Subject: This weekend: Texas at LSU and 5 more worth watching
Preview text: The weekend's best games across every sport, what's at stake in the playoff races, and last week's best, spoiler-free.
Issue: 2026-11-12 · 6 games, 4 stakes games, 4 replays, 6 spoiler-section moves, 2 upsets
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Here's what's worth your time this weekend, ranked by our Watchability Index: team quality, how close the game should be, and what's riding on it.

This weekend's best games

1. Texas at LSU
College football · Sat 7:30 PM ET / 4:30 PM PT · ABC

2. Wake Forest at SMU
College football · Sat 12:00 PM ET / 9:00 AM PT · ESPN/Disney+

3. Steelers at Bengals
NFL · Sun 8:20 PM ET / 5:20 PM PT · NBC

4. Vikings at Packers
NFL · Sun 1:00 PM ET / 10:00 AM PT · Fox

5. Arizona at Auburn
College hoops · Fri 9:00 PM ET / 6:00 PM PT · ESPN2

6. Minnesota Wild at Boston Bruins
NHL · Sat 7:00 PM ET / 4:00 PM PT · ESPN+

See every game, by sport and by where you watch →

What's at stake this weekend

The games that move the most other teams' playoff odds.

College football

Tennessee at Texas A&M: matters to 9 other contenders
Oregon needs Texas A&M (4 pts) · LSU needs Texas A&M (4 pts)

Baylor at BYU: matters to 7 other contenders
Oregon needs Baylor (4 pts) · Ohio State needs Baylor (3 pts)

Who to root for, team by team →

NFL

Patriots at Lions: matters to 9 other contenders
Bears need Patriots (4 pts) · Browns need Lions (4 pts)

Seahawks at Raiders: matters to 9 other contenders
Rams need Raiders (6 pts) · Packers need Raiders (3 pts)

Who to root for, team by team →

Worth the replay

The past week's best games on our replay grades. No scores, no winners.

Lightning at Wild NHL, Sat · A+

VCU at Memphis College hoops, Sat · A+

Mammoth at Canadiens NHL, Thu · A+

Minnesota at Cincinnati College hoops, Mon · A+

The season's best games →

Spoilers below
Last week's upsets and playoff-odds moves, with scores. Stop here if you're saving any games for later.
 

Spoilers ahead

Last week's biggest upsets

Winners our ratings gave the smallest chance going in.

Michigan State beat Michigan 15-6
College football · we gave them a 16% chance

UL Monroe beat Arkansas State 19-17
College football · we gave them a 17% chance

Last week's biggest playoff-odds moves

College football week 10

Ole Miss: 53% → 18% (-35 pts)
Lost to Georgia 42-7

LSU: 53% → 19% (-34 pts)
Lost to Alabama 31-13

Ohio State: 53% → 25% (-29 pts)
Lost to Oregon 41-28

NFL week 9

New England Patriots: 76% → 61% (-15 pts)
Lost to Green Bay Packers 45-27

Green Bay Packers: 51% → 66% (+15 pts)
Beat New England Patriots 45-27

Baltimore Ravens: 25% → 14% (-11 pts)
Lost to Jacksonville Jaguars 33-10

All college football movers →
All NFL movers →

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