Ole Miss vs Alabama College Football Handicapping
The hot upset pick this week is surprisingly the team looking to upset the No. 1 ranked Alabama Crimson Tide, and that’s the 21st-ranked Ole Miss Rebels.
The hot upset pick this week is surprisingly the team looking to upset the No. 1 ranked Alabama Crimson Tide, and that’s the 21st-ranked Ole Miss Rebels.
The 22nd-ranked Notre Dame Fighting Irish and the 14th-ranked Oklahoma Sooners will do battle on Saturday in one of the weekend’s marquee matchups. Brian Kelly’s Irish offense has thrown the ball plenty this season, and there’s no reason to believe they’ll buck that trend in this one.
This one could be pretty ugly for Boston College. Florida State is looking great and with their new quarterback they suddenly have a super potent offense to go with an always formidable defense. Their numbers may be skewed by some weak competition so far but the Seminoles are clearly one of the top teams in America.
The New England Patriots have lived up to the billing once, starting the season 3-0. The Atlanta Falcons on the other hand are reeling, starting the season in a 1-2 hole after going to the NFC Championship last year. It’s Tom Brady versus Matt Ryan in a battle of playoff teams on Sunday Night Football.
This is a huge SEC battle and perhaps even a de facto BCS Championship elimination game. An SEC team could probably survive one loss but two would make it very hard to compete for the Championship.
The 49ers and Rams have both gotten off to forgettable starts this season and look to right the ship when these NFC West rivals clash on Thursday Night football. Last season, San Francisco was the second best team in the league and the Rams held them to a tie and an overtime win in which the teams almost tied again.
The San Jose State Spartans and Utah State Aggies were popular dark horse picks in the offseason, with many outside observers expecting big years from these programs. Each has been a disappointment thus far, but one school will have a chance to turn things around under the Friday night lights.
Seahawks Battle Texans in Battle of the Preseason Faves
The Seattle Seahawks and the Houston Texans were both popular picks before the season started to challenge for their respective Conference crowns and so far only one of the two has separated themselves from everyone else.
The Chase to this year’s NASCAR Sprint Cup title enters Week 3 with a return trip to the Monster Mile at Dover International Speedway for the running of the AAA 400. Sunday’s race is set to start at 2 p.m. and it will be broadcast nationally on ESPN.
After two weeks of tight games, the favorites made their presence felt in Week 3 of the new NFL season by covering in nine of the 16 contests on the slate. Several teams had trouble scoring points last week as well with nine games staying UNDER the total.
Looking ahead to Week 4, I have uncovered a couple of matchups that come together perfectly to form my NFL parlay of the week based on lines provided by [dfads params=’groups=63740&limit=1&return_javascript=0′].
Pointspread: Seattle -2.5
Total Line: 41.5
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In just three weeks the Seahawks have been able to separate themselves from the pack as clearly the most complete team in the NFC. They are off to a 3-0 start both straight-up and against the spread while outscoring their opponents by a combined 59 points.
Seattle is ranked fourth in the NFL in scoring with Russell Wilson continues to play at a high level, but the real strength of this team is a defense that has allowed at total of just 27 points.
Houston fell to 2-1 SU on the year after getting hammered by Baltimore 30-9 as a one-point road underdog in Week 3.
The Texans have not played up to form in any of their first three games with a 0-3 record ATS. To make matters worse in this matchup, All-Pro wide receiver Andre Johnson remains questionable with a bruised shin.
Bank on Seattle exposing the Texans as just an above average team with another impressive win on the road that easily covers the 2.5 points. [soliloquy id=”82219″]
Pointspread: Denver -12
Total Line: 57.5
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Chip Kelly’s up-tempo offense worked to perfection in a Week 1 upset of Washington, but this high-octane attack blew a gasket last Thursday night against Kansas City with numerous miscues and turnovers.
With 10 days to tinker with the engine, look for a much better effort this Sunday as the Eagles know they are going to have to put up some serious points to have any shot at keeping this game close.
As good as Seattle has been in the NFC, the Broncos have been even better in a 3-0 SU start that has Denver at the top of just about everyone’s’ NFL power ranking list.
Peyton Manning is on pace to break almost every conceivable single-season passing record with 1,143 yards and 12 touchdowns in just three games while spreading the ball around to easily the best receiving corps in the NFL.
The most impressive stat is this unit’s ability to put points on the board at will with an average of 42.3 points a game. The total for this contest has been set at 57.5, but that is not nearly high enough in what should be a track meet from the opening kickoff.
Philadelphia vs. Denver OVER 57
Texas Christian will look to get back into the win column when it takes on SMU this weekend. Arriving in Fort Worth, the Mustangs are hoping to put their last outing behind them after a 42-13 rout at the hands of Johnny Manziel and Texas A&M last Saturday.
The South Florida Bulls will aim to avoid a 0-4 start when they host the No. 15 ranked Miami Hurricanes at home this weekend. Miami arrives in Tampa after destroying Savannah State 77-7, last Saturday night.
The Running Rebels arrive in Albuquerque riding a two-game win streak, and will try to make it three in a row when they visit the Lobos who are 0-1 at home this season.
Central Florida has sprinted out to an impressive 3-0 start to the 2013 campaign and will look to improve their record with a win over No. 12 ranked South Carolina at home on Saturday.
The Washington State Cougars and Stanford Cardinal square off in a neutral site Pac-12 battle. The two squads will take over Century Link Field, home of the NFL’s Seattle Seahawks in a game the Cougars host annually.
One team will be able to breathe a sigh of relief while the other may go into early panic mode this Saturday as two winless teams meet for the third time in the last 5 seasons.