Below are the projections for the NCAA IA football games through
the games of 9-1-2003. Games against non-IA teams are excluded.
The favorite is listed first with the projected margin of victory
(i.e., the line) in parenthesis. 'TP' represents the total number of
points expected to be scored in the game and 'Odds' represents the odds
of the favorite winning straight-up (not against-the-spread). Last week,
the computer was 1-0 (1.000) straight-up, 1-0 (1.000) against-the-spread,
and 0-1 (.000) over/under. For the entire season, the computer is
1-0 (1.000) straight-up, 1-0 (1.000) against-the-spread, and
0-1 (.000) over/under.
Thursday, August 28, 2003
Miami (Florida) (-32) vs. Louisiana Tech (TP=60 Odds=.884) @ Shreveport, LA
Maryland (-8.5) @ Northern Illinois (TP=53 Odds=.630)
Georgia Tech (-4.5) @ Brigham Young (TP=52 Odds=.573)
Utah (-13.5) vs. Utah State (TP=54 Odds=.703)
Akron (-10) vs. Kent (TP=54 Odds=.653)
Friday, August 29, 2003
Toledo (-9.5) @ Nevada-Las Vegas (TP=55 Odds=.641)
Saturday, August 30, 2003
Oklahoma (-23.5) vs. North Texas (TP=45 Odds=.879)
Ohio State (-13) vs. Washington (TP=51 Odds=.709)
Florida State (-16) @ North Carolina (TP=52 Odds=.745)
Kansas State (-28) vs. Troy State (TP=50 Odds=.893)
Georgia (-8) @ Clemson (TP=50 Odds=.636)
Michigan (-30) vs. Central Michigan (TP=51 Odds=.908)
Florida (-23) vs. San Jose State (TP=52 Odds=.828)
Southern California (-1) @ Auburn (TP=48 Odds=.517)
Tennessee (-11) vs. Fresno State (TP=50 Odds=.677)
Alabama (-13) vs. South Florida (TP=48 Odds=.721) @ Birmingham, AL
Nebraska (-14) vs. Oklahoma State (TP=54 Odds=.712)
Colorado (-3.5) vs. Colorado State (TP=52 Odds=.555) @ Denver, CO
Oregon (-10.5) @ Mississippi State (TP=52 Odds=.668)
Washington State (-27.5) vs. Idaho (TP=59 Odds=.843) @ Seattle, WA
Louisiana State (-28) vs. Louisiana-Monroe (TP=49 Odds=.899)
Iowa (-12) vs. Miami (Ohio) (TP=54 Odds=.681)
Penn State (-19) vs. Temple (TP=49 Odds=.803)
Texas Tech (-25.5) vs. Southern Methodist (TP=54 Odds=.851)
Wisconsin (-0.5) @ West Virginia (TP=51 Odds=.505)
Boston College (-11) vs. Wake Forest (TP=51 Odds=.676)
Texas A&M (-22.5) vs. Arkansas State (TP=49 Odds=.843)
Virginia (-22.5) vs. Duke (TP=52 Odds=.829)
Mississippi (-12) @ Vanderbilt (TP=52 Odds=.690)
Illinois (-6.5) vs. Missouri (TP=55 Odds=.600) @ St. Louis, MO
Southern Mississippi (0) @ California (TP=50 Odds=.502)
Minnesota (-25) vs. Tulsa (TP=53 Odds=.853)
South Carolina (-20.5) vs. Louisiana-Lafayette (TP=46 Odds=.834)
Michigan State (-8) vs. Western Michigan (TP=53 Odds=.625)
Arizona (-17.5) vs. Texas-El Paso (TP=55 Odds=.753)
Northwestern (-3.5) @ Kansas (TP=60 Odds=.550)
Alabama-Birmingham (-4) @ Baylor (TP=51 Odds=.563)
Indiana (-1.5) @ Connecticut (TP=56 Odds=.525)
Houston (-0.5) vs. Rice (TP=54 Odds=.509)
Rutgers (-9) vs. Buffalo (TP=50 Odds=.650)
Sunday, August 31, 2003
Texas (-28.5) vs. New Mexico State (TP=55 Odds=.877)
Virginia Tech (-19) vs. Central Florida (TP=53 Odds=.780)
Louisville (-3) @ Kentucky (TP=55 Odds=.543)
Monday, September 1, 2003
Texas Christian (-6) @ Tulane (TP=53 Odds=.595)
Cincinnati (-7) vs. East Carolina (TP=56 Odds=.604)
the games of 9-1-2003. Games against non-IA teams are excluded.
The favorite is listed first with the projected margin of victory
(i.e., the line) in parenthesis. 'TP' represents the total number of
points expected to be scored in the game and 'Odds' represents the odds
of the favorite winning straight-up (not against-the-spread). Last week,
the computer was 1-0 (1.000) straight-up, 1-0 (1.000) against-the-spread,
and 0-1 (.000) over/under. For the entire season, the computer is
1-0 (1.000) straight-up, 1-0 (1.000) against-the-spread, and
0-1 (.000) over/under.
Thursday, August 28, 2003
Miami (Florida) (-32) vs. Louisiana Tech (TP=60 Odds=.884) @ Shreveport, LA
Maryland (-8.5) @ Northern Illinois (TP=53 Odds=.630)
Georgia Tech (-4.5) @ Brigham Young (TP=52 Odds=.573)
Utah (-13.5) vs. Utah State (TP=54 Odds=.703)
Akron (-10) vs. Kent (TP=54 Odds=.653)
Friday, August 29, 2003
Toledo (-9.5) @ Nevada-Las Vegas (TP=55 Odds=.641)
Saturday, August 30, 2003
Oklahoma (-23.5) vs. North Texas (TP=45 Odds=.879)
Ohio State (-13) vs. Washington (TP=51 Odds=.709)
Florida State (-16) @ North Carolina (TP=52 Odds=.745)
Kansas State (-28) vs. Troy State (TP=50 Odds=.893)
Georgia (-8) @ Clemson (TP=50 Odds=.636)
Michigan (-30) vs. Central Michigan (TP=51 Odds=.908)
Florida (-23) vs. San Jose State (TP=52 Odds=.828)
Southern California (-1) @ Auburn (TP=48 Odds=.517)
Tennessee (-11) vs. Fresno State (TP=50 Odds=.677)
Alabama (-13) vs. South Florida (TP=48 Odds=.721) @ Birmingham, AL
Nebraska (-14) vs. Oklahoma State (TP=54 Odds=.712)
Colorado (-3.5) vs. Colorado State (TP=52 Odds=.555) @ Denver, CO
Oregon (-10.5) @ Mississippi State (TP=52 Odds=.668)
Washington State (-27.5) vs. Idaho (TP=59 Odds=.843) @ Seattle, WA
Louisiana State (-28) vs. Louisiana-Monroe (TP=49 Odds=.899)
Iowa (-12) vs. Miami (Ohio) (TP=54 Odds=.681)
Penn State (-19) vs. Temple (TP=49 Odds=.803)
Texas Tech (-25.5) vs. Southern Methodist (TP=54 Odds=.851)
Wisconsin (-0.5) @ West Virginia (TP=51 Odds=.505)
Boston College (-11) vs. Wake Forest (TP=51 Odds=.676)
Texas A&M (-22.5) vs. Arkansas State (TP=49 Odds=.843)
Virginia (-22.5) vs. Duke (TP=52 Odds=.829)
Mississippi (-12) @ Vanderbilt (TP=52 Odds=.690)
Illinois (-6.5) vs. Missouri (TP=55 Odds=.600) @ St. Louis, MO
Southern Mississippi (0) @ California (TP=50 Odds=.502)
Minnesota (-25) vs. Tulsa (TP=53 Odds=.853)
South Carolina (-20.5) vs. Louisiana-Lafayette (TP=46 Odds=.834)
Michigan State (-8) vs. Western Michigan (TP=53 Odds=.625)
Arizona (-17.5) vs. Texas-El Paso (TP=55 Odds=.753)
Northwestern (-3.5) @ Kansas (TP=60 Odds=.550)
Alabama-Birmingham (-4) @ Baylor (TP=51 Odds=.563)
Indiana (-1.5) @ Connecticut (TP=56 Odds=.525)
Houston (-0.5) vs. Rice (TP=54 Odds=.509)
Rutgers (-9) vs. Buffalo (TP=50 Odds=.650)
Sunday, August 31, 2003
Texas (-28.5) vs. New Mexico State (TP=55 Odds=.877)
Virginia Tech (-19) vs. Central Florida (TP=53 Odds=.780)
Louisville (-3) @ Kentucky (TP=55 Odds=.543)
Monday, September 1, 2003
Texas Christian (-6) @ Tulane (TP=53 Odds=.595)
Cincinnati (-7) vs. East Carolina (TP=56 Odds=.604)