College Football Odds, Picks and Predictions For Week 3
The Triple Option turned a profit last week. This week, there's a towering total that can be toppled by Southern Methodist and Maryland. Mississippi State's Air Raid offense is back to play against LSU. Sportsbooks are still overvaluing Texas A&M ahead of this week's big matchup against Miami.
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Southern Methodist and Maryland are playing in the college football season's third game. Southern Methodist is favored by over 73.5 points. The game is going to be a shootout. Taulia Tagovailoa and the Terrapins have been impressive in their first two games. SMU's defense was ranked 125th in last season. Tanner Mordecai is the quarterback for SMu. He threw for 3,628 yards and 39 touchdowns last year. His team has averaged 46. 5 points per game this season so far.
The Aggies lost to Appalachian State last week. They are 6.5 points underdogs against Miami this weekend. Miami is taking big strides in Mario Cristobal's first season. The Hurricanes are strong in the trenches and have a good secondary. Miami should keep the game close and win outright. Texas A&M has problems with its offensive line, pass protection and quarterback. Tyler Van Dyke is a legit NFL prospect at quarterback and Miami has a lot of weapons around him.
Mississippi State beat Arizona 39-17 last week. The Bulldogs are 2-0 this season. They play at LSU this weekend. Will Rogers is the quarterback for the Bulldogs. LSU won its first game 65-18 against FCS Southern. The Tigers lost their season-opening game to Florida State. Mississippi State's defense is better than last year's. It limited opponents to 3.9 yards per carry last season and should do a better job of containing LSU's quarterback Jayden Daniels.
Iowa is a 23.5-point favorite against Nevada. Nevada is bad. Iowa has scored 14 points and one offensive touchdown in two games.
Fresno State vs. USC is the highest total bettors are talking about this week. The Bulldogs' offense is better than USC's, but the teams have suspect defenses.
Air Force is playing Wyoming on Friday night. Wyoming has won both of its games this season. Air Force has rushed for over 1,000 yards in their first two games.
