College Football Picks: Betting Advice for Week 3
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Let's take a look at some games on this week's college football betting schedule to help with your wagering.
I am off to a 4-0 against the spread (ATS) winning streak with my college football picks here at Gambling.com. We don't expect to be undefeated, but let's see if we can keep winning this week.
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Marshall at Bowling Green
Saturday, 5 p.m. ET, NFL Network
Line: Thundering Herd -16.5 | Total: 50.5 points
Marshall is coming off the biggest win in program history, defeating then No. 8 ranked Notre Dame 26-21, priced as 20.5-point road underdogs.
Bowling Green is 0-2 straight up (SU) and against the spread (ATS), with both games playing Over the posted total.
The Thundering Herd is the direct opposite, with a 2-0 SU and ATS record and both games playing Under the posted total.
What Do the Predictive Models Have to Share?
A line favoring Marshall by 16.5 points and a total of 51 points imply a 33.75-17.25 win. My predictive mode shows a high probability that the Thundering Herd will score at least 31 points and gain at least 200 rushing yards in this game.
- Marshall is 11-1 (SU) and 10-1-1 ATS for 92% winning bets when scoring 31 or more points and rushing for 200 or more yards in games played over the last 10 seasons.
- Bowling Green is 1-10 SU and 2-9 ATS for 18% winning bets in games it allowed 31 or more points and 200 or more rushing yards in games played over the past 10 seasons.
I am betting the Thundering Herd -16.5 points over the Falcons as offered at BetMGM Sportsbook.
Louisiana-Lafayette at Rice
Saturday, 7:30 p.m. ET, ESPN+
Line: Ragin’ Cajuns –11.5 | Total: 50.5 points
The total for this matchup opened at 52 points, and the betting community has been looking to bet the Under, driving the price lower to 50.5 points. I see it moving to 49.5 points.
A Highly Profitable NCAA Football Betting System
The following performance measures combine to produce a 61-30 record, good for 67% winning Under bets spanning the last five seasons. The requirements are:
- Bet the Under at any total with one of the teams coming off a game in which they scored at least 50 points.
- Our team is facing an opponent that scored three or fewer points in the first half of their previous game.
- Plus, a subset of this dataset that if the total is priced at 49 or more points, the Under has produced a 51-25-2 record, good for 67.1% winning Under bets over the past five seasons.
I am betting the Under 50.5 points as offered at BetMGM Sportsbook.
BYU at Oregon
Saturday, 3:30 p.m. ET, Fox
Line: Ducks –3.5 | Total: 58 points
BYU is coming off a 26-20 win over Baylor and covered the spread as 2.5-point favorites.
Oregon was destroyed by No. 1 Georgia 49-3, failing to cover the spread as a 16-point underdog. The Ducks bounced back against a vastly inferior foe defeating Eastern Washington 70-14, easily covering the spread as 27.5-point home favorites.
Situational Trends and Angles
- The Ducks are 45-10 SU and 32-22-1 ATS for 59% winning bets following a game in which they outrushed their opponent by at least 125 rushing yards in games played since 2010.
- The Ducks are 145-7-1 ATS for 67% winning bets following a game where they outrushed their opponent by 150 or more yards and scored 50 or more points in games played since 2010.
I am betting the Oregon Ducks –3 -110 as offered at BetMGM Sportsbook.
Extra Points
Bet Penn State –3.5 points at Auburn
- Bet 50% of your bet amount before kick-off and then add the remaining 50% on Penn State at pick-em or better.
Bet Syracuse -1.5 points hosting Purdue
- Bet 50% of your bet amount before kick-off and then add 25% on Syracuse priced as a 3.5-point underdog and the last 25% on Syracuse as a 5.5-point dog.
Bet the Over the first half total in the Fresno State at USC game
- Bet Over the first half total of 31.5 points.
- A team has covered the spread as a favorite in their two previous games.
- Our team is facing an opponent coming off a home loss.
This has produced a 44-11-3 record, for 80% winning Over Bets in the past 10 seasons.
Bet Georgia using the first-half line -13.5 points over South Carolina.
- South Carolina is 4-15 ATS against SEC Conference foes when priced as an underdog on the first half line in games played over the last three seasons.
Bet Texas-San Antonio at Texas In-Game
- Bet Texas using the live in-Game line if UTSA scores a touchdown first or makes two field goals before Texas scores a point.
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