The battle between No. 3 and No. 4 in the College Football Playoff Rankings went to No. 3 Auburn, with the Tigers holding off No. 4 Ole Miss for a 35-31 victory as 2-point underdogs to highlight Week 10 of the college football betting slate.
That keeps Auburn in the conversation for the four-team College Football Playoff in January. No. 1 Mississippi State topped Arkansas 17-10 over the weekend while failing to cover a 10.5-point spread, while No. 2 Florida State won and covered in a 42-31 win over Louisville as a 6.5-point favorite.
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No. 5 Oregon strengthened its case for a berth in the College Football Playoff field with a 45-16 win over Stanford as 8-point favorites in Week 10, while No. 7 TCU edged No. 20 West Virginia 31-30 but failed to cover as 3.5-point favorites. No. 8 Kansas State beat Oklahoma State 48-14 as an 11.5-point favorite, and No. 10 Notre Dame knocked off Navy 49-39 but couldn't get the ATS victory as 15-point favorites.
Two teams in the Top 25 of the College Football Playoff Rankings last week lost outright to unranked teams, with No. 11 Georgia falling to Florida 38-20 as an 11-point favorite, and No. 23 East Carolina losing 20-10 to Temple as 7.5-point favorites. And in two ranked matchups between Pac-12 teams it was No. 22 UCLA over No. 12 Arizona 17-7 as a 7-point favorite, and No. 14 Arizona State over No. 17 Utah 19-16 as a 6.5-point favorite.
Elsewhere, No. 18 Oklahoma took care of Iowa State 59-14 as a 16.5-point favorite, No. 13 Baylor trounced Kansas 60-14 as a 35.5-point favorite, No. 15 Nebraska got past Purdue 35-14 as a 23.5-point favorite, and No. 16 Ohio State covered a 29-point spread in a 55-14 win over Illinois. No. 24 Duke beat Pittsburgh 51-48 as a 3.5-point favorite.
Here are all the SU and ATS results for the ranked teams on the Week 10 schedule . . .
No. 2 Florida State 42, No. 25 Louisville 31 (Florida State -6.5) No. 18 Oklahoma 59, Iowa State 14 (Oklahoma -16.5) Temple 20, No. 23 East Carolina 10 (East Carolina -7.5) No. 24 Duke 51, Pittsburgh 48 (Pittsburgh -3.5) No. 7 TCU 31, No. 20 West Virginia 30 (TCU -3.5) Florida 38, No. 11 Georgia 20 (Georgia -11) No. 15 Nebraska 35, Purdue 14 (Nebraska -23.5) No. 13 Baylor 60, Kansas 14 (Baylor -35.5) No. 3 Auburn 35, No. 4 Ole Miss 31 (Ole Miss -2) No. 1 Mississippi State 17, Arkansas 10 (Mississippi State -10.5) No. 5 Oregon 45, Stanford 16 (Oregon -8) No. 9 Kansas State 48, Oklahoma State 14 (Kansas State -11.5) No. 10 Notre Dame 49, Navy 39 (Notre Dame -15) No. 16 Ohio State 55, Illinois 14 (Ohio State -29) No. 22 UCLA 17, No. 12 Arizona 7 (UCLA -7) No. 14 Arizona State 19, No. 17 Utah 16 (Arizona State -6.5)
