Will Ole Miss, Mississippi State pass road tests?

Ken Bradley

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Last week gave us FSU over Notre Dame in a thriller and West Virginia knocking off No. 4 Baylor.

This week?

Ole Miss faces a tough road test, going to the fiercest road environment in the country — at LSU. How does Kansas State respond against Texas after picking up a huge win at Oklahoma?

Standings

Through eight weeks

Against the spread total (last week)

48-32 (5-5): Teddy Greenstein, Chicago Tribune

46-34 (4-6): Cory McCartney, Fox Sports

43-37 (6-4): Bill Bender, Sporting News

43-37 (6-4): Ken Bradley, Sporting News

39-41 (7-3): Mike Griffith, MLive.com

37-43 (1-9): Matt Hayes, Sporting News

35-45 (3-7): Dave Matter, St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Straight Up

56-24 (5-5): Cory McCartney, Fox Sports

55-25 (7-3): Ken Bradley, Sporting News

54-26 (6-4): Dave Matter, St. Louis Post-Dispatch

53-27 (6-4): Mike Griffith, MLive.com

52-28 (5-5): Bill Bender, Sporting News

52-28 (5-5): Teddy Greenstein, Chicago Tribune

51-29 (3-7): Matt Hayes, Sporting News

This week’s picks:

Miami at Virginia Tech

When: Thursday, 8 p.m., ESPN

Line: Miami (-2.5)

Bender: Virginia Tech 24-23

Bradley: Virginia Tech 30-26

Greenstein: Virginia Tech 26-21

Griffith: Virginia Tech 30-27

Hayes: Virginia Tech 23-20

Matter: Virginia Tech 28-27

McCartney: Virginia Tech 24-21

Oregon at California

When: Friday, 10 p.m., FS1

Line: Oregon (-18.5)

Bender: Oregon 49-27

Bradley: Oregon 58-30

Greenstein: Oregon 44-21

Griffith: Oregon 45-30

Hayes: Oregon 45-24

Matter: Oregon 44-23

McCartney: Oregon 50-21

Texas at Kansas State

When: Saturday, noon, ESPN

Line: Kansas State (-10)

Bender: Kansas State 35-24

Bradley: Kansas State 27-14

Greenstein: Kansas State 34-16

Griffith: Kansas State  23-10

Hayes: Kansas State 26-21

Matter: Kansas State 28-17

McCartney: Kansas State 31-17

Mississippi State at Kentucky

When: Saturday, 3:30 p.m., CBS

Line: Mississippi State (-13.5)

Bender: Mississippi State 41-28

Bradley: Mississippi State 35-14

Greenstein: Mississippi State 33-30

Griffith: Mississippi State 37-23

Hayes: Mississippi State 41-17

Matter: Mississippi State 38-17

McCartney: Mississippi State 38-27

Michigan at Michigan State

When: Saturday, 3:30 p.m., ABC

Line: Michigan State (-17)

Bender: Michigan State 30-14

Bradley: Michigan State 37-17

Greenstein: Michigan State 45-14

Griffith: Michigan State 38-21

Hayes: Michigan State 38-10

Matter: Michigan State 34-10

McCartney: Michigan State 37-17

West Virginia at Oklahoma State

When: Saturday, 3:30 p.m., ESPN

Line: Oklahoma State (-1)

Bender: West Virginia 38-35

Bradley: West Virginia 42-34

Greenstein: West Virginia 37-33

Griffith: Oklahoma State 27-24

Hayes: West Virginia 40-37

Matter: Oklahoma State 37-34

McCartney: Oklahoma State 34-31

Ole Miss at LSU

When: Saturday, 7:15 p.m., ESPN

Line: Ole Miss (-3.5)

Bender: LSU 27-23

Bradley: Ole Miss 24-21

Greenstein: Ole Miss 19-14

Griffith: LSU 20-17

Hayes: Ole Miss 23-14

Matter: Ole Miss 31-23

McCartney: Ole Miss 27-10

Ohio State at Penn State

When: Saturday, 8 p.m., ABC

Line: Ohio State (-14)

Bender: Ohio State 38-27

Bradley: Ohio State 31-21

Greenstein: Ohio State 35-17

Griffith: Ohio State 31-18

Hayes: Ohio State 45-17

Matter: Ohio State 28-13

McCartney: Ohio State 31-14

USC at Utah

When: Saturday, 10 p.m., FS1

Line: USC (-1)

Bender: USC 34-31

Bradley: Utah 37-35

Greenstein: Utah 19-14

Griffith: Utah 24-21

Hayes: USC 34-31

Matter: Utah 27-24

McCartney: USC 28-24

Arizona State at Washington

When: Saturday, 10:45 p.m., ESPN

Line: Arizona State (-3)

Bender: Arizona State 34-30

Bradley: Arizona State 31-27

Greenstein: Washington 33-24

Griffith: Arizona State 24-20

Hayes: Arizona State 28-27

Matter: Arizona State 33-27

McCartney: Arizona State 34-30

 

Ken Bradley