Saturday’s important games start with UCLA versus Oregon. Both teams rely heavily on their offenses, and UCLA is a little more dependent on the pass. Since the game is at the Rose bowl, UCLA has the advantage: UCLA 38 Oregon 35
Auburn and Mississippi State have both prolific offenses and stingy defenses. Auburn’s pass defense and rushing offense is a little better than Mississippi State, and that will be the difference. Auburn 31 Mississippi State 28
An interesting matchup in the Baylor TCU game is Baylor’s 10th best SAVAGE rated pass offense against TCU’s 27th best pass defense. With home field advantage Baylor comes out ahead, 31 to 24.
Ole Miss’s defense keeps A&M to 350 yards while the porous 48th SAVAGE ranked A&M defense gives up over 500: Texas A&M 21 Ole Miss 31