Week 3 of the 2023 college football season features key SEC showdowns between No. 11 Tennessee and unranked Florida as well as No. 14 LSU at Mississippi State, while the No. 1 Georgia host rival South Carolina.
Elsewhere, North Carolina’s Drake Maye plays host to Minnesota while coach Deion Sanders’ Colorado Buffaloes host cross-state rival Colorado State.
Here are the betting lines, money lines and totals for Week 3 of the college football season.
All odds are courtesy of Caesars Sportsbook. Football Power Index (FPI) by ESPN Sports Analytics Group.
No. 3 Florida State at Boston College
Saturday, noon p.m. ET, Alumni Stadium, Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts
Line: Florida State (-25.5)
Money line: Florida State (-15000), Boston College (+2200)
Total: 49 points
FPI Prediction
Florida State: 96.7% chance to win.
Projected margin of victory: 30.9 points
Betting nuggets
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Florida State is 4-0 ATS on the road since the start of last season, the best such cover percentage in the ACC over that span.
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Florida State has covered four of its past five games as a double-digit favorite.
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Boston College is 5-12 ATS against AP-ranked opponents since the start of the 2018 season.
No. 7 Penn State at Illinois
Saturday, noon p.m. ET, Memorial Stadium, Champaign, Illinois
Line: Penn State (-14.5)
Money line: Penn State (-550), Illinois (+400)
Total: 48.5 points
FPI prediction
Penn State: 86.4% chance to win.
Projected margin of victory: 17.3 points
Betting nuggets
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Penn State is 4-0 ATS as a road favorite since the start of last season.
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Each of Penn State’s last five road games have gone over the total.
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Illinois is 8-2-1 ATS following a straight-up loss since the start of the 2021 season.
No. 14 LSU at Mississippi State
Saturday, noon p.m. ET, Davis Wade Stadium, Starkville, Mississippi
Line: 9.5 points
Money Line: LSU (-385), Mississippi State (+300)
Total: 54.5 points
FPI Prediction
LSU: 67.5% chance to win.
Projected margin of victory: 7 points
Betting nuggets
No. 15 Kansas State at Missouri
Saturday, noon p.m. ET, Memorial Stadium/Faurot Field, Columbia, Missouri
Line: Kansas State (-5)
Money Line: Kansas State (-195); Missouri (+162)
Total: 48.0 points
FPI Prediction
Kansas State: 68.9% chance to win.
Projected margin of victory: 7.6 points
Betting nuggets
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Kansas State is 9-2 ATS as a favorite since the start of last season.
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Kansas State is 5-1 ATS in September games since the start of last season.
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Five of Missouri’s last six games against AP-ranked teams have gone under the total.
Central Michigan at No. 9 Notre Dame
Saturday, 2:30 p.m. ET, Notre Dame Stadium, Notre Dame, Indiana
Line: Notre Dame (-34.5)
Total: 53.5 points
FPI Prediction
Notre Dame: 98.6% chance to win.
Projected margin of victory: 38 points
Betting nuggets
South Carolina at No. 1 Georgia
Saturday, 3:30 p.m. ET, Sanford Stadium, Athens, Georgia
Line: Georgia (-27.5)
Money line: South Carolina (+2200); Georgia (-15000)
Total: 54.5 points
FPI Prediction
Georgia: 91.7% chance to win.
Projected margin of victory: 22.3 points
Betting nuggets
No. 10 Alabama at South Florida
Saturday, 3:30 p.m. ET, Raymond James Stadium, Tampa, Florida
Line: Alabama (-32)
Money Line: Alabama (-10000); South Florida (+2000)
Total: 61.5 points
FPI Prediction
Alabama: 98.6% chance to win.
Projected margin of victory: 38.5 points
Betting nuggets
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Alabama is 1-4 ATS on the road since the start of last season.
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South Florida is 7-1 against AP-ranked opponents since the start of 2021.
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Each of Alabama’s past eight games following a straight-up loss have gone under the total.
San Diego State at No. 16 Oregon State
Saturday, 3:30 p.m. ET, Reser Stadium, Corvallis, Oregon
Line: Oregon State (-24.5)
Money Line: San Diego State (+1350); Oregon State (-3500)
Total: 49 points
FPI prediction
Oregon State: 96.4% chance to win.
Projected margin of victory: 29.8 points
Betting nuggets
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Oregon State is 9-0 ATS as a home favorite since the start of the 2021 season.
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Oregon State is 5-0 ATS as a double-digit favorite since the start of last season.
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Eleven of San Diego State’s last 13 games following a straight-up loss have gone under the total.
No. 19 Oklahoma at Tulsa
Saturday, 3:30 p.m. ET, Chapman Stadium, Tulsa, Oklahoma
Line: Oklahoma (-27.5)
Money line: Oklahoma (-10000); Tulsa (+2000)
Total: 59.5 points
FPI Prediction:
Oklahoma: 96.4% chance to win.
Projected margin of victory: 30.2 points
Betting nuggets
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Tulsa is 9-0-1 ATS as a double-digit underdog since the start of the 2020 season.
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Tulsa is 12-1 ATS against AP-ranked teams since the start of the 2018 season.
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Oklahoma is 7-15-1 ATS as a road favorite since the start of the 2017 season.
Minnesota at No. 20 North Carolina
Saturday, 3:30 p.m. ET, Kenan Stadium, Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Line: North Carolina (-7.5)
Money Line: Minnesota (+240); North Carolina (-305)
Total: 50 points
FPI prediction
North Carolina: 72.9% chance to win.
Projected margin of victory: 9.3 points
Betting nuggets
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Minnesota is 8-2-1 ATS in its last 11 games as an underdog.
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North Carolina has failed to cover each of its past three games as a home favorite.
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The over is 7-2-1 in Minnesota’s games against AP-ranked opponents since the start of the 2019 season.
Northwestern at No. 21 Duke
Saturday, 3:30 p.m. ET, Wallace Wade Stadium, Durham, North Carolina
Line: Duke (-18.5)
Money Line: Northwestern (+650); Duke (-1000)
Total: 48.5 points
FPI prediction
Duke: 73% chance to win
Projected margin of victory: 9.4 points
Betting nuggets
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Duke has covered each of its past four games against Northwestern.
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Duke is 19-8 ATS as a double-digit favorite since the start of the 2012 season.
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Six of Northwestern’s seven games against AP-ranked teams have gone under the total since the start of the 2020 season.
Western Michigan at No. 25 Iowa
Saturday, 3:30 p.m. ET, Kinnick Stadium, Iowa City, Iowa
Line: Iowa (-28.5)
Money Line: Iowa (-10000), Western Michigan (+2000)
Total: 42.5 points
FPI prediction
Iowa: 94.3% chance to win.
Projected margin of victory: 25.9 points
Betting nuggets
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Western Michigan has failed to cover each of its past four games against AP-ranked opponents.
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Six of Western Michigan’s seven road games have gone under the total since the start of last season.
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Each of Iowa’s past six non-conference games have gone under the total.
Western Kentucky at No. 6 Ohio State
Saturday, 4 p.m. ET, Ohio Stadium, Columbus, Ohio
Line: Ohio State (-28)
Money Line: Ohio State (-10000), Western Kentucky (+2000)
Total: 63 points
FPI prediction
Ohio State: 97.1% chance to win.
Projected margin of victory: 31.9 points
Betting nuggets
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Western Kentucky is 16-8-1 ATS on the road since the start of the 2019 season.
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Ohio State has failed to cover each of its past four games as a favorite.
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Eleven of Western Kentucky’s 14 non-conference games have gone over the total since the start of the 2021 season.
No. 8 Washington (NL) at Michigan State
Saturday, 5 p.m. ET, Spartan Stadium, East Lansing, Michigan
Line: Washington (-16)
Money line: Washington (-800); Michigan State (+550)
Total: 57.5 points
FPI prediction
Washington: 65.9% chance to win.
Projected margin of victory: 6.3 points
Betting nuggets
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Washington is 10-3 ATS against non-conference opponents since the start of the 2019 season.
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Michigan State is 3-9 ATS against AP Top-10 teams since the start of the 2018 season.
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Eighteen of Washington’s past 25 road games have gone under the total.
No. 11 Tennessee at Florida
Saturday, 7 p.m. ET, Ben Hill Griffin Stadium, Gainesville, Florida
Line: Tennessee (6.5)
Money line: Tennessee (-240); Florida (+196)
Total: 59.0 points
FPI prediction
Tennessee: 54.1% chance to win.
Projected margin of victory: 1.6 points
Betting nuggets
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Florida is 4-0 ATS as a home underdog since the start of the 2018 season.
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Florida has covered 20 of its past 30 meetings with Tennessee (20-9-1 ATS).
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Four of Tennessee’s past five road games have gone under the total.
Bowling Green at No. 2 Michigan
Saturday, 7:30 p.m. ET, Michigan Stadium, Ann Arbor, Michigan
Line: Michigan (-40.5)
Total: 53.5 points
FPI prediction
Michigan: 98.2% chance to win.
Projected margin of victory: 36.1 points
Betting nuggets
Georgia Tech at No. 17 Ole Miss
Saturday, 7:30 p.m. ET, Vaught-Hemingway Stadium, Oxford, Mississippi
Line: Ole Miss (-19)
Money Line: Ole Miss (-1000), Georgia Tech (+650)
Total: 63.5 points
FPI prediction
Ole Miss: 90.2% chance to win.
Projected margin of victory: 20.7 points
Betting nuggets
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Georgia Tech is 5-1 ATS on the road since the start of last season.
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Georgia Tech has covered each of its last 4 games as an underdog.
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Ole Miss is 1-4 ATS in its last past five games as a home favorite.
Wyoming at No. 4 Texas
Saturday, 8 p.m. ET, DKR-Texas Memorial Stadium, Austin, Texas
Line: Texas (-28.5)
Money line: Texas (-25000), Wyoming (+2500)
Total: 48.5 points
FPI prediction
Texas: 97.3% chance to win.
Projected margin of victory: 32.6 points
Betting nuggets
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Texas is 9-5 ATS over its past 14 home games dating back to the start of the 2021 season.
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Wyoming is 4-0 ATS against AP-ranked teams since the start of the 2016 season.
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Wyoming has covered each of its past three games against Texas.
Hawai’i at No. 13 Oregon
Saturday, 8:00 PM ET, Autzen Stadium, Eugene, OR
Line: Oregon (-37.5)
Total: 68.5 points
FPI Prediction
Oregon: 98.2% chance to win.
Projected margin of victory: 35.9 points
Betting nuggets
Colorado State at No. 18 Colorado -23
Saturday, 10 p.m. ET, Folsom Field, Boulder, Colorado
Line: Colorado (-23)
Money line: Colorado (-2400), Colorado State (+1150)
Total: 59 points
FPI prediction
Colorado: 88.1% chance to win.
Projected margin of victory: 18.9 points
Betting nuggets
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Colorado has covered four consecutive games against Colorado State.
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Each of Colorado State’s past nine games following a straight-up loss have gone under the total.
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Colorado State is 0-5 ATS against non-conference opponents since the start of last season.
