Staff Predictions - Week 9

Written by Evan David
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STAFF PREDICTIONS
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PREDICTIONS
WEEK 9
15 STAFF MEMBERS • 14 WEEKS • 1 WINNER

Every week, the BOK staff puts its college football knowledge — and pride — on the line. We’ll pick 10 games against the spread each week, including Texas, our rivals, the College GameDay matchup, and the rest of the biggest games from around the country. We’ll also predict the final score for the Longhorns game.

Picks lock on Saturday mornings. Receipts will be kept. Let’s see who actually knows ball.

Texas score predictions

#11 TEXAS VS Mississippi State

Saturday, October 31 • 6:30 PM CDT • ESPN

EVAN
Texas 34, Mississippi State 17
Jeffrey
Texas 30, Mississippi State 6
Brooks
Texas 38, Mississippi State 13
David
Texas 27, Mississippi State 14
John
Texas 20, Mississippi State 17
Joseph
Texas 31, Mississippi State 14

AVERAGE PREDICTION: Texas 30, Mississippi State 14

Week 9 picks

STAFF TEX -20.5
MSST 		TTU -3.5
ARIZ 		IOWA -3.5
WIS 		MISS -13.5
AUB 		UGA -11.5
FLA 		IND -20.5
MINN 		CIN +6.5
UTAH 		OKLA -5.5
SCAR 		USC +6.5
OSU 		BSU -11.5
TXST
EVAN Mississippi State Arizona Wisconsin Ole Miss Georgia Minnesota Cincinnati South Carolina Ohio State Boise State
MASON Mississippi State Texas Tech Wisconsin Ole Miss Georgia Minnesota Utah South Carolina USC Texas State
BROOKS Texas Arizona Iowa Ole Miss Georgia Minnesota Cincinnati South Carolina Ohio State Boise State
JOHN Mississippi State Texas Tech Iowa Ole Miss Georgia Indiana Utah Oklahoma Ohio State Boise State
DAVID Mississippi State Texas Tech Iowa Ole Miss Georgia Minnesota Utah Oklahoma USC Boise State
JEFFREY Texas Arizona Wisconsin Ole Miss Georgia Minnesota Utah Oklahoma Ohio State Boise State
JOSEPH Mississippi State Texas Tech Iowa Ole Miss Georgia Minnesota Cincinnati South Carolina Ohio State Boise State
MATTHEW Mississippi State Arizona Iowa Auburn Florida Indiana Utah South Carolina Ohio State Boise State
RYAN Texas Texas Tech Iowa Ole Miss Georgia Indiana Cincinnati Oklahoma USC Boise State
JACK Texas Texas Tech Wisconsin Ole Miss Florida Minnesota Utah Oklahoma Ohio State Boise State
DOMINIC Texas Texas Tech Iowa Auburn Georgia Indiana Utah South Carolina Ohio State Texas State
CHINMAY Texas Texas Tech Iowa Ole Miss Georgia Indiana Cincinnati Oklahoma USC Boise State
TRAVIS Mississippi State Texas Tech Iowa Ole Miss Georgia Minnesota Cincinnati Oklahoma USC Boise State
TYLER Texas Arizona Iowa Ole Miss Georgia Minnesota Utah Oklahoma Ohio State Texas State
KUSH Texas Texas Tech Iowa Ole Miss Georgia Indiana Cincinnati Oklahoma USC Boise State
BOK CONSENSUS TEX (8-7) TTU (10-5) IOWA (11-4) MISS (13-2) UGA (13-2) MINN (9-6) UTAH (8-7) OKLA (9-6) OSU (9-6) BSU (12-3)

Leaderboard

AFTER WEEK 9
RK STAFF W L PCT
1 BROOKS 50 40 .556
2 JOHN 48 42 .533
T-3 MATTHEW 47 43 .522
T-3 JEFFREY 47 43 .522
T-3 MASON 47 43 .522
6 KUSH 46 44 .511
T-7 TYLER 45 45 .500
T-7 TRAVIS 45 45 .500
T-9 JOSEPH 44 46 .489
T-9 RYAN 44 46 .489
T-11 DOMINIC 43 47 .478
T-11 CHINMAY 43 47 .478
T-13 EVAN 41 49 .456
T-13 JACK 41 49 .456
15 DAVID 38 52 .422
TIES ORDERED BY TEXAS SCORE TIEBREAKER
Evan David
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