The Pi-Rate Ratings

January 6, 2023

PiRate Ratings Bracketology

Date1/6/2023
SeedTeamTeamTeamTeamTeamTeam
1KansasPurdueHoustonArizona
2TennesseeAlabamaUCLAConnecticut
3TexasArkansasGonzagaVirginia
4BaylorXavierOhio St.Duke
5Iowa St.Kansas St.IndianaMiami (Fla)
6WisconsinTCUSan Diego St.West Virginia
7North CarolinaMarquetteRutgersMissouri
8KentuckyProvidenceVirginia TechAuburn
9New MexicoSaint Mary’sIllinoisCreighton
10MemphisMichigan St.UtahFlorida Atlantic
11CharlestonMarylandPittsburghNorth Carolina St.Mississippi St.Arizona St.
12IonaKent St.DaytonUtah St.
13YaleOral RobertsLibertyGrand Canyon
14U Mass LowellBradleyGeorgia SouthernUC-Irvine
15FurmanColgateMontana St.Youngstown St.
16SIU EdwardsvilleLongwoodGramblingTexas A&M CCNorfolk St.Fairleigh Dickinson

Last Four Byes: Memphis, Michigan St., Utah, Maryland

Last Four In: Pittsburgh, North Carolina St., Mississippi St., Arizona St.

First Four Out: Oklahoma St., Penn St., Texas Tech, LSU

Next Four Out: Northwestern, Clemson, Oklahoma, Wake Forest

January 3, 2023

PiRate Ratings College Basketball–Tuesday, January 3, 2023

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HomeVisitorSpread
Air ForceUtah St.-9.3
AkronNorthern Illinois12.7
AlabamaMississippi12.1
Boise St.San Jose St.10.9
Boston CollegeNotre Dame-0.9
BuffaloOhio0.2
Central MichiganMiami (O)3.7
CreightonSeton Hall7.3
Eastern MichiganBowling Green0.9
Fresno St.New Mexico-5.0
Kent St.Western Michigan18.4
KentuckyLSU10.3
LouisvilleSyracuse-8.2
Michigan St.Nebraska6.6
PittsburghVirginia-4.2
St. John’sMarquette-2.0
TennesseeMississippi St.12.9
TexasKansas St.9.8
Texas TechKansas-1.5
ToledoBall St.7.2
VanderbiltSouth Carolina10.4
WisconsinMinnesota14.4

December 30, 2022

PiRate Ratings Bracketology–Friday, December 30, 2022

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Date12/30/2022
SeedTeamTeamTeamTeamTeamTeam
1ConnecticutPurdueHoustonTennessee
2KansasArizonaUCLAAlabama
3BaylorGonzagaVirginiaTexas
4West VirginiaDukeWisconsinIndiana
5ArkansasMiami (Fla.)Ohio St.Xavier
6MarylandAuburnVirginia TechMarquette
7North CarolinaSan Diego St.MIssouriIllinois
8New MexicoMississippi St.KentuckyTCU
9MemphisTexas TechNorth Carolina St.Kansas St.
10CreightonPenn St.Arizona St.Iowa St.
11Michigan St.UABOklahomaFlorida AtlanticSaint Mary’sRutgers
12CharlestonKent St.IonaDayton
13Indiana St.YaleUC-IrvineOral Roberts
14James MadisonUMass LowellLibertyFurman
15Grand CanyonYoungstown St.Montana St.Colgate
16Northwestern St.LongwoodGramblingSIU-EdwardsvilleNorfolk St.Wagner

Last 4 Byes: Penn St., Arizona St., Iowa St., Michigan St.,

Last 4 In: Oklahoma, Florida Atlantic, Saint Mary’s, Rutgers

#16-Seeds in First Four: Grambling, SIUE, Norfolk St., Wagner

Top Dozen Waiting In The Wings (alphabetically)

Boise St.
Colorado
LSU
Northwestern
Oklahoma St.
Pittsburgh
Providence
St. John’s
UNLV
USC
Utah
Utah St.

December 28, 2022

PiRate Ratings College Basketball–Wednesday, December 28, 2022

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Tuesday, December 27, 2022
HomeVisitorSpread
ColumbiaMaryland Eastern Shore-1.5
MonmouthUNC Wilmington-14.1
Ole MissTennessee-9.8
TCUCentral Arkansas24.5
VirginiaAlbany26.9
ConnecticutVillanova14.8
Central FloridaWichita St.6.0
RichmondCoppin St.14.9
MaineHarvard-4.0
East CarolinaTemple-1.5
MissouriKentucky-2.4
Ball St.Chicago St.11.1
SamfordMercer1.7
GeorgiaRider10.0
FordhamDavidson0.5
DaytonDuquesne9.4
AuburnFlorida6.2
BelmontBradley-1.8
Illinois-ChicagoIllinois St.1.0
Northern IowaMissouri St.0.7
BaylorNicholls St.20.2
St. John’sXavier-1.3
New Mexico St.Southern Utah4.4
TulsaHouston-20.1
New MexicoColorado St.6.5
Mississippi St.Alabama-3.3
LSUArkansas-7.2
NevadaBoise St.-0.5
San Jose St.UNLV-5.7
Fresno St.Wyoming1.5
San Diego St.Air Force16.2

December 27, 2022

PiRate Ratings College Basketball Bracketology

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Date12/27/2022
SeedTeamTeamTeamTeamTeamTeam
1ConnecticutPurdueHoustonTennessee
2KansasUCLAArizonaAlabama
3ArkansasGonzagaWest VirginiaTexas
4VirginiaDukeOhio St.Baylor
5WisconsinVirginia TechIndianaKentucky
6MemphisAuburnIllinoisMaryland
7XavierNorth CarolinaSan Diego St.Mississippi St.
8MiamiMarquetteNew MexicoIowa St.
9Saint Mary’sArizona St.Penn St.Michigan St.
10IowaTexas TechTCUKansas St.
11RutgersFlorida AtlanticCreightonMissouriOklahomaUtah
12Sam HoustonKent St.YaleCharleston
13Oral RobertsIonaBradleyJames Madison
14LibertyUMass-LowellDaytonUC-Irvine
15SIU-EdwardsvillePurdue-Ft. WayneMontana St.Furman
16LongwoodGramblingColgateNorfolk St.Nicholls St.Wagner

Last Four In: Creighton, Missouri, Oklahoma, Utah

Last Four Byes: Texas Tech, TCU, Kansas St., Rutgers

First 4, 16-seeds: Colgate, Norfolk St., Nicholls St., Wagner

First Four Out: Utah St., St. John’s, Northwestern, Oklahoma St.

Next Four Out: UNLV, UAB, North Carolina St., LSU

December 1, 2022

PiRate Picks For December 2-3, 2022

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We here at the PiRate Ratings believe like Ted Williams that you don’t sit out the final day of the season to protect a .400 average. We could sit out this final weekend of the regular season, not including Army-Navy next week, and be guaranteed our 18th winning season in the last 23 years, albeit imaginary revenue. We are showing a small 3.5% profit for the season, and we could have sat this week out to guarantee the winning year. We could have merely played one or two games, for going 0-2 would still mean we would have a winning season.

Just like The Splendid Splinter, we are in the lineup and taking our cuts this week with five selections. If we can’t go at least 2-3, we don’t deserve to consider it 18 out of 23. We’re attacking this Championship Week like it’s an opportunity to go from .400 to .406.

Our selections this week include three games straight up against the spread and two Money Line Parlays. We are almost always looking for underdogs that we find undervalued to win and like to go with short underdogs. We tend to never play underdogs of more than two touchdowns. Yet, this week, we are going against our grain. We’re taking two short favorites and one heavy underdog to cover. As for the Money Line Parlays, there were limited choices, and it took a little extra work to come up with two parlays that paid out more than +120. Enjoy, but remember the most important advice you will ever read here–do not wager real money on these selections. We wager $0 in real money, and we know best the value of these selections.

Selection #1: USC -2 1/2 vs. Utah

A two-point conversion in Salt Lake City in October is all that separates USC and a 12-0 regular season. Utah’s home field advantage is worth a good 3 points or more, and this game is being played in Las Vegas. With a College Football Playoff berth on the line, we believe the Trojans could win this game by more than a touchdown.

Selection #2: TCU -2 1/2 vs. Kansas St.

Kansas State’s defense couldn’t stop TCU’s offense in October once the Horned Frogs trailed 28-10. TCU stormed back in the final two plus quarters, outscoring KSU 28-0. With a College Football Playoff on the line, we believe the Horned Frogs are peaking at the right time and sitting on a double-digit win. If so, Kansas State might be the weakest Sugar Bowl team in decades.

Selection #3: LSU +18 1/2 vs. Georgia

We don’t see LSU pulling off an incredible upset to clinch a Sugar Bowl bid, and the defending national champions still look like the prohibitive favorite to win back-to-back titles. However, we have this suspicion that LSU is going to make this game a lot closer than people expect. When a 38-21 game wins this wager (or 45-28 or 28-10), we’ll take a Brian Kelly team to cover.

Selection #4: Money Line Parlay 3 games @ +153.47

Buffalo over Akron

UTSA over North Texas

Boise St. over Fresno St.

Selection #5: Money Line Parlay 3 games @ +121.02

Troy over Coastal Carolina

Tulane over Central Florida

Michigan over Purdue

November 23, 2022

PiRate Picks For November 24-26, 2022

Just when we got our imaginary bank account into the black, we lost just enough this past week to take it a few dollars back into the red. What worked so well for a couple weeks came to a crashing halt last week in this topsy-turvy season.

We’re going to play it a bit more conservatively this week, but play more games in a conservative manner. We’ve chosen to games to play straight up, and then five Money Line Parlays. Remember, we never wager real money on these selections and suggest you follow our lead. Don’t get heartburn after consuming your turkey and then not be able to go max your cards out on Friday.

Selection #1: Eastern Michigan +1 1/2 vs. Central Michigan

Selection #2: Florida Atlantic + 7 1/2 vs. Western Kentucky

Selection #3: Money Line Parlay @ +136.48

Cincinnati over Tulane

LSU over Texas A&M

Selection #4: Money Line Parlay @ +136.90

Washington over Washington State

Ohio State over Michigan

Selection #5: Money Line Parlay @ +127.74

Southern Miss. over UL-Monroe

North Carolina over North Carolina St.

Selection #6: Money Line Parlay @ +125.59

Arizona over Arizona St.

Marshall over Georgia St.

Selection #7: Money Line Parlay @ +250.54

Buffalo over Kent St.

SMU over Memphis

Louisiana over Texas St.

November 20, 2022

PiRate Ratings College Football — November 20, 2022

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This Week’s PiRate Ratings Spreads

HomeVisitorPiRateMeanBias
OhioBowling Green9.011.410.9
Miami (O)Ball St.5.35.75.7
Ole MissMississippi St.0.10.10.1
North CarolinaNorth Carolina St.-0.10.70.1
TexasBaylor6.97.16.1
Eastern MichiganCentral Michigan-0.6-1.4-2.3
Western MichiganToledo-6.3-6.0-6.0
Boise St.Utah St.18.317.718.5
ArizonaArizona St.-0.60.1-0.3
Oregon St.Oregon-2.0-2.0-1.2
MissouriArkansas-8.4-7.1-9.5
Colorado St.New Mexico7.08.29.2
IowaNebraska16.115.616.1
CaliforniaUCLA-10.2-10.2-10.7
Florida St.Florida11.19.810.9
Fresno St.Wyoming15.213.214.5
Kansas St.Kansas18.318.620.0
IndianaPurdue-12.1-12.1-12.1
Boston CollegeSyracuse-8.8-7.3-8.9
GeorgiaGeorgia Tech40.039.442.3
Virginia TechVirginia0.80.91.1
DukeWake Forest-7.0-5.0-7.4
Miami (Fla.)Pittsburgh-5.1-5.1-4.8
MassachusettsArmy-20.0-19.5-21.8
MarylandRutgers15.616.317.2
ClemsonSouth Carolina11.912.012.4
KentuckyLouisville-4.4-3.9-3.4
Penn St.Michigan St.17.718.919.7
CincinnatiTulane5.04.44.6
LibertyNew Mexico St.27.526.328.5
South FloridaCentral Florida-15.2-16.8-16.9
TempleEast Carolina-15.2-13.6-16.7
BuffaloKent St.3.23.74.9
Georgia SouthernAppalachian St.-5.1-6.1-5.9
James MadisonCoastal Carolina5.86.07.5
MarshallGeorgia St.3.14.02.6
Florida AtlanticWestern Kentucky-6.7-5.7-8.5
South AlabamaOld Dominion10.811.612.7
Northern IllinoisAkron17.917.718.3
WisconsinMinnesota0.50.90.1
Ohio St.Michigan8.98.69.0
NorthwesternIllinois-13.6-13.4-13.9
ColoradoUtah-31.5-32.2-33.4
North TexasRice15.215.216.6
StanfordBYU-2.7-3.3-3.7
UNLVNevada8.46.29.0
USCNotre Dame-0.31.10.6
Washington St.Washington-2.1-1.9-1.9
HoustonTulsa14.714.815.3
SMUMemphis4.83.95.2
TCUIowa St.13.713.113.7
Louisiana TechUAB-16.2-15.2-17.8
Texas TechOklahoma0.30.20.8
Texas A&MLSU-9.5-8.9-9.6
Oklahoma St.West Virginia9.08.29.0
San Jose St.Hawaii21.120.220.2
VanderbiltTennessee-21.7-21.0-23.1
AlabamaAuburn22.723.023.9
UTSAUTEP18.417.919.4
Arkansas St.Troy-12.1-11.6-13.3
Louisiana-MonroeSouthern Miss.-1.8-2.0-2.5
Texas St.Louisiana-7.7-7.0-7.9
Florida Int’l.Middle Tennessee-20.5-19.5-22.0
San Diego St.Air Force-3.8-3.9-3.8

Teams With Byes

Navy

Note: Charlotte and Connecticut have concluded their regular seasons

This Week’s PiRate Ratings

#TeamRating
1Georgia133.3
2Ohio St.132.4
3Alabama128.6
4Michigan126.5
5Penn St.124.1
6Tennessee119.9
7Clemson119.3
8Kansas St.119.3
9Florida St.119.1
10Texas118.9
11L S U118.7
12T C U118.6
13Utah117.7
14Notre Dame116.4
15Oregon116.3
16Minnesota115.0
17Iowa114.8
18Mississippi St.113.9
19Arkansas113.9
20U S C113.8
21Baylor113.7
22Louisville113.7
23Oregon St.113.1
24Wisconsin113.0
25Ole Miss112.6
26Oklahoma112.2
27Purdue112.1
28Illinois112.1
29Washington111.8
30U C L A111.1
31Florida110.0
32Texas Tech109.6
33Maryland109.4
34Wake Forest109.0
35Oklahoma St.108.7
36South Carolina108.7
37Pittsburgh108.7
38NC State108.6
39Michigan St.108.4
40Kentucky108.3
41Iowa St.108.1
42Cincinnati108.1
43Washington St.107.8
44North Carolina107.4
45Auburn106.9
46Tulane106.4
47Texas A&M106.4
48UCF105.5
49Boise St.105.4
50Houston104.2
51Syracuse103.7
52BYU103.2
53Missouri103.1
54West Virginia103.0
55U T S A102.1
56Air Force102.0
57Nebraska101.8
58Kansas101.8
59SMU101.2
60Fresno St.101.1
61Miami (Fla.)100.7
62Duke100.5
63Arizona St.100.1
64Liberty100.0
65East Carolina99.8
66Memphis99.6
67W. Kentucky99.0
68James Madison98.6
69Indiana98.5
70Appalachian St.98.5
71Arizona98.3
72U A B97.7
73California97.7
74Stanford97.0
75Northwestern96.9
76Marshall96.6
77Vanderbilt96.5
78Georgia St.96.3
79Troy96.2
80South Alabama95.9
81Navy95.9
82Toledo95.8
83Rutgers95.5
84Army95.5
85Virginia95.2
86San Diego St.95.2
87Virginia Tech94.7
88Coastal Carolina94.7
89Ohio94.7
90Georgia Tech94.2
91Louisiana93.5
92San Jose St.93.4
93Boston College92.9
94North Texas92.7
95Tulsa92.3
96Buffalo91.0
97N. Illinois90.7
98Central Mich.90.4
99Ga. Southern90.3
100Utah St.90.2
101Miami (Ohio)89.9
102Wyoming89.8
103Kent St.89.6
104Florida Atlantic89.0
105Southern Miss.88.1
106Western Mich.87.7
107USF87.6
108Eastern Mich.87.5
109Middle Tennessee87.1
110Old Dominion86.7
111Ball St.86.3
112U T E P86.1
113U N L V85.9
114Bowling Green85.8
115Connecticut85.4
116UL-Monroe83.5
117Texas St.83.4
118Colorado82.8
119Colorado St.82.1
120Temple82.1
121Arkansas St.81.4
122Nevada79.6
123Rice79.0
124Louisiana Tech78.8
125New Mexico76.5
126Hawaii75.9
127Charlotte75.7
128New Mexico St.75.5
129Akron75.3
130Massachusetts72.5
131Florida Int’l.63.9

PiRate Ratings By Conference

American Athletic Conference
TeamPiRateMeanBiasAverage
Cincinnati108.3107.5108.4108.1
Tulane106.4106.1106.7106.4
UCF105.1105.7105.6105.5
Houston104.5103.8104.3104.2
SMU101.4100.7101.5101.2
East Carolina99.699.3100.499.8
Memphis99.699.899.399.6
Navy96.095.895.995.9
Tulsa92.892.092.092.3
USF88.487.487.287.6
Temple81.983.181.282.1


AAC98.698.398.498.4


Atlantic Coast Conference
Atlantic Division
TeamPiRateMeanBiasAverage
Clemson119.3119.1119.6119.3
Florida St.119.1118.9119.3119.1
Louisville113.9113.6113.6113.7
Wake Forest109.2108.9108.9109.0
NC State109.3108.5108.1108.6
Syracuse104.6103.4103.1103.7
Boston College93.293.691.892.9

Coastal Division
TeamPiRateMeanBias
Average
Pittsburgh109.6108.7107.9108.7
North Carolina107.8107.7106.8107.4
Miami (Fla.)101.4100.6100.1100.7
Duke100.2101.999.4100.5
Virginia95.895.994.095.2
Virginia Tech95.195.393.794.7
Georgia Tech94.994.693.394.2


ACC105.2105.0104.2104.8


Big 12 Conference
TeamPiRateMeanBiasAverage
Kansas St.119.8118.7119.4119.3
Texas119.7118.8118.3118.9
T C U119.2118.0118.7118.6
Baylor114.3113.1113.7113.7
Oklahoma112.6111.7112.4112.2
Texas Tech109.8108.9110.2109.6
Oklahoma St.109.5108.0108.7108.7
Iowa St.108.5107.9108.0108.1
West Virginia103.5102.9102.7103.0
Kansas103.0101.6101.0101.8


Big 12112.0111.0111.3111.4


Big Ten Conference
East Division
TeamPiRateMeanBias
Average
Ohio St.132.9131.8132.6132.4
Michigan126.9126.2126.5126.5
Penn St.124.2124.1124.1124.1
Maryland109.9109.5108.9109.4
Michigan St.109.5108.2107.4108.4
Indiana99.498.697.598.5
Rutgers96.795.794.295.5

West Division
TeamPiRateMeanBias
Average
Minnesota115.5114.7114.8115.0
Iowa115.5114.7114.2114.8
Wisconsin113.5113.1112.4113.0
Purdue113.0112.2111.1112.1
Illinois112.3112.6111.4112.1
Nebraska102.4102.1101.1101.8
Northwestern97.197.696.096.9


Big Ten112.1111.5110.9111.5


Conference USA
TeamPiRateMeanBiasAverage
U T S A102.0101.6102.7102.1
W. Kentucky98.698.599.999.0
U A B97.597.398.397.7
North Texas92.392.293.592.7
Florida Atlantic88.989.888.489.0
Middle Tennessee86.887.487.187.1
U T E P86.186.285.886.1
Rice79.179.078.979.0
Louisiana Tech78.879.678.078.8
Charlotte75.476.275.575.7
Florida Int’l.63.865.462.663.9


CUSA86.386.786.486.5


FBS Independents
TeamPiRateMeanBiasAverage
Notre Dame116.7115.6116.8116.4
BYU103.7102.4103.5103.2
Liberty99.5100.3100.1100.0
Army95.195.695.795.5
Connecticut85.386.584.485.4
New Mexico St.75.076.974.675.5
Massachusetts72.673.671.472.5


Independents92.693.092.492.6


Mid-American Conference

East Division
TeamPiRateMeanBias
Average
Ohio93.295.595.394.7
Buffalo89.891.891.591.0
Miami (Ohio)88.990.790.189.9
Kent St.89.190.689.189.6
Bowling Green85.785.785.985.8
Akron75.175.974.875.3

West Division
TeamPiRateMeanBias
Average
Toledo95.496.195.995.8
N. Illinois90.591.090.690.7
Central Mich.89.290.891.290.4
Western Mich.87.188.187.987.7
Eastern Mich.87.187.987.487.5
Ball St.85.787.086.486.3


MAC88.189.388.888.7


Mountain West Conference
Mountain Division

Team
PiRateMeanBias
Average
Boise St.105.3104.9105.9105.4
Air Force101.9101.8102.4102.0
Utah St.90.090.290.490.2
Wyoming88.890.590.189.8
Colorado St.81.682.582.382.1
New Mexico77.176.875.676.5

West Division

Team
PiRateMeanBias
Average
Fresno St.101.0100.7101.6101.1
San Diego St.95.194.895.595.2
San Jose St.93.293.493.693.4
U N L V86.285.186.485.9
Nevada79.480.478.979.6
Hawaii75.276.376.475.9


MWC89.689.889.989.8


Pac-12 Conference
TeamPiRateMeanBiasAverage
Utah117.6116.9118.6117.7
Oregon116.4116.0116.6116.3
U S C113.4113.7114.4113.8
Oregon St.112.9112.5113.9113.1
Washington111.4111.6112.3111.8
U C L A110.7110.6111.9111.1
Washington St.107.3107.7108.4107.8
Arizona St.100.299.6100.4100.1
Arizona98.198.198.698.3
California97.497.498.297.7
Stanford98.096.296.797.0
Colorado83.682.282.782.8


Pac-12105.6105.2106.1105.6


Southeastern Conference
East Division
TeamPiRateMeanBiasAverage
Georgia133.3132.5134.0133.3
Tennessee119.6119.7120.5119.9
Florida109.5110.6109.9110.0
South Carolina108.9108.6108.7108.7
Kentucky107.9108.2108.7108.3
Missouri103.2103.4102.5103.1
Vanderbilt96.497.295.996.5

West Division
TeamPiRateMeanBiasAverage
Alabama128.7127.8129.2128.6
L S U118.8118.4118.9118.7
Mississippi St.114.8113.4113.7113.9
Arkansas114.2113.0114.5113.9
Ole Miss113.4112.0112.3112.6
Auburn107.5106.3106.8106.9
Texas A&M106.3106.5106.3106.4


SEC113.0112.7113.0112.9


Sunbelt Conference
East Division
TeamPiRateMeanBiasAverage
James Madison97.198.4100.398.6
Appalachian St.97.598.699.298.5
Marshall95.896.897.096.6
Georgia St.95.795.897.496.3
Coastal Carolina93.994.995.394.7
Ga. Southern90.090.090.890.3
Old Dominion86.786.786.886.7

West Division
TeamPiRateMeanBiasAverage
Troy95.496.197.296.2
South Alabama95.095.897.095.9
Louisiana92.993.394.293.5
Southern Miss.87.688.188.688.1
UL-Monroe83.383.783.683.5
Texas St.82.783.883.883.4
Arkansas St.80.882.081.381.4


Sun Belt91.091.792.391.7

Conference Ratings

#ConferenceRating
1Southeastern112.9
2Big Ten111.5
3Big 12111.4
4Pac-12105.6
5Atlantic Coast104.8
6American Athletic98.4
7Independents92.6
8Sun Belt91.7
9Mountain West89.8
10Mid-American88.7
11Conference USA86.5

Bowl Projections

BowlTeamTeam
BahamasUTSAOhio
CureMarshallSouthern Miss.
FenwayDukeCentral Florida
New MexicoWestern KentuckyWyoming
L.A.UtahBoise St.
Lending TreeMiami (O)Appalachian St.
Las VegasWashingtonOle Miss
FriscoSan Diego St.Washington St.
Myrtle BeachBYUSouth Alabama
Famous Idaho PotatoBowling GreenUtah St.
Boca RatonConnecticutAir Force
New OrleansFlorida AtlanticCoastal Carolina
Armed ForcesHoustonNorth Texas
IndependenceSMUArmy
GasparillaSyracuseEast Carolina
HawaiiUABSan Jose St.
Quick LaneEastern MichiganLiberty
CamelliaBuffaloTroy
First ResponderKansasLouisiana
BirminghamMemphisMiddle Tennessee
Guaranteed RateOklahomaWisconsin
MilitaryLouisvilleTulane
LibertyBaylorMissouri
HolidayNorth CarolinaOregon
TexasTexas TechFlorida
PinstripePittsburghMinnesota
Cheez-ItNotre DameOklahoma St.
AlamoTexasOregon St.
Duke’s MayoWake ForestMaryland
Tony the Tiger SunNorth Carolina St.UCLA
ArizonaToledoFresno St.
OrangeClemsonAlabama
Music CityIllinoisKentucky
SugarLSUKansas St.
TaxSlayerFlorida St.Arkansas
PeachGeorgiaMichigan
FiestaOhio St.TCU
Reliaquest (Outback)IowaSouth Carolina
CitrusPurdueMississippi St.
CottonTennesseeCincinnati
RoseUSCPenn St.
National ChampionshipGeorgiaOhio St.

Note: 82 teams are projected to finish bowl eligible, and there are 82 spots available. There is still a chance that a 5-7 team will be needed if there are less than 82 bowl eligible teams.

Teams that figure to finish 5-7 and have the best APR scores to receive a bid include (in order):

Rice

Iowa State

UNLV

Auburn

Michigan State

November 13, 2022

PiRate Ratings College Football — November 13, 2022

Filed under: College Football — Tags: , , , , , , , , , — piratings @ 7:50 am

This Week’s Spreads

HomeVisitorPiRateMeanBias
ToledoBowling Green15.716.816.6
Ball St.Ohio-3.7-4.8-5.2
Kent St.Eastern Michigan7.17.97.2
Central MichiganWestern Michigan4.95.96.9
Northern IllinoisMiami (O)6.34.85.4
TulaneSMU2.12.31.9
TulsaSouth Florida7.67.98.0
New MexicoSan Diego St.-12.4-12.3-14.1
Iowa St.Texas Tech2.12.61.4
West VirginiaKansas St.-12.6-11.9-12.6
Florida St.Louisiana28.828.027.0
RutgersPenn St.-20.2-21.1-22.6
South CarolinaTennessee-18.5-19.0-19.6
LouisvilleNorth Carolina St.5.05.45.6
Wake ForestSyracuse7.07.87.8
PittsburghDuke13.710.913.2
Michigan St.Indiana15.815.516.2
LibertyVirginia Tech7.28.110.3
ClemsonMiami (Fla)17.718.118.9
MarylandOhio St.-20.8-20.2-22.3
MichiganIllinois19.818.720.9
PurdueNorthwestern20.218.919.8
VirginiaCoastal Carolina6.65.73.4
KentuckyGeorgia-23.9-22.8-24.4
ArmyConnecticut11.911.013.4
East CarolinaHouston5.86.16.8
TempleCincinnati-24.1-22.0-25.4
Central FloridaNavy16.818.018.0
Appalachian St.Old Dominion12.914.014.5
James MadisonGeorgia St.3.95.25.6
KansasTexas-7.8-8.1-8.1
AuburnWestern Kentucky9.78.26.9
MinnesotaIowa4.95.16.1
North CarolinaGeorgia Tech20.420.821.6
Texas A&MMassachusetts40.339.842.1
LSUUAB23.122.921.9
RiceUTSA-16.9-16.4-17.6
ArizonaWashington St.-5.8-6.2-6.2
Air ForceColorado St.23.422.323.4
Arizona St.Oregon St.-6.0-6.1-6.4
Utah St.San Jose St.-0.7-0.8-1.0
Notre DameBoston College21.419.722.8
CaliforniaStanford0.52.42.3
WashingtonColorado26.328.028.0
UCLAUSC-0.6-0.9-0.3
OregonUtah0.60.7-0.8
VanderbiltFlorida-13.6-14.0-15.1
BaylorTCU-2.2-2.2-2.2
ArkansasOle Miss1.21.22.4
Southern Miss.South Alabama-4.3-4.4-5.1
OklahomaOklahoma St.2.93.33.1
NebraskaWisconsin-8.7-8.8-9.4
MissouriNew Mexico St.31.329.530.9
TroyLouisiana-Monroe14.214.415.4
BuffaloAkron17.218.419.1
CharlotteLouisiana Tech-2.1-2.3-1.4
Middle TennesseeFlorida Atlantic-4.8-5.5-4.4
UTEPFlorida Int’l.21.819.922.5
Texas St.Arkansas St.4.44.35.2
Georgia SouthernMarshall-1.8-2.7-1.7
WyomingBoise St.-14.7-12.6-14.4
NevadaFresno St.-17.5-15.7-18.3
HawaiiUNLV-11.7-9.3-11.0

FBS vs. FCS Games

FBSFCSPiRate
AlabamaAustin Peay46.9
BYUUtah Tech37.7
Mississippi St.East Tennessee35.7
MemphisNorth Alabama32.0

Bye Week

North Texas

This Week’s PiRate Ratings

#TeamRating
1Georgia134.0
2Ohio St.133.0
3Alabama128.8
4Michigan127.8
5Tennessee126.9
6Penn St.121.7
7Florida St.118.8
8Kansas St.118.7
9Utah118.4
10T C U118.1
11L S U117.8
12Clemson117.7
13Minnesota115.7
14Texas115.7
15Oregon115.6
16Ole Miss113.9
17Notre Dame113.8
18Mississippi St.113.4
19Wisconsin113.4
20Baylor113.4
21Iowa113.4
22U S C113.2
23Purdue112.7
24Arkansas112.5
25Louisville112.5
26Florida111.6
27U C L A111.2
28Illinois111.1
29Oklahoma111.0
30Oregon St.111.0
31NC State110.1
32Michigan St.110.0
33Oklahoma St.109.9
34North Carolina109.9
35Washington109.5
36Pittsburgh109.4
37Texas Tech109.4
38Wake Forest108.9
39Maryland108.8
40Iowa St.108.4
41Texas A&M108.3
42Cincinnati108.3
43UCF108.1
44Washington St.107.6
45Kentucky107.3
46Boise St.106.0
47Auburn105.6
48South Carolina104.9
49Kansas104.7
50SMU104.0
51Syracuse103.8
52Tulane103.6
53BYU103.5
54East Carolina103.5
55West Virginia103.3
56Missouri103.1
57Air Force102.6
58Miami (Fla.)102.5
59Arizona St.101.9
60Nebraska101.4
61Liberty100.6
62Fresno St.100.4
63W. Kentucky100.3
64Houston100.2
65U T S A100.2
66Duke99.8
67James Madison98.7
68Arizona98.5
69Memphis98.4
70Appalachian St.98.3
71U A B98.1
72Toledo98.0
73Rutgers97.9
74California97.4
75Stanford97.2
76Indiana97.2
77Virginia96.7
78Georgia St.96.2
79Northwestern96.0
80Troy96.0
81Marshall95.7
82South Alabama95.6
83Boston College95.5
84Army95.2
85Vanderbilt94.9
86Coastal Carolina94.5
87Virginia Tech94.1
88Louisiana93.8
89San Diego St.93.8
90Ohio93.8
91San Jose St.93.7
92Navy93.5
93North Texas92.5
94Tulsa92.5
95Georgia Tech92.0
96N. Illinois91.8
97Florida Atlantic91.8
98Ga. Southern91.1
99Central Mich.91.0
100Kent St.91.0
101Buffalo90.8
102Utah St.89.9
103Wyoming89.1
104Miami (Ohio)88.8
105Southern Miss.88.5
106U N L V87.8
107USF87.6
108Ball St.87.2
109Western Mich.87.1
110Old Dominion86.9
111Eastern Mich.86.1
112Connecticut85.6
113Colorado85.1
114U T E P84.5
115Middle Tennessee84.4
116UL-Monroe83.8
117Bowling Green83.6
118Texas St.83.5
119Temple81.9
120Colorado St.81.5
121Arkansas St.81.3
122Rice80.7
123Nevada80.3
124Louisiana Tech79.5
125New Mexico77.9
126New Mexico St.75.5
127Akron75.1
128Charlotte75.0
129Hawaii74.1
130Massachusetts70.6
131Florida Int’l.65.5

PiRate Ratings By Conference



American Athletic
TeamPiRateMeanBiasAverage
Cincinnati108.4107.6108.8108.3
UCF107.6108.4108.4108.1
SMU104.1103.5104.4104.0
Tulane103.7103.3103.8103.6
East Carolina103.3103.0104.1103.5
Houston100.599.8100.3100.2
Memphis98.498.698.198.4
Navy93.893.493.493.5
Tulsa93.092.292.292.5
USF88.487.487.287.6
Temple81.883.080.881.9
AAC98.598.298.398.3


Atlantic Coast
Atlantic Division
TeamPiRateMeanBiasAverage
Florida St.118.9118.6118.8118.8
Clemson117.8117.5117.9117.7
Louisville112.8112.4112.3112.5
NC State110.7110.0109.7110.1
Wake Forest109.1108.8108.7108.9
Syracuse104.7103.5103.3103.8
Boston College95.796.394.495.5
Coastal Division
TeamPiRateMeanBiasAverage
North Carolina110.2110.2109.5109.9
Pittsburgh110.3109.3108.8109.4
Miami (Fla.)103.1102.4102.0102.5
Duke99.5101.398.599.8
Virginia97.397.495.596.7
Virginia Tech94.794.792.894.1
Georgia Tech92.892.490.992.0
ACC105.5105.3104.5105.1


Big 12
TeamPiRateMeanBiasAverage
Kansas St.119.3118.1118.7118.7
T C U118.7117.5118.2118.1
Texas116.6115.6115.0115.7
Baylor114.0112.8113.4113.4
Oklahoma111.5110.5111.1111.0
Oklahoma St.110.6109.2110.0109.9
Texas Tech109.6108.6109.9109.4
Iowa St.108.7108.2108.3108.4
Kansas105.8104.5104.0104.7
West Virginia103.7103.2103.1103.3
Big 12111.8110.8111.2111.3


Big Ten
East Division
TeamPiRateMeanBiasAverage
Ohio St.133.3132.3133.4133.0
Michigan128.1127.4128.0127.8
Penn St.121.8121.7121.7121.7
Michigan St.111.0109.8109.2110.0
Maryland109.5109.0108.1108.8
Rutgers99.198.196.697.9
Indiana98.297.396.097.2
West Division
TeamPiRateMeanBiasAverage
Minnesota116.1115.4115.7115.7
Wisconsin113.8113.5112.9113.4
Iowa114.2113.3112.6113.4
Purdue113.5112.7111.8112.7
Illinois111.4111.7110.2111.1
Nebraska102.1101.7100.6101.4
Northwestern96.396.895.096.0
Big Ten112.0111.5110.8111.4


Conference USA
TeamPiRateMeanBiasAverage
W. Kentucky99.799.8101.4100.3
U T S A100.199.6100.7100.2
U A B97.897.798.998.1
North Texas92.192.093.392.5
Florida Atlantic91.592.691.291.8
U T E P84.684.584.284.5
Middle Tennessee84.284.684.384.4
Rice80.780.780.680.7
Louisiana Tech79.480.378.779.5
Charlotte74.875.574.875.0
Florida Int’l.65.367.164.265.5
CUSA86.486.886.686.6


Independents
TeamPiRateMeanBiasAverage
Notre Dame114.2112.9114.2113.8
BYU104.0102.7103.8103.5
Liberty99.9100.9101.0100.6
Army94.995.395.595.2
Connecticut85.586.884.685.6
New Mexico St.75.076.974.675.5
Massachusetts70.871.769.370.6
Independents92.092.591.992.1


Mid-American
East Division
TeamPiRateMeanBiasAverage
Ohio92.394.694.493.8
Kent St.90.492.090.691.0
Buffalo89.691.691.390.8
Miami (Ohio)87.889.788.988.8
Bowling Green83.783.583.683.6
Akron74.975.774.675.1
West Division
TeamPiRateMeanBiasAverage
Toledo97.498.398.298.0
N. Illinois91.692.091.891.8
Central Mich.89.691.492.091.0
Ball St.86.687.987.387.2
Western Mich.86.787.587.187.1
Eastern Mich.85.886.585.986.1
MAC88.089.288.888.7


Mountain West
Mountain Division
TeamPiRateMeanBiasAverage
Boise St.105.9105.5106.7106.0
Air Force102.4102.3103.1102.6
Utah St.89.889.990.089.9
Wyoming88.289.989.389.1
Colorado St.81.182.081.681.5
New Mexico78.478.277.077.9
West Division
TeamPiRateMeanBiasAverage
Fresno St.100.499.9100.9100.4
San Diego St.93.893.494.193.8
San Jose St.93.493.794.093.7
U N L V88.086.888.487.8
Nevada80.081.279.680.3
Hawaii73.474.674.474.1
MWC89.689.889.989.8


Pac-12
TeamPiRateMeanBiasAverage
Utah118.2117.6119.5118.4
Oregon115.8115.3115.7115.6
U S C112.8113.1113.8113.2
U C L A110.8110.7112.0111.2
Oregon St.110.9110.4111.7111.0
Washington109.2109.4110.0109.5
Washington St.107.1107.5108.1107.6
Arizona St.101.9101.4102.3101.9
Arizona98.398.398.998.5
California97.297.297.997.4
Stanford98.296.497.097.2
Colorado85.884.485.085.1
Pac-12105.5105.1106.0105.5


Southeastern
East Division
TeamPiRateMeanBiasAverage
Georgia133.9133.1134.9134.0
Tennessee126.6126.7127.5126.9
Florida111.0112.2111.7111.6
Kentucky107.0107.3107.5107.3
South Carolina105.1104.8104.9104.9
Missouri103.2103.4102.5103.1
Vanderbilt94.995.694.194.9
West Division
TeamPiRateMeanBiasAverage
Alabama128.9128.0129.4128.8
L S U118.0117.5117.8117.8
Ole Miss114.7113.4113.7113.9
Mississippi St.114.3112.9113.2113.4
Arkansas112.9111.6113.1112.5
Texas A&M108.1108.4108.4108.3
Auburn106.4105.0105.3105.6
SEC113.2112.9113.1113.1


Sunbelt
East Division
TeamPiRateMeanBiasAverage
James Madison97.198.5100.498.7
Appalachian St.97.398.499.098.3
Georgia St.95.795.797.396.2
Marshall95.096.096.095.7
Coastal Carolina93.794.795.194.5
Ga. Southern90.890.891.891.1
Old Dominion86.986.987.086.9
West Division
TeamPiRateMeanBiasAverage
Troy95.295.896.996.0
South Alabama94.795.496.695.6
Louisiana93.193.694.793.8
Southern Miss.87.988.589.088.5
UL-Monroe83.584.083.983.8
Texas St.82.783.883.983.5
Arkansas St.80.882.081.281.3
Sun Belt91.091.792.491.7

Conference Ratings

#ConferenceRating
1Southeastern113.1
2Big Ten111.4
3Big 12111.3
4Pac-12105.5
5Atlantic Coast105.1
6American Athletic98.3
7Independents92.1
8Sun Belt91.7
9Mountain West89.8
10Mid-American88.7
11Conference USA86.6

Bowl Projections

BowlTeamTeam
BahamasWestern KentuckyOhio
CureTroyTulane
FenwaySyracuseCincinnati
New MexicoNorth TexasWyoming
L.A.WashingtonFresno St.
Lending TreeMiddle TennesseeLouisiana
Las VegasOregonMississippi St.
FriscoSouth AlabamaSan Jose St.
Myrtle BeachCoastal CarolinaLiberty
Famous Idaho PotatoBall St.Utah St.
Boca RatonMarshallConnecticut
New OrleansFlorida AtlanticAppalachian St.
Armed ForcesHoustonUAB
IndependenceSMUUNLV
GasparillaMiami (Fla.)Maryland
HawaiiUTSABoise St.
Quick LaneWisconsinEastern Michigan
CamelliaBuffaloGeorgia Southern
First ResponderArizonaSan Diego St.
BirminghamLouisvilleMemphis
Guaranteed RateKansasMichigan St.
MilitaryWake ForestEast Carolina
LibertyBaylorKentucky
HolidayNotre DameUCLA
TexasTexas TechMissouri
PinstripePittsburghMinnesota
Cheez-ItNorth CarolinaTexas
AlamoOklahoma St.Washington St.
Duke’s MayoDukeIowa
Tony the Tiger SunNorth Carolina St.Oregon St.
ArizonaToledoAir Force
OrangeClemsonAlabama
Music CityIllinoisBYU
SugarLSUKansas St.
TaxSlayerFlorida St.South Carolina
PeachGeorgiaTennessee
FiestaOhio St.TCU
Reliaquest (Outback)PurdueFlorida
CitrusPenn St.Ole Miss
CottonUtahCentral Florida
RoseUSCMichigan
National ChampionshipGeorgiaOhio St.

November 10, 2022

PiRate Picks–November 10, 2022

Filed under: PiRate Picks_College & Pro — Tags: , , , , , , , , , — piratings @ 10:11 am

With apologies to Steve Sabol at NFL Films, the Autumn Wind is a PiRate Pick, blustering in from a sea of football spreads.

After a successful 3-1 week, our annual fake bank account for the season is just three bucks short of break-even, so a successful week of any kind this week will put us back in the black with a positive fake bank account.

There is a reason this weekly feature is late this week by three or four hours; we saw too many playable games, and we could not eliminate one over the other. Thus, we are issuing a whopping 11 selections this week. They are all exotic selections, as we have been doing much better with them than straight picks this year.

Included this week are six, 7-point teaser parlays, four, 10-point teaser parlays, and one money line parlay. Without further adieu, take a look but only wager imaginary money on these games or plan to be looking for a second job in order to pay the bills on your Christmas shopping.

Selection #1: 2 Team, 7-point Teaser @ -130

Georgia Southern +10 1/2 vs. Louisiana

Fresno St. – 2 1/2 vs. UNLV

Selection #2: 2 Team, 7-point Teaser @ -130

Arkansas +10 1/2 vs. LSU

Tennessee -13 1/2 vs. Missouri

Selection #3: 2 Team, 7-point Teaser @ -130

West Virginia +14 1/2 vs. Oklahoma

Pittsburgh +3 1/2 vs. Virginia

Selection #4: 2 Team, 7-point Teaser @ -130

Michigan St. -2 1/2 vs. Rutgers

James Madison – 1/2 vs. Old Dominion

Selection #5: 2 Team, 7-point Teaser @ -130

Clemson Pk. vs. Louisville

North Texas +12 1/2 vs. UAB

Selection #6: 2 Team, 7-point Teaser @ -130

Washington State -1 1/2 vs. Arizona State

Florida -1 1/2 vs. South Carolina

Selection #7: 3 Team, 10-point Teaser @ -120

Notre Dame -5 1/2 vs. Navy

Connecticut +24 1/2 vs. Liberty

Alabama -1 1/2 vs. Ole Miss

Selection #8: 3 Team, 10-point Teaser @ -120

Houston -9 1/2 vs. Temple

Penn St. – 1/2 vs. Maryland

Iowa + 11 1/2 vs. Wisconsin

Selection #9: 3 Team, 10-point Teaser @ -120

Central Florida +11 1/2 vs. Tulane

Iowa State +8 1/2 vs. Oklahoma State

Marshall +11 1/2 vs. Appalachian State

Selection #10: 3 Team, 10-point Teaser @ -120

South Alabama -6 1/2 vs. Texas State

Georgia -6 1/2 vs. Mississippi State

Southern Mississippi +14 1/2 vs. Coastal Carolina

Selection #11: Money Line Parlay @ +180.91

Memphis over Tulsa

Cincinnati over East Carolina

Texas over TCU

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