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RATING THE TV GAMES

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**** Whoa, Nellie

*** Order some pizza

** Channel-surf ... or get out of the house

* A fine time for chores

** No. 9 Notre Dame (8-1) at Navy (1-7), 9 a.m., Channel 2: Even the Irish offense should have no trouble with the nation’s 105th-ranked defense. LINE: Notre Dame by 27 1/2.

** Boston College (5-3) at West Virginia (6-3), 9 a.m., ESPN: Eagles could be in trouble a week after upsetting Notre Dame: Mountaineers don’t own green jerseys. LINE: West Virginia by 3.

** Northwestern (3-7) at No. 6 Iowa (9-1), 9 a.m., ESPN2: All we can think about is the Iowa-Ohio State game that will never be played. LINE: Iowa by 27 1/2.

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*** No. 18 Colorado (6-3) at Missouri (4-5), 9:30 a.m., Fox Sports Net: Buffaloes want a rematch with Oklahoma in Big 12 title game. Step carefully: Missouri has played some good teams close. LINE: Colorado by 4 1/2.

**** No. 2 Miami (8-0) at Tennessee (5-3), 12:30 p.m., Channel 2: The poll-voters are watching: Defending champion Hurricanes need to show something. LINE: Miami by 8 1/2.

*** No. 15 Oregon (7-2) at No. 5 Washington State (8-1), 12:30 p.m., Channel 7: It won’t be 67 years between Rose Bowls for Wazzou again. LINE: Washington State by 4 1/2.

** No. 8 Virginia Tech (8-1) at Syracuse (3-6), 12:30 p.m., ESPN: Hokies pulling hard against the remaining unbeatens after losing at home to Pittsburgh. LINE: Virginia Tech by 12.

** California (5-4) at No. 25 Arizona State (7-3), 3:30 p.m., Fox Sports Net: Drop in on Kyle Boller, Andrew Walter: They’ll be putting the ball in the air in Tempe. LINE: Arizona State by 4 1/2.

** No. 10 USC (6-2) at Stanford (2-6), 4 p.m., Channel 7, KMPC (1540), XPRS (1090, Spanish), KPLS (830): Stanford football has plummeted as far as Silicon Valley stocks. Trojans romp. LINE: USC by 16 1/2.

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** Mississippi (5-4) at No. 7 Georgia (8-1), 4 p.m., ESPN2: After the loss to Florida, Bulldogs need to beat Ole Miss and Auburn to assure trip to Southeastern Conference title game. LINE: Georgia by 15.

*** No. 21 Iowa State (7-3) at No. 12 Kansas State (7-2), 4 p.m., TBS: Key battle in the race with Colorado for Big 12 North title. LINE: Kansas State by 13 1/2.

** No. 13 Michigan (7-2) at Minnesota (7-2), 4:45 p.m., ESPN: Wolverines have had the Little Brown Jug since 1987 -- and don’t plan on handing it over. LINE: Michigan by 6 1/2.

** UCLA (6-3) at Arizona (3-6), 6 p.m., Fox Sports Net 2, KXTA (1150): Here’s your chance to watch a Bruin team play well in November. LINE: UCLA by 11.

Robyn Norwood

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