Just because your team is ranked in the Top 25 and is facing a team under 0.500 doesn't mean that a blowout is in the works.

Just ask Notre Dame.

That's a good thing, though. If every game went exactly the way that people thought they would go, college football would be a pretty boring thing.

Even the best of teams sometimes have a lapse against mediocre teams.

So, what Top 25 games this week will be closer than you might think? Read on.

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