College Football Predictions/Scoreboard



Last updated:  Saturday, October 25, 2025 - thru games of October 24


PICKING GAME WINNERS
PICKING GAME WINNERS AND WITHIN 8 PTS. ON SPREAD

SEASON TO DATE:
Brian Simmons: 741 right, 211 wrong - 78% right; 39% right and within 8 pts. (374/952)


WEEK-BY-WEEK RESULTS:
Week 0:          4 right,   4 wrong - 50% right; 13% right and within 8 pts.  ( 1/8)
Week 1:        107 right,  26 wrong - 80% right; 37% right and within 8 pts.  (49/133)
Week 2:        108 right,  23 wrong - 82% right; 40% right and within 8 pts.  (52/131)
Week 3:         98 right,  27 wrong - 78% right; 36% right and within 8 pts.  (45/125)
Week 4:         88 right,  28 wrong - 76% right; 41% right and within 8 pts.  (47/116)
Week 5:         83 right,  24 wrong - 78% right; 45% right and within 8 pts.  (48/107)
Week 6:         82 right,  26 wrong - 76% right; 40% right and within 8 pts.  (43/108)
Week 7:         92 right,  20 wrong - 82% right; 46% right and within 8 pts.  (51/112)
Week 8:         79 right,  33 wrong - 71% right; 34% right and within 8 pts.  (38/112)



THIS WEEK'S PICKS/SCOREBOARD



I calculate the spread for each game by taking the power ratings of the two
teams and adding in 3 points for the home team.  If the margin of victory
exceeds 42 points, take the difference between the power ratings and 42 and
divide by 2 to get my projected spread.  For example, 60 points would become 51; 
50 points would become 46, etc.  The predictions will become more accurate as the 
season progresses.

* = conference game
WEEK 9

FBS GAMES
TUESDAY OCTOBER 21 PICK SCORE
Kennesaw State (4-2) at FIU (3-3)* K by 2 K 45-26
Western Kentucky (5-2) at Louisiana Tech (4-2)* L by 10 W 28-27(ot)

WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 22 PICK SCORE
Middle Tennessee (1-5) at Delaware (3-3)* D by 14 D 31-28
Missouri State (3-3) at New Mexico State (3-3)* M by 1 M 24-17(ot)

THURSDAY OCTOBER 23 PICK SCORE
South Alabama (1-6) at Georgia State (1-6)* S by 4 S 38-31

FRIDAY OCTOBER 24 PICK SCORE
Boise State (5-2) at Nevada (1-6)* B by 25 B 24-3
California (5-2) at Virginia Tech (2-5)* V by 1 V 42-34(ot)
North Texas (6-1) at Charlotte (1-6)* N by 29 N 54-20

SATURDAY OCTOBER 25 PICK SCORE
Akron (2-6) at Buffalo (4-3)* B by 9
Alabama (6-1) at South Carolina (3-4)* A by 16
Appalachian State (4-3) at Old Dominion (4-3)* O by 15
Auburn (3-4) at Arkansas (2-5)* Aub by 2
Ball State (3-4) at Northern Illinois (1-6)* B by 1
Baylor (4-3) at Cincinnati (6-1)* C by 9
Boston College (1-6) at Louisville (5-1)* L by 33
Bowling Green (3-4) at Kent State (2-5)* B by 10
BYU (7-0) at Iowa State (5-2)* B by 4
Colorado (3-4) at Utah (5-2)* U by 15
Colorado State (2-5) at Wyoming (3-4)* W by 5
Connecticut (5-2) at Rice (3-4) C by 12
Florida Atlantic (3-4) at Navy (6-0)* N by 13
Georgia Southern (3-4) at Arkansas State (3-4)* A by 2
Houston (6-1) at Arizona State (5-2)* A by 8
Illinois (5-2) at Washington (5-2)* W by 3
Kansas State (3-4) at Kansas (4-3)* KU by 2
Louisiana (2-5) at Troy (5-2)* T by 15
Massachusetts (0-7) at Central Michigan (4-3)* C by 25
Michigan (5-2) at Michigan State (3-4)* UM by 16
Minnesota (5-2) at Iowa (5-2)* I by 7
Mississippi (6-1) at Oklahoma (6-1)* O by 4
Missouri (6-1) at Vanderbilt (6-1)* V by 6
NC State (4-3) at Pittsburgh (5-2)* P by 10
Northwestern (5-2) at Nebraska (5-2)* Neb by 6
Ohio (4-3) at Eastern Michigan (2-6)* O by 15
Oklahoma State (1-6) at Texas Tech (6-1)* T by 39
Rutgers (3-4) at Purdue (2-5)* P by 1
San Diego State (5-1) at Fresno State (5-2)* S by 7
SMU (5-2) at Wake Forest (4-2)* S by 6
South Florida (6-1) at Memphis (6-1)* S by 6
Stanford (3-4) at Miami(FL) (5-1)* M by 27
Syracuse (3-4) at Georgia Tech (7-0)* G by 19
TCU (5-2) at West Virginia (2-5)* T by 16
Temple (4-3) at Tulsa (2-5)* Tem by 7
Tennessee (5-2) at Kentucky (2-4)* T by 8
Texas (5-2) at Mississippi State (4-3)* T by 7
Texas A&M (7-0) at LSU (5-2)* T by 2
Toledo (4-3) at Washington State (3-4) W by 4
UCLA (3-4) at Indiana (7-0)* I by 28
UL-Monroe (3-4) at Southern Mississippi (5-2)* S by 19
Utah State (4-3) at New Mexico (4-3)* N by 3
Virginia (6-1) at North Carolina (2-4)* V by 18
Western Michigan (4-3) at Miami(OH) (4-3)* W by 1
Wisconsin (2-5) at Oregon (6-1)* O by 31

FBS game winners: 0/53


FCS GAMES
FRIDAY OCTOBER 24 PICK SCORE
Columbia (1-4) at Dartmouth (4-1)* D by 17 D 49-3
Montana (7-0) at Sacramento State (4-3)* M by 7 M 49-35

SATURDAY OCTOBER 25 PICK SCORE
Alabama State (4-2) vs. Alabama A&M (4-3)* (at Birmingham) AS by 15
Albany (1-6) at Villanova (5-2)* V by 36
Arkansas-Pine Bluff (2-4) at Bethune-Cookman (3-4)* B by 23
Brown (3-2) at Cornell (1-4)* B by 5
Bryant (2-5) at Rhode Island (6-2)* R by 25
Campbell (2-6) at North Carolina A&T (1-6)* C by 3
Central Arkansas (3-4) at West Georgia (5-3)* W by 8
Chattanooga (3-4) at Samford (1-6)* C by 10
Citadel (3-4) at Furman (4-3)* F by 1
Colgate (2-5) at Holy Cross (1-6)* H by 3
Delaware State (4-3) at North Carolina Central (5-2)* N by 17
Drake (4-2) at Marist (3-4)* D by 13
Duquesne (5-3) at Wagner (1-6)* D by 14
Eastern Illinois (3-4) at Charleston Southern (2-6)* C by 11
Eastern Washington (3-4) at Weber State (3-4)* W by 3
Elon (4-4) at Maine (3-4)* E by 1
Florida A&M (2-4) at Southern (1-6)* S by 2
Gardner-Webb (4-3) at Lindenwood (3-4)* L by 1
Georgetown (4-3) at Bucknell (4-4)* B by 3
Harvard (5-0) at Princeton (3-2)* H by 12
Illinois State (4-3) at South Dakota (5-3)* S by 7
Incarnate Word (2-5) at UT-Rio Grande Valley (5-2)* I by 4
Indiana State (2-5) at North Dakota (5-2)* N by 29
Jackson State (5-1) vs. Grambling State (4-3)* (at Las Vegas) J by 19
Lamar (6-1) at Northwestern State (1-6)* L by 25
Lehigh (7-0) at Fordham (1-6)* L by 28
Lincoln(CA) (NR) at Prairie View A&M (5-2) P by 53
McNeese (2-5) at Nicholls (1-6)* N by 8
Mississippi Valley State (1-5) at Alcorn State (1-6)* A by 7
Monmouth (6-1) at Hampton (2-6)* M by 30
Montana State (5-2) at Cal Poly (3-4)* M by 17
Morehead State (3-5) at Valparaiso (1-6)* M by 7
Morgan State (3-4) at Howard (3-4)* H by 6
Murray State (0-7) at Youngstown State (4-3)* Y by 27
New Haven (4-3) at Long Island (2-5) L by 27
North Alabama (2-5) at Austin Peay (4-3)* A by 20
North Dakota State (7-0) at South Dakota State (7-0)* N by 5
Northern Arizona (4-3) at Idaho State (2-5)* N by 2
Northern Iowa (2-5) at Southern Illinois (4-3)* S by 16
Pennsylvania (4-1) at Yale (3-2)* Y by 5
Portland State (0-7) at Idaho (2-5)* I by 14
Presbyterian (7-0) at Dayton (5-2)* P by 8
Robert Morris (1-6) at St. Francis (0-6)* R by 1
San Diego (3-4) at Davidson (1-6)* S by 28
South Carolina State (4-3) at Norfolk State (1-6)* S by 18
Southeast Missouri State (3-4) at Tennessee Tech (7-0)* T by 19
Southeastern Louisiana (5-2) at Houston Christian (2-5)* S by 28
Southern Utah (2-5) at Utah Tech (1-6)* S by 7
St. Thomas (4-3) at Stetson (3-5)* ST by 27
Stephen F. Austin (5-2) at East Texas A&M (2-5)* S by 10
Stonehill (2-5) at Mercyhurst (3-5)* M by 7
Tarleton State (8-0) at Eastern Kentucky (3-4)* T by 20
Towson (3-4) at Stony Brook (3-4)* S by 8
UC-Davis (5-1) at Northern Colorado (3-4)* U by 11
VMI (1-6) at Mercer (5-1)* M by 38
Western Illinois (1-7) at Tennessee State (2-5)* T by 2
William & Mary (4-3) at New Hampshire (4-4)* N by 2
Wofford (2-5) at East Tennessee State (3-5)* E by 6

FCS game winners: 0/60
Total game winners: 0/113 0.0%
Correct winner and within 8 points or less: 0/113 0.0%


LAST WEEK'S RESULTS

WEEK 8

FBS GAMES
TUESDAY OCTOBER 14 PICK SCORE
Arkansas State (2-4) at South Alabama (1-5)* S by 4 A 15-14
FIU (2-3) at Western Kentucky (5-1)* W by 17 F 25-6
New Mexico State (3-2) at Liberty (2-4)* L by 8 L 30-27

WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 15 PICK SCORE
Delaware (3-2) at Jacksonville State (3-3)* J by 1 J 38-25
UTEP (1-5) at Sam Houston (0-6)* U by 1 U 35-17

THURSDAY OCTOBER 16 PICK SCORE
Tulsa (2-4) at East Carolina (3-3)* E by 21 E 41-27

FRIDAY OCTOBER 17 PICK SCORE
Louisville (4-1) at Miami(FL) (5-0)* M by 14 L 24-21
Nebraska (5-1) at Minnesota (4-2)* N by 7 M 24-6
North Carolina (2-3) at California (4-2)* C by 10 C 21-18
San Jose State (2-4) at Utah State (3-3)* U by 6 U 30-25

SATURDAY OCTOBER 18 PICK SCORE
Akron (2-5) at Ball State (2-4)* B by 4 B 42-28
Arizona (4-2) at Houston (5-1)* H by 4 H 31-28
Army (3-3) at Tulane (5-1)* T by 14 T 24-17
Baylor (4-2) at TCU (4-2)* T by 8 T 42-36
Buffalo (3-3) at Massachusetts (0-6)* B by 16 B 28-21
Central Michigan (3-3) at Bowling Green (3-3)* B by 14 C 27-6
Cincinnati (5-1) at Oklahoma State (1-5)* C by 25 C 49-17
Coastal Carolina (3-3) at Appalachian State (4-2)* A by 7 C 45-37
Connecticut (4-2) at Boston College (1-5) C by 5 C 38-23
Eastern Michigan (2-5) at Miami(OH) (3-3)* M by 18 M 44-30
Florida Atlantic (3-3) at South Florida (5-1)* S by 29 S 48-13
Florida State (3-3) at Stanford (2-4)* F by 16 S 20-13
Georgia State (1-5) at Georgia Southern (2-4)* GaSo by 11 GaSo 41-24
Georgia Tech (6-0) at Duke (4-2)* D by 3 G 27-18
Hawaii (5-2) at Colorado State (2-4)* H by 1 H 31-19
Kent State (2-4) at Toledo (3-3)* T by 24 T 45-10
LSU (5-1) at Vanderbilt (5-1)* L by 1 V 31-24
Maryland (4-2) at UCLA (2-4)* M by 1 U 20-17
Memphis (6-0) at UAB (2-4)* M by 28 U 31-24
Michigan State (3-3) at Indiana (6-0)* I by 35 I 38-13
Mississippi (6-0) at Georgia (5-1)* G by 6 G 43-35
Mississippi State (4-2) at Florida (2-4)* F by 9 F 23-21
Missouri (5-1) at Auburn (3-3)* A by 2 M 23-17(ot)
Nevada (1-5) at New Mexico (3-3)* NM by 19 NM 24-22
Northern Illinois (1-5) at Ohio (3-3)* O by 17 O 48-21
Ohio State (6-0) at Wisconsin (2-4)* O by 29 O 34-0
Oklahoma (5-1) at South Carolina (3-3)* O by 4 O 26-7
Old Dominion (4-2) at James Madison (5-1)* J by 2 J 63-27
Oregon (5-1) at Rutgers (3-3)* O by 17 O 56-10
Penn State (3-3) at Iowa (4-2)* I by 6 I 25-24
Pittsburgh (4-2) at Syracuse (3-3)* P by 5 P 30-13
Purdue (2-4) at Northwestern (4-2)* N by 9 N 19-0
SMU (4-2) at Clemson (3-3)* C by 7 S 35-24
Southern California (5-1) at Notre Dame (4-2) N by 9 N 34-24
Southern Mississippi (4-2) at Louisiana (2-4)* S by 7 S 22-10
Temple (3-3) at Charlotte (1-5)* T by 10 T 49-14
Tennessee (5-1) at Alabama (5-1)* A by 11 A 37-20
Texas (4-2) at Kentucky (2-3)* T by 12 T 16-13(ot)
Texas A&M (6-0) at Arkansas (2-4)* T by 15 T 45-42
Texas State (3-3) at Marshall (3-3)* M by 6 M 40-37(ot)
Texas Tech (6-0) at Arizona State (4-2)* T by 10 A 26-22
Troy (4-2) at UL-Monroe (3-3)* T by 9 T 37-14
UNLV (6-0) at Boise State (4-2)* B by 8 B 56-31
Utah (5-1) at BYU (6-0)* U by 1 B 24-21
UTSA (3-3) at North Texas (5-1)* N by 8 N 55-17
Washington (5-1) at Michigan (4-2)* M by 1 M 24-7
Washington State (3-3) at Virginia (5-1) V by 17 V 22-20
West Virginia (2-4) at UCF (3-3)* U by 8 U 45-13
Wyoming (3-3) at Air Force (1-5)* W by 1 A 24-21

FBS game winners: 43/59


FBS vs. FCS GAMES
SATURDAY OCTOBER 18 PICK SCORE
Lafayette (5-2) at Oregon State (0-7) O by 16 O 45-13

FBS vs. FCS game winners: 1/1


FCS GAMES
SATURDAY OCTOBER 18 PICK SCORE
Abilene Christian (3-3) at Southern Utah (1-5)* A by 6 S 31-24
Alcorn State (1-5) at Florida A&M (1-4)* F by 7 F 33-28
Bucknell (4-3) at Cornell (0-4) B by 1 C 30-20
Butler (4-3) at Dayton (5-1)* D by 5 B 23-17
Central Connecticut (4-3) at Wagner (1-5)* C by 9 C 24-17(ot)
Charleston Southern (1-6) at Western Illinois (1-6)* C by 6 C 29-24
Colgate (2-4) at Georgetown (3-3)* C by 7 G 21-17
Dartmouth (3-1) at Fordham (1-5) D by 16 D 30-13
Davidson (1-5) at Drake (3-2)* Dra by 38 Dra 45-0
Duquesne (4-3) at Mercyhurst (3-4)* M by 3 D 37-0
East Tennessee State (3-4) at Chattanooga (2-4)* E by 6 C 42-38
East Texas A&M (1-5) at Incarnate Word (2-4)* I by 15 E 52-45
Eastern Illinois (3-3) at Southeast Missouri State (2-4)* S by 5 S 42-13
Eastern Kentucky (3-3) at North Alabama (1-5)* E by 17 N 35-14
Elon (4-3) at William & Mary (3-3)* E by 1 W 26-21
Furman (4-2) at Wofford (1-5)* Even - F W 31-13
Grambling State (3-3) at Arkansas-Pine Bluff (2-3)* G by 5 G 20-16
Hampton (2-5) at Villanova (4-2)* V by 34 V 56-14
Holy Cross (0-6) at Richmond (4-3)* R by 12 H 28-22
Houston Christian (2-4) at McNeese (1-5)* M by 6 M 27-0
Howard (3-3) at Tennessee State (1-5) H by 5 T 24-7
Idaho (2-4) at Eastern Washington (2-4)* I by 3 E 21-14
Lincoln(CA) (NR) at Mississippi Valley State (0-5) M by 42 M 49-0
Marist (3-3) at Morehead State (2-5)* Mar by 12 Mor 23-21
Merrimack (3-4) at Harvard (4-0) H by 25 H 31-7
New Hampshire (3-4) at Campbell (2-5)* N by 3 N 24-10
Nicholls (1-5) at Stephen F. Austin (4-2)* S by 16 S 34-7
North Dakota (4-2) at Southern Illinois (4-2)* N by 1 N 38-19
North Dakota State (6-0) at Indiana State (2-4)* N by 32 N 38-7
Northern Colorado (3-3) at Sacramento State (3-3)* S by 10 S 40-35
Northwestern State (1-5) at Southeastern Louisiana (4-2)* S by 34 S 49-0
Pennsylvania (3-1) at Columbia (1-3)* P by 7 P 35-21
Prairie View A&M (4-2) at Southern (1-5)* P by 3 P 24-3
Princeton (2-2) at Brown (3-1)* B by 7 P 40-21
Rhode Island (5-2) at Albany (1-5)* R by 20 R 58-17
Robert Morris (1-5) at Long Island (1-5)* L by 13 L 17-7
Sacred Heart (5-2) at Montana (6-0) M by 25 M 43-21
Samford (0-6) at VMI (1-5)* Even - V S 24-22
South Dakota (4-3) at Northern Iowa (2-4)* S by 9 S 17-14
South Dakota State (6-0) at Murray State (0-6)* S by 38 S 35-14
Stetson (3-4) at Presbyterian (6-0)* P by 37 P 42-7
Stonehill (2-4) at Yale (2-2) Y by 19 Y 47-7
Stony Brook (3-3) at Monmouth (5-1)* M by 8 M 49-21
Tennessee Tech (6-0) at Lindenwood (3-3)* T by 9 T 52-28
UT-Martin (2-5) at Gardner-Webb (4-2)* G by 16 U 37-7
UT-Rio Grande Valley (5-1) at Lamar (5-1)* L by 18 L 23-21
Valparaiso (1-5) at St. Thomas (3-3)* S by 34 S 55-17
Virginia-Lynchburg (NR) at Texas Southern (3-3) T by 49 T 61-10
Weber State (2-4) at Portland State (0-6)* W by 1 W 43-27
West Georgia (5-1) at Tarleton State (7-0)* T by 18 T 45-10
Western Carolina (4-3) at Citadel (3-3)* W by 4 W 45-38
Youngstown State (3-3) at Illinois State (4-2)* Even - Y Y 40-35

FCS game winners: 35/52
Total game winners: 79/112 70.5%
Correct winner and within 8 points or less: 38/112 33.9%