The North Carolina Tar Heels and Iowa State Cyclones look like two teams in trouble as they get set for their respective Week 3 matchups. The Nebraska Cornhuskers will be ‘semi-desperate’ to pick up a big win in Week 2 after suffering a narrow, heartbreaking loss in their opener.If you’re a college football betting enthusiast that is looking for some value-packed Week 3 straight-up (SU) picks, then you’ve come to the right place.
When: Saturday, September 15, 2018 at 12:00 PM ETWhere: Memorial Stadium, Lincoln, NebraskaNCAAF Odds: Nebraska -11.5The Troy Trojans spanked Florida A&M 59-7 this past weekend to rebound from their season-opening 56-20 loss against Boise State.Quarterback Kaleb Barker threw four TD passes and the Trojans forced four turnovers in the rout.The Nebraska Cornhuskers put up a good fight but got the Scott Frost era started off with a narrow 33-28 home loss against ColoradoQuarterback Adrian Martinez completed 15 of 20 passes for 187 yards with one touchdown and one interception while adding 117 rushing yards and two touchdowns on 15 carries.
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No. 18 Central Florida (2-0) at North Carolina (0-2)
When: Saturday, September 15, 2018 at 12:00 PM ETWhere: Kenan Memorial Stadium, Chapel Hill, North CarolinaNCAAF Odds: Central Florida -14.5Central Florida has looked utterly fantastic in blowing UConn out of the water in its season-opening 56-17 win over the Huskies as a 24-point road favorite. While central Florida failed to cover the chalk as a 52-point home favorite in Week 2, they did manage to beat South Carolina State 38-0. Quarterback McKenzie Milton threw three picks in the win, but the Knights overcame them by recording three interceptions of their own and getting two rushing scores from running back Adrian Killins Jr.North Carolina has looked completely awful in their 24-17 Week 1 road loss at Cal and their stunning 41-19 road loss at East Carolina this past weekend. North Carolina was held to just 35 yards of third-quarter offense and were shut out after going nto halftime down 21-19.“We’re 0-2, it’s early in the season, our kids will keep fighting,” UNC coach Larry Fedora said. “Our coaches will keep coaching and we’ll get things going in the right direction.”Prediction
It’s hard to fathom North Carolina being a two touchdown home underdog against a team that isn’t necessarily a national championship contender, but that is definitely the case for these two programs that are heading in polar opposite directions. Central Florida plays at hyper speed for first-year head coach Josh Heupel while North Carolina often looks like a team still stuck in the 90s.Anyway, while North Carolina has gone 2-5 ATS in their last 7 home games, 1-4 ATS in their last 5 games following a ATS loss and 0-3-1 ATS in their last 4 games in September, Central Florida has gone 5-1-1 ATS in their last 7 road games, 4-1 ATS in their last 5 games in the month of September and 6-2 ATS in their last eight games against a team with a losing record. Central Florida wins this one outright, and I think they’ll cover the big spread in the process.NCAA Football Week 3 Pick: Knights 42 Tar Heels 21Troy (1-1) at Nebraska (0-1)
When: Saturday, September 15, 2018 at 12:00 PM ETWhere: Memorial Stadium, Lincoln, NebraskaNCAAF Odds: Nebraska -11.5The Troy Trojans spanked Florida A&M 59-7 this past weekend to rebound from their season-opening 56-20 loss against Boise State.Quarterback Kaleb Barker threw four TD passes and the Trojans forced four turnovers in the rout.The Nebraska Cornhuskers put up a good fight but got the Scott Frost era started off with a narrow 33-28 home loss against ColoradoQuarterback Adrian Martinez completed 15 of 20 passes for 187 yards with one touchdown and one interception while adding 117 rushing yards and two touchdowns on 15 carries.
