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College Football Week 10 Predictions: Top-25 Showdowns Highlight CFP Race

College Football Week 10 Predictions: Top-25 Showdowns Highlight CFP Race
World Sports · 02:29:03 - Saturday, 7 November 2026

Following the release of the first College Football Playoff rankings on Tuesday, Week 10 features six games involving top-25 teams, tying the most ever on a single Saturday. The marquee matchups include No. 1 Miami at No. 11 Notre Dame, No. 9 BYU at No. 3 Utah, No. 7 Texas at No. 18 Missouri, No. 5 Alabama at No. 14 LSU, No. 23 Oregon at No. 12 Ohio State, and No. 2 Georgia at No. 10 Ole Miss. With auto-bids allocated to the four highest-ranked conference champions and the Group of Six's top team, seven at-large spots remain for the 12-team bracket.

CBS Sports analysts Brad Crawford (53-28 straight up, 39-41-1 against the spread) and Chris Hummer (58-23 straight up, 41-39-1 ATS) offer their picks and predicted scores for each game.

No. 19 Iowa at Northwestern (-1.5)

Hummer selects Iowa +1.5, forecasting a 24-21 Iowa win. Crawford also backs Iowa +1.5, predicting a 23-20 Iowa victory.

No. 9 BYU at No. 3 Utah (-4.5)

Hummer takes BYU +4.5, expecting Utah to prevail 31-28. Crawford likewise picks BYU +4.5, projecting a 30-27 Utah win.

No. 7 Texas (-3.5) at No. 18 Missouri

Hummer favors Texas -3.5, predicting a 27-21 Texas win. Crawford chooses Missouri +3.5, forecasting a 27-24 Missouri upset.

No. 5 Alabama at No. 14 LSU (-3.5)

Hummer picks Alabama +3.5, anticipating a 31-28 LSU victory. Crawford selects LSU -3.5, projecting a 28-24 LSU win.

No. 23 Oregon at No. 12 Ohio State (-9.5)

Both analysts back Ohio State -9.5. Hummer predicts a 31-21 Ohio State win, while Crawford forecasts a 31-14 Buckeyes victory.

No. 8 UCLA (-6.5) at Minnesota

Hummer likes Minnesota +6.5, predicting a 20-17 Gophers win. Crawford also takes Minnesota +6.5, but expects UCLA to win 20-14.

No. 6 Kentucky at No. 13 Tennessee (-6.5)

Hummer selects Kentucky +6.5, forecasting a 27-24 Tennessee win. Crawford picks Tennessee -6.5, projecting a 24-17 Volunteers victory.

No. 2 Georgia (-3.5) at No. 10 Ole Miss

Hummer favors Georgia -3.5, predicting a 31-24 Bulldogs win. Crawford takes Ole Miss +3.5, projecting a 30-27 Georgia victory.

No. 1 Miami at No. 11 Notre Dame (-4.5)

Hummer picks Miami +4.5, expecting Notre Dame to win 34-31. Crawford backs Miami +4.5, forecasting a 31-27 Hurricanes victory that would secure the No. 1 overall CFP seed.

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