No. 3 TCU @ No. 5 Utah, 3:30PM ET
Let me get this straight. ABC is going to show Nebraska-Iowa State but not TCU-Utah? ESPN is going to show Illinois-Michigan but not TCU-Utah? ESPN3 is going to show Nevada-Idaho but not TCU-Utah? I’m sure there’s nothing these networks can do contractually to show what they want to show, but what a rip off for college football fans. This is the best game of the week and nobody outside of the Mountain West coverage areas will see it. Last year the Utes traveled to TCU and were gorilla-smacked 55-28. But two years ago in Utah, the Utes held the Horned Frogs to just 10 points in a 13-10 victory. Can Utah pull off the upset in their biggest home game of the year? Or can TCU use this game as a catalyst to get into the BCS title game should Oregon or Auburn (or Boise State for that matter) fall? In what will be the Utes last year in the MWC before they move to the Pac-12, this should be one heck of a bout.
CURRENT ODDS: TCU –4.5

No. 6 Alabama @ No. 10 LSU, 3:30PM ET
It’s rare that a huge SEC matchup like this takes a backseat to a Mountain West game, but with TCU and Utah playing this Saturday it’s easy to forget that Bama and LSU will square off. (Although not to SEC fans, of course.) Both teams are coming off bye weeks, although the Tide thumped Tennessee 41-10 two weeks ago and the Tigers fell to Auburn, 24-17. Alabama got the benefit of both Michigan State and Missouri losing last week and has now climbed back into title contention. A win over LSU this week on the road would catapult them into the top-5 because somebody will obviously lose between No. 4 TCU and No. 5 Utah. But they’ll have to get through LSU first, which is 14-1 under Les Miles while coming off a loss.
CURRENT ODDS: ALABAMA –6.5

No. 15 Arizona @ No. 13 Stanford, 8:00PM ET
This matchup features teams tied for second place in the Pac-10, as Stanford is off to its best start in 40 years and Arizona has the tools on defense to shut down Andrew Luck and the Cardinal offense. Stanford currently is fifth in the FBS in scoring at 42.4 points, while Arizona is seventh in the nation in scoring defense at 14.4 points. Something has to give. Luck completed 19-of-26 passes for 192 yards with a touchdown and also ran for a 51-yard score in a 41-0 beatdown of Washington last Saturday. The Wildcats, who are having their best season since 1998, tipped UCLA 29-21 last Saturday. Should be a great one in the Pac-10 this weekend.
CURRENT ODDS: STANFORD –9.5

No. 18 Arkansas @ No. 19 South Carolina, 7:00PM ET
It’ll be a battle of two-loss teams in the SEC when the Razorbacks travel to Williams-Brice Stadium to take on the Gamecocks. South Carolina is in a familiar situation, as this is the third time in four seasons in which the Gamecocks are 6-2. Of course, this is usually the point in the season when things go downhill for Steve Spurrier’s squad. They lost their final five games to finish 6-6 in 2007, their final three games in 2008 to finish 7-6 and four of five last year to finish 7-6. On the other side, Ryan Mallett just lost his best receiver Greg Childs for the season. Childs suffered a patella tendon injury against Vanderbilt last week and is now done for the year. He led the team with 46 catches for 659 yards and six touchdown receptions.
CURRENT ODDS: SOUTH CAROLINA –4

2010 College Football Week 10 Opening Point Spreads

303 Rutgers +10
304 South Florida -10

305 Buffalo +14
306 Ohio -14

307 Georgia Tech +14.5
308 Virginia Tech -14.5

309 Western Michigan +3.5
310 Central Michigan -3.5

311 Central Florida -3.5
312 Houston +3.5

313 Air Force -7
314 Army +7

315 Maryland +11
316 Miami -11

317 N.C. State +2.5
318 Clemson -2.5

319 Virginia even
320 Duke even

321 Louisville +5.5
322 Syracuse -5.5

323 Iowa -17
324 Indiana +17

325 Illinois +3
326 Michigan -3

327 Boston College -2.5
328 Wake Forest +2.5

329 Northwestern +6.5
330 Penn State -6.5

331 Wisconsin -20
332 Purdue +20

333 Minnesota +24
334 Michigan State -24

335 North Carolina +10
336 Florida State -10

337 Baylor +7.5
338 Oklahoma State -7.5

339 Arkansas +3
340 South Carolina -3

341 Florida -14
342 Vanderbilt +14

343 Colorado -9
344 Kansas +9

345 Akron +13.5
346 Ball State -13.5

347 UNLV +18
348 BYU -18

349 Rice +18
350 Tulsa -18

351 Hawaii +23
352 Boise State -23

353 Temple -3.5
354 Kent State +3.5

355 New Mexico State +16.5
356 Utah State -16.5

357 Navy +3
358 East Carolina -3

359 Washington +27.5
360 Oregon -27.5

361 Southern Miss -10
362 Tulane +10

363 Nebraska -18.5
364 Iowa State +18.5

365 Oklahoma -4
366 Texas A&M +4

367 Texas -4
368 Kansas State +4

369 Arizona +8
370 Stanford -8

371 TCU -5
372 Utah +5

373 Fresno State -2
374 Louisiana Tech +2

375 Marshall +10
376 UAB -10

377 Nevada -12.5
378 Idaho +12.5

379 California -14.5
380 Washington State +14.5

381 Wyoming -10.5
382 New Mexico +10.5

383 Oregon State -6.5
384 UCLA +6.5

385 Missouri -5
386 Texas Tech +5

387 Alabama -6.5
388 LSU +6.5

389 Tennessee -18.5
390 Memphis +18.5

391 SMU -8
392 UTEP +8

393 Colorado State +17
394 San Diego State -17

395 Arizona State +6.5
396 USC -6.5

397 Louisiana-Lafayette +27
398 Mississippi -27

399 Florida Atlantic -2.5
400 Western Kentucky +2.5

401 Louisiana-Monroe +9.5
402 Florida International -9.5

403 Troy -11.5
404 North Texas +11.5

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