Friday, October 9, 2009

Week 6 Upset Alerts!

Upsets are what make college football the exciting sport that it is. Almost every week there is at least one upset that rocks the college football world. So what teams should be worried this week?

1. Boston College (4-1) @ No. 5 Va. Tech (4-1):
Even though Virginia Tech has two impressive wins over Miami and Nebraska, I'm still not quite sold on the Hokies as a top five team. I think that will show this weekend against Boston College. The Eagles took a tough loss to Clemson earlier in the year but have since put back to back wins against Wake Forest and Florida State. Probability of upset: 40%

2. Michigan (4-1) @ No. 12 Iowa (5-0):
As long as Heisman hopeful Tate Forcier is lining up under center the Wolverines are capable of beating almost anybody in the country. Yes I know they're coming off of an ugly loss to Michigan State and that they should have lost to Notre Dame, but this team is still dangerous. Remember Iowa hasn't exactly looked dominant against weaker teams. The Hawkeyes margin of victory over Northern Iowa, Arizona, and Arkansas State was only a collective 14 points. Probability of upset: 50%


3. No. 17 Auburn (5-0) @ Arkansas (2-2): One of the most important things in college football is home-field advantage, and the Razorbacks will at least have that going for them against Auburn. I realize Auburn is undefeated, but they still have a lot to work out as a team. They're definitely vulnerable to the upset. If you know anything about SEC football then you know that SEC teams have a tendency to beat each other up. This is one of those games where Arkansas can come out on top and have you scratching your head afterwards.
Probability of upset: 60%

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