College Football Week 4 Predictions

Week 4 NCAA Predictions

Scores from every upcoming game

By Paul Bessire, WhatIfSports.com

September 17, 2008

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The inputs to the 201 simulations of each upcoming game are based on a rigorous analysis of each team that considers strength-of-schedule-adjusted team and player ratings and then makes modifications for injuries and depth at each position. Non-FBS rosters and ratings are not maintained individually due to lack of data. In other words, right or wrong, all non-FBS teams are treated equally.

Games of the Week: #6 LSU 23 @ #13 Auburn 12
After two cupcakes, the SEC schedule kicks off for the defending national champion LSU Tigers with a real test against a true contender for the SEC West title in the Auburn Tigers. (How are there multiple teams in the same conference with the same mascot?)

Not unlike last week's 3-2 barnburner between Auburn and Mississippi State, this is traditionally a hard-fought, close, low-scoring game with major conference and national implications. Expect that for the most part on Saturday; however, LSU and its potent running attack should be able to get to 20. This is probably a race to 14 points. We say Auburn does not make it that far as LSU wins 73.6 percent of the time and by an average score of 23-12.

#5 Georgia 37 @ #40 Arizona State 29
This game looked a lot better before the season when Georgia was #1 in many polls and ASU was being given a shot at the Pac-10 crown. Neither team looked great last week. Georgia struggled against a South Carolina team that had been mostly dismantled the week before on national television and Arizona State looked past UNLV to the tune of a 23-20 home loss.

The fact that neither team has quite lived up to expectations will actually mean that this game should remain close. ASU has a chance to shock the world and Georgia just wants to survive before it gets back in to the brutal SEC schedule. These teams should be able to put points on the board. Georgia wins 87.6% of the time and by an average of 37-29.

Week 4 Scores for Every FBS Game

Matchup	Home Win%	Avg Score
Mississippi State @ GA Tech	95	6-30
South Carolina State @ Clemson	95	3-44
Temple @ Penn State	95	8-36
Buffalo @ Missouri	95	23-42
Massachusetts @ Texas Tech	95	4-56
Rice @ Texas	95	13-41
Sam Houston State @ Kansas	95	4-43
Alabama State @ UAB	95	6-37
Nicholls State @ Memphis	95	6-36
Murray State @ Western Kentucky	95	5-28
Indiana State @ Northern Illinois	95	6-36
Tennessee Tech @ W. Michigan	95	5-35
Wyoming @ Brigham Young	95	9-40
Wofford @ S. Carolina	95	4-39
Rutgers @ Navy	95	18-32
New Mexico @ Tulsa	95	14-36
Southeastern Louisiana @ Louisiana Tech	95	7-24
Virginia Tech @ North Carolina	95	14-36
Miami (OH) @ Cincinnati	95	12-33
Northeastern @ Syracuse	95	7-21
Portland State @ Washington St.	95	6-23
Mid Tenn @ Arkansas St.	95	15-34
E. Michigan @ Maryland	89.1	15-32
C. Michigan @ Purdue	89.1	15-30
Ohio @ Northwestern	87.1	11-27
Florida Atlantic @ Minn.	86.1	24-35
UCF @ Boston College	80.6	6-16
Troy @ Ohio State	80.6	15-27
Vanderbilt @ Mississippi	77.6	20-30
Notre Dame @ Michigan State	75.6	20-28
Marshall @ S. Miss	75.1	20-29
Boise State @ Oregon	64.2	29-35
New Mexico State @ UTEP	62.2	15-20
LA-Monroe @ Tulane	55.2	13-15
WF @ Florida State	54.2	22-24
Iowa State @ UNLV	53.2	21-25
Baylor @ Connecticut	52.2	25-28
Kent St. @ LA-Laf	48.3	22-18
San Jose State @ Stanford	44.3	20-15
Idaho @ Utah State	42.3	18-13
Houston @ Colorado St.	27.4	30-19
LSU @ Auburn	26.4	23-12
Akron @ Army	24.9	26-15
Ball State @ Indiana	23.9	37-26
Arizona @ UCLA	23.9	24-14
W. Virginia @ Colorado	20.9	27-14
Iowa @ Pittsburgh	17.9	26-12
Kansas State @ Louisville	14.9	26-12
Georgia @ Arizona St.	12.4	37-29
Miami (FL) @ Texas A&M	10	25-8
Alabama @ Arkansas	10	33-12
Fresno State @ Toledo	8	37-17
Utah @ Air Force	6	30-9
Florida @ Tennessee	6	33-9
East Carolina @ NC St.	5	34-6
TCU @ SMU	5	38-9
South Florida @ Fla. Int.	5	43-8

 

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