Week #7

Week #7 top games with team, conference, record, margin rankings, insiders' power rating (IPR) and opening lines. Click preview matchup to navigate to the matchup preview page for in-depth analysis. All times are Eastern Time.
**NOTE: For margin rank, lower numbers are better and all FCS teams default to 150. For IPR, higher is better and all FCS teams default to N/A.**
**NOTE: The matchup preview feature only works for FBS vs FBS games.**
Lynchburg, VA

October 8, 2024, 7:00 PM

-19.5

proj. winner | proj. margin | proj. total | -2.80 | 52.82 Matchup Preview
Jacksonville, AL

October 9, 2024, 7:30 PM

New Mexico State (1-4)
C-USA | SOS: 102 | IPR: 22.5
57.5
Jacksonville State (2-3)
C-USA | SOS: 109 | IPR: 38.0
-20.5

proj. winner | proj. margin | proj. total | -17.49 | 62.20 Matchup Preview
Harrisonburg, VA

October 10, 2024, 7:30 PM

Coastal Carolina (4-1)
Sun Belt | SOS: 112 | IPR: 38.0
58.5
James Madison (4-1)
Sun Belt | SOS: 145 | IPR: 46.5
-9.5

proj. winner | proj. margin | proj. total | -11.89 | 65.94 Matchup Preview
Ruston, LA

October 10, 2024, 8:00 PM

Middle Tennessee (1-4)
C-USA | SOS: 49 | IPR: 23.5
48.5
Louisiana Tech (1-3)
C-USA | SOS: 126 | IPR: 27.5
-4.5

proj. winner | proj. margin | proj. total | -3.38 | 51.17 Matchup Preview
Bowling Green, KY

October 10, 2024, 8:00 PM

55.5
Western Kentucky (3-2)
C-USA | SOS: 67 | IPR: 40.0
-18.5

proj. winner | proj. margin | proj. total | -17.58 | 53.51 Matchup Preview
Tampa, FL

October 11, 2024, 7:00 PM

-6.5
South Florida (2-3)
AAC | SOS: 26 | IPR: 42.5
60.5

proj. winner | proj. margin | proj. total | -7.30 | 61.23 Matchup Preview
College Park, MD

October 11, 2024, 8:00 PM

Northwestern (2-3)
BIG10 | SOS: 62 | IPR: 41.0
44.5
-9.5

proj. winner | proj. margin | proj. total | -17.13 | 45.99 Matchup Preview
Logan, UT

October 11, 2024, 9:00 PM

-18.5
Utah State (1-4)
MW | SOS: 65 | IPR: 30.0
64.5

proj. winner | proj. margin | proj. total | -27.46 | 65.08 Matchup Preview
Tempe, AZ

October 11, 2024, 10:30 PM

-3.5
Arizona State (4-1)
BIG12 | SOS: 41 | IPR: 50.0
45.5

proj. winner | proj. margin | proj. total | -5.43 | 49.44 Matchup Preview
Tuscaloosa, AL

October 12, 2024, 12:00 PM

South Carolina (3-2)
SEC | SOS: 14 | IPR: 53.0
51.5
Alabama (4-1)
SEC | SOS: 6 | IPR: 73.0
-21.5

proj. winner | proj. margin | proj. total | -14.08 | 54.41 Matchup Preview
West Point, NY

October 12, 2024, 12:00 PM

56.5
-23.5

proj. winner | proj. margin | proj. total | -29.48 | 59.16 Matchup Preview
Kent, OH

October 12, 2024, 12:00 PM

Ball State (1-4)
MAC | SOS: 54 | IPR: 21.0
-6.5
Kent State (0-5)
MAC | SOS: 22 | IPR: 14.5
57.5

proj. winner | proj. margin | proj. total | -0.09 | 67.75 Matchup Preview
Buffalo, NY

October 12, 2024, 12:00 PM

-9.5
43.5

proj. winner | proj. margin | proj. total | -7.09 | 51.44 Matchup Preview
Winston-Salem, NC

October 12, 2024, 12:00 PM

-20.5
Wake Forest (2-3)
ACC | SOS: 90 | IPR: 39.5
60.5

proj. winner | proj. margin | proj. total | -12.93 | 62.51 Matchup Preview
Chapel Hill, NC

October 12, 2024, 12:00 PM

Georgia Tech (4-2)
ACC | SOS: 86 | IPR: 52.5
-5.5
North Carolina (3-3)
ACC | SOS: 63 | IPR: 45.5
57.5

proj. winner | proj. margin | proj. total | -0.97 | 57.90 Matchup Preview
Iowa City, IA

October 12, 2024, 12:00 PM

Washington (4-2)
BIG10 | SOS: 66 | IPR: 58.5
40.5
-2.5

proj. winner | proj. margin | proj. total | -1.60 | 41.39 Matchup Preview
Amherst, MA

October 12, 2024, 12:00 PM

Missouri (4-1)
SEC | SOS: 95 | IPR: 57.0
-27.5
53.5

proj. winner | proj. margin | proj. total | -37.73 | 52.26 Matchup Preview
Piscataway, NJ

October 12, 2024, 12:00 PM

Wisconsin (3-2)
BIG10 | SOS: 16 | IPR: 53.5
40.5
-2.5

proj. winner | proj. margin | proj. total | -11.67 | 45.61 Matchup Preview
Ypsilanti, MI

October 12, 2024, 2:00 PM

Miami OH (1-4)
MAC | SOS: 35 | IPR: 38.5
-3.5
Eastern Michigan (4-1)
MAC | SOS: 146 | IPR: 31.0
44.5

proj. winner | proj. margin | proj. total | -5.99 | 48.97 Matchup Preview
Kalamazoo, MI

October 12, 2024, 3:30 PM

53.5
Western Michigan (2-3)
MAC | SOS: 74 | IPR: 33.5
-9.5

proj. winner | proj. margin | proj. total | -6.87 | 56.29 Matchup Preview
Bowling Green, OH

October 12, 2024, 3:30 PM

Northern Illinois (3-2)
MAC | SOS: 129 | IPR: 36.5
47.5
Bowling Green (2-3)
MAC | SOS: 91 | IPR: 39.5
-2.5

proj. winner | proj. margin | proj. total | -1.29 | 50.53 Matchup Preview
Pittsburgh, PA

October 12, 2024, 3:30 PM

California (3-2)
ACC | SOS: 32 | IPR: 53.0
59.5
Pittsburgh (5-0)
ACC | SOS: 105 | IPR: 51.0
-3.5

proj. winner | proj. margin | proj. total | -9.77 | 56.42 Matchup Preview
Orlando, FL

October 12, 2024, 3:30 PM

Cincinnati (3-2)
BIG12 | SOS: 69 | IPR: 49.0
59.5

proj. winner | proj. margin | proj. total | -5.70 | 56.36 Matchup Preview
Atlanta, GA

October 12, 2024, 3:30 PM

Old Dominion (1-4)
Sun Belt | SOS: 31 | IPR: 35.5
55.5
Georgia State (2-2)
Sun Belt | SOS: 72 | IPR: 31.0
-1.5

proj. winner | proj. margin | proj. total | -3.56 | 56.97 Matchup Preview
Champaign, IL

October 12, 2024, 3:30 PM

50.5
-18.5

proj. winner | proj. margin | proj. total | -31.49 | 48.07 Matchup Preview
Charlottesville, VA

October 12, 2024, 3:30 PM

Louisville (3-2)
ACC | SOS: 33 | IPR: 60.0
-7.5
Virginia (4-1)
ACC | SOS: 83 | IPR: 45.5
55.5

proj. winner | proj. margin | proj. total | -0.79 | 54.79 Matchup Preview
Notre Dame, IN

October 12, 2024, 3:30 PM

Stanford (2-3)
ACC | SOS: 19 | IPR: 42.5
45.5
-23.5

proj. winner | proj. margin | proj. total | -18.30 | 50.08 Matchup Preview
Dallas, TX

October 12, 2024, 3:30 PM

-14.5
Oklahoma (4-1)
SEC | SOS: 11 | IPR: 60.5
51.5

proj. winner | proj. margin | proj. total | -13.26 | 49.47 Matchup Preview
Laramie, WY

October 12, 2024, 3:30 PM

San Diego State (2-3)
MW | SOS: 123 | IPR: 31.0
-1.5
Wyoming (1-4)
MW | SOS: 68 | IPR: 30.0
42.5

proj. winner | proj. margin | proj. total | -5.22 | 50.90 Matchup Preview
Provo, UT

October 12, 2024, 4:00 PM

50.5

proj. winner | proj. margin | proj. total | -13.66 | 51.89 Matchup Preview
Mount Pleasant, MI

October 12, 2024, 4:00 PM

-2.5
Central Michigan (3-2)
MAC | SOS: 158 | IPR: 28.5
47.5

proj. winner | proj. margin | proj. total | -7.31 | 53.66 Matchup Preview
Athens, GA

October 12, 2024, 4:15 PM

Mississippi State (1-4)
SEC | SOS: 18 | IPR: 45.5
53.5
Georgia (4-1)
SEC | SOS: 2 | IPR: 74.5
-34.5

proj. winner | proj. margin | proj. total | -27.37 | 50.97 Matchup Preview
Fort Collins, CO

October 12, 2024, 4:30 PM

San Jose State (4-1)
MW | SOS: 128 | IPR: 39.0
-2.5
Colorado State (2-3)
MW | SOS: 76 | IPR: 33.5
55.5

proj. winner | proj. margin | proj. total | -9.29 | 58.15 Matchup Preview
Monroe, LA

October 12, 2024, 5:00 PM

Southern Mississippi (1-4)
Sun Belt | SOS: 81 | IPR: 25.0
41.5
Louisiana-Monroe (4-1)
Sun Belt | SOS: 85 | IPR: 31.0
-6.5

proj. winner | proj. margin | proj. total | -24.63 | 47.89 Matchup Preview
Baton Rouge, LA

October 12, 2024, 6:00 PM

-3.5
64.5

proj. winner | proj. margin | proj. total | -8.43 | 51.61 Matchup Preview
San Marcos, TX

October 12, 2024, 7:00 PM

Arkansas State (3-2)
Sun Belt | SOS: 45 | IPR: 37.5
63.5
-13.5

proj. winner | proj. margin | proj. total | -11.33 | 58.75 Matchup Preview
Boca Raton, FL

October 12, 2024, 7:00 PM

North Texas (4-1)
AAC | SOS: 111 | IPR: 38.0
-6.5
Florida Atlantic (2-3)
AAC | SOS: 124 | IPR: 28.5
59.5

proj. winner | proj. margin | proj. total | -3.63 | 63.15 Matchup Preview
Knoxville, TN

October 12, 2024, 7:00 PM

54.5
Tennessee (4-1)
SEC | SOS: 80 | IPR: 68.5
-15.5

proj. winner | proj. margin | proj. total | -17.38 | 51.09 Matchup Preview
Fresno, CA

October 12, 2024, 7:00 PM

Washington State (4-1)
PAC12 | SOS: 59 | IPR: 46.0
-3.5
Fresno State (3-2)
MW | SOS: 75 | IPR: 45.5
61.5

proj. winner | proj. margin | proj. total | -25.23 | 62.04 Matchup Preview
Houston, TX

October 12, 2024, 7:00 PM

-4.5
47.5

proj. winner | proj. margin | proj. total | -4.60 | 55.14 Matchup Preview
Lafayette, LA

October 12, 2024, 7:30 PM

Appalachian State (2-3)
Sun Belt | SOS: 60 | IPR: 36.0
64.5
-9.5

proj. winner | proj. margin | proj. total | -18.49 | 63.61 Matchup Preview
Reno, NV

October 12, 2024, 7:30 PM

Oregon State (4-1)
PAC12 | SOS: 106 | IPR: 40.0
-4.5
49.5

proj. winner | proj. margin | proj. total | -15.05 | 54.89 Matchup Preview
Eugene, OR

October 12, 2024, 7:30 PM

Ohio State (5-0)
BIG10 | SOS: 93 | IPR: 75.0
-3.5
52.5

proj. winner | proj. margin | proj. total | -4.35 | 50.11 Matchup Preview
Lexington, KY

October 12, 2024, 7:45 PM

Vanderbilt (3-2)
SEC | SOS: 36 | IPR: 49.5
46.5
Kentucky (3-2)
SEC | SOS: 10 | IPR: 56.5
-13.5

proj. winner | proj. margin | proj. total | -3.25 | 50.16 Matchup Preview
Albuquerque, NM

October 12, 2024, 8:00 PM

Air Force (1-4)
MW | SOS: 114 | IPR: 26.0
54.5
New Mexico (1-4)
MW | SOS: 38 | IPR: 32.5
-4.5

proj. winner | proj. margin | proj. total | -2.63 | 58.72 Matchup Preview
Statesboro, GA

October 12, 2024, 8:00 PM

-2.5
Georgia Southern (3-2)
Sun Belt | SOS: 57 | IPR: 36.5
61.5

proj. winner | proj. margin | proj. total | -7.47 | 62.82 Matchup Preview
Morgantown, WV

October 12, 2024, 8:00 PM

Iowa State (5-0)
BIG12 | SOS: 52 | IPR: 61.5
-3.5
West Virginia (3-2)
BIG12 | SOS: 20 | IPR: 55.0
51.5

proj. winner | proj. margin | proj. total | -11.83 | 54.20 Matchup Preview
Raleigh, NC

October 12, 2024, 8:00 PM

Syracuse (4-1)
ACC | SOS: 87 | IPR: 49.0
-4.5
NC State (3-3)
ACC | SOS: 51 | IPR: 43.5
55.5

proj. winner | proj. margin | proj. total | -10.57 | 62.85 Matchup Preview
Los Angeles, CA

October 12, 2024, 8:00 PM

Penn State (5-0)
BIG10 | SOS: 89 | IPR: 66.0
-4.5

proj. winner | proj. margin | proj. total | -6.10 | 45.82 Matchup Preview
Pasadena, CA

October 12, 2024, 9:00 PM

Minnesota (3-3)
BIG10 | SOS: 39 | IPR: 53.5
-5.5
40.5

proj. winner | proj. margin | proj. total | -3.76 | 40.23 Matchup Preview
Boulder, CO

October 12, 2024, 10:15 PM

Kansas State (4-1)
BIG12 | SOS: 13 | IPR: 62.0
-5.5
56.5

proj. winner | proj. margin | proj. total | -3.85 | 54.06 Matchup Preview
Honolulu, HI

October 12, 2024, 11:00 PM

Boise State (4-1)
MW | SOS: 92 | IPR: 54.0
-21.5
61.5

proj. winner | proj. margin | proj. total | -28.21 | 62.96 Matchup Preview