Saturday Predictions: Week 3

Never mind the lack of Week 1 and Week 2 predictions. We're starting with Week 3 because it's the first week I've thought of doing this. Now you may wonder what predictions I would have gotten right in the first two weeks. Assume many, but that's mostly because there weren't many upsets. Notably I would have picked Georgia over Clemson and Virginia Tech over Ohio State. However, I also would have failed picking the Michigan State-Oregon game and the USC-Stanford game. But enough of the would-have-beens, let's see how I do picking this week's games.

Admittedly, this week's schedule of games isn't particularly interesting on the surface. I've only picked a few upsets. But look closer and you'll see I've predicted several close games. Look for Missouri, Virginia Tech, and Louisville to be tested. Each is facing a one-loss opponent, but those were "high quality" losses to respectable opponents.

Oh, and one last thing, I will always be picking the Gators to win, whether I believe they likely will or won't. So just disregard that prediction if you only looking for the fair and unbiased ones. I don't want any investment in a Gator loss.

State of Florida:

• Pittsburgh (2-0) over FIU (1-1), 52-7
• #20 Missouri (2-0) over UCF (0-1), 31-24
• Miami (1-1) over Arkansas State (1-1), 38-14
• South Florida (1-1) over NC State (2-0), 24-21 (UPSET)
• Tulsa (1-1) over Florida Atlantic (0-2), 35-10
• Florida (1-0) over Kentucky (2-0), 44-9
• #1 Florida State (2-0), BYE

Southeastern Conference:

• Massachusetts (0-2) over Vanderbilt (0-2), 37-34 (UPSET)
• Arkansas (1-1) over Texas Tech (2-0), 42-38 (UPSET)
• #6 Georgia (2-0) over #24 South Carolina (1-1), 31-17
• #14 Mississippi (2-0) over Louisiana-Lafayette (1-1), 38-10
• Mississippi State (2-0) over South Alabama (1-0), 49-20
• #3 Alabama (2-0) over Southern Miss (1-1), 52-0
• #10 LSU (2-0) over Louisiana-Monroe (2-0), 45-7
• #4 Oklahoma (2-0) over Tennessee (2-0), 38-17
• #7 Texas A&M (2-0) over Rice (0-1), 56-13
• #5 Auburn (2-0), BYE

Top 25:

• #25 BYU (2-0) over Houston (1-1), 45-7
• #8 Baylor (2-0) over Buffalo (1-1), 45-13
• #2 Oregon (2-0) over Wyoming (2-0), 52-10
• #9 USC (2-0) over Boston College (1-1), 35-13
• #11 Notre Dame (2-0) over Purdue (1-1), 48-10
• #12 UCLA (2-0) over Texas (1-1), 34-17
• #15 Stanford (1-1) over Army (1-0), 38-10
• #16 Arizona State (2-0) over Colorado (1-1), 45-16
• #17 Virginia Tech (2-0) over East Carolina (1-1), 31-24
• #21 Louisville (2-0) over Virginia (1-1), 30-23
• #22 Ohio State (1-1) over Kent State (0-2), 35-14
• #13 Michigan State (1-1), BYE
• #18 Wisconsin (1-1), BYE
• #19 Kansas State (2-0), BYE
• #23 Clemson (1-1), BYE