Week 8 showed us that two unranked teams can defeat the favorites. The Louisville Cardinals pulled off a stunning 24-21 upset against No. 2 Miami. Similarly, the unranked Arizona State Sun Devils won 26-23 over Big 12 rival and seventh-ranked Texas Tech. Week 9 also presents an important Big 10 clash. Although Joel Klatt selected a ranked team, that team is still an underdog.

The Illinois travels to Washington as both teams are at 5-2, and are looking for an important win next Saturday. #23 Fighting Illini are not the favorites, as home team Huskies are the bookmakers’ favorite. But Fox’s Klatt is not picking the home team. “I’ve got to take Illinois in the 4.5,” he said in an October 23 episode of his show . ESPN predicted Washington has a 61.6% chance. While the USA TODAY Sports proje

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