Hot and Not – Week 3
Week 3 of the NFL season is upon us and the Hot just keep getting Hotter while the Not Hot keep getting cooler. The trend toward scoring in the game cannot be denied and it is nice to see more Hot than Not this year in the NFL.
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NFL Week 3 Power Rankings
2011 NFL Football Power Ratings
Each week during the heart of the NFL season, and once or twice during the NFL Preseason, we’ll gather the troops around the roundtable and hash out the NFL Power rankings. We check out the stats, looks at the records, and, most importantly, we take a close, close look at the heart of each team.
Who To Pick Up? Waiver Wire
This is our waiver wire pick-ups column. Dave B scours the free agent pools in fantasy land for the best available talent every week. Availability, of course, depends on the league. We’re using 12 team, 15 roster spot leagues as the median, but we’ll look for roster candidates for leagues of all shapes and sizes.
After all of the weekly games are finished be sure to check our cheatsheets, a who’s hot, and who’s not report plus more in our fantasy football guide.
Midshipmen vs Gamecocks Handicapping Preview
South Carolina’s Week 3 game against the Naval Academy offers a great opportunity for the beleaguered Carolina defense to have a resurgence and get on track after allowing 79 points over the first two weeks to East Carolina and Georgia.
MSU Spartans vs Notre Dame Fighting Irish Handicapping Preview
Virtually every media outlet and talking head in the college football business has exhausted their resources discussing the struggles of Notre Dame football. Why don’t I follow suit, if only for a few moments?
Mississippi Rebels vs Vanderbilt Commodores Handicapping Preview
Two of the SEC’s bottom-feeding teams open their conference schedule against each other this Saturday in Nashville. Though these teams cannot keep up with the likes of an Alabama, LSU or South Carolina, they are well matched versus each other, which should at least make for an intriguing game.
Saturday CFB Betting – Wildcats & Cardinals TO Play All the SEC marbles
North Texas is a sheep that’s about to be led to slaughter. While it’s true that a Sun Belt Conference school, Louisiana-Monroe, went into Tuscaloosa and shocked Alabama four years ago, that 2007 upset was very much a product of the fact that Alabama was trying to rebuild under current coach Nick Saban.
Saturday CFB Betting– Wildcats & Cardinals TO Play All the SEC marbles
It’s rivalry time in the Commonwealth of Kentucky, but while the locals in Bluegrass country might be very excited about this reunion of two bitter foes, it’s going to be hard for this game to draw considerable national interest.
CFB Football Previews – South Alabama Jaguars vs North Carolina State Wolfpack
Week 1 produced a win for N.C. State’s first game in the post-Russell Wilson era but the win over the FCS’ Liberty showcased some red flags. It turns out the concerns were legit. In a game they were favored to win, the Wolfpack fell to Wake Forest last week. Life gets easier again when N.C. State hosts South Alabama this Saturday.
Auburn Tigers vs Clemson Tigers Handicapping Preview
Week 3’s cross-conference clash between Tigers in the wild jungle of Clemson’s “Death Valley” Stadium should absolutely be worth the price of admission.
Bet On College Football – Lousiana-Monroe Warhawks vs TCU Horned Frogs Gambling Preview
After two games the Wahawks sit at 1-1 but it is hard to gauge this club right now. They were shutout by Florida State in their opener and followed that up with a 35-7 pasting of Grambling State.
No. 18 Arizona State (2-0) at Illinois (2-0) Gambling Preview + Predictions
It may not be the headliner this weekend, but this PAC 12 vs. Big Ten matchup at Illinois has all the makings of one of the best games of the week.
Northern Illinois (1-1) vs No. 8 Wisconsin (2-0) Gambling Preview + Predictions
Soldier Field will be the site of an interesting matchup between the Wisconsin Badgers and the Northern Illinois Huskies this Saturday. The game is being billed as the “Soldier Field Showdown II.”
NCAA Football Previews – Arkansas State Red Wolves vs No. 13 Virginia Tech Hokies
The Arkansas State Red Wolves step up in class to take on the 13th ranked Virginia Tech Hokies this upcoming Saturday afternoon a non-conference matchup between the Sun Belt and the ACC.
Washington (2-0) vs No. 10 Nebraska (2-0) Gambling Preview + Predictions
When Washington and Nebraska meet this coming Saturday in Lincoln, it will be the third time these teams have met in the last year.
Pittsburgh (2-0) at Iowa (1-1) Gambling Preview + Predictions
The Iowa Hawkeyes look to bounce back from a disappointing triple overtime loss to Iowa State. It was a game that the Hawkeyes were expected to win, but in the end their defense let them down.
