Week 3 of the 2016 college football season is loaded with big games. The race to the College Football Playoff will be greatly impacted by this weekend.
Big Games in Week 3
The top game of the weekend is Ohio State at Oklahoma. The Buckeyes go on the road against a Sooners team that doesn’t want to fall to 1-2.
In the SEC, Alabama travels to Ole Miss. The Rebels have won two straight over Bama so the Tide will want revenge. Chad Kelly better be ready for the Tide’s fierce defense.
Florida State at Louisville is a huge game for the ACC. The winner here becomes a favorite to win the ACC and make the playoff.
Using our predictive formula we’ve predicted every college football game on the board in week 3. We predict several upsets this weekend.
Week 2 College Football results – 41 of 46 (89%) SU and 26-18-2 (59%) ATS.
College Football Predictions – Week 3
September 15, 2016
| RANK | TEAM | WIN % | SCORE | VEGAS LINE |
| 4 | 103 Houston | 64% | 38 | -7 |
| 52 | 104 Cincinnati | 36% | 25 | 63 |
September 16, 2016
| RANK | TEAM | WIN % | SCORE | VEGAS LINE |
| 31 | 105 Baylor | 80% | 48 | -30 |
| 118 | 106 Rice | 20% | 20 | 65 |
| 45 | 107 Arizona State | 74% | 42 | -18 |
| 113 | 108 Texas-San Antonio | 26% | 20 | 60 |
| 97 | 109 Arkansas State | 39% | 27 | 58½u |
| 84 | 110 Utah State | 61% | 37 | -9 |
September 17, 2016
| RANK | TEAM | WIN % | SCORE | VEGAS LINE |
| 125 | 111 Eastern Michigan | 51% | 31 | -3 |
| 128 | 112 Charlotte | 49% | 30 | 66u |
| 60 | 113 Western Michigan | 53% | 29 | -3½ |
| 82 | 114 Illinois | 47% | 26 | 59½u |
| 57 | 115 East Carolina | 51% | 26 | 50u |
| 76 | 116 South Carolina | 49% | 25 | -4 |
| 3 | 117 Florida State | 51% | 26 | -2½ |
| 9 | 118 Louisville | 49% | 25 | 63u |
| 71 | 119 Temple | 40% | 19 | 48u |
| 48 | 120 Penn State | 60% | 28 | -9 |
| 67 | 121 Maryland | 72% | 38 | -8½ |
| 122 | 122 Central Florida | 28% | 18 | 57½o |
| 80 | 123 Virginia | 43% | 20 | 46½u |
| 74 | 124 Connecticut | 57% | 27 | -4 |
| 90 | 125 Iowa State | 21% | 19 | 62½u |
| 20 | 126 TCU | 79% | 45 | -24 |
| 62 | 127 Colorado | 27% | 15 | 56u |
| 8 | 128 Michigan | 73% | 35 | -20½ |
| 101 | 129 New Mexico | 46% | 28 | 59u |
| 98 | 130 Rutgers | 54% | 32 | -5½ |
| 89 | 131 Middle Tennessee St. | 36% | 26 | -6 |
| 73 | 132 Bowling Green | 64% | 39 | 69½o |
| 121 | 133 Florida International | 38% | 22 | |
| 102 | 134 Massachusetts | 62% | 33 | |
| 96 | 135 Georgia State | 11% | 6 | 48u |
| 6 | 136 Wisconsin | 89% | 41 | -34 |
| 103 | 137 UNLV | 28% | 17 | 58u |
| 63 | 138 Central Michigan | 72% | 37 | -13 |
| 75 | 139 Vanderbilt | 43% | 19 | 43u |
| 65 | 140 Georgia Tech | 57% | 25 | -6½ |
| 78 | 141 Army | 66% | 33 | |
| 115 | 142 UTEP | 34% | 19 | |
| 108 | 143 Florida Atlantic | 31% | 20 | 49u |
| 77 | 144 Kansas State | 69% | 37 | -22 |
| 119 | 145 Fresno State | 10% | 11 | 56½u |
| 26 | 146 Toledo | 90% | 47 | -20½ |
| 64 | 147 Boston College | 47% | 21 | 42½u |
| 68 | 148 Virginia Tech | 53% | 23 | -6 |
| 23 | 149 South Florida | 65% | 36 | -14 |
| 85 | 150 Syracuse | 35% | 22 | 70o |
| 40 | 151 San Diego State | 66% | 34 | -10½ |
| 95 | 152 Northern Illinois | 34% | 19 | 51u |
| 35 | 153 Western Kentucky | 73% | 41 | -17 |
| 110 | 154 Miami (OH) | 27% | 20 | 61u |
| 127 | 155 North Texas | 1% | 3 | 49½u |
| 19 | 156 Florida | 99% | 45 | -36½ |
| 53 | 157 Louisiana Tech | 48% | 37 | 81u |
| 58 | 158 Texas Tech | 52% | 39 | -11½ |
| 116 | 159 New Mexico State | 33% | 23 | 63½u |
| 86 | 160 Kentucky | 67% | 39 | -19 |
| 114 | 161 Texas State | 12% | 14 | 58u |
| 21 | 162 Arkansas | 88% | 49 | -31 |
| 88 | 163 Ohio | 20% | 13 | 56½u |
| 15 | 164 Tennessee | 80% | 40 | -27½ |
| 91 | 165 Akron | 35% | 17 | 53u |
| 72 | 166 Marshall | 65% | 30 | -17 |
| 25 | 167 Oregon | 48% | 34 | 72u |
| 29 | 168 Nebraska | 52% | 36 | -3 |
| 32 | 169 UCLA | 46% | 27 | -3 |
| 33 | 170 BYU | 54% | 30 | 49½u |
| 55 | 171 Miami (FL) | 43% | 25 | -3½ |
| 47 | 172 Appalachian State | 57% | 31 | 53½u |
| 50 | 173 Pittsburgh | 44% | 29 | 60u |
| 44 | 174 Oklahoma State | 56% | 34 | -6½ |
| 124 | 175 Louisiana-Monroe | 17% | 14 | 58½u |
| 54 | 176 Georgia Southern | 83% | 45 | -25 |
| 112 | 177 Old Dominion | 20% | 17 | 58u |
| 46 | 178 North Carolina State | 80% | 44 | -21½ |
| 83 | 179 Troy | 34% | 23 | 64½u |
| 43 | 180 Southern Miss | 66% | 38 | -11 |
| 100 | 181 South Alabama | 54% | 32 | 54o |
| 117 | 182 Louisiana-Lafayette | 46% | 28 | -3 |
| 126 | 183 Kansas | 7% | 12 | 59½u |
| 34 | 184 Memphis | 93% | 51 | -20 |
| 30 | 185 Michigan State | 40% | 23 | 52½u |
| 14 | 186 Notre Dame | 60% | 32 | -7½ |
| 28 | 187 Texas A&M | 45% | 23 | 52½u |
| 22 | 188 Auburn | 55% | 28 | -3½ |
| 79 | 189 Duke | 43% | 21 | 43u |
| 70 | 190 Northwestern | 57% | 27 | -6½ |
| 1 | 191 Ohio State | 65% | 36 | -2 |
| 5 | 192 Oklahoma | 35% | 22 | 64½u |
| 2 | 193 Alabama | 62% | 33 | -10 |
| 7 | 194 Mississippi | 38% | 22 | 55½o |
| 10 | 195 Georgia | 61% | 23 | -7 |
| 59 | 196 Missouri | 39% | 13 | 47½u |
| 42 | 197 Mississippi State | 36% | 22 | |
| 11 | 198 LSU | 64% | 35 | -16 |
| 41 | 199 Navy | 70% | 38 | -6 |
| 104 | 200 Tulane | 30% | 20 | 51½u |
| 120 | 201 Hawaii | 19% | 17 | |
| 56 | 202 Arizona | 81% | 45 | -24½ |
| 18 | 203 Southern Cal | 45% | 28 | 54u |
| 13 | 204 Stanford | 55% | 32 | -8½ |
| 38 | 205 Texas | 47% | 30 | -8 |
| 39 | 206 California | 53% | 32 | 72o |
| 93 | 207 Buffalo | 45% | 24 | 53½u |
| 87 | 208 Nevada | 55% | 29 | -10½ |
| 36 | 209 Utah | 72% | 37 | -13 |
| 105 | 210 San Jose State | 28% | 17 | 50½u |
| 123 | 211 Idaho | 12% | 16 | 72u |
| 37 | 212 Washington State | 88% | 50 | -26 |
