College Football's Unbeaten Clash, NFL Playoff Jockeying
Week 9 of college football brings the season's biggest matchup yet: unbeaten Miami heads to South Bend to face Notre Dame, while Utah and UCLA—also undefeated—play each other out West. The NFL's playoff picture tightens as teams jockey for position, with several close spreads setting up tight contests.
Games to watch
- 1College Football · Sat, Nov 7, 7:30 PM ET · NBC#1 Miami Hurricanes (8-0) at #4 Notre Dame Fighting Irish (7-1)Line: ND -5.5 · Total: 57.5
Unbeaten Miami travels to Notre Dame in a top-5 matchup with playoff implications; the line favors the Irish by 5.5.
- 2College Football · Sat, Nov 7, 12:00 PM ET · ABC#7 BYU Cougars (7-1) at #3 Utah Utes (8-0)Line: UTAH -5.5 · Total: 47.5
Unbeaten Utah hosts unbeaten BYU in a top-5 showdown; the Utes are favored by 5.5 in a battle between two of the nation's best.
- 3College Football · Sat, Nov 7, 12:00 PM ET · Fox#5 UCLA Bruins (8-0) at Minnesota Golden Gophers (5-3)Line: UCLA -6.5 · Total: 39.5
Unbeaten UCLA travels to Minnesota as a 6.5-point favorite, looking to stay perfect against a 5-3 team.
- 4NFL · Mon, Nov 2, 8:15 PM ET · ESPNChicago Bears (5-2) at Seattle Seahawks (4-3)Line: SEA -3 · Total: 46.5
The Bears (5-2) visit Seattle (4-3) on Monday night with the Seahawks favored by 3; both teams are in playoff contention.
- 5NFL · Sun, Nov 8, 4:25 PM ET · FoxLas Vegas Raiders (4-4) at San Francisco 49ers (6-1)Line: SF -9.5 · Total: 51.5
San Francisco (6-1) hosts Las Vegas (4-4) with the 49ers as 9.5-point favorites, the week's biggest NFL spread.
- 6College Basketball · Mon, Nov 2, 6:00 PM ET · ESPN2#14 Miami Hurricanes (0-0) at #1 Florida Gators (0-0)Orion180 Tipoff Classic · Line: FLA -5.5 · Total: 160.5
Unbeaten Florida hosts unbeaten Miami in a top-15 matchup to open the college basketball season; the Gators are favored by 5.5.
- 7NBA · Fri, Nov 6, 7:30 PM ET · Prime VideoPhiladelphia 76ers (6-1) at Cleveland Cavaliers (4-2)NBA Cup - Group Play
The 76ers (6-1) visit Cleveland (4-2) in NBA Cup group play on Friday, with both teams among the East's best starts.
- 8NHL · Tue, Nov 3, 7:30 PM ET · Disney+, ESPN+, HuluEdmonton Oilers (11-2-2) at New Jersey Devils (9-5-0)
Edmonton (11-2-2) visits New Jersey (9-5) on Tuesday; the Oilers are one of the league's hottest teams.
Storylines
- NCAAFWeek 9 College football Power Rankings: How big wins, upsets changed top 25 ↗
The top 25 shifted after Week 9's big wins and upsets, reshaping how teams are ranked heading into this crucial stretch of the season.
- NCAAF2026-27 Week 9 College Football Playoff, bowl projections ↗
The College Football Playoff picture changed after Week 9, and this week's games will continue to shape which teams stay in contention.
- NFL2026 NFL playoff picture: AFC, NFC seed projections, chances to make postseason ↗
With the playoff field still wide open, this week's games matter for division races and wild-card positioning as teams make their push toward December.
- NFLJayden Daniels, Commanders 'keep fighting through adversity,' improve to 2-4-1 ↗
The Commanders improved to 2-4-1 after a comeback win, showing they can compete even after falling behind early in games.
- NBAHow NBA title, MVP race has become wide open in two weeks ↗
Injuries and surprising developments have already shifted the NBA title and MVP race in just the first few weeks of the season.
- NHLHurricanes bring 4-game win streak into matchup against the Predators ↗
The Hurricanes bring a 4-game win streak into their matchup, riding momentum through the early part of the season.
Headlines link to ESPN.
Trends that fit this week
Borussia Dortmund as home favorites has won outright 41 times over four seasons, including 14 of the last 16 matchups.
George Mason at home has won outright 63 times over four seasons, including 17 of the last 20 games.
Kentucky at home has gone Over 47 times over four seasons, including 10 of the last 16 games.
Charlotte at home has gone Under 103 times over five seasons, including 29 of the last 46 games.
College football's unbeaten teams take center stage this week, while the NFL's playoff race heats up and the NBA season finds its footing.
Written with AI from ESPN schedules, lines and headlines and Spot Angle's own trend data; game details come straight from the data. Trends are history, not predictions. Not betting advice. 21+.