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Paul's Picks 2026 Week 9

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   Welcome Back! I had another absolutely brutal week, even worse than last week, and perhaps the worst I've ever had that wasn't the bowl season or a week with few games (like Week Zero or conference championship weekend). I finished at  33-23 for a winning percentage of 58.9%. Overall, I am 429-137, or 75.8%, a drop of 1.8% from the week before. There is no way I was going to sustain 80% for the year, but now it'll be difficult to stay above 75% this year. I was hoping I had a big enough cushion built up, but I've lost 6.8% off my percentage in just 3 weeks. There are 56 games in total this week, the same as last week. By and large, conference contests are the majority of the games this week, which makes picking a winner that much more difficult (as I just demonstrated...). And I'm off to another slow start at 2-2. Sigh... There are some good games this weekend, so... on with the picks! Thursday, October 29 FAU @ North Texas - The Owls lead this series 8-7, includ...
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Odds and Ends 10/28/26

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  Welcome Back! Before I begin, there are 2 Wednesday games this week: Wednesday, October 21 Kennesaw State @ Middle Tennessee - The teams have split their 2 meetings the last 2 seasons, with each team winning at home. I expect the same result this year. Blue Raiders win at home over the 1-6 Owls. Jacksonville State @  New Mexico State - Like the game above, these teams have split their 2 meetings, each winning at home, but those were in 2023-24. This is a key game in the CUSA title chase, with JSU at 5-2/3-0 and NMSU at 3-4/2-1. The Gamecocks can all but clinch their spot in the CUSA CG with a win, as their only remaining tough game is at WKU on Nov 14. The Aggies need this win to stay in the race, as they have Liberty next week and a game at Middle Tennessee in the final week. JSU wins a close one. Odds and Ends I feel that the path to the championship game is more wide open this year than it has been since at least 2007. There doesn't seem to be any dominant team, and every...
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Power Rankings 10/27/26

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  Welcome Back! Before we get into our regularly scheduled program, there are 2 games tonight! Here are my picks: Tuesday, October 20 Delaware @ WKU - The Fightin' Blue Hens lead this series 2-1, but those 2 wins were in 1981 and 1982, while WKU's win was 27-24 last year. Both teams are 3-4 this year, but have arrived there differently. The Hilltoppers began the season losing their first 3 on the road, but have won 3 of their last 4, and are 2-1 in CUSA. Delaware started the season 2-1, but have lost 3 of their last 4, and are 1-2 in the conference. WKU wins. Sam Houston @ Missouri State - These teams have met twice before, and both were played in Springfield; they have never met in Huntsville. The Bears and Bearkats are 1-1 against each other, so this game will give the series advantage to one team or the other. Mo State is 2-5/1-2 after a successful 7-6 1st season at the FBS level, and they are 2-1 at home. SHS is 1-6/0-3 with no FBS wins, and are 0-3 on the road. That's ...
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