Our Movelor Week 10 picks are live and can be found in a more sortable format than this one here. If you’re curious what Movelor is, this is its homepage, but the short version is that it’s our college football model’s rating system, used across all Division I teams. Last year, it was roughly 0.9 points less accurate on FBS games than the Las Vegas closing spread. So far this year, it’s running about half a point behind each of ESPN’s FPI and SP+, and roughly a point behind the spread.
Picks are below, but first, a few observations:
We’re down to eight undefeated FBS teams, and all eight are in action this week, with none playing each other. Movelor expects 1.2 losses from those eight games, which means more likely than not, someone is going down. Here are the lines, from most at risk to safest:
- James Madison –3.8 at Georgia State
- Washington –5.1 at USC
- Air Force –18.3 vs. Army
- Liberty –19.1 vs. Louisiana Tech
- Georgia –19.3 vs. Missouri
- Florida State –22.3 at Pitt
- Ohio State –22.8 at Rutgers
- Michigan –33.3 vs. Purdue
Our model gives fourteen teams better than a 1-in-100 chance of making the playoff. Of those fourteen, five are the Power Five undefeateds listed above. The other nine all play this week, and there are two matchups between them. The two head-to-head games, and the other five, with playoff contenders marked with an asterisk:
- Texas* –0.5 vs. Kansas State*
- Alabama* –7.6 vs. LSU*
- Mississippi* –2.6 vs. Texas A&M
- Oklahoma* –3.6 at Oklahoma State
- Louisville* –12.5 vs. Virginia Tech
- Penn State* –16.3 at Maryland
- Oregon* –25.6 vs. Cal
Other games of note, at the Power Five, Group of Five, and FCS levels:
- Arizona –1.5 vs. UCLA
- Iowa State –6.5 vs. Kansas
- Notre Dame –9.9 at Clemson
- Oregon State –20.5 at Colorado
- Fresno State –8.4 vs. Boise State
- Troy –9.5 vs. South Alabama
- Tulane –10.1 at East Carolina
- SMU –14.4 at Rice
- Montana –5.7 vs. Sacramento State
- Southern Illinois –10.7 vs. South Dakota
- South Dakota State –14.4 vs. North Dakota State
The biggest favorite this week is Southern Utah, favored by 44.2 against non-Division I Lincoln University (the California one). Within the FBS, it’s Tennessee, who’s favored by 37.2 against UConn. The game closest to a tossup is Texas Tech vs. TCU, where the Red Raiders are favored by 0.2. Here’s the full list:
Date | Favorite | Favorite Win Probability | Underdog | Underdog Win Probability | Predicted Margin |
10/31/23 | Northern Illinois | 60.9% | Central Michigan | 39.1% | 3.9 |
10/31/23 | Toledo | 78.1% | Buffalo | 21.9% | 11.2 |
11/1/23 | Bowling Green State | 61.4% | Ball State | 38.6% | 4.1 |
11/1/23 | Akron | 55.2% | Kent State | 44.8% | 1.8 |
11/2/23 | Texas Tech | 50.5% | TCU | 49.5% | 0.2 |
11/2/23 | Duke | 75.6% | Wake Forest | 24.4% | 9.9 |
11/2/23 | Troy | 74.6% | South Alabama | 25.4% | 9.5 |
11/3/23 | Syracuse | 75.5% | Boston College | 24.5% | 9.9 |
11/3/23 | Wyoming | 78.3% | Colorado State | 21.7% | 11.3 |
11/4/23 | Tennessee | 98.5% | UConn | 1.5% | 37.2 |
11/4/23 | Texas | 51.5% | Kansas State | 48.5% | 0.5 |
11/4/23 | Ohio State | 93.0% | Rutgers | 7.0% | 22.8 |
11/4/23 | South Carolina | 79.8% | Jacksonville State | 20.2% | 12.1 |
11/4/23 | Wisconsin | 82.2% | Indiana | 17.8% | 13.5 |
11/4/23 | Nebraska | 54.7% | Michigan State | 45.3% | 1.6 |
11/4/23 | Florida | 55.6% | Arkansas | 44.4% | 2.0 |
11/4/23 | Notre Dame | 75.4% | Clemson | 24.6% | 9.9 |
11/4/23 | Mississippi | 57.4% | Texas A&M | 42.6% | 2.6 |
11/4/23 | North Carolina | 98.3% | Campbell | 1.7% | 35.6 |
11/4/23 | Sam Houston | 80.9% | Kennesaw State | 19.1% | 12.7 |
11/4/23 | Virginia | 63.5% | Georgia Tech | 36.5% | 4.9 |
11/4/23 | Utah | 89.3% | Arizona State | 10.7% | 18.7 |
11/4/23 | Navy | 87.7% | Temple | 12.3% | 17.3 |
11/4/23 | Air Force | 88.8% | Army | 11.2% | 18.3 |
11/4/23 | UTSA | 64.2% | North Texas | 35.8% | 5.1 |
11/4/23 | Louisiana | 75.4% | Arkansas State | 24.6% | 9.9 |
11/4/23 | Memphis | 83.7% | USF | 16.3% | 14.4 |
11/4/23 | UAB | 55.3% | Florida Atlantic | 44.7% | 1.9 |
11/4/23 | Oklahoma | 60.0% | Oklahoma State | 40.0% | 3.6 |
11/4/23 | Baylor | 64.3% | Houston | 35.7% | 5.2 |
11/4/23 | Penn State | 86.4% | Maryland | 13.6% | 16.3 |
11/4/23 | Louisville | 80.5% | Virginia Tech | 19.5% | 12.5 |
11/4/23 | UCF | 58.4% | Cincinnati | 41.6% | 3.0 |
11/4/23 | Coastal Carolina | 51.1% | Old Dominion | 48.9% | 0.4 |
11/4/23 | Iowa | 83.6% | Northwestern | 16.4% | 14.3 |
11/4/23 | Minnesota | 71.9% | Illinois | 28.1% | 8.3 |
11/4/23 | James Madison | 60.6% | Georgia State | 39.4% | 3.8 |
11/4/23 | Florida State | 92.6% | Pitt | 7.4% | 22.3 |
11/4/23 | Tulane | 75.8% | East Carolina | 24.2% | 10.1 |
11/4/23 | Georgia | 89.9% | Missouri | 10.1% | 19.3 |
11/4/23 | UMass | 72.2% | Merrimack | 27.8% | 8.4 |
11/4/23 | Tulsa | 69.7% | Charlotte | 30.3% | 7.3 |
11/4/23 | Southern Miss | 60.4% | Louisiana Monroe | 39.6% | 3.7 |
11/4/23 | Auburn | 82.9% | Vanderbilt | 17.1% | 13.9 |
11/4/23 | Nevada | 77.5% | Hawaii | 22.5% | 10.9 |
11/4/23 | Georgia Southern | 63.3% | Texas State | 36.7% | 4.8 |
11/4/23 | Oregon | 94.8% | California | 5.2% | 25.6 |
11/4/23 | Appalachian State | 61.0% | Marshall | 39.0% | 3.9 |
11/4/23 | New Mexico State | 67.9% | Middle Tennessee | 32.1% | 6.6 |
11/4/23 | Liberty | 89.7% | Louisiana Tech | 10.3% | 19.1 |
11/4/23 | UNLV | 86.6% | New Mexico | 13.4% | 16.4 |
11/4/23 | West Virginia | 74.8% | BYU | 25.2% | 9.6 |
11/4/23 | Iowa State | 67.7% | Kansas | 32.3% | 6.5 |
11/4/23 | Utah State | 50.9% | San Diego State | 49.1% | 0.3 |
11/4/23 | Kentucky | 52.2% | Mississippi State | 47.8% | 0.8 |
11/4/23 | Michigan | 97.8% | Purdue | 2.2% | 33.3 |
11/4/23 | Washington | 64.1% | USC | 35.9% | 5.1 |
11/4/23 | SMU | 83.7% | Rice | 16.3% | 14.4 |
11/4/23 | Alabama | 70.2% | LSU | 29.8% | 7.6 |
11/4/23 | NC State | 55.3% | Miami (FL) | 44.7% | 1.9 |
11/4/23 | Washington State | 85.7% | Stanford | 14.3% | 15.8 |
11/4/23 | Western Kentucky | 73.9% | UTEP | 26.1% | 9.2 |
11/4/23 | Oregon State | 91.1% | Colorado | 8.9% | 20.5 |
11/4/23 | Fresno State | 72.1% | Boise State | 27.9% | 8.4 |
11/4/23 | Arizona | 54.1% | UCLA | 45.9% | 1.5 |
11/2/23 | Bethune-Cookman | 76.5% | Mississippi Valley State | 23.5% | 10.4 |
11/3/23 | Dartmouth | 53.0% | Princeton | 47.0% | 1.1 |
11/4/23 | Holy Cross | 91.0% | Lehigh | 9.0% | 20.4 |
11/4/23 | Drake | 61.4% | Marist | 38.6% | 4.1 |
11/4/23 | San Diego | 66.1% | Presbyterian | 33.9% | 5.9 |
11/4/23 | Saint Francis (PA) | 78.5% | LIU | 21.5% | 11.4 |
11/4/23 | Duquesne | 86.5% | Wagner | 13.5% | 16.4 |
11/4/23 | Central Connecticut State | 50.9% | Sacred Heart | 49.1% | 0.3 |
11/4/23 | Yale | 69.0% | Brown | 31.0% | 7.1 |
11/4/23 | Harvard | 75.9% | Columbia | 24.1% | 10.1 |
11/4/23 | Lafayette | 86.7% | Colgate | 13.3% | 16.6 |
11/4/23 | Fordham | 91.5% | Bucknell | 8.5% | 20.9 |
11/4/23 | Gardner-Webb | 51.0% | Bryant | 49.0% | 0.4 |
11/4/23 | Penn | 81.2% | Cornell | 18.8% | 12.9 |
11/4/23 | Delaware | 80.5% | Elon | 19.5% | 12.5 |
11/4/23 | Morgan State | 84.1% | Delaware State | 15.9% | 14.7 |
11/4/23 | Maine | 75.8% | Hampton | 24.2% | 10.1 |
11/4/23 | Davidson | 84.9% | Stetson | 15.1% | 15.2 |
11/4/23 | East Tennessee State | 70.7% | VMI | 29.3% | 7.8 |
11/4/23 | Albany | 65.0% | William & Mary | 35.0% | 5.5 |
11/4/23 | New Hampshire | 58.5% | Villanova | 41.5% | 3.0 |
11/4/23 | Monmouth | 93.5% | Stony Brook | 6.5% | 23.5 |
11/4/23 | Youngstown State | 89.8% | Indiana State | 10.2% | 19.1 |
11/4/23 | Towson | 67.2% | North Carolina A&T | 32.8% | 6.3 |
11/4/23 | Furman | 59.9% | Chattanooga | 40.1% | 3.5 |
11/4/23 | Florida A&M | 77.0% | Alabama A&M | 23.0% | 10.6 |
11/4/23 | Butler | 71.9% | Morehead State | 28.1% | 8.3 |
11/4/23 | Mercer | 92.3% | The Citadel | 7.7% | 21.9 |
11/4/23 | Southeast Missouri State | 97.2% | Robert Morris | 2.8% | 31.4 |
11/4/23 | North Dakota | 89.5% | Murray State | 10.5% | 18.9 |
11/4/23 | Southern Illinois | 77.2% | South Dakota | 22.8% | 10.7 |
11/4/23 | Dayton | 54.0% | Valparaiso | 46.0% | 1.4 |
11/4/23 | Northern Iowa | 98.7% | Western Illinois | 1.3% | 37.9 |
11/4/23 | UT Martin | 80.2% | Tennessee Tech | 19.8% | 12.3 |
11/4/23 | Alcorn State | 57.2% | Southern | 42.8% | 2.6 |
11/4/23 | Montana State | 92.6% | Northern Arizona | 7.4% | 22.2 |
11/4/23 | Idaho | 96.1% | Northern Colorado | 3.9% | 28.3 |
11/4/23 | Jackson State | 85.9% | Texas Southern | 14.1% | 15.9 |
11/4/23 | South Dakota State | 83.7% | North Dakota State | 16.3% | 14.4 |
11/4/23 | Prairie View A&M | 80.5% | Arkansas-Pine Bluff | 19.5% | 12.5 |
11/4/23 | Abilene Christian | 80.1% | Utah Tech | 19.9% | 12.3 |
11/4/23 | Western Carolina | 82.0% | Wofford | 18.0% | 13.4 |
11/4/23 | Illinois State | 54.3% | Missouri State | 45.7% | 1.5 |
11/4/23 | Eastern Illinois | 60.1% | Lindenwood | 39.9% | 3.6 |
11/4/23 | Southern Utah | 99.3% | Lincoln University (CA) | 0.7% | 44.2 |
11/4/23 | North Carolina Central | 93.1% | Norfolk State | 6.9% | 22.9 |
11/4/23 | Howard | 63.1% | South Carolina State | 36.9% | 4.7 |
11/4/23 | Eastern Washington | 87.8% | Cal Poly | 12.2% | 17.4 |
11/4/23 | Alabama State | 57.7% | Grambling State | 42.3% | 2.7 |
11/4/23 | Incarnate Word | 88.5% | Nicholls | 11.5% | 18.0 |
11/4/23 | UC Davis | 70.5% | Portland State | 29.5% | 7.7 |
11/4/23 | Montana | 65.6% | Sacramento State | 34.4% | 5.7 |
11/4/23 | Tarleton | 55.2% | Stephen F. Austin | 44.8% | 1.8 |
11/4/23 | Lamar | 69.9% | Texas A&M-Commerce | 30.1% | 7.4 |
11/4/23 | Austin Peay | 74.9% | Eastern Kentucky | 25.1% | 9.6 |
11/4/23 | Southeastern Louisiana | 88.9% | McNeese | 11.1% | 18.4 |
11/4/23 | Tennessee State | 65.8% | Charleston Southern | 34.2% | 5.8 |
11/4/23 | Central Arkansas | 77.6% | North Alabama | 22.4% | 11.0 |
11/4/23 | Weber State | 78.2% | Idaho State | 21.8% | 11.3 |