Week 9 of the college football season brings another chaotic Saturday with only two matchups between nationally ranked teams: No. 3 Georgia vs. No. 17 Florida in Atlanta and No. 13 Texas Tech vs. No. 22 Arizona in the Big 12. Just three unbeaten teams remain in the Power Four conferences as the first College Football Playoff rankings prepare to debut next week.
CBS Sports analysts Brad Crawford and Chris Hummer enter the weekend with Hummer holding a 51-20 straight-up record and 38-32-1 against the spread, while Crawford sits at 47-24 straight up and 35-35-1 ATS. Hummer's recent hot streak has erased Crawford's midseason lead in the picks competition.
The marquee SEC showdown sees Georgia favored by 10.5 points over Florida. Hummer likes the Gators to cover, projecting a 34-27 Georgia win, while Crawford backs the Bulldogs to cover with a 30-14 victory. Florida's defense, which held Texas in check last week, faces a Georgia passing attack ranked in the top 30 nationally.
Other key picks: Both analysts favor Texas Tech over Arizona, Ole Miss over Auburn, Indiana over Minnesota (with Minnesota covering the 20.5-point spread), Utah over Cincinnati, and Northwestern to upset Oregon outright. They split on Clemson at Florida State, with Hummer taking Clemson +6.5 and Crawford laying the points with the Seminoles. Both also project Miami to cover -15.5 at North Carolina and Ohio State to cover -6.5 at USC.
