Week 3 college football matchups and expert betting picks released
Analysts previewed key top-25 games for Week 3, highlighting the LSU-Ole Miss showdown and offering point-spread predictions for several contests.
College football enters its third week with a slate of top-25 matchups, including a highly anticipated game between No. 7 LSU and No. 8 Ole Miss in Oxford. LSU enters as a slight road favorite, while the status of quarterback Sam Leavitt remains uncertain after being listed as doubtful but participating in practice.
Other notable contests feature No. 22 Houston versus No. 13 Texas Tech, a potential ACC Championship decider between No. 16 SMU and No. 23 Louisville, and Florida State's non-conference clash with No. 10 Alabama. Analysts provided spread picks, such as Georgia covering the spread against Arkansas and USC favored by 23.5 points over Rutgers.
"Lane Kiffin is an offensive mastermind who knows the defensive buttons that Ole Miss coach Pete Golding likes to press," one analyst said, noting Kiffin's ability to exploit Ole Miss' secondary.
The experts also projected LSU to win by 2.5 points over Ole Miss and predicted Alabama to beat Florida State by 19.5 points. All 25 AP Top 25 teams are scheduled to play this week, and coverage will continue throughout the weekend.