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The next ten: Tulsa, Oregon (26 AP, 22 USA), East Carolina (23 AP 26 USA), Boise State (19 AP, 20 USA), Boston College, Fresno State (25 AP, 24 USA), Georgia Tech, North Carolina, Colorado, Miami.

Dropped out of Top 30: Oregon (10), East Carolina (26), Fresno State (30)  

Tennessee Titans -5 1:00 PM EST

Baltimore Ravens -2.5 4:15 PM EST

GREEN BAY +3 8:15 PM EST

GOOD LUCK!!!!!

The Auburn offense in its win over Mississippi State looked about as poor as an SEC offensive unit has looked all year. Perhaps the only exception was Mississippi State as they could manage no offense scoring in the 3-2 (yes that's right) defeat. Against MSU the Auburn offense struggled as it lost three more fumbles and committed 12 penalties for 94 yards. On the season they have committed eight turnovers, six of which are fumbles from skill position players. Yet while Auburn has struggled offensively, its defense has been positively dominant. This past weekend, the Bulldogs were held to 116 yards while going 0-for-14 on third-down conversions and 0-for-3 on fourth downs. They were forced to punt 10 times. On the season, Auburn has held the opposition to just 641 total yards of offense in three games. Auburn ranks third nationally in scoring defense (5.0), ninth in rushing defense (53.0) and 10th in total defense (213.7). They don't miss tackles and they don't allow extra yardage after contact. The opposition has been held to an incredible 3-of-46 on third down conversions. We expect improved play out of the offense as they eliminate the turnovers and we'll call for the home team to win the ninth consecutive game in the series. Play the home underdog Tigers.

Last week, Arizona St. had a devastating loss to UNLV 23-20 in overtime. Head Coach Dennis Erickson said he didn't sleep for two whole days following that loss. Quarterback Rudy Carpenter said they had a bad practice Thursday and came out flat and couldn't overcome the momentum that UNLV had. Look for Erickson and Carpenter to have EVERYONE ready for this big-time home game against the Georgia Bulldogs. Georgia struggled against a very physical South Carolina squad last weekend and only managed 252 total yards in a 14-7 win. Running back Knowshon Moreno only managed 79 yards on the ground and Matthew Stafford had just 146 yards passing. When I see that type of physical game taking its toll on the Georgia offense and see them struggling against a speedy Sun Devil defense. Dennis Erickson will be throwing early and often against a Georgia secondary that struggles against the pass, allowing 236 yards per game. Carpenter has been incredible so far this season, already passing for 975 yards this season (325 per game) and 6 touchdowns! They have four receivers that already exceeded 100 yards this year and five different receivers that have caught touchdowns. We expect to see the quick receivers to cause a lot of problems for a more physical Bulldog defense. Georgia's win last week vs. the Game**** could have easily been a loss. With eight minutes left, South Carolina running back Mike Davis fumbled over the goal line trying to jump for a touchdown. Later, with less than a minute left, SC was going for a touchdown and threw an interception at the 3 yard line which finalized the win for the Bulldogs. Gamecock quarterback Chris Smelley went 23/39 for 271 yards. Look for Sun Devil QB Rudy Carpenter to have a big game if the Bulldog secondary played like they did against South Carolina. I expect the Sun Devils, who are coming off a demoralizing loss last week, to be absolutely ready this week and benefit from a Georgia squad that was beat up in their first conference game last week against South Carolina. Go with the Sun Devils plus the points.

Ohio vs Northwestern OVER 52