College Football Week 3 Free Picks
(The Spread) – Following another successful week, here are our top four plays for Week 3 of the 2011 college football season.
We finished 3-1 with our picks in Week 1 and followed that up with a 3-1 Week 2 last Saturday. Nevada was our only loss, as Stanford, Alabama and TCU covered easily. Let’s see if we can’t sweep the board in Week 3.
Auburn vs. Clemson, 12:00PM ET
Clemson is 3-7 against the spread in its last 10 games versus the SEC and 1-4 ATS in its last five home games. The Tigers of Clemson is also 2-8 against the number in its last 10 games as a favorite of 0.5 to 3.0 points, while the Tigers of Auburn are 4-1 ATS in their last five road games. Auburn is also 4-0 ATS in its last four games as an underdog and 5-1 ATS in its last six games following an ATS win.
College Football Week 3 Free Pick: Auburn +3.5.
Penn State vs. Temple, 12:00PM ET
The Nittany Lions are 2-8 against the spread in their last 10 non-conference games and 1-10 ATS in their last 11 games in September. They’re also 0-4 ATS in their last four games overall and 0-4 ATS versus a team with a winning record. On the other side, Temple is 4-0 against the number in its last four games in September and 7-1 ATS in its last eight non-conference games. The Owls are also 7-1 ATS in their last eight games as a home underdog of 3.5 to 10 points and 10-2 ATS in their last 12 games as a home underdog.
College Football Week 3 Free Pick: Temple +7.
Ohio State vs. Miami, 7:30PM ET
The Buckeyes are 4-0 against the spread versus a team with a losing record and 4-0 in their last four games as an underdog according to latest college football trends. Ohio State is also 10-1 ATS in its last 11 non-conference games and 8-1 ATS in its last nine games in September. Meanwhile, the Hurricanes are 0-4 ATS in their last four games overall and 1-4 ATS in their last five games versus the Big Ten. They’re also 3-12 ATS in their last 15 games following a bye week and 1-4 ATS in their last five non-conference games. The Buckeyes didn’t look good last week against Toledo and they were slow to get going in Week 1 against Akron. But Ohio State should be on its toes for its first road game of the year, as this is the first big test for the new Buckeye regime.
College Football Week 3 Free Pick: Ohio State +2.
Stanford vs. Arizona, 10:45PM ET
The Cardinal is 4-1 against the spread in their last five road games against Arizona and 6-2 ATS in their last eight games overall versus the Wildcats. Stanford is also 4-0-1 in its last five conference games and 7-0-1 ATS in its last eight games as a favorite. The Cardinal is 5-0 ATS in its last five games in September and 7-0-1 ATS in its last eight games overall. Arizona, meanwhile, is 1-4 ATS in its last five games as an underdog and 1-5 ATS in its last six games versus a team with a winning record.
College Football Week 3 Free Pick: Stanford –8.5.
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