College football Week 3 betting pointers: Can Florida upset Tennessee?

• Matt Miller Close Matt Miller NFL draft analyst Matt Miller is an NFL draft analyst for ESPN, supplying extensive hunting on the nation’s top pro prospects. A Missouri local, Matt signed up with ESPN in 2022 and also adds to SportsCenter, NFL Live and ESPN Radio. You can follow Matt on Twitter through @nfldraftscout. Dalen Cuff Sep 14, 2023, 09:30 AM ET Week 3 of the 2023 College Football season brings a new wave

• of fresh matches as 24

of the AP-Top 25 teams remain in

action. The No. 3 Florida State Seminoles aim to continue their strong start to the season against the Boston College Eagles at twelve noon. A number of SEC groups are in action including No. 10 Alabama facing South Florida, No. 14 LSU against Mississippi State and No. 10 Tennessee handling Florida in primetime.Joe Fortenbaugh, Matt Miller and Dalen Cuff are here to break it down in this week’s wagering roundtable.All chances courtesy of Caesars Sportsbook unless otherwise kept in mind. What was your greatest takeaway from Week 2 of the college football season?Joe Fortenbaugh: Miami figured it out a lot faster than lots of believed the Hurricanes would, as they entirely dismantled what was expected to be a good

Texas A&M squad. Tyler Van Dyke was just wonderful. Taking Miami to win the ACC at 8-to-1 deserves a good, long appearance based on how unsteady Clemson has appeared through the first two weeks. I ‘d also state Alabama at 22-to-1 to win the nationwide title is a hard pass. No two-loss group has ever qualified for the playoff, and the Tide still have LSU, Ole Miss, Texas A&M and Tennessee remaining before a possible SEC championship game face-off with Georgia.Matt Miller: Texas is back!.?.!? I’m uncertain what”back”means for Texas, however the Longhorns are among the most skilled groups in the country right now after a convincing double-digit win in Tuscaloosa over Alabama. In the past, highly ranked Texas teams would discover a method to lose to Texas Tech or Oklahoma State after a persuading early win, however this variation of the Longhorns has legit NFL potential customers throughout the board and a host of young talent that need to get Steve Sarkisian’s group into the college football playoff.Dalen Cuff: Texas is the heading, but following up on recently, the conference perceptions and rankings appear to be various this year. The SEC has actually struggled, 3-6 in nonconference Power 5 games, compared to the Pac-12 going 6-3 in those games while also now having 8 groups in the top 25(just 5 in the SEC).

There aren’t as a number of these interconference Power 5 matches yet, however when considering futures bets to make the college football playoff, the conference matters. And with the relative power of the Pac-12, its champion could sustain a loss and still make the playoff.What is your upset pick for Week 3? Joe Fortenbaugh: I wouldn’t be surprised if Florida surprised the world and upset Tennessee. I think the Vols are a bit overrated based upon what we saw last year. Remember Hendon Hooker and Jalin Hyatt are no longer on the roster. This is Tennessee’s very first true roadway test, and it’s coming at The Swamp.College Pick ‘Em

Pick games every week and contend for rewards! Make Your Picks Matt Miller: Mississippi State (+9.5)vs. LSU. Not only do I like the spread here, but I also like Mississippi State as today’s upset choice. LSU was flat versus FSU and is still trying to find a rhythm offensively and a pass-rush defensively. Mississippi State has a gifted quarterback in Will Rogers and has the ability to run the ball in addition to any group in the SEC while boasting a defense permitting almost

100 yards per game less than LSU.Dalen Cuff: Hard to say it’s an upset, but West Virginia (+1)in your home versus Pittsburgh is my choice. WVU is still smarting from in 2015’s crisis and Pitt is coming off a hard house loss to Cincinnati. The Panthers are struggling to develop pressure and interfere with at the line of skirmish, which will enable Garrett Greene more time to assault downfield. On the other hand Pitt has had a hard time to keep QB Phil Jurkovec clean and comfy in the pocket as he’s been pushed on 45%of his dropbacks (sixth worst in the FBS ). I believe the Mountaineers own the line and beat their competitor at home.Is there any other game on the Week 3 slate that you like?Joe Fortenbaugh: If I can get +10, I ‘d take Mississippi State over LSU. I’m not entirely sold on the LSU defense right now and I think the Bulldogs can hang a number here. Covering 10 on the roadway in the SEC is no little task. I think this game will be much tighter than expected.Matt Miller: Minnesota is a 7.5-point underdog at North Carolina on Saturday, and this is one to enjoy. The Gophers have a skilled secondary led by security Tyler Nubin, and UNC quarterback Drake Maye has thrown an interception in each contest up until now. I’m not ready

to choose Minnesota to win outright, but the Gophers can keep it closer than this spread.Editor’s Picks 2 Associated Dalen Cuff: Never ever believed I ‘d be stating this, but I like Duke(-18.5)versus Northwestern. Duke has a legit top-five QB in the nation in Riley Leonard, a solid defense(that held Clemson to

7 points in the house, with some timely plays)and Northwestern’s one road efficiency was rank at a below-average Rutgers group. I believe Duke is legitimate and flexes its muscles winning by 3 TDs or more