These dashboards present the college football watchability index, which highlights the most- and least-watchable games of the week. The absolute value of the point spread is on the horizontal axis and this represents a measure of uncertainty of outcome. Lower point spreads, in absolute value terms, are expected to be closer games. The total (over/under) is plotted on the vertical axis, with higher totals representing games that are expected to be higher scoring. The shape of the point representing each game represents day and start time. The color of the point is differentiated by the use of Sagarin Ratings for each team and sums them for the two teams playing in the game. Gold represents a combined high sum (could be 2 good teams or a dominant team in the game) and Red represents a combined low sum (not among the better teams playing in the game).
The most entertaining games for this last stretch of bowl games and the semifinals of the playoffs are in the upper left quadrant. Florida-Oklahoma and Oklahoma St.-Miami FL should both be high-scoring and close games. Competitive games that are not anticipated to be as high-scoring are in the lower left quadrant. The best of these games are Oregon-Iowa St. and Auburn-Northwestern. Some slightly higher point spreads combined with lower totals are seen in the lower right quadrant, with an excellent Cincinnati-Georgia game accompanied by Wisconsin-Wake Forest and West Virginia-Army located here. Both playoff games are in the upper right quadrant as both Clemson and Alabama (especially) are big favorites. Other expected high-scoring but not necessarily close games are North Carolina-Oklahoma, Mississippi-Indiana, Colorado-Texas, and Ball St.- San Jose St. Enjoy the games and Happy New Year!
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