.6 2 161.3 111
Date Away Team       Home Team Plays Odds
2012/09/01 106 Bowling Green 14 at  16 Florida 27 173 96.2%
2012/09/08  21 Florida 20 at  19 Texas A&M 17 159 31.5%
2012/09/15  18 Florida 37 at  35 Tennessee 20 168 60.8%
2012/09/22  75 Kentucky 0 at  14 Florida 38 157 80.5%
2012/10/06   4 LSU 6 at   5 Florida 14 147 20.7%
2012/10/13   6 Florida 31 at  44 Vanderbilt 17 162 84.3%
2012/10/20   3 South Carolina 22 at   6 Florida 21 159 44.3%
2012/10/27  10 Georgia 21 vs   6 Florida 27 160 65.3%
2012/11/03  32 Missouri 14 at   6 Florida 35 167 75.5%
2012/11/10  77 LA-Lafayette 13 at   6 Florida 49 164 93.7%
2012/11/24   6 Florida 21 at  16 Florida St. 24 163 41.0%


Odds of finishing undefeated: 1-in-11.9
Most difficult game left: November 24, at Florida State Seminoles, 41.0%


Notre Dame Fighting Irish
Year WinPct SoS Off. Def. Pace
2012 0.958 7 0.564 2 20.3 27 8.6 5 164.6 91
Date Away Team       Home Team Plays Odds
2012/09/01  75 Navy 10 vs  20 Notre Dame 50 150 77.7%
2012/09/08  73 Purdue 17 at  17 Notre Dame 20 172 79.4%
2012/09/15   6 Notre Dame 20 at  15 Michigan St. 3 165 49.1%
2012/09/22  22 Michigan 6 at  13 Notre Dame 13 133 50.1%
2012/10/06   9 Notre Dame 41 vs  56 Miami-FL 3 154 80.4%
2012/10/13  13 Stanford 13 at   7 Notre Dame 20 165 50.0%
2012/10/20  25 BYU 7 at   7 Notre Dame 24 166 60.6%
2012/10/27   7 Notre Dame 21 at   4 Oklahoma 28 168 42.7%
2012/11/03  73 Pittsburgh 17 at   7 Notre Dame 35 164 87.6%
2012/11/10   7 Notre Dame 38 at  79 Boston College 17 165 92.6%
2012/11/17  76 Wake Forest 10 at   7 Notre Dame 42 166 91.9%
2012/11/24   7 Notre Dame 21 at  15 USC 22 165 40.6%


Odds of finishing undefeated: 1-in-12.8
Most difficult game left: November 24, at USC Trojans, 40.6%


Kansas State Wildcats
Year WinPct SoS Off. Def. Pace
2012 0.897 17 0.529 51 23.9 5 14.1 41 165.8 78
Date Away Team       Home Team Plays Odds
2012/09/08  53 Miami-FL 13 at  22 Kansas St. 52 150 61.8%
2012/09/15  96 North Texas 21 at  14 Kansas St. 35 135 92.1%
2012/09/22  18 Kansas St. 24 at   9 Oklahoma 19 156 42.0%
2012/10/06  97 Kansas 16 at  17 Kansas St. 56 151 89.4%
2012/10/13  17 Kansas St. 27 at  82 Iowa St. 21 164 74.7%
2012/10/20  17 Kansas St. 35 at  31 West Virginia 34 166 62.4%
2012/10/27  40 Texas Tech 24 at  17 Kansas St. 38 172 71.0%
2012/11/03   8 Oklahoma St. 31 at  17 Kansas St. 34 169 54.7%
2012/11/10  17 Kansas St. 31 at  21 TCU 34 166 37.1%
2012/11/17  17 Kansas St. 41 at  42 Baylor 34 169 67.3%
2012/12/01  30 Texas 27 at  17 Kansas St. 38 166 53.1%


Odds of finishing undefeated: 1-in-31.1
Most difficult game left: November 10, at TCU Horned Frogs, 37.1%


Absolute Phonies

Louisville Cardinals
Year WinPct SoS Off. Def. Pace
2012 0.722 36 0.491 71 18.7 35 15.2 51 165.7 80
Date Away Team       Home Team Plays Odds
2012/09/02  64 Kentucky 14 at  44 Louisville 32 162 59.3%
2012/09/15  58 North Carolina 34 at  37 Louisville 39 154 51.7%
2012/09/22  34 Louisville 28 at  98 FIU 21 149 78.2%
2012/09/29  35 Louisville 21 at  77 Southern Miss. 17 142 65.4%
2012/10/13  36 Louisville 45 at  73 Pittsburgh 35 155 40.5%
2012/10/20  68 South Florida 21 at  36 Louisville 31 167 63.4%
2012/10/26  23 Cincinnati 29 at  36 Louisville 28 167 34.6%
2012/11/03  60 Temple 20 at  36 Louisville 31 163 59.0%
2012/11/10  36 Louisville 28 at  92 Syracuse 24 164 71.0%
2012/11/24  71 Connecticut 17 at  36 Louisville 31 166 69.1%
2012/11/29  36 Louisville 24 at  19 Rutgers 31 165 40.6%


Odds of finishing undefeated: 1-in-38.8
Most difficult game left: October 26, vs Cincinnati Bearcats, 34.6%


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Oregon State Beavers
Year WinPct SoS Off. Def. Pace
2012 0.739 35 0.547 18 15.4 65 12.1 25 171.0 21
Date Away Team       Home Team Plays Odds
2012/09/08   6 Wisconsin 7 at  76 Oregon St. 10 162 10.4%
2012/09/22  69 Oregon St. 27 at  39 UCLA 20 180 43.6%
2012/09/29  65 Oregon St. 38 at  57 Arizona 35 197 39.9%
2012/10/06  88 Washington St. 6 at  42 Oregon St. 19 156 70.1%
2012/10/13  35 Oregon St. 42 at  25 BYU 24 174 21.5%
2012/10/20  52 Utah 21 at  35 Oregon St. 28 168 51.9%
2012/10/27  35 Oregon St. 27 at  39 Washington 28 169 46.0%
2012/11/03  18 Arizona St. 28 at  35 Oregon St. 27 172 25.7%
2012/11/10  35 Oregon St. 21 at  13 Stanford 31 169 29.1%
2012/11/17  34 California 24 at  35 Oregon St. 27 169 54.3%
2012/11/24   2 Oregon 34 at  35 Oregon St. 27 173 22.5%


Odds of finishing undefeated: 1-in-458.4
Most difficult game left: November 24, vs Oregon Ducks, 22.5%


Mississippi State Bulldogs
Year WinPct SoS Off. Def. Pace
2012 0.798 27 0.557 5 16.5 54 11.8 22 162.7 106
Date Away Team       Home Team Plays Odds
2012/09/08  50 Auburn 10 at  28 Mississippi St. 28 152 58.9%
2012/09/15  21 Mississippi St. 30 at 103 Troy 24 174 86.7%
2012/09/22 120 South Alabama 10 at  28 Mississippi St. 30 166 99.9%
2012/10/06  30 Mississippi St. 27 at  74 Kentucky 14 163 78.6%
2012/10/13  50 Tennessee 31 at  27 Mississippi St. 41 166 61.6%
2012/10/20  75 Middle Tenn. 20 at  27 Mississippi St. 34 165 74.2%
2012/10/27  27 Mississippi St. 13 at   1 Alabama 35 159 4.9%
2012/11/03  12 Texas A&M 28 at  27 Mississippi St. 27 168 25.3%
2012/11/10  27 Mississippi St. 17 at   5 LSU 31 161 14.7%
2012/11/17  38 Arkansas 24 at  27 Mississippi St. 31 164 56.7%
2012/11/24  27 Mississippi St. 28 at  59 Mississippi 24 162 67.3%


Odds of finishing undefeated: 1-in-1938.0
Most difficult game left: October 27, at Alabama Crimson Tide, 4.9%


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