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Meet your College Football Playoff wrecking crew.These are the most talented teams that have fallen out of the playoff picture but still have the potential to ruin it for somebody else. Some have only one loss, most have two.Beware of all of them.The season isnt done yet, and neither are these teams:LSU (3-2) Spoiler alert: Nov. 5 vs. Alabama; Nov. 24 vs. Texas A&MStating the case: The Tigers have a newfound energy under interim coach Ed Orgeron, and it was evident in their 42-7 drubbing of Missouri. LSUs abundance of talent was on full display, even with Leonard Fournette sidelined with an ankle injury, as?Derrius Guices ability to break long runs electrified the crowd. Quarterback Danny Etling didnt turn the ball over, and that will be key for any upsets to happen in November. In spite of losses to Wisconsin and Auburn, LSU isnt out of the SEC race just yet. The more likely scenario, though, is tripping up one of the top two teams in November.FPI says: Alabama (59.4 percent chance of beating LSU) and Texas A&M (62.6 percent) are the only opponents remaining on the schedule that FPI does NOT favor the Tigers against.Oklahoma (2-2) Spoiler games: Nov. 12 vs. Baylor; Nov. 19 at West VirginiaStating the case: The Sooners can still win the Big 12. Repeat: OU can still win the Big 12. Losses to Houston and Ohio State were devastating to its playoff hopes, but Oklahoma still has a shot at the leagues two remaining undefeated teams. The win at TCU was monumental in terms of giving OU something to keep playing for. As long as they limit the turnovers and stay healthy, the Sooners have the ground game to either make a run of their own, or knock Baylor and WVU off their paths.FPI says: The Sooners are favored in each of their remaining games, with a 74.4 percent chance to beat Baylor, and 62.9 percent chance to win in Morgantown.Florida State (3-2) Spoiler games: Oct. 8 vs. Miami; Oct. 29 vs. ClemsonStating the case: The Noles look like theyve come unraveled, but nothing brings out the best in a team like an old-school, in-state rivalry. Under first-year coach Mark Richt, Miami has a legitimate shot at the ACCs Coastal Division, but its game against the Noles is the first in a key stretch that includes Coastal opponents UNC and Virginia Tech. Florida State also has a chance to ruin Clemsons quest for another undefeated season. Clemson will still win the Atlantic Division with a loss in Tallahassee, as long as it wins out, but a blemish on the record could impact Louisvilles hopes at sneaking in the committees top four.FPI says: The Noles are favored to win each of their remaining games, but its tight, with a 55.2 percent chance to beat Miami (essentially a toss-up) and a 51.6 percent chance to beat Clemson (even closer).Ole Miss (3-2)Spoiler games: Oct. 15 at Arkansas; Nov. 12 at Texas A&MStating the case: Ole Miss has looked better in defeat than some undefeated teams have looked in their wins. This is an interesting triangle of teams because anything can still happen in the SEC West. Arkansas lost to A&M, so it needs the Aggies to lose twice, but Ole Miss is good enough to help out, and the Aggies also still have to play Tennessee and Alabama. Ole Miss lost to Alabama, which will be tough to overcome, but the Rebels have a bye week to prepare for their trip to Arkansas. They also play Georgia Southern before heading to Texas A&M.FPI says: The Aggies are favored to beat Ole Miss, but FPI is giving the Rebels a 74.8 percent chance of winning at Arkansas.Louisville (4-1)Spoiler game: Nov. 17 at HoustonStating the case: The Cardinals need Clemson to lose twice to get back into the ACCs Atlantic Division race (an unlikely scenario), but they can still ruin a perfect season and shot at the top four for Houston. The Cougars have no margin for error because of their conference strength of schedule and need another win against a Power 5 opponent in addition to beating Oklahoma to impress the selection committee.FPI says: The Cardinals are favored in each of their remaining games, including a 69.3 percent chance of winning at Houston.Notre Dame (2-3)Spoiler games: Oct. 15 vs. Stanford; Oct. 29 vs. MiamiStating the case: The Irish ended a two-game losing streak on Saturday with a win at Syracuse, they have made defensive changes and have a quarterback in DeShone Kizer whos good enough to win enough games to qualify for at least a bowl game. Along the way, Notre Dame has a chance to stick a fork in Stanford for good and to humble Miami heading into November.FPI says: Both Stanford and Miami are projected to beat the Irish. Seattle Mariners Shirts . 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Olli Jokinen, Mark Scheifele, and Bryan Little each had a goal and an assist as Winnipeg won 5-2, handing Calgary its record-setting seventh consecutive loss on home ice. OKLAHOMA CITY -- Indiana coach Nate McMillan wrote an instruction on the white board in the Pacers locker room Sunday: Scrap.Jeff Teague did just that, scoring eight of his 30 points in overtime, harassing Russell Westbrook defensively all night and lifting the short-handed Pacers to a 115-111 victory over the Oklahoma City Thunder.It was Indianas first road victory of the season and it came without star forward Paul George, who missed his second straight game with a sore left ankle.Youve got to fight for everything, McMillan said. I thought the guys tonight, we did that. We were without a couple of players, but the guys in uniform came out and played the game the right way. They played hard and we got our first road win.Oklahoma Citys Russell Westbrook had his fifth triple-double of the season -- as many as the rest of the NBA combined -- with 31 points, 15 assists and 11 rebounds, but went 13 of 34 from the field. Westbrook calmly used an expletive to describe the way he played.We just wasnt ready, he said. Just wasnt ready tonight, starting with myself. ... I could have did a lot of things better, man. Got to come out and be ready to play. Tonight I felt like I let my guys down all around. Ive got to be better.Teague matched his season scoring high and added nine assists and six steals. He hit two free throws with 4.6 seconds left in regulation to put the Pacers up three.Westbrook hit a 3-pointer with 2.4 seconds left to tie it for the Thunder and Glenn Robinson III missed a well-guarded 10-footer at the buzzer, forcing overtime.Teagues 3-pointer in the opening minute of overtime put the Pacers ahead for good. With 1:09 left, he converted a three-point play to make it 113-107, and he hit two free throws with 19.1 seconds left to put Indiana up 115-111. He said the Pacers werent flustered after Westbrooks tying 3-pointer at the end of regulation and that McMillan told his team just to go win the game.We had nothing to lose there, Teague said. We knew they were going to make some plays, so we just have to go out and win the game.Six Pacers scored in double figures and two of them had double-doubles -- Robinson with 16 points and 11 rebounds, and Thaddeus Young with 20 points and 11 rebounds.dddddddddddd Myles Turner just missed another with 15 points and nine rebounds.Enes Kanter added 16 points for the Thunder.Oklahoma City rallied from a 15-point second-half deficit to force overtime but wasnt able to recover from a dismal third quarter in which it missed 12 of its first 13 shots and went 4 of 17 from the field.TIP-INS:Pacers: Robinson III made his first start of the season in place of George (ankle) and C.J. Miles (knee), who also sat out due to injury. ... Another forward, Kevin Seraphin, also missed the game with a sore left knee ... Teague matched his career high with six steals.Thunder: Oklahoma City saw its Northwest Division lead shrink to a half-game over Portland. ... The Thunder ended a stretch during which they played eight out of nine games at home. ... The overtime was the second of the season for Oklahoma City, which beat Phoenix on Oct. 28 after an extra period.GEORGE, MILES OUT:George missed his third game, and his second in a row, since spraining his left ankle against Philadelphia on Nov. 11, while the player whos started in his place, Miles, sat out with a sore left knee that he hurt on Friday in a loss to Phoenix.Both players underwent MRIs on Saturday and while the results were negative for structural damage, McMillan said George and Miles would also be out for Mondays home game against Golden State, and then will be reassessed to determine their availability for Wednesdays game against Atlanta.QUOTABLE:I have been waiting on my opportunity, just working hard the whole offseason. This guy (Seraphin) told me a couple of days ago, literally, `Be ready. You never know. Then I walk in the gym and (George) is out, C.J. is hurt and I got to step up. I am just proud of this whole team for sticking together and fighting even though we are a couple of men down. -- Robinson on his performance.UP NEXT:Pacers: Host Golden State on the second night of a back-to-back featuring last seasons Western Conference finalists.Thunder: At the Los Angeles Lakers on Tuesday night to start a three-game trip. ' ' '