- Thursday night in Baltimore — a primetime clash: surging Jaguars (5-2) visit Ravens (4-4) after Jacksonville's blowout win and Baltimore's tough loss.
- Trevor Lawrence is red-hot coming off a 3-TD game — will he keep rolling or will the Ravens' pass rush disrupt him?
- Derrick Henry vs. the NFL's stingiest run defense (Jaguars) — watch whether Baltimore leans on the run or tries to win through the air.
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- No. 3 Illinois hosts Penn Thursday, Nov. 5 at 8:30 p.m. ET at the State Farm Center.
- Penn’s 6‑ft‑9 leading scorer (16.4 ppg, 7.6 rpg last season) can shoot 43.2% from three — his outside game is the matchup to watch.
- Illinois will be without David Mirkovic (emergency appendectomy); expect Tomislav and Zvonimir Ivisic to patrol the paint while Illinois’ 6‑7 newcomer from Providence could see extra shot volume.
- No. 2 UConn visits No. 5 Michigan in Ann Arbor Thursday (season opener) — Michigan will be without starting PG Mila Holloway (out indefinitely).
- Reigning national POY Sarah Strong is the matchup to watch — she can score inside/out; Michigan will lean on Olson and Syla Swords to keep pace.
- Point-guard duel and turnovers are key: UConn’s KK Arnold brings ball pressure while Michigan breaks in Dallas Loughridge, and UConn’s defense has been stingy in preseason.
- Tom Brady returns to Gillette this Sunday as a FOX analyst, calling his first-ever Patriots game — a homecoming matchup vs. the Packers.
- A reminder of his legacy: Brady is New England’s all-time leader and a six-time Super Bowl winner.
- The Patriots are hot — Drake Maye has been rolling lately (MVP runner-up) after a big turnaround, making the game more intriguing.
- Penn State hosts Chattanooga at the Bryce Jordan Center on Thursday, Nov. 5, 2026 at 6 p.m. ET — a nice early-season tune-up for both teams.
- Penn State’s new backcourt additions (sharpshooter Brant Byers and playmaker Jay Rodgers) should mean more 3s and assists for the Nittany Lions.
- Chattanooga’s 6'9 stretch-forward Tyler Houser (and perimeter scorer Tate Darner) can pull bigs out of the paint — watch how often Houser drifts to the 3 and how Penn State defends him.
- No. 1 Miami at No. 11 Notre Dame — a high-stakes rematch with CFP implications; Klatt expects Notre Dame to win 30-27.
- No. 9 BYU at No. 3 Utah — the “Holy War” rivalry back in Salt Lake City, Klatt favors Utah 27-20.
- Alabama at LSU — another classic rivalry, Vegas and Klatt lean LSU (Klatt predicts 30-17).
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