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2018 CFB Week 2 Game Magnitudes

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Introduced last week, Game Magnitude is a metric that measures how important the game is to the teams playing. It combines win expectancy for the game with overall win expectancy for the season. I'm still not quite sure what to make of the ranges, but higher numbers mean more important games to the teams involved. Now for the viewing guide. It's not meant to be used as gospel (I for one find the UGA/SC game more compelling than other 3:30 games), but I think it'll be a decent tool to help plan your viewing this weekend.
(rankings are S&P+)

FRIDAY

8:00 PM - #16 TCU at #107 SMU - 3.82 - ESPN 2 / WatchESPN

SATURDAY

12:00 PM - #92 New Mexico at #13 Wisconsin - 0.55 - Big Ten Network

12:00 PM - #6 Mississippi State at #74 Kansas State - 3.55 - ESPN / WatchESPN

12:00 PM - #100 Western Michigan at #22 Michigan - 1.09 - FS1

12:00 PM - Towson at #55 Wake Forest - 0.21 - ACC Network / WatchESPN

12:00 PM - #59 Eastern Michigan at #60 Purdue - 2.76 - Big Ten Network

12:00 PM - #89 Liberty at #98 Army - 3.66 - CBS Sports

12:00 PM - #69 Nevada at #42 Vanderbilt - 3.29 - SEC Network / WatchESPN

12:00 PM - #72 Arizona at #62 Houston - 6.26 - ABC / ESPN 2 / WatchESPN

12:00 PM - #37 Duke at #46 Northwestern - 5.63 - ESPNU / WatchESPN

12:00 PM - #45 Georgia Tech at #47 South Florida - 6.25 - ABC / ESPN2 / WatchESPN

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12:30 PM - #110 Georgia State at #58 NC State - 3.29 - ACC Network / WatchESPN

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1:00 PM - #75 UCLA at #2 Oklahoma - 2.64 - FOX

1:00 PM - Holy Cross at #24 Boston College - 0.12 - ACC Network / WatchESPN

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2:00 PM - William & Mary at #34 Virginia Tech - 0.09 - ACC Network / WatchESPN

2:00 PM - Portland State at #20 Oregon - 0.00 - Pac12 Network

2:00 PM - #77 Air Force at #84 Florida Atlantic - 1.44 - Facebook

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3:00 PM - #118 Kansas at #111 Central Michigan - 3.18 - ESPN+

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3:30 PM - #56 Arkansas State at #1 Alabama - 0.94 - ESPN 2 / WatchESPN

3:30 PM - #5 Georgia at #30 South Carolina - 4.00 - CBS

3:30 PM - #68 Rutgers at #4 Ohio State - 0.45 - Big Ten Network

3:30 PM - #79 Ball State at #8 Notre Dame - 0.28 - NBC

3:30 PM - #40 Colorado at #64 Nebraska - 2.76 - ABC / WatchESPN

3:30 PM - #85 Buffalo at #106 Temple - 4.37 - ESPN 3

3:30 PM - #15 Memphis at #105 Navy - 5.26 - CBS Sports

3:30 PM - #81 North Carolina at #127 East Carolina - 1.39 - ESPNU / WatchESPN

3:30 PM - Wagner at #67 Syracuse - 0.05 - ACC Network / WatchESPN

3:30 PM - Howard at #115 Kent State - 0.20 - ESPN+

3:30 PM - Morgan State at #116 Akron - 0.12 - ESPN+

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4:00 PM - Lamar at #88 Texas Tech - 0.00 - Fox Sports GO

4:00 PM - Southern Illinois at #25 Ole Miss - 0.23 - SEC Network / WatchESPN

4:00 PM - East Tennessee State at #104 Tennessee - 0.19 - SEC Network / WatchESPN

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5:00 PM - North Dakota at #11 Washington - 0.00 - Pac12 Network

5:00 PM - #51 Iowa State at #31 Iowa - 4.91 - FOX

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6:00 PM - Youngstown State at #33 West Virginia - 0.65 - WVUsports.com

6:00 PM - South Carolina State at #23 Central Florida - 0.00 - ESPN 3

6:00 PM - Savannah State at #38 Miami - 0.00 - ACC Network / WatchESPN

6:00 PM - #66 Maryland at #117 Bowling Green - 4.71 - ESPN+

6:00 PM - #90 Massachusetts at #91 Georgia Southern - 5.25 - ESPN+

6:00 PM - #54 Appalachian State at #103 Charlotte - 2.43 - ESPN+

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6:30 PM - Eastern Kentucky at #61 Marshall - 0.16 - ESPN+

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7:00 PM - #3 Clemson at #21 Texas A&M - 4.29 - ESPN / WatchESPN

7:00 PM - SE Louisiana at #9 LSU - 0.08 - ESPN 2 / WatchESPN

7:00 PM - UT-Martin at #113 Middle Tennessee - 0.67 - ESPN+

7:00 PM - Southern at #83 Louisiana Tech - 0.22 - ESPN+

7:00 PM - #120 UL-Monroe at #80 Southern Miss - 4.38 - ESPN 3

7:00 PM - #70 UAB at #121 Coastal Carolina - 4.46 - ESPN+

7:00 PM - #65 Baylor at #123 UTSA - 3.28 - Facebook

7:00 PM - Indiana State at #78 Louisville - 0.00 - ACC Network / WatchESPN

7:00 PM - #76 Wyoming at #28 Missouri - 3.38 - ESPN U / WatchESPN

7:00 PM - Texas Southern at #129 Texas State - 1.28 - ESPN 3

7:00 PM - Florida A&M at #109 Troy - 0.07 - ESPN+

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7:20 PM - Samford at #44 Florida State - 0.13 - ACC Network / WatchESPN

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7:30 PM - Alabama State at #7 Auburn - 0.00 - SEC Network / WatchESPN

7:30 PM - #63 Kentucky at #19 Florida - 3.88 - SEC Network / WatchESPN

7:30 PM - Western Illinois at #102 Illinois - 1.19 - Big Ten Network

7:30 PM - #43 Virginia at #57 Indiana - 4.15 - Big Ten Network

7:30 PM - #41 Arkansas at #112 Colorado State - 3.52 - CBS Sports

7:30 PM - #14 Utah at #94 Northern Illinois - 4.42 - ESPNNEWS / WatchESPN

7:30 PM - Maine at #101 Western Kentucky - 0.77 - ESPN+

7:30 PM - #108 Florida International at #125 Old Dominion - 3.68 - beIN Sports

7:30 PM - Incarnate Word at #53 North Texas - 0.08 - ESPN+

7:30 PM - #26 Fresno State at #39 Minnesota - 6.39 - FS1

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8:00 PM - #18 Penn State at #48 Pittsburgh - 3.36 - ABC / WatchESPN

8:00 PM - #122 New Mexico State at #73 Utah State - 3.89 - Facebook

8:00 PM - #97 South Alabama at #12 Oklahoma State - 1.04 - Fox Sports Net / Fox Sports GO

8:00 PM - #96 Tulsa at #50 Texas - 1.21 - Longhorn Network / WatchESPN

8:00 PM - Nicholls at #93 Tulane - 0.74 - ESPN 3

8:00 PM - Southern Utah at #114 Oregon State - 0.88 - Pac 12 Network

8:00 PM - #71 Cincinnati at #87 Miami OH - 5.24 - ESPN 3

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8:30 PM - #36 USC at #17 Stanford - 7.77 - FOX

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9:00 PM - #130 UTEP at #99 UNLV - 1.60 - AT&T Sports Net

9:00 PM - Sacramento State at #86 San Diego State - 0.61 -

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10:15 PM - #124 Connecticut at #10 Boise State - 0.76 - ESPN U / WatchESPN

10:15 PM - #52 California at #49 BYU - 6.07 - ESPN 2 / WatchESPN

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10:45 PM - #27 Michigan State at #29 Arizona State - 3.13 - ESPN / WatchESPN

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11:00 PM - #128 San Jose State at #32 Washington State - 0.55 - Pac 12 Network

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11:59 PM - #126 Rice at #119 Hawaii - 4.05 - Spectrum Sports

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