Washington State will smother Oregon State on Saturday afternoon in the first of two November matchups between the Pac-12 holdovers. The Beavers are marginally better than they looked under coach Trent Bray, who was fired after an 0-7 start. But they aren’t nearly good enough to handle WSU. Or the point spread.

No. 20 Texas is hosting No. 9 Vanderbilt for the first time since 1903 on Saturday in a battle of top-20 SEC teams jockeying for positioning ahead of the first College Football Playoff rankings next week. The Commodores (7-1, 3-1 SEC) are in the midst of a historic season that includes consecutive victories over top-15 opponents.

Our Week 9 ATS college football picks expect a major bounce-back for LSU and another sloppy showing from Texas away from home.