Welcome back, oh great and wonderful readers, to episode 743 or a day full of college sports. Yesterday, in football, Memphis (8-2/34) and Louisiana (7-3/49) each won and covered as expected over South Florida (6-4/81) and ULM (2-8/208), respectively. That brings our Week 11 records to 6-2 (750) straight up (or just picking the winner) and 7-1 (875) against the spread (or the winner after deducting the Vegas points from the favorite). If we could keep those ratios over the weekend, we might pull this season of chaos up to near mediocrity in the prediction department. In men’s basketball, the GCR was just 13-7 (650) which brought the season down to 101-42 (706). The women, however, had a really good day at 26-7 (788) raising the season total to 128-40 (762) – above the season goal of 750. Combining the two, the GCR predictions were 39-14 (736) maintaining the total of 229-82 (736) – just below the season goal.
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Today, we have three football games all between Core 4 teams. In the ACC, Florida St (4-5/58) needs the win to get back to 500, but Pittsburgh (6-3/37) needs the win to move up the bowl hierarchy. That game is at 7:00 (all times Eastern) on ESPN. At 9:00, Illinois (6-3/51) is at UCLA (9-0/3) in a Big Ten matchup with playoff potential written all over it. Our data shows that ILL is not in contention, but beating one of the two remaining FBS undefeated teams could push them into the discussion. There is little doubt that at least one 3-loss team will make the playoffs – why not Illinois? UCLA is trying to keep perfection going which raises the question, which team succumbs to the pressure, and which one thrives? See this one on Fox. Our nightcap, which is on ESPN at 10:15, the Big 12 joins Friday night lights with Houston (7-2/8) trying to avoid falling into that 3-loss soup by invading Colorado (3-6/106), who despite finally getting that first conference win last week has been disappointing – another loss leaves them watching others play in December. Here is the summary.
| Time (ET) | Games of November 13th | Conference | Vegas | GCR | Cover | TV |
| 7:00 | Florida St (4-5/58) at Pittsburgh (6-3/37) | ACC | PITT -3.5 | PITT | PITT | ESPN |
| 9:00 | Illinois (6-3/51) at UCLA (9-0/3) | B10 | UCLA -9.5 | UCLA | UCLA | Fox |
| 10:15 | Houston (7-2/8) at Colorado (3-6/106) | B12 | HOU -8.5 | HOU | HOU | ESPN |
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Men’s basketball has a pretty good slate today. Games between two GCR Top 100 teams include Georgetown (3-0/26)/Clemson (3-0/100), Pittsburgh (3-0/18)/Butler (2-1/45), Mt St Marys (1-1/92)/Virginia Tech (3-0/12), Virginia (4-0/32)/Maryland (1-1/64), Arizona (2-1/57)/Auburn (2-0/29), Seton Hall (3-0/71)/Alabama (3-0/69), DePaul (3-0/49)/Northwestern (3-0/15), and Xavier (3-0/47)/Mississippi St (3-0/55). These more than offset the 6 games against non-Division I (ND1) opponents. Here is the full slate
| Time | MBB November 13th (All Times Eastern) | Conf | Pred | TV |
| 12:00 | Viterbo (—) / Green Bay (2-2/213) | —/HOR | NPre | ESPN+ |
| 3:00 | West Florida (2-1/324) / Cleveland St (1-2/265) | ASUN/HOR | CLEV | SWAC TV |
| 5:00 | North Alabama (2-1/160) / Miami FL (2-1/48) | UAC/ACC | MIAF | ACC Extra |
| 6:00 | Bryant (1-3/284) / Rutgers (2-0/105) | AME/B10 | RUTG | B1G+ |
| 6:00 | Georgetown (3-0/26) / Clemson (3-0/100) | BE/ACC | GTOW | ESPNU |
| 6:30 | Pittsburgh (3-0/18) / Butler (2-1/45) | ACC/BE | PITT | Peacock |
| 7:00 | Merrimack (1-2/222) / Florida (3-0/2) | MAAC/SEC | FLA | SEN Network |
| 7:00 | Sam Houston (2-1/126) / Illinois (2-1/24) | USA/B10 | ILL | B1G+ |
| 7:00 | N Iowa (2-1/177) / Michigan St (3-0/7) | MVC/B10 | MIST | Fox Sports 1 |
| 7:00 | TN St (2-1/316) / Tennessee (2-0/99) | OVC/SEC | TENN | SEC+ |
| 7:00 | Prairie View (2-2/263) / Vanderbilt (3-0/5) | SWAC/SEC | VAN | SEC+ |
| 7:00 | N Arizona (0-3/329) / Kentucky (2-1/38) | SKY/SEC | KENY | SEC+ |
| 7:00 | Kentucky St (—) / E Kentucky (2-1/243) | —/UAC | NPre | ESPN+ |
| 7:00 | Champion Chr (—) / UT Martin (1-2/179) | —/OVC | NPre | ESPN+ |
| 7:00 | Mary Baldwin (—) / VMI (2-2/189) | —/SoCon | NPre | ESPN+ |
| 7:00 | Ohio (2-0/141) / Purdue (1-2/131) | MAC/B10 | NPre | B1G+ |
| 7:00 | App St (2-1/159) / Charlotte (2-1/44) | SUN/AAC | CLT | ESPN+ |
| 7:00 | Marist (1-2/230) / Lehigh (1-2/188) | MAAC/PAT | LEH | ESPN+ |
| 7:00 | Columbia (2-1/273) / Bucknell (0-3/308) | Ivy/PAT | NPre | ESPN+ |
| 7:00 | FIU (2-0/227) / Fla Gulf Coast (1-2/154) | USA/ASUN | FGCU | ESPN+ |
| 7:00 | Iona (2-2/119) / Hofstra (1-2/229) | MAAC/CAA | IONA | FloCollege |
| 7:00 | Chattanooga (1-2/210) / Elon (2-1/60) | SoCon/CAA | ELON | FloCollege |
| 7:00 | Yale (1-2/109) / Northeastern (1-2/134) | Ivy/CAA | YALE | FloCollege |
| 7:00 | Mt St Marys (1-1/92) / Virginia Tech (3-0/12) | MAAC/ACC | VT | ACC Extra |
| 7:00 | Troy (1-2/216) / NC St (3-0/164) | SUN/ACC | NCST | ACC Network |
| 7:00 | Harvard (2-1/359) / Geo Wash (3-0/16) | Ivy/A10 | GW | ESPN+ |
| 7:00 | Long Island (0-4/352) / Fordham (2-1/25) | NEC/A10 | FORD | ESPN+ |
| 7:00 | Georgia (3-0/162) / North Carolina (3-0/11) | SEC/ACC | NCAR | ESPN2 |
| 7:30 | Ohio St (2-1/36) / UCONN (3-0/19) | B10/BE | UCON | TNT |
| 7:30 | South Dakota (1-3/331) / Drake (2-0/363) | SUM/MVC | SDAK | ESPN+ |
| 7:30 | NC Central (0-3/334) / Liberty (1-1/267) | MEAC/USA | NPre | ESPN+ |
| 7:30 | SEMO (2-1/124) / Mid Tenn (2-1/107) | OVC/USA | MTSU | ESPN+ |
| 8:00 | SIUE (2-2/313) / Duke (2-1/35) | OVC/ACC | DUKE | The CW |
| 8:00 | Virginia (4-0/32) / Maryland (1-1/64) | ACC/B10 | VIR | Peacock |
| 8:00 | C Arkansas (2-1/145) / Arkansas (2-1/72) | UAC/SEC | ARK | SEC+ |
| 8:00 | Southern Miss (2-1/231) / Texas St (3-0/115) | SUN/P12 | TXST | YouTube |
| 8:00 | TX Southern (1-2/200) / Murray St (3-0/143) | SWAC/MVC | MURR | ESPN+ |
| 8:00 | Illinois St (1-2/332) / North Dakota St (1-3/304) | MVC/SUM | NDST | Summit Network |
| 8:00 | Wright St (3-0/42) / Samford (1-1/287) | HOR/SoCon | WRST | ESPN+ |
| 8:00 | Alcorn St (0-3/335) / Tarleton (2-1/347) | SWAC/UAC | ACST | ESPN+ |
| 8:00 | Biblical Sdy Hou (—) / Houston Chr (3-0/275) | —/SLAN | NPre | ESPN+ |
| 8:00 | Ga Southern (1-2/191) / UCF (3-0/62) | SUN/B12 | UCF | ESPN+ |
| 8:00 | Cal Poly (1-2/257) / Idaho (2-1/311) | BW/SKY | CP | ESPN+ |
| 8:00 | Milwaukee (2-2/153) / TCU (3-0/98) | HOR/B12 | TCU | ESPN+ |
| 8:00 | Fair Dickins (2-2/167) / Oklahoma (2-1/87) | NEC/SEC | OKLA | SEC+ |
| 8:45 | Lindenwood (2-2/175) / Omaha (2-2/215) | OVC/SUM | LIN | Summit Network |
| 9:00 | Arizona (2-1/57) / Auburn (2-0/29) | B12/SEC | AUB | ESPN2 |
| 9:00 | Seton Hall (3-0/71) / Alabama (3-0/69) | BE/SEC | ALA | SEC Network |
| 9:00 | Stanford (3-0/128) / UNLV (2-0/187) | ACC/MTW | STAN | CBS Sports |
| 9:00 | Corban (—) / E Washington (0-3/286) | —/SKY | NPre | ESPN+ |
| 9:00 | ULM (1-3/208) / Arizona St (3-0/39) | SUN/B12 | AZST | ESPN+ |
| 9:00 | Ball St (1-2/355) / SMU (3-0/67) | MAC/ACC | SMU | ACC Network |
| 9:00 | Depaul (3-0/49) / Northwestern (3-0/15) | BE/B10 | NW | Big Ten Network |
| 9:00 | Xavier (3-0/47) / Mississippi St (3-0/55) | BE/SEC | NPre | Fox Sports 1 |
| 9:30 | MS Valley (0-3/292) / Oregon St (3-0/325) | SWAC/P12 | MSVL | YouTube |
| 9:30 | Chicago St (2-2/190) / San Diego (2-1/157) | NEC/WCC | NPre | ESPN+ |
| 10:00 | UC San Diego (2-0/228) / Utah St (3-0/149) | BW/P12 | UTST | The CW |
| 10:00 | East Texas (2-1/93) / Portland (3-1/233) | SLAN/WCC | ETEX | ESPN+ |
| 10:00 | IL Chicago (3-0/288) / St Marys (2-1/182) | MVC/WCC | STMY | ESPN+ |
| 10:30 | Ark Pine Bluff (0-3/285) / CA Baptist (0-3/354) | SWAC/BW | APB | ESPN+ |
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For the first time this season, an SEC women’s team lost a game after starting the season 51-0. Don’t feel bad for them; they are still 54-2. The Big 12 lost 3 games yesterday giving them 4 on the season. Key matchups today include Northwestern (1-2/78)/West Virginia (3-0/3) and Auburn (3-0/17)/Texas Tech (2-0/43). It’s a smaller than normal docket for the women today, but here’s the list:
| Time | WBB November 13th (all times Eastern) | Conf | Pred | TV |
| 11:00am | Towson (1-2/330) / Loyola MD (1-2/312) | CAA/PAT | LOYM | ESPN+ |
| 11:00am | Valparaiso (1-2/250) / Fort Wayne (1-2/112) | MVC/HOR | FW | ESPN+ |
| 11:00am | American (0-1/138) / Delaware St (1-3/251) | PAT/MEAC | AMER | MEAC Network |
| 11:30am | Oral Roberts (2-2/156) / Oklahoma (3-0/69) | SUM/SEC | OKLA | SEC+ |
| 12:00 | Troy (2-1/173) / Belmont (0-3/332) | SUN/MVC | NPre | ESPN+ |
| 12:00 | Stephens (—) / Lindenwood (1-3/284) | —/OVC | NPre | ESPN+ |
| 12:00 | LA Chr (—) / Southern (0-3/281) | —/SWAC | NPre | SWAC TV |
| 12:30 | Corpus Christi (1-1/148) / Texas St (2-0/237) | SLAN/P12 | NPre | YouTube |
| 1:00 | Bethune (2-2/105) / Utah St (1-3/248) | SWAC/P12 | BETH | YouTube |
| 3:00 | Walla Walla (—) / E Washington (1-2/145) | —/SKY | NPre | ESPN+ |
| 4:00 | St Marys (1-2/280) / Hawaii (0-2/292) | WCC/MTW | NPre | MW+ |
| 5:00 | Canisius (2-0/74) / Cornell (1-2/188) | MAAC/IVY | CAN | ESPN+ |
| 5:30 | Le Moyne (1-2/129) / UCF (3-1/28) | NEC/B12 | UCF | ESPN+ |
| 5:30 | Northwestern (1-2/78) / West Virginia (3-0/3) | B10/B12 | WVU | CBS Sports |
| 6:00 | Guilford (—) / NC A&T (1-2/196) | —/CAA | NPre | FloCollege |
| 6:00 | Bry Str Alb (—) / Monmouth (2-1/61) | —/CAA | NPre | FloCollege |
| 6:00 | West Georgia (2-1/126) / Stonehill (0-3/301) | UAC/NEC | NPre | NEC Front Row |
| 6:30 | Drake (2-1/107) / Omaha (1-2/216) | MVC/SUM | DRAK | Summit Network |
| 6:30 | Morgan St (1-3/202) / Balt County (3-0/333) | MEAC/AME | MORG | ESPN+ |
| 7:00 | Denver (1-3/282) / LSU (3-0/72) | WCC/SEC | LSU | SEC+ |
| 7:00 | Fisk (—) / North Alabama (1-2/83) | —/UAC | NPre | ESPN+ |
| 7:00 | Wright St (1-2/227) / Indiana St (1-3/234) | HOR/MVC | NPre | ESPN+ |
| 7:00 | Auburn (3-0/17) / Texas Tech (2-0/43) | SEC/B12 | AUB | ESPN+ |
| 7:00 | Samford (2-1/151) / Indiana (3-0/52) | SoCon/B10 | IND | B1G+ |
| 7:00 | Oregon (3-1/53) / Maine (2-0/290) | B10/AME | ORE | ESPN+ |
| 7:30 | LMU (3-0/266) / Alabama A&M (1-2/339) | WCC/SWAC | LMU | YouTube |
| 7:30 | Biblical Stud (—) / McNeese (2-2/184) | —/SLAN | NPre | ESPN+ |
| 7:30 | Marquette (2-1/73) / Missouri St (3-0/252) | BE/USA | MARQ | ESPN+ |
| 8:00 | Gonzaga (2-1/178) / Grand Canyon (2-0/38) | P12/MTW | GC | The CW |
| 8:00 | SEMO (0-3/302) / Kansas City (2-1/176) | OVC/SUM | NPre | Summit Network |
| 8:00 | Pacific (1-1/165) / CA Baptist (2-0/42) | WCC/BW | CABP | ESPN+ |
| 8:30 | Wyoming (1-2/181) / Colorado St (2-1/93) | MTW/P12 | COST | YouTube |
| 8:30 | Utah (3-0/22) / Boise St (3-0/288) | B12/P12 | UTAH | YouTube |
| 9:00 | Houston (3-0/20) / Montana (1-2/135) | B12/SKY | HOU | — |
| 9:00 | Princeton (4-0/81) / Pepperdine (2-1/269) | IVY/WCC | PRIN | ESPN+ |
| 9:00 | S Utah (2-1/342) / Washington St (1-2/92) | SKY/P12 | WAST | YouTube |
| 10:00 | Stanford (2-1/39) / Santa Clara (3-0/127) | ACC/WCC | STAN | ESPN+ |
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As a heads-up, we may have a slight change in timing this weekend. Our first priority on Sunday is to post the Expectation for basketball early. Our second priority is to post the football Evaluation, which normally comes out around 11:00am. This week, we may not be able to produce that information until Monday, due to some travel (G is going to the South Carolina/Southern Cal women’s game and JoJo is busy prepping for her final full week of student teaching!). Thank you for your patience and understanding.
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That’s it for today. Tune in tomorrow for full slate of a couple hundred games all for our collective enjoyment. Thank you for reading, commenting, and sharing with others, JoJo and G.
