July 5, 2024

CFB Rivalry Week Nerd Nuggets

Shipping Up to Boston

Miami is 0-4 ATS when favored against ACC opponents in 2023 (10.5-point favorites at Boston College on Friday).

Don’t Lay a Golden Egg

Mississippi State has gone bowling every season since 2010. They must defeat Ole Miss tomorrow night to finish 6-6 and keep the streak alive.

Speaking of the Egg Bowl…

The under has hit in 9 out of the past 10 meetings.

Top Dawgs

Dating back to 2022, teams ranked #1 are 4-12-1 ATS vs unranked teams (2-6-1 in 2023). Top-ranked Georgia is 24.5-point favorites at Georgia Tech.

The Tide is Turning

Alabama is aiming to defeat Auburn in the Iron Bowl for the fourth year in a row for the first time since 1976. 

Sorry Stanford

Dating back to 2021, Stanford has lost eleven straight to ranked opponents, covering in just one of the 11 games (host #18 Notre Dame this weekend).

Who Needs Offense?

The last time a team averaged less than 300 YPG on offense and finished the season with 10+ wins was Virginia Tech in 2006. Iowa (9-2) is on pace to become the next as the Hawkeyes are currently averaging 246 YPG.

Fade the Double Digit Dog

Top 10 teams in 2023 when favored by double digits are 79-2 straight up. The two losses: Clemson (-12) at Duke and UNC (-12) at Georgia Tech.

Road Warriors

Dating back to 2022, James Madison is 3-1 ATS when favored by 7+ points on the road (-8.5 at Coastal Carolina on Saturday).

Galloping to Title Town

With a win over Navy on Saturday, SMU will secure its first conference title game appearance since 2010 before fleeing to the ACC next season.

Ok, these are the true road warriors

UNLV and Oregon are officially the only two FBS teams in the country to finish the season undefeated ATS on the road.