Auburn and LSU played the last weekend of September and both coaches were under pressure. The ugly game had a bizarre ending. The next day LSU fired coach Les Miles, while Auburn and Gus Malzahn were feeling fortunate to be 2-2.Now its November and both SEC West Tigers are in the race not only for a conference championship, but perhaps a spot in the College Football Playoff.No. 15 LSU hosts No. 1 Alabama on Saturday for what amounts to an elimination game for the Tigers. Even with a victory, the Tigers would need help to win the West, an amazing prospect given the first month of the season.Snapping a five-game losing streak to the Crimson Tide would do wonders for interim coach Ed Orgeron as he tries to convince LSU to make him coach-for-good.No. 11 Auburn faces a much easier task Saturday with Vanderbilt at home. The Tigers have won five straight and if they get to the Iron Bowl without another loss, beating Alabama could earn them a trip to the SEC title game.How things have changed.The picks:THURSDAY NIGHTERSNo. 12 Oklahoma (minus 21) at Iowa StateThe Sooners are down to one scholarship tailback with Joe Mixon suspended and Samaje Perine injured ... OKLAHOMA 42-14.UCLA (plus 12) at No. 21 ColoradoThe Bruins season is crumbling ... COLORADO 24-10.FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTSSan Jose State (plus 29) at No. 24 Boise StateThe Broncos bounce back from the first loss of the season ... BOISE STATE 45-14.MARQUEE MATCHUPSNo. 1 Alabama (minus 7) at No. 15 LSUThe Tide held Leonard Fournette to 31 yards on 19 carries last season ... ALABAMA 28-23.No. 9 Nebraska (minus 17) at No. 6 Ohio StateThe Cornhuskers have not beaten a top-10 team on the road (0-9) since coach Tom Osborne led the Cornhuskers to a victory at Washington in 1997 ... OHIO STATE 31-20.UPSET ALERTNo. 8 Wisconsin (minus 6+) at NorthwesternThe Wildcats have won two straight against the Badgers and could find themselves in first place in the Big Ten West with another victory ... WISCONSIN 21-20.No. 10 Florida (minus 5+) at ArkansasThe Razorbacks will have had two weeks to stew over getting blown out by Auburn ... ARKANSAS 28-24, UPSET SPECIAL.PLAYOFF IMPLICATIONSMaryland (plus 31) at No. 2 MichiganJim Harbaugh faces former assistant DJ Durkin, who has done a solid job in his first season as Terps coach ... MICHIGAN 41-15.Syracuse (plus 26+) at No. 3 ClemsonThe worst defense in the ACC comes to Death Valley for Deshaun Watson to feast upon ... CLEMSON 52-21.No. 4 Washington (minus 17) at CaliforniaIf the Huskies were getting overconfident, the College Football Playoff selection committee likely knocked that right out of them ... WASHINGTON 49-28.No. 5 Louisville (minus 25) at Boston CollegeThe Cardinals need some blowouts ... LOUISVILLE 56-14.No. 7 Texas A&M (minus 13+) at Mississippi StateThe Aggies lost their last game in Starkville, but Dak Prescott doesnt player there anymore ... TEXAS A&M 38-21.CONFERENCE CALLSVanderbilt (plus 26) at No. 11 AuburnThe downside of playing Vandy? If the Tigers were to get into a three-way tie in the SEC West, the record of their non-divisional opponents could come into play ... AUBURN 42-10, BEST BET.TCU (plus 8) at No. 13 BaylorThe last three meetings include two decided by three points each and one -- last season -- went to overtime ... BAYLOR 35-28.Kansas (plus 34+) at No. 14 West VirginiaThe Jayhawks Big 12 losing streak is at 17 games ... WEST VIRGINIA 45-7.Georgia Tech (plus 10) at No. 18 North CarolinaThe Tar Heels have won two straight high-scoring games against the Yellow Jackets; combined score 86-74 ... NORTH CAROLINA 43-27.No. 19 Florida State (minus 5) at N.C. StateSeminoles RB Dalvin Cook is back in the Heisman Trophy discussion ... FLORIDA STATE 35-24.Iowa (plus 7+) at No. 20 Penn StateIf the Nittany Lions are truly on the upswing, this is a game they need to win ... PENN STATE 26-20.No. 22 Oklahoma State (plus 3) at Kansas StateWildcats Bill Snyder looking for victory No. 199 ... KANSAS STATE 24-21.No. 23 Virginia Tech (plus 10+) at DukeAfter years of futility against the Hokies, the Blue Devils have won two of the last three meetings and lost the other game by one point ... VIRGINIA TECH 31-23.Arizona (plus 17) at No. 25 Washington StateAfter 0-2 start, the Cougars are the biggest threat to Washington in the Pac-12 North ... WASHINGTON STATE 42-24.TWITTER REQUESTSTexas (minus 3+) at Texas Tech -- (at)4WallerOUThe Charlie Strong Referendum Tour pulls into Lubbock; the Longhorns had a six-game winning streak against the Red Raiders snapped last year in Austin ... TEXAS 50-42.Georgia (minus 2) at Kentucky -- (at)realBJPThe Wildcats have not beaten Georgia since 2009, but now is the season to do it ... 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John Lucas, signed as a mentor for rookie Trey Burke, showed he can score if required, scoring 12 points of his 16 points in the second quarter as Utah built an 18-point lead.Francis Saili is back in the Munster line-up for Sundays trip to Treviso while Ulster are boosted by the return of Ruan Pienaar and Nick Williams. Benetton Treviso v Munster (2pm GMT)Munster make six changes as they attempt to halt a two-game losing streak, while Treviso are seeking three wins in succession for the first time since October 2011. Francis Saili and Gerhard van den Heever come into the backline with Duncan Williams partnering Ian Keatley at half-back. Mike Sherry returns at hooker.Sundays game will be the fourth meeting between the teams this season, with Munster winning the previous three. Munster suffered a 27-24 defeat at Glasgow last weekend Benetton Treviso: 15 Jayden Hayward, 14 Ludovico Nitoglia, 13 Luca Morisi, 12 Alberto Sgarbi (c), 11 Angelo Esposito, 10 Sam Christie, 9 Alberto Lucchese, 1 Alberto De Marchi, 2 Luca Bigi, 3 Simone Ferrari, 4 Filo Paulo, 5 Tom Palmer, 6 Marco Barbini, 7 Marco Mazzaroni, 8 Robert Barbieri.Replacements: 16 Federico Zani, 17 Cherif Traorè, 18 Filippo Filippetto, 19 Jeff Montauriol, 20 Dean Budd, 21 Andrea De Marchi, 22 Chris Smylie, 23 Tommaso Iannone.Munster: 15 Andrew Conway, 14 Darren Sweetnam, 13 Francis Saili, 12 Rory Scannell, 11 Gerhard van den Heever, 10 Ian Keatley, 9 Duncan Williams; 1 Dave Kilcoyne, 2 Mike Sherry, 3 John Ryan, 4 Mark Chisholm, 5 Billy Holland (c), 6 Jack ODonoghue, 7 Dave OCallaghan, 8 Robin Copeland.Replacements: 16 Niall Scannell, 17 Peter McCabe, 18 Mario Sagario, 19 Dave Foley, 20 Tommy ODonnell, 21 Cathal Sheridan, 22 Cian Bohane, 23 David Johnston.Edinburgh v Scarlets (2.05pm) A late penalty from Aled Thomas snatched a 22-21 win for the Scarlets over Edinburgh earlier this month James Davies returns at openside for the Scarlets trip to Murrayfield as they seek back-to-back away victories.The one other change to the side that beat Ulster last weekend also comes in the back-row where Maselino Paulino is named on the blindside.Edinburgh are on a four-game losing streak which includes a 22-21 loss at the Scarlets on February 12.They make two changes to the team beaten by the Ospreys in round 15 with 19-year-old Blair Kinghorn named at full-back and Damien Hoyland selected on the right wing.Edinburgh: 15 Blair Kinghorn, 14 Damien Hoyland, 13 Michael Allen, 12 Sam Beard, 11 Tom Brown, 10 Phil Burleigh, 9 Sean Kennedy; 1 Allan Dell, 2 Neil Cochranee (c), 3 John Andress, 4 Anton Bresler, 5 Ben Toolis, 6 Jamie Ritchie, 7 Hamish Watson, 8 Cornell Du Preez.dddddddddddd.Replacements: 16 George Turner, 17 Grant Sheills, 18 Simon Berghan, 19 Alex Toolis, 20 Magnus Bradbury, 21 Nathan Fowles, 22 Chris Dean, 23 Dougie Fife.Scarlets: 15 Michael Collins, 14 Gareth Owen, 13 Regan King, 12 Hadleigh Parkes (c), 11 DTH van der Merwe, 10 Aled Thomas, 9 Aled Davies; 1 Phil John, 2 Kirby Myhill, 3 Peter Edwards, 4 George Earle, 5 David Bulbring, 6 Maselino Paulino, 7 James Davies, 8 Morgan Allen. Replacements: 16 Ryan Elias, 17 Dylan Evans, 18 Rhodri Jones, 19 Rory Pitman, 20 Will Boyde, 21 Rhodri Williams, 22 Dan Jones, 23 Steff Evans.Cardiff Blues v Ulster (2.30pm) Ruan Pienaar returns to the Ulster startling XV Ruan Pienaar returns at scrum-half as Ulster seek a return to winning ways at Cardiff Arms Park.Sammy Arnold partners Luke Marshall at centre for the first time while Nick Williams has recovered from injury and starts at No 8.Academy products Tomos Williams and Bradley Thyer make their first PRO12 starts for Cardiff while Tom James returns on the wing following his release by Wales.Ulster have not lost back-to-back league games since December 2014. Cardiff suffered a narrow defeat at home to Leinster in round 15 Cardiff Blues: 15 Dan Fish, 14 Blaine Scully, 13 Aled Summerhill, 12 Rey Lee-Lo, 11 Tom James, 10 Rhys Patchell, 9Tomos Williams; 1 Brad Thyer, 2 Matthew Rees, 3 Salesi Maafu, 4 Jarrad Hoeata, 5 James Down, 6 Josh Turnbull, 7 Ellis Jenkins, 8 Manoa Vosawai.Replacements: 16 Kristian Dacey, 17 Thomas Davies, 18 Taufaao Filise, 19 Macauley Cook, 20 Josh Navidi, 21 Lewis Jones, 22 Jarrod Evans, 23 Garyn Smith.Ulster: 15 Stuart Olding, 14 Craig Gilroy, 13 Luke Marshall, 12 Sammy Arnold, 11 Jacob Stockdale, 10 Paddy Jackson (c), 9 Ruan Pienaar; 1 Callum Black, 2 John Andrew, 3 Bronson Ross, 4 Pete Browne, 5 Franco van der Merwe, 6 Robbie Diack, 7 Chris Henry, 8 Nick Williams.Replacements: 16 Johnny Murphy, 17 Kyle McCall, 18 Ricky Lutton, 19 Roger Wilson, 20 Sean Reidy, 21 Paul Marshall, 22 Darren Cave, 23 Rory Scholes.Zebre v Leinster (3pm GMT, live on Sky Sports 3 HD) Zebre: 15 Mils Muliaina, 14 Giulio Toniolatti, 13 Tommaso Boni, 12 Matteo Pratichetti, 11 Kayle Van Zyl, 10 Ian McKinley, 9 Fabio Semenzato; 1 Bruno Postiglioni, 2 Oliviero Fabiani, 3 Guillermo Roan, 4 Quintin Geldenhuys, 5 Marco Bortolami (c), 6 Jacopo Sarto, 7 Federico Ruzza, 8 Johan Meyer.Replacements: 16 Gabriele Morelli, 17 Andrea De Marchi, 18 Pietro Ceccarelli, 19 Gideon Koegelenberg, 20 Emiliano Caffini, 21 Luke Burgess, 22 Maicol Azzolini, 23 Ulrich Beyers.Leinster: 15 Zane Kirchner, 14 Adam Byrne, 13 Garry Ringrose, 12 Ben Teo, 11 Isa Nacewa (c), 10 Cathal Marsh, 9 Luke McGrath; 1 Peter Dooley, 2 James Tracy, 3 Tadhg Furlong, 4 Ross Molony, 5 Mick Kearney, 6 Dominic Ryan, 7 Dan Leavy, 8 Jack Conan.Replacements: 16 Sean Cronin, 17 Jeremy Loughman, 18 Michael Bent, 19 Hayden Triggs, 20 Jordi Murphy, 21 Nick McCarthy, 22 Noel Reid, 23 Cian Kelleher. 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