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College Football Week 3 Betting
A solid mix of conference and non-conference matchups litters the college football betting slate in Week 3 at online sportsbooks. Wetting everyone’s whistle will be the Friday Night Lights matchup between the Cougars from Washington State and Houston. That sets up an appetizing list of matchups on Saturday that begins with the 100th all-time matchup between PITT and Penn State in the “The Keystone Classic” and will be followed shortly thereafter by the first SEC on CBS matchup of the season that pits Alabama up against South Carolina in Gamecocks’ territory. Other notable matchups include Arizona State and Michigan State squaring off in East Lansing and Florida looking for revenge against Kentucky, but the game of the week is no doubt the primetime matchup between Clemson and Syracuse in the Carrier Dome where the Orange beat the Tigers the last time they came a calling – get your popcorn ready!
2019 College Football Week 3 Betting Schedule
College Football Friday, September 13, 2019
North Carolina at Wake Forest | 6pm | ESPN
Kansas at Boston College | 7:30pm | ACC Network
Washington State vs. Houston (in Houston, TX) | 9:15pm | ESPN
The Cougars lured Dana Holgorsen away from Morgantown in the offseason to help reshape the program after taking a giant step backwards under the Applewhite regime. Unfortunately, he and his kids will have their hands full contending with a Cougars squad that feels it’s still a bonafide threat to compete for the Pac-12 title a second straight season regardless of the fact Gardner Minshew’s cup of coffee in Pullman needs a refill. Even so, expectations for the program are on the rise. Anything less than another solid bowl trip would be looked upon as a disappointment. Don’t be surprised to see the Mad Scientist’s kids installed double digit road chalk in this one!
College Football Saturday, September 14, 2019
Arkansas State at Georgia | 12pm | ESPN or ESPN2
Chattanooga at Tennessee | 12pm | SEC Network
Eastern Michigan at Illinois | 12pm | Big Ten Network
Furman at Virginia Tech | 12pm | ACC Network
Kansas State at Mississippi State | 12pm | ESPN or ESPN2
Maryland at Temple | 12pm | CBSSN
Miami (Ohio) at Cincinnati | 12pm | ESPNU
NC State at West Virginia | 12pm | FS1
Ohio State at Indiana | 12pm | FOX
Pitt at Penn State | 12pm | ABC
As already stated, the Panthers and Nittany Lions have seen a ton of one another over the years. This one just so happens to be the 100th, so even more will be on the line when Pat Narduzzi’s kids invade State College looking to take it to their in-state rivals. Especially after getting waxed at home 51-6 as 7.5-point underdogs per last season’s closing college football odds. Though the Panthers have to fill some major voids in the backfield, the offense is likely to take on more of a passing mentality with new offensive coordinator Mark Whipple now at the helm. Penn State’s defense will no doubt be the strength of the team entering the regular season with so much lost from last season on the other side of the ball, so this will be a solid litmus test for the Panthers who figure to be decided underdogs.
The Citadel at Georgia Tech | 12:30pm | RSN
Air Force at Colorado | 1pm | Pac-12N
Florida Atlantic at Ball State | 2pm | ESPN+
Norfolk State at Coastal Carolina | 2pm | ESPN3
New Mexico at Notre Dame | 2:30pm | NBC
Akron at Central Michigan | 3pm | ESPN+
Alabama at South Carolina | 3:30pm | CBS
The Cocks and Crimson Tide haven’t crossed paths since 2010. How that’s even possible is a headscratcher, but we digress. Will Muschamp has done a yeoman’s job of reigniting the Gamecocks’ football program, but he just so happens to coach a team in a conference and division that has a number of teams all currently expected to compete for spots in the College Football Playoff. The first of five incredibly tough games takes place in Week 4 when Bama strolls into Columbia for the first time in nine years. The Gamecocks are 2-1 SU and ATS when hosting the Tide since the turn of the century, but much would have to go right in this spot to build upon those records. While they have the talent to compete, linemakers don’t foresee this being much of a contest with Alabama currently a near 20-point favorite!
Army at UTSA | 3:30pm | NFL Network
East Carolina at Navy | 3:30pm | CBSSN
Georgia Southern at Minnesota | 3:30pm | Big Ten Network
Memphis at South Alabama | 3:30pm | ESPNU
Oklahoma State at Tulsa | 3:30pm | ABC/ESPN/2
Stanford at UCF | 3:30pm | ABC/ESPN/2
UNLV at Northwestern | 3:30pm | Big Ten Network
USC at BYU | 3:30pm | ABC/ESPN/2
Iowa at Iowa State | 4pm | FS1
Southeastern La. at Ole Miss | 4pm | SEC Network Alt
Louisville vs. WKU (in Nashville, TN) | 4pm | Stadium
Colorado State at Arkansas | 4pm | SEC Network
Arizona State at Michigan State | 4pm | FOX
Many people laughed when they heard Herm Edwards came out of retirement to overtake ASU’s football program last season, but you certainly don’t hear any cackles now after the Sun Devils went onto win seven games and gave an excellent Fresno State team its money’s worth in the Las Vegas Bowl. But what will he bring in year two of the undertaking? Though Michigan State has regressed a bit over the last two seasons, Mark Dantonio is still one of the best coaches in the conference and country. His kids will be sky high for their first run-in of the season against a Power Five opponent. Still, they’ll be forced to deal with a fantastic offensive line and possibly the Pac-12’s best rusher in Eno Benjamin. On top of that, ASU also has a feisty defense of its own that took gigantic strides a season ago under new defensive coordinator Danny Gonzales. MSU’s edge at the quarterback position might ultimately see them pull this game out, but it’s sure to be hotly contested either way.
Bethune-Cookman at Miami (FL) | 4pm | ACC Network
Cal Poly at Oregon State | 4:15pm | Pac-12 Network or ORE
Idaho State at Utah | 4:15pm | Pac-12 Network or MTN
North Texas at California | 4:15pm | Pac-12 Network
Louisiana Tech at Bowling Green | 5pm | ESPN+
UMass at Charlotte | 6pm | ESPN3
Southern Miss at Troy | 6pm | ESPN+
SC State at USF | 6pm | ESPN3
Buffalo at Liberty | 6pm | ESPN+
Ohio at Marshall | 6:30pm | Facebook
Lamar at Texas A&M | 7pm | ESPN2 or ESPNU
Texas State at SMU | 7pm | ESPN3
New Hampshire at FIU | 7pm | ESPN3
Murray State at Toledo | 7pm | ESPN3
Kent State at Auburn | 7pm | ESPN2 or ESPNU
Georgia State at Western Michigan | 7pm | ESPN+
Florida at Kentucky | 7pm | ESPN
The University of Kentucky is known as a basketball school. But that wasn’t the case in 2018-19 when Mark Stoops’ Wildcats won 10 games and went onto defeat Penn State in the Citrus Bowl. One of those wins just so happened to come against Dan Mullen’s Gators, and it snapped the program’s bazillion game win streak against Kentucky. In all seriousness, it put an end to the losing streak at 31 straight games! You can bet your bottom dollar a Gators squad with SEC East title dreams won’t allow for that mishap to go unpunished. Florida will once again be installed decisive favorites at offshore sportsbooks to start another win streak against the Wildcats.
Duke at Middle Tennessee | 7pm | Facebook
Southeast Missouri at Missouri | 7:30pm | SEC Network Alt
Texas Southern at Louisiana | 7:30pm | ESPN3
TCU at Purdue | 7:30pm | Big Ten Network
Northwestern State at LSU | 7:30pm | SEC Network
Hawaii at Washington | 7:30pm | Pac-12 Network
Clemson at Syracuse | 7:30pm | ABC
The defending champs opened as lofty 18-point favorites to defeat the Orange on the Game of the Year lines at online sportsbooks for when the teams collide under the nationally televised lights of the Carrier Dome to cap off an exciting college football Saturday. While the Tigers have many new faces to plug in on the defensive side of the ball, that’s not the case on offense. Stud quarterback Trevor Lawrence is back at the helm, and at his disposal is arguably the most electric running game in the country. Oh yeah, he’s also got some major playmakers at wide receiver as well. While the overall play of the defense is something to monitor, it’s going to take heaping loads of points to get the best of Clemson this season. Syracuse being able to match points would come as quite the shock with Tommy DeVito taking over the reins from Eric Dungey who gave Clemson’s defense all kinds of headaches the last two seasons.
Florida State at Virginia | 7:30pm | ACC Network
Missouri State at Tulane | 8pm | ESPN3
NIU at Nebraska | 8pm | FS1
Oklahoma at UCLA | 8pm | FOX
Texas vs. Rice (in Houston, TX) | 8pm | CBSSN
Portland State at Boise State | 10:15pm | ESPN2
Texas Tech at Arizona | 10:30pm | ESPN
Montana at Oregon | 10:45pm | Pac-12 Network
Weber State at Nevada
San Diego State at New Mexico State
Idaho at Wyoming
NCAA Football Teams
2019 NCAA Football Schedule
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