UC Santa Barbara opened with an 85-55 win over non-Division I San Francisco State, shot 50%, and outrebounded the Gators 40-33. The Gauchos went 18-14 last season and have 55% of those minutes and 55% of those points back. Oakland went 16-16 and has 10% of its minutes and 7% of its points back. Michigan beat Oakland 84-68, and Stanford beat it 81-63, and across the two games Oakland made 9 of 43 three-pointers and had 9 assists on 42 made baskets, so UC Santa Barbara wins this game.

George Washington opened with a 91-39 win over Navy, shot 55% and held the Midshipmen to 24%. The Revolutionaries went 18-15 last season and have 12% of those minutes and 10% of those points back. Hampton went 13-19 and has 16% of its minutes and 14% of its points back. Georgia Tech beat Hampton 75-55 and outrebounded it 59-33, and Hampton shot 28% from the floor. Hampton’s offense now has to get through a defense that smothered Navy, which puts the win with George Washington.

Louisville scores 40.4 points a game, tied for sixth-most in the FBS, and has scored 27 or more in all eight games. Georgia Tech allows 30.8, 23rd-most, and has given up 34 or more in four of its last five. The one opponent both teams have played is Stanford: Louisville beat Stanford 52-24, and Stanford beat Georgia Tech 34-27 in a game Georgia Tech played with four defensive linemen and two defensive backs listed out. All three of Louisville’s losses were by 3 points. Louisville outscores opponents by 13.4 points a game, 30th-best in the FBS, and Georgia Tech is 2-6 and has been outscored by 6 points a game, the 26th-worst margin. That offense meets that defense, and Louisville gets the win.

Combine UC Santa Barbara (-900 moneyline), George Washington (-2400 moneyline), plus Louisville (-545 moneyline) into a three-team parlay at -270.