A loaded slate of college football games is set for Saturday, featuring several top-25 matchups including Utah vs. BYU, Texas vs. Missouri, Alabama vs. LSU, Miami vs. Notre Dame, and Georgia vs. Ole Miss.
Miami, the top-ranked team in the College Football Playoff rankings, will be without star wide receiver Malachi Toney due to an ankle injury, making the Hurricanes a 7.5-point underdog against Notre Dame according to the latest odds.
SportsLine experts have released predictions for the key games. For Missouri (+3) vs. Texas, expert Emory Hunt backs Missouri citing healthy tailbacks Jamal Roberts and Ahmad Hardy and a quarterback edge with Austin Simmons. For LSU (-5.5) vs. Alabama, Tom Fornelli favors LSU noting the return of Trey'Dez Green and emergence of Jackson Harris, while questioning Alabama's road performance. For Ohio State (-7.5) vs. Oregon, the pick is Ohio State, expecting a defensive bounce-back and pressure on Oregon backup quarterback Dylan Raiola. For Kentucky vs. Tennessee, Eric Cohen recommends the under 50.5 points, noting all five Tennessee home games have gone under and the Volunteers' strong rushing attack and pass defense. For Miami (+7.5) vs. Notre Dame, Micah Roberts likes Miami for the win, highlighting the Hurricanes' No. 2 offense and quarterback Darian Mensah's 25 touchdown passes against one interception, while noting Notre Dame has covered only two of their last six games. For Georgia (-3.5) vs. Ole Miss, Cohen picks Georgia, citing payback for last season's Sugar Bowl loss and a strong response after a loss to Auburn.
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Additional picks for every game are available from SportsLine's model that simulates each game 10,000 times.
