Picks to Click: Week 3

Last Saturday provided some drama in the Pac-12, but little national shakeup despite a pair of AP Top 25 matchups as favorites Clemson and LSU solidified their early-season stature in the polls.

At first glance, this week’s slate is quite lackluster across the country. However, nine ranked teams go on the road, including four of the top nine squads. Not only are those four top-10 teams traveling, they are playing conference road games (Clemson at Syracuse, Alabama at South Carolina, Ohio State at Indiana and Florida at Kentucky). I’m not calling for any upsets here, but the most likely place for upsets happen in conference road games, so maybe we get a couple closer than expected games.

Meanwhile, the Pac-12 Conference has an opportunity to elevate its perception in a half-dozen notable contests. Those games were discussed a bit in the Week 3 Power Rankings, and you can see my picks for this week’s games below.

The Week 2 Picks to Click went 21-4 overall, including 11-8-1 against the spread and 12-8 against the point total. Here’s to an even better Week 3.

Associated Press Top 25 Games

#1 Clemson at Syracuse
Saturday | 4:30 p.m. | ABC
Spread: Clemson, -28 | O/U: 65.5
Pick: Clemson, 34-14

#2 Alabama at South Carolina
Saturday | 12:30 p.m. | CBS
Spread: Alabama, -25 | O/U: 61
Pick: Alabama, 35-13

Arkansas State at #3 Georgia
Saturday | 9 a.m. | ESPN2
Spread: Georgia, -33 | O/U: 58
Pick: Georgia, 45-20

Northwestern State at #4 LSU
Saturday | 4:30 p.m. | SECN
Spread: No Line | O/U: No Line
Pick: LSU, 41-14

#5 Oklahoma at UCLA
Saturday | 5 p.m. | FOX
Spread: Oklahoma, -23.5 | O/U: 72
Pick: Oklahoma 44-17

#6 Ohio State at Indiana
Saturday | 9 a.m. | FOX
Spread: Ohio State, -18 | O/U: 59.5
Pick: Ohio State, 38-20

New Mexico at #7 Notre Dame
Saturday | 11:30 a.m. | NBC
Spread: Notre Dame, -34.5 | O/U: 63
Pick: Notre Dame, 49-10

Kent State at #8 Auburn
Saturday | 4 p.m. | ESPN2
Spread: Auburn, -35.5 | O/U: 53.5
Pick: Auburn, 48-14

#9 Florida at Kentucky
Saturday | 4 p.m. | ESPN
Spread: Florida, -8.5 | O/U: 48
Pick: Florida, 23-13

#10 Michigan – Idle
Last Game: W, 24-21 vs. Army (2OT)
Next Game: Sept. 21 at #14 Wisconsin

Idaho State at #11 Utah
Saturday | 1:15 p.m. | P12N
Spread: No Line | O/U: No Line
Pick: Utah, 43-14

#12 Texas at Rice
Saturday | 5 p.m. | CBSSN
Spread: Texas -31.5 | O/U: 55.5
Pick: Texas 45-17

Pittsburgh at #13 Penn State
Saturday | 9 a.m. | ABC
Spread: Penn State, -17.5 | O/U: 53
Pick: Penn State, 35-19

#14 Wisconsin – Idle
Last Game: W, 61-0 vs. Central Michigan
Next Game: Sept. 21 vs. #10 Michigan

Montana at #15 Oregon
Saturday | 7:45 p.m. | P12N
Spread: No Line | O/U: No Line
Pick: Oregon, 55-17

Lamar at #16 Texas A&M
Saturday | 4 p.m. | ESPNU
Spread: No Line | O/U: No Line
Pick: Texas A&M 49-10

Stanford at #17 UCF
Saturday | 12:30 p.m. | ESPN
Spread: UCF, -9 | O/U: 60.5
Pick: UCF, 34-27

Arizona State at #18 Michigan State
Saturday | 1 p.m. | FOX
Spread: Michigan State, -14.5 | O/U: 42.5
Pick: Michigan State, 28-13

#19 Iowa at Iowa State
Saturday | 1 p.m. | FS1
Spread: Iowa, -1.5 | O/U: 43
Pick: Iowa State, 23-20

#20 Washington State at Houston
Friday | 6:15 p.m. | ESPN | NRG Stadium
Spread: Washington State, -10 | O/U: 73.5
Pick: Washington State, 41-38

#21 Maryland at Temple
Saturday | 9 a.m. | CBSSN
Spread: Maryland, -7 | O/U: 66.5
Pick: Maryland, 34-30

Portland State at #22 Boise State
Saturday | 7:15 p.m. | ESPN2
Spread: No Line | O/U: No Line
Pick: Boise State 42-14

Hawai’i at #23 Washington
Saturday | 4:30 p.m. | P12N
Spread: Washington, -21 | O/U: 59
Pick: Washington, 37-24

#24 USC at BYU
Saturday | 12:30 p.m. | ABC
Spread: USC, -4 | O/U: 56
Pick: USC, 24-21

Florida State at #25 Virginia
Saturday | 4:30 p.m. | ACCN
Spread: Virginia, -7.5 | O/U: 58
Pick: Florida State, 31-24

Other Pac-12 Conference Games

Air Force at Colorado
Saturday | 10 a.m. | P12N
Spread: Colorado, -4 | O/U: 58.5
Pick: Colorado, 27-17

North Texas at California
Saturday | 1:15 p.m. | P12N
Spread: California, -14 | O/U: 51
Pick: California, 31-14

Cal Poly at Oregon State
Saturday | 1:15 p.m. | P12N
Spread: No Line | O/U: No Line
Pick: Oregon State, 52-16

Notes:

• All times listed are PT
• Rankings from the Associated Press Top 25
• Point spread/ game totals from http://www.sportsbetting.ag as of Friday at 7 a.m.
• Pac-12 games shaded above in gray

2019 Record

All Games Straight Up: 49-5
All Games ATS: 22-21-2
All Games O/U: 24-20
Pac-12 Straight Up: 16-4
Pac-12 ATS: 7-8-1
Pac-12 O/U: 9-7

* Arizona games not included

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