Virginia Tech (6-2) at SMU (6-2)
TV / time: 7:00 p.m. ET | ESPN
Odds: SMU -6.5 | Total 56.5
Weather: Mostly clear, about 65°F.
Betting records: Virginia Tech 5-3 ATS (62.5% cover), O/U 5-3 (37.5% Under); SMU 4-4 ATS (50.0% cover), O/U 3-5 (62.5% Under).
Venue SU splits: Virginia Tech 3-1 away; SMU 5-0 home.
QB matchup (season passing): Virginia Tech — Ethan Grunkemeyer: 2,140 passing yards, 17 TD, 2 INT, 71.6% completions; SMU — Kevin Jennings: 2,414 passing yards, 21 TD, 5 INT, 73.7% completions.
Last game recap: Virginia Tech: W 20-16 @ CLEM (Oct 24, 2026); Ethan Grunkemeyer 20/32, 156 passing yards, 2 TD, 0 INT. SMU: L 27-30 @ SYR (Oct 31, 2026); Kevin Jennings 29/36, 352 passing yards, 2 TD, 0 INT.
Last three (newest first; ATS result / total result): Virginia Tech: W 20-16 @ CLEM (ATS W; U); W 34-24 GT (ATS W; O); L 20-25 @ CAL (ATS L; U) | SMU: L 27-30 @ SYR (ATS L; U); W 59-20 CAL (ATS W; O); W 23-13 UVA (ATS W; U).
Offense: Virginia Tech: 284.4 passing, 138.5 rushing, 422.9 total yards/game; 35.0 points/game. SMU: 318.0 passing, 146.1 rushing, 464.1 total yards/game; 35.3 points/game.
Defense: Virginia Tech: 218.0 passing, 93.4 rushing, 311.4 total yards/game; 20.5 points/game allowed. SMU: 181.8 passing, 125.9 rushing, 307.6 total yards/game; 22.3 points/game allowed.
Net scoring / yardage margins: Virginia Tech +14.5 points/game, +111.5 yards/game; SMU +13.0 points/game, +156.5 yards/game.
Key availability update: . Virginia Tech — OL Marlen Bright: QUESTIONABLE; WR Luke Stuewe: QUESTIONABLE; WR Shamarius “Snook” Peterkin: QUESTIONABLE; DL Emmett Laws: QUESTIONABLE; DL Randy Adirika: QUESTIONABLE; CB Thomas Williams: QUESTIONABLE; OL Justin Terry: OUT; OL Lucas Austin: OUT. SMU — S Ahmaad Moses: QUESTIONABLE; OL Abel Hoopii: OUT; RB Link Rhodes: OUT; WR Carterrious Brown: OUT; LB I’Zayah Young: OUT; DE Ira Singleton IV: OUT; CB Jaelyn Davis-Robinson: OUT; DE Trey Wilson: OUT.
Top 2 conditional prop targets (entry thresholds, not posted lines):
Kevin Jennings OVER passing yards at 269.5
Ethan Grunkemeyer OVER passing yards at 239.5
South Florida (6-2) at East Carolina (4-4)
TV / time: 7:30 p.m. ET | ESPN2
Odds: East Carolina -2.5 | Total 39.5
Weather: Clouds and a shower risk, about 67°F.
Betting records: South Florida 4-4 ATS (50.0% cover), O/U 3-5 (62.5% Under); East Carolina 4-4 ATS (50.0% cover), O/U 2-6 (75.0% Under).
Venue SU splits: South Florida 2-1 away; East Carolina 3-1 home.
QB matchup (season passing): South Florida — M. Van Buren Jr.: 1,273 passing yards, 6 TD, 0 INT, 64.1% completions / L. Kromenhoek: 60 passing yards, 0 TD, 0 INT, 64.3% completions; East Carolina — M. Griffis: 753 passing yards, 4 TD, 5 INT, 54.8% completions.
Last game recap: South Florida: W 30-10 UAB (Oct 31, 2026); L.Kromenhoek 7/10, 39 passing yards, 0 TD, 0 INT. East Carolina: W 17-9 TEM (Oct 31, 2026); M.Griffis 17/30, 130 passing yards, 0 TD, 1 INT.
Last three (newest first; ATS result / total result): South Florida: W 30-10 UAB (ATS W; U); W 29-2 KENT (ATS W; U); L 24-31 @ UTSA (ATS L; O) | East Carolina: W 17-9 TEM (ATS W; U); L 34-41 @ MEM (ATS W; O); L 17-30 @ UAB (ATS L; U).
Offense: South Florida: 166.6 passing, 148.0 rushing, 314.6 total yards/game; 27.0 points/game. East Carolina: 186.5 passing, 164.5 rushing, 351.0 total yards/game; 24.0 points/game.
Defense: South Florida: 178.4 passing, 128.3 rushing, 306.6 total yards/game; 14.5 points/game allowed. East Carolina: 196.6 passing, 139.8 rushing, 336.4 total yards/game; 24.1 points/game allowed.
Net scoring / yardage margins: South Florida +12.5 points/game, +8.0 yards/game; East Carolina -0.1 points/game, +14.6 yards/game.
Key availability update: South Florida (Oct 31 Game Day): A’Mon Lane-Ganus S Out; Cash Hudson OL Out; Gabe Legrand WR Out; Iverson Garcia-Ponce NT Out East Carolina (Oct 31 Game Day): Ayden Duncanson DB Out; Dawson Quarterman WR Out; DeMarius Hines DB Out; Dillon Lorick WR Out.
Nebraska (5-3) at Illinois (5-3)
TV / time: 8:00 p.m. ET | FOX
Odds: Nebraska -4.5 | Total 49.5
Weather: Mostly clear, about 41°F.
Betting records: Nebraska 6-2 ATS (75.0% cover), O/U 3-5 (62.5% Under); Illinois 4-4 ATS (50.0% cover), O/U 5-3 (37.5% Under).
Venue SU splits: Nebraska 1-1 away; Illinois 3-2 home.
QB matchup (season passing): Nebraska — Anthony Colandrea: 1,825 passing yards, 15 TD, 7 INT, 61.2% completions; Illinois — Katin Houser: 1,663 passing yards, 13 TD, 5 INT, 64.8% completions.
Last game recap: Nebraska: L 10-17 WASH (Oct 31, 2026); Anthony Colandrea 24/44, 255 passing yards, 1 TD, 3 INT. Illinois: W 20-17 @ MD (Oct 31, 2026); Katin Houser 18/32, 223 passing yards, 1 TD, 1 INT.
Last three (newest first; ATS result / total result): Nebraska: L 10-17 WASH (ATS L; U); L 14-17 @ ORE (ATS W; U); L 17-20 IU (ATS W; U) | Illinois: W 20-17 @ MD (ATS W; U); W 21-10 ORE (ATS W; U); W 38-37 @ MSU (ATS L; O).
Offense: Nebraska: 238.3 passing, 186.6 rushing, 424.9 total yards/game; 32.4 points/game. Illinois: 230.0 passing, 164.3 rushing, 394.3 total yards/game; 29.0 points/game.
Defense: Nebraska: 179.6 passing, 91.1 rushing, 270.8 total yards/game; 15.6 points/game allowed. Illinois: 240.8 passing, 129.9 rushing, 370.6 total yards/game; 24.3 points/game allowed.
Net scoring / yardage margins: Nebraska +16.8 points/game, +154.1 yards/game; Illinois +4.7 points/game, +23.7 yards/game.
Key availability update: Nebraska — RB Vincent Genatone: OUT; WR Larry Miles: OUT; DL Anthony Jones Jr.: OUT; DL Gabe Moore: OUT; LB Jacob Bower: OUT; LB Jase Reynolds: OUT; DB Kahmir Prescott: OUT. Illinois — TE BJ Thurman: DOUBTFUL; OL Kai Pritchard: OUT; OL TJ McMillen: OUT; RB Ca’Lil Valentine: OUT; WR Jayshon Platt: OUT; DL Carter Smith: OUT; DL Demetrius John: OUT; LB Grant Beerman: OUT.
Personnel / coaching impact: The Nov. 4 update no longer lists Nebraska OL Gunnar Gottula or DB Jamir Conn as questionable. Illinois QB Katin Houser has no designation after returning Oct. 31; RB Ca’Lil Valentine remains out. Larry Miles is out rather than questionable.
Trends: Nebraska 5-1 Under last six overall; 0-4-1 ATS last five Friday games; 1-5-1 ATS last seven after an ATS loss. Illinois 3-9 ATS last 12 Friday games; 5-1-1 ATS last seven in November; 4-1-1 Under last six Friday games; 4-0 Under last four in November.
Top 2 conditional prop targets
Anthony Colandrea OVER 0.5 interceptions
Katin Houser UNDER passing yards (219.5)
New Mexico (7-1) at Nevada (3-5)
TV / time: 9:00 p.m. ET | CBS Sports Network
Odds: New Mexico -10.5 | Total 38.5
Weather: Mostly clear, about 53°F.
Betting records: New Mexico 6-2 ATS (75.0% cover), O/U 3-5 (62.5% Under); Nevada 5-3 ATS (62.5% cover), O/U 3-5 (62.5% Under).
Venue SU splits: New Mexico 3-1 away; Nevada 2-2 home.
QB matchup (season passing): New Mexico — T. Fa’avae: 891 passing yards, 6 TD, 7 INT, 57.4% completions; Nevada — A. Bianco: 397 passing yards, 2 TD, 3 INT, 52.1% completions / L. Duncan: 265 passing yards, 2 TD, 5 INT, 47.3% completions.
Last game recap: New Mexico: W 21-16 @ SJSU (Oct 31, 2026); T.Fa’avae 9/14, 101 passing yards, 1 TD, 3 INT. Nevada: L 0-27 @ UCLA (Oct 31, 2026); A.Bianco 6/13, 71 passing yards, 0 TD, 0 INT.
Last three (newest first; ATS result / total result): New Mexico: W 21-16 @ SJSU (ATS L; U); W 21-16 NDSU (ATS W; U); W 21-10 @ HAW (ATS L; U) | Nevada: L 0-27 @ UCLA (ATS L; U); W 28-13 SJSU (ATS W; U); L 17-31 @ NDSU (ATS W; O).
Offense: New Mexico: 148.0 passing, 213.1 rushing, 361.1 total yards/game; 35.0 points/game. Nevada: 169.0 passing, 167.0 rushing, 336.0 total yards/game; 23.0 points/game.
Defense: New Mexico: 176.5 passing, 81.6 rushing, 258.1 total yards/game; 11.9 points/game allowed. Nevada: 156.1 passing, 162.0 rushing, 318.1 total yards/game; 22.6 points/game allowed.
Net scoring / yardage margins: New Mexico +23.1 points/game, +103.0 yards/game; Nevada +0.4 points/game, +17.9 yards/game.
Key availability update: New Mexico — CB Ormanie Arnold: QUESTIONABLE; QB Jack Layne: OUT; QB James Laubstein: OUT; OL Elvin Harris: OUT; OL Kaden Robnett: OUT; WR Massiah Mingo: OUT; WR Shawn Miller: OUT; WR Troy Omiere: OUT. Nevada — K Joe McFadden: QUESTIONABLE; QB Carter Jones: OUT; OL Elias Justice: OUT; TE DJ Asiasi: OUT; DB Bryson Snelling: OUT; LB Colson Kermode: OUT; DB Cooper Wilson: OUT; LB Jake Silverman: OUT.
Personnel / coaching impact: New Mexico C Kaden Robnett is newly confirmed out for the season in Nov. 4 reporting. That matters to the interior run game. Nevada QB Carter Jones is out on the Nov. 5 report, replacing the older questionable entry.
TCU (4-4) at Arizona (6-2)
TV / time: 10:15 p.m. ET | ESPN
Odds: Arizona -7.5 | Total 45.5
Weather: Mostly clear, about 65°F.
Betting records: TCU 3-5 ATS (37.5% cover), O/U 1-7 (87.5% Under); Arizona 3-5 ATS (37.5% cover), O/U 4-4 (50.0% Under).
Venue SU splits: TCU 1-1 away; Arizona 4-0 home.
QB matchup (season passing): TCU — Jaden Craig: 2,207 passing yards, 11 TD, 6 INT, 65.1% completions; Arizona — Noah Fifita: 2,481 passing yards, 19 TD, 4 INT, 74.1% completions.
Last game recap: TCU: W 22-16 KU (Oct 31, 2026); Jaden Craig 13/29, 141 passing yards, 0 TD, 0 INT. Arizona: L 26-34 @ TTU (Oct 31, 2026); Noah Fifita 33/45, 417 passing yards, 1 TD, 0 INT.
Last three (newest first; ATS result / total result): TCU: W 22-16 KU (ATS L; U); L 20-24 WVU (ATS L; U); W 17-6 @ BAY (ATS W; U) | Arizona: L 26-34 @ TTU (ATS L; O); W 39-3 ISU (ATS W; U); W 52-31 @ WVU (ATS W; O).
Offense: TCU: 275.9 passing, 114.6 rushing, 390.5 total yards/game; 23.3 points/game. Arizona: 324.1 passing, 131.5 rushing, 455.6 total yards/game; 34.9 points/game.
Defense: TCU: 174.6 passing, 113.0 rushing, 287.6 total yards/game; 14.1 points/game allowed. Arizona: 199.8 passing, 134.8 rushing, 334.5 total yards/game; 18.9 points/game allowed.
Net scoring / yardage margins: TCU +9.2 points/game, +102.9 yards/game; Arizona +16.0 points/game, +121.1 yards/game.
Key availability update: Latest retrieved availability report — . TCU — RB Jeremy Payne: QUESTIONABLE; OL Cade Bennett: OUT; RB Jon Denman: OUT; WR Cooper Reid: OUT; WR Keagan Cunningham: OUT; WR Terry Shelton: OUT; TE Braden Bach: OUT; CB Devondre McGee: OUT. Arizona — OL Grayson Stovall: DOUBTFUL; RB Ismail Mahdi: QUESTIONABLE; WR Caleb Smith: QUESTIONABLE; LB Max Harris: QUESTIONABLE; CB Swayde Griffin: QUESTIONABLE; WR R.J. Mosley: OUT; TE Shane King: OUT; S Cam Chapa: OUT.
Personnel / coaching impact: TCU fired co-offensive coordinator AJ Ricker in late October.
Top 3 conditional prop targets (entry thresholds, not posted lines):
Noah Fifita UNDER passing yards at 289.5 or higher
Jaden Craig UNDER passing touchdowns at 1.5 or higher:
Isaiah Mizell UNDER receiving yards at 79.5 or higher, if active
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