With 68 Week 3 College Football games on the bookies’ list, there are plenty of markets to choose from. Still, how to find value and avoid upsets among all these encounters? Checking the betting trends can help, so we bring you the hottest College Football trends for Week 3.
Over/Under Trending
The Georgia Bulldogs continue their playoffs chase as 32.5-point home favorites to beat Arkansas State. The line on the totals has been set at 58.0 points, and the under is 6-1 in Arkansas State’s last seven games and 5-1 in its last six showings on the road.
Also, the under is 5-1 in Red Wolves’ last six games in September. The under has hit in ten of the Bulldogs’ previous 14 outings in September and five of their last eight showings at home.
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The Air Force Falcons take on the Colorado Buffaloes with the line at 58.5 points. The over is 5-2 in the Falcons’ last seven games and 8-3 in their previous 11 outings on the road. Also, the over is 5-2 in the Buffaloes’ last seven contests and 6-3 in their previous nine showings as favorites.
Florida Atlantic travel to Ball State, and the line has been set at 64.5 points. Nine of Florida Atlantic’s last 12 games on the road and eight of its previous 12 contests played in Week 3 went in the over. On the other side, the over is 5-2 in Ball State’s last seven games and 4-1 in the previous five at home.
Norfolk State meets Coastal Carolina with the total at 48.5 points. The under is 5-2 in Norfolk State’s last seven games overall and the previous seven on the road. It is 6-3 in Coastal Carolina’s previous nine matchups overall and 4-1 in the last five at home.
The Akron Zips visit the Central Michigan Chippewas with the line at 45.0 points. Seven of the Zips’ last ten games overall and six of their last seven on the road went in the under, as well as six of the Chippewas’ last nine showings in September and four of the previous five head-to-head meetings between these two schools.
Arizona State meets Michigan State with the chalk at paltry 42.0 points. Nine of Michigan State’s last ten games overall and five of the last six at home went in the under. Likewise, the under is 5-1 in Arizona State’s previous six contests overall.
North Texas visits California in another clash with the under trending. Ten of California’s last 11 and ten of North Texas’ previous 14 games went in the under. Furthermore, the under is 4-1 in North Texas’ last five outings in September and 4-1 in California’s previous five showings at home.
ATS Trending
The Penn State Nittany Lions host the Pittsburgh Panthers as 17.5-point favorites. The Nittany Lions are 15-4-1 ATS in their last 20 home games and 13-3-1 ATS following a straight-up victory of 20 or more points.
The Eastern Michigan Eagles visit the Illinois Fighting Illini as 7-point underdogs. The Eagles are 16-4 ATS in their previous 20 outings on the road, while the Fighting Illini are 6-14 ATS in their last 20 contests at home. Illinois is 3-6 ATS in its last nine games overall and 7-11 ATS in the previous 18 as favorites.
Indiana welcome Ohio State as an 18-point dog, and the Hoosiers are 7-1 ATS in their last eight home encounters with the Buckeyes. Likewise, the Hoosiers are 10-2 ATS in their last 12 Week 3 contests but only 1-7-1 ATS in the last nine home games when listed as underdogs. The Buckeyes are 1-5 ATS in their last six games.
The USC Trojans will face off against BYU Cougars as 4-point road favorites. USC is just 5-12 ATS in its last 17 games; 2-5 ATS in its last seven contests on the road and 2-7 in the previous nine played in September. BYU is 6-1 in its last seven outings and 6-2 in the previous eight as underdogs.
Clemson visits Syracuse as a 27.5-point fave, and the reigning champs are 5-0 ATS in their last five games on the road and 4-1 ATS in the last five tilts overall. However, they are 1-4 ATS in the last five meetings with Syracuse and 1-5 ATS in the last six outings in September. Syracuse is 6-2 ATS in its last eight games.
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