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Saturday’s Sports Recap

October 9 results: five FBS finals, two NBA preseason finals, standout rushing performances and documented betting outcomes.

By Insider Sports Report · Published
Covered-action date: Friday, , Eastern Time.

Friday’s action produced five FBS finals and two NBA preseason finals. Every game listed on the October 9 date scoreboards for the five covered sports is final. No NFL, MLB or NCAA men’s basketball games were listed. Games are assigned to the Eastern calendar date on which they started.

This recap describes sports results and documented market outcomes. It is not a report of ISR’s paid selections or service performance.

NCAA Football FBS: road upsets and two decisive rushing performances

NCAA Football FBS · October 9, 2026, Eastern Time
Matchup / box scoreScoreStatus
Iowa State Cyclones at BYU CougarsIowa State Cyclones 10 · BYU Cougars 24Final
Iowa Hawkeyes at Washington HuskiesIowa Hawkeyes 41 · Washington Huskies 24Final
Florida State Seminoles at Louisville CardinalsFlorida State Seminoles 20 · Louisville Cardinals 44Final
Washington State Cougars at Utah State AggiesWashington State Cougars 16 · Utah State Aggies 17Final
Wyoming Cowboys at San José State SpartansWyoming Cowboys 16 · San José State Spartans 13Final
  • Iowa wins in Seattle: The Hawkeyes beat Washington 41–24. Kamari Moulton ran 26 times for 208 yards and two touchdowns, and Jeremy Hecklinski threw three touchdown passes. Iowa finished with 263 rushing yards while Washington had minus-3.
  • Louisville runs away from Florida State: The Cardinals won 44–20 behind 397 rushing yards. Isaac Brown carried 17 times for 235 yards and two touchdowns.
  • BYU controls the yardage: BYU beat Iowa State 24–10 and held a 506–200 total-yard advantage. Bear Bachmeier passed for 329 yards and ran for 109.
  • Two close Mountain West finishes: Utah State edged Washington State 17–16 despite being outgained 257–236. Wyoming beat San José State 16–13 with a 231–75 rushing-yard advantage.

ISR analysis: Iowa and Louisville produced repeatable advantages on the ground, but Utah State’s result needs more caution: the Aggies won a one-point game while losing the yardage comparison and converting 3 of 14 third downs.

NBA preseason: Houston shoots 55%, Memphis survives a cold Chicago night

NBA preseason · October 9, 2026, Eastern Time
Matchup / box scoreScoreStatus
Houston Rockets at Dallas MavericksHouston Rockets 135 · Dallas Mavericks 117Final
Memphis Grizzlies at Chicago BullsMemphis Grizzlies 104 · Chicago Bulls 100Final
  • Houston scores 135: The Rockets beat Dallas 135–117 while shooting 55% overall and 50% from three. Tari Eason scored 20; Alperen Şengün had 10 assists and 10 rebounds.
  • Memphis holds off Chicago: The Grizzlies won 104–100. Chicago shot 38% overall; Caleb Wilson scored 21 and Leonard Miller had 11 rebounds.
  • Turnovers remained high: Houston and Memphis each committed 21 turnovers, another reason to attach preseason results to lineups and minutes rather than treat the final score as a regular-season forecast.

ISR analysis: Houston’s shooting was the clearest game-level advantage. The Memphis–Chicago result was shaped more by Chicago’s missed shots than by a clean offensive performance from either side.

Inactive sports

NFL: No games listed. MLB: No games listed. NCAA men’s basketball: No games listed on the October 9 date scoreboards.

Betting notebook: outcomes against identified lines

These are DraftKings source lines displayed in ESPN’s retained individual game-summary odds records, checked CHECKSTAMP. They are timestamped source snapshots, not universal closing-line claims. The spread and total outcomes are calculated from the verified finals. No market movement is inferred.

Documented betting outcomes · source linked in each row
GameSource lineOutcome
ISU @ BYUBYU -11.5; total 46.5BYU Cougars covered; 34 points: under
IOWA @ WASHWASH -3; total 41.5Iowa Hawkeyes covered; 65 points: over
FSU @ LOULOU -4; total 60.5Louisville Cardinals covered; 64 points: over
WSU @ USUUSU -4; total 44.5Washington State Cougars covered; 33 points: under
WYO @ SJSUSJSU -4.5; total 42.5Wyoming Cowboys covered; 29 points: under
HOU VS DALHOU -3.5; total 231.5Houston Rockets covered; 252 points: over
MEM @ CHICHI -2.5; total 239.5Memphis Grizzlies covered; 204 points: under

Sources and completion check

Finals and statistics: the linked individual box scores and the October 9 date scoreboards for FBS and NBA preseason. The NFL, MLB and NCAA men’s basketball date scoreboards listed no games. All seven listed games are final; no unresolved postponement or in-progress listing remains.

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