Tuesday, October 23, 2012

Week 9: Undefeated ... but for how long? -- TFG


Odds as of games through 2012-10-21


Legitimate Title Contenders

Alabama Crimson Tide
Year WinPct SoS Off. Def. Pace
2012 0.978 1 0.594 29 39.9 1 8.7 1 148.1 124
Date Away Team       Home Team Plays Odds
2012/09/01  12 Michigan 14 vs   1 Alabama 41 148 91.3%
2012/09/08  70 Western Kentucky 0 at   1 Alabama 35 130 99.2%
2012/09/15   1 Alabama 52 at  26 Arkansas 0 149 89.4%
2012/09/22 119 FL-Atlantic 7 at   1 Alabama 40 142 99.9%
2012/09/29  51 Mississippi 14 at   1 Alabama 33 154 99.1%
2012/10/13   1 Alabama 42 at  36 Missouri 10 151 94.8%
2012/10/20   1 Alabama 44 at  41 Tennessee 13 149 95.9%
2012/10/27  21 Mississippi St. 22 at   1 Alabama 44 155 96.4%
2012/11/03   1 Alabama 38 at   2 LSU 28 153 80.4%
2012/11/10  10 Texas A&M 27 at   1 Alabama 45 168 91.7%
2012/11/24  64 Auburn 22 at   1 Alabama 46 153 97.8%


Odds of finishing undefeated: 1-in-1.4
Most difficult game left: November 3, at LSU Tigers, 80.4%


Second-Tier Hopefuls

Florida Gators
Year WinPct SoS Off. Def. Pace
2012 0.879 4 0.656 12 28.1 11 12.7 5 157.8 103
Date Away Team       Home Team Plays Odds
2012/09/01  91 Bowling Green 14 at   4 Florida 27 173 93.1%
2012/09/08   4 Florida 20 at  10 Texas A&M 17 159 34.8%
2012/09/15   4 Florida 37 at  41 Tennessee 20 168 55.0%
2012/09/22  92 Kentucky 0 at   4 Florida 38 157 89.6%
2012/10/06   2 LSU 6 at   4 Florida 14 147 36.4%
2012/10/13   4 Florida 31 at  69 Vanderbilt 17 162 83.8%
2012/10/20  11 South Carolina 11 at   4 Florida 44 162 55.9%
2012/10/27  28 Georgia 32 vs   4 Florida 39 161 76.8%
2012/11/03  36 Missouri 26 at   4 Florida 36 163 83.9%
2012/11/10  71 LA-Lafayette 27 at   4 Florida 42 164 91.7%
2012/11/24   4 Florida 34 at   7 Florida St. 32 157 53.7%


Odds of finishing undefeated: 1-in-3.2
Most difficult game left: November 24, at Florida State Seminoles, 53.7%


Oregon Ducks
Year WinPct SoS Off. Def. Pace
2012 0.867 5 0.539 41 31.5 4 14.9 12 181.3 7
Date Away Team       Home Team Plays Odds
2012/09/01  77 Arkansas St. 34 at   5 Oregon 57 208 91.2%
2012/09/08  45 Fresno St. 25 at   5 Oregon 42 199 95.1%
2012/09/22  39 Arizona 0 at   5 Oregon 49 200 84.0%
2012/09/29 100 Washington St. 26 vs   5 Oregon 51 194 95.1%
2012/10/06  72 Washington 21 at   5 Oregon 52 182 90.1%
2012/10/18   5 Oregon 43 at  33 Arizona St. 21 194 62.0%
2012/10/27 116 Colorado 24 at   5 Oregon 56 172 98.4%
2012/11/03   5 Oregon 40 at  16 USC 37 170 59.8%
2012/11/10   5 Oregon 41 at  48 California 30 174 80.9%
2012/11/17   8 Stanford 38 at   5 Oregon 40 171 55.3%
2012/11/24   5 Oregon 41 at  32 Oregon St. 32 172 76.1%


Odds of finishing undefeated: 1-in-5.0
Most difficult game left: November 17, vs Stanford Cardinal, 55.3%


Long Shots

Rutgers Scarlet Knights
Year WinPct SoS Off. Def. Pace
2012 0.706 24 0.470 71 22.1 46 15.6 17 157.0 108
Date Away Team       Home Team Plays Odds
2012/09/01  24 Rutgers 24 at 121 Tulane 12 149 84.8%
2012/09/13  24 Rutgers 23 at  59 South Florida 13 174 34.3%
2012/09/22  24 Rutgers 35 at  26 Arkansas 26 166 30.8%
2012/10/06  73 Connecticut 3 at  24 Rutgers 19 149 62.5%
2012/10/13  60 Syracuse 15 at  24 Rutgers 23 160 78.4%
2012/10/20  24 Rutgers 35 at  58 Temple 10 142 45.1%
2012/10/27  83 Kent St. 25 at  24 Rutgers 36 159 86.7%
2012/11/10 103 Army 28 at  24 Rutgers 44 157 90.1%
2012/11/17  24 Rutgers 32 at  27 Cincinnati 30 161 51.2%
2012/11/24  24 Rutgers 32 at  43 Pittsburgh 28 158 63.4%
2012/11/29  40 Louisville 32 at  24 Rutgers 34 153 61.7%


Odds of finishing undefeated: 1-in-6.4
Most difficult game left: November 17, at Cincinnati Bearcats, 51.2%


Notre Dame Fighting Irish
Year WinPct SoS Off. Def. Pace
2012 0.866 6 0.629 18 25.8 26 12.2 4 158.1 101
Date Away Team       Home Team Plays Odds
2012/09/01  78 Navy 10 vs   6 Notre Dame 50 150 74.7%
2012/09/08  65 Purdue 17 at   6 Notre Dame 20 172 90.6%
2012/09/15   6 Notre Dame 20 at  20 Michigan St. 3 165 30.7%
2012/09/22  12 Michigan 6 at   6 Notre Dame 13 133 74.3%
2012/10/06   6 Notre Dame 41 vs  67 Miami-FL 3 154 78.0%
2012/10/13   8 Stanford 13 at   6 Notre Dame 20 165 65.5%
2012/10/20  30 BYU 14 at   6 Notre Dame 17 145 84.8%
2012/10/27   6 Notre Dame 29 at   3 Oklahoma 33 165 32.0%
2012/11/03  43 Pittsburgh 25 at   6 Notre Dame 35 159 84.7%
2012/11/10   6 Notre Dame 38 at  99 Boston College 22 161 93.4%
2012/11/17  87 Wake Forest 24 at   6 Notre Dame 39 162 92.3%
2012/11/24   6 Notre Dame 34 at  16 USC 32 159 63.8%


Odds of finishing undefeated: 1-in-6.7
Most difficult game left: October 27, at Oklahoma Sooners, 32.0%


Kansas State Wildcats
Year WinPct SoS Off. Def. Pace
2012 0.789 15 0.576 34 33.6 2 19.8 49 153.1 120
Date Away Team       Home Team Plays Odds
2012/09/08  67 Miami-FL 13 at  15 Kansas St. 52 150 65.6%
2012/09/15  90 North Texas 21 at  15 Kansas St. 35 135 90.1%
2012/09/22  15 Kansas St. 24 at   3 Oklahoma 19 156 19.0%
2012/10/06 105 Kansas 16 at  15 Kansas St. 56 151 92.9%
2012/10/13  15 Kansas St. 27 at  53 Iowa St. 21 164 60.4%
2012/10/20  15 Kansas St. 55 at  35 West Virginia 14 147 50.4%
2012/10/27  22 Texas Tech 35 at  15 Kansas St. 44 165 70.4%
2012/11/03  14 Oklahoma St. 38 at  15 Kansas St. 42 167 54.3%
2012/11/10  15 Kansas St. 37 at  17 TCU 39 156 46.5%
2012/11/17  15 Kansas St. 47 at  38 Baylor 39 168 71.0%
2012/12/01  18 Texas 38 at  15 Kansas St. 41 158 55.4%


Odds of finishing undefeated: 1-in-14.3
Most difficult game left: November 10, at TCU Horned Frogs, 46.5%


Ohio Bobcats
Year WinPct SoS Off. Def. Pace
2012 0.371 84 0.230 123 21.2 52 26.2 103 169.4 35
Date Away Team       Home Team Plays Odds
2012/09/01  84 Ohio 24 at  23 Penn State 14 179 20.7%
2012/09/08 122 New Mexico St. 24 at  84 Ohio 51 170 91.8%
2012/09/15  84 Ohio 27 at  85 Marshall 24 200 59.0%
2012/09/29  84 Ohio 37 at 124 Massachusetts 34 192 97.2%
2012/10/06 115 Buffalo 31 at  84 Ohio 38 185 83.2%
2012/10/13 123 Akron 28 at  84 Ohio 34 193 91.5%
2012/10/27  84 Ohio 40 at 111 Miami-OH 36 166 63.7%
2012/11/01 109 Eastern Michigan 35 at  84 Ohio 44 162 75.0%
2012/11/07  91 Bowling Green 33 at  84 Ohio 34 165 58.7%
2012/11/14  84 Ohio 38 at  86 Ball St. 39 172 47.4%
2012/11/23  84 Ohio 35 at  83 Kent St. 36 165 49.9%


Odds of finishing undefeated: 1-in-15.1
Most difficult game left: November 14, at Ball State Cardinals, 47.4%


Ohio State Buckeyes
Year WinPct SoS Off. Def. Pace
2012 0.740 19 0.496 57 28.5 10 18.7 40 160.5 88
Date Away Team       Home Team Plays Odds
2012/09/01 111 Miami-OH 10 at  19 Ohio St. 56 193 89.0%
2012/09/08  46 UCF 16 at  19 Ohio St. 31 161 83.7%
2012/09/15  48 California 28 at  19 Ohio St. 35 176 84.0%
2012/09/22 107 UAB 15 at  19 Ohio St. 29 165 97.4%
2012/09/29  19 Ohio St. 17 at  20 Michigan St. 16 156 35.5%
2012/10/06  25 Nebraska 38 at  19 Ohio St. 63 166 58.2%
2012/10/13  19 Ohio St. 52 at  79 Indiana 49 195 83.5%
2012/10/20  65 Purdue 22 at  19 Ohio St. 29 164 84.5%
2012/10/27  19 Ohio St. 31 at  23 Penn State 33 163 41.6%
2012/11/03  93 Illinois 27 at  19 Ohio St. 41 158 88.4%
2012/11/17  19 Ohio St. 36 at  13 Wisconsin 40 157 41.3%
2012/11/24  12 Michigan 38 at  19 Ohio St. 35 157 38.9%


Odds of finishing undefeated: 1-in-16.9
Most difficult game left: November 24, vs Michigan Wolverines, 38.9%


Absolute Phonies

Louisville Cardinals
Year WinPct SoS Off. Def. Pace
2012 0.599 40 0.486 64 26.9 19 23.0 77 150.5 122
Date Away Team       Home Team Plays Odds
2012/09/02  92 Kentucky 14 at  40 Louisville 32 162 81.5%
2012/09/15  34 North Carolina 34 at  40 Louisville 39 154 72.4%
2012/09/22  40 Louisville 28 at  94 FIU 21 149 70.3%
2012/09/29  40 Louisville 21 at  82 Southern Miss. 17 142 57.9%
2012/10/13  40 Louisville 45 at  43 Pittsburgh 35 155 42.1%
2012/10/20  59 South Florida 25 at  40 Louisville 27 164 69.9%
2012/10/26  27 Cincinnati 35 at  40 Louisville 36 158 51.0%
2012/11/03  58 Temple 33 at  40 Louisville 37 152 61.5%
2012/11/10  40 Louisville 36 at  60 Syracuse 34 158 53.5%
2012/11/24  73 Connecticut 30 at  40 Louisville 35 155 67.9%
2012/11/29  40 Louisville 32 at  24 Rutgers 34 153 38.3%


Odds of finishing undefeated: 1-in-22.9
Most difficult game left: November 29, at Rutgers Scarlet Knights, 38.3%


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Oregon State Beavers
Year WinPct SoS Off. Def. Pace
2012 0.672 32 0.597 26 23.0 39 17.2 25 162.8 71
Date Away Team       Home Team Plays Odds
2012/09/08  13 Wisconsin 7 at  32 Oregon St. 10 162 16.1%
2012/09/22  32 Oregon St. 27 at  61 UCLA 20 180 33.7%
2012/09/29  32 Oregon St. 38 at  39 Arizona 35 197 42.3%
2012/10/06 100 Washington St. 6 at  32 Oregon St. 19 156 80.5%
2012/10/13  32 Oregon St. 42 at  30 BYU 24 174 24.7%
2012/10/20  62 Utah 7 at  32 Oregon St. 21 152 72.0%
2012/10/27  32 Oregon St. 36 at  72 Washington 32 159 64.2%
2012/11/03  33 Arizona St. 34 at  32 Oregon St. 35 167 54.6%
2012/11/10  32 Oregon St. 30 at   8 Stanford 38 162 24.8%
2012/11/17  48 California 30 at  32 Oregon St. 33 164 61.2%
2012/11/24   5 Oregon 41 at  32 Oregon St. 32 172 23.9%


Odds of finishing undefeated: 1-in-78.6
Most difficult game left: November 24, vs Oregon Ducks, 23.9%


Mississippi State Bulldogs
Year WinPct SoS Off. Def. Pace
2012 0.722 21 0.462 75 22.1 47 15.1 14 162.0 78
Date Away Team       Home Team Plays Odds
2012/09/08  64 Auburn 10 at  21 Mississippi St. 28 152 66.1%
2012/09/15  21 Mississippi St. 30 at  81 Troy 24 174 81.6%
2012/09/22 117 South Alabama 10 at  21 Mississippi St. 30 166 95.6%
2012/10/06  21 Mississippi St. 27 at  92 Kentucky 14 163 69.6%
2012/10/13  41 Tennessee 31 at  21 Mississippi St. 41 166 68.3%
2012/10/20 102 Middle Tenn. 3 at  21 Mississippi St. 45 156 88.4%
2012/10/27  21 Mississippi St. 22 at   1 Alabama 44 155 3.6%
2012/11/03  10 Texas A&M 33 at  21 Mississippi St. 31 175 39.3%
2012/11/10  21 Mississippi St. 26 at   2 LSU 34 160 19.3%
2012/11/17  26 Arkansas 32 at  21 Mississippi St. 34 163 52.6%
2012/11/24  21 Mississippi St. 34 at  51 Mississippi 30 162 67.9%


Odds of finishing undefeated: 1-in-1025.4
Most difficult game left: October 27, at Alabama Crimson Tide, 3.6%


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