We had our first tough week of the football season last week, going 2-4-1 on our best bets.
Let's see if we can turn it around with 7 picks for Week 3 of the NFL season and Week 4 of college football.
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NFL Week 3 & NCAAF Week 4 Best Bets
- Notre Dame -27.5 vs. Miami OH – Saturday, 3:30 pm ET
- Louisville -10 vs. Georgia Tech – Saturday, 3:30 pm ET
- Florida State -2.5 vs. California – Saturday, 7:00 pm ET
- Boston College -6.5 vs. Michigan State – Saturday, 8:00 pm ET
- New Orleans Saints -2.5 vs. Philadelphia Eagles – Sunday, 1:00 pm ET
- Indianapolis Colts PK vs. Chicago Bears – Sunday, 1:00 pm ET
- Tampa Bay Buccaneers vs. Denver Broncos UNDER 41 – Sunday, 1:00 pm ET
Notre Dame -27.5 vs. Miami OH – 3:30 pm ET on NBC
You won’t have to worry about Notre Dame overlooking Miami Ohio after what happened to them a few weeks back against Northern Illinois.
Miami Ohio does not have much of an offense, scoring just two touchdowns in two games to start the season.
Meanwhile, Notre Dame made a huge statement last week, putting up 66 points against Purdue.
Miami Ohio will not be able to keep up with Notre Dame, who will want to continue making statements to the playoff committee. Look for them to run up the score and grab the win and cover Saturday.
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Louisville -10 vs. Georgia Tech – 3:30 pm ET on ESPN2
Louisville opened the season with two easy wins against inferior opponents and then had a bye week to prepare for Georgia Tech. In the two games Louisville has played, they scored 111 points and allowed just 14 points.
Georgia Tech is playing their fifth-straight game and they struggled in their only road game losing 31-28 to Syracuse in a game that they trailed by 17 points in the fourth quarter and were outgained by 137 yards.
If Georgia Tech struggled to slow down Syracuse, they will definitely not be getting enough stops against Louisville to keep this game in single digits.
Take Louisville to win and cover.
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Florida State -2.5 vs. California – 7 pm ET on ESPN2
This is just as much a play against California as it is a play on Florida State.
First, because of how absolutely bad Florida State has looked in the first three weeks of the season, this line is nowhere near where it would have been weeks ago, especially when you also factor in Cal upset Auburn on the road a few weeks back.
But we are now getting to the point where the travel factor may become a big issue for Cal. They came across the country to face Auburn, went back home for a game, and now turn back around to come across the country for this game.
Look for Florida State to finally bear some semblance of the team everyone expected to see before the season started and grab the win and cover.
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Boston College -6.5 vs. Michigan State 8 pm ET on ACCN
Boston College is 2-1 on the year, with their only loss coming on the road against a top 10 Missouri team. Even in that game, Boston College hung right with them; it was a few costly turnovers that did them in.
They will now face a Michigan State team that is 3-0 but has not looked all that great this year. They struggled against Florida Atlantic in their opener and then caught a break at Maryland with a missed field goal followed by one big play to change that game.
Michigan State QB Aidan Chiles has thrown 4 interceptions in just 3 games and will likely make some more mistakes in this one as Boston College will bring the pressure all game.
Look for Boston College to get a win and cover at home on Saturday night.
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New Orleans Saints -2.5 vs. Philadelphia Eagles – 1 pm ET on FOX
The Saints continue to impress, especially on offense, where they scored 91 points in just two games.
They now go up against an Eagles team that is reeling following an epic collapse on Monday night in a 22-21 loss to the Falcons. Now they have to turn around and go on the road on a short week.
The Eagles will continue to be without top receiving threat A.J. Brown this week, which will spell trouble for an Eagles team that will struggle to stop the Saints and score enough to keep up.
The Eagles' defensive front has been bad, ranking 30th and giving up nearly 400 yards per game.
Look for the Saints to get the win and cover Sunday afternoon.
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Indianapolis Colts PK vs. Chicago Bears – 1 pm ET on CBS
The Bears come into this game having managed just one offensive touchdown in their first two games of the season. Now they have to head to Indianapolis to face a Colts team that can put up points, especially at home.
The Bears offense ranks 31st in the league, putting up just 176.5 yards per game, compared to the Colts, who are putting up 320.5 yards per game.
Look for the Colts defense to show improvement against a much weaker Bears offense. That will allow Colts QB Anthony Richardson to lead the offense to enough points to get the win Sunday.
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Tampa Bay Buccaneers vs. Denver Broncos UNDER 41 – 1 pm ET on FOX
Bo Nix and the Denver offense have done nothing to inspire confidence that an offense explosion is on the horizon. They put up 6 points last week against Pittsburgh and now travel to face a Tampa team that just held the high-powered Lions offense to 16 points last week.
On the flip side, the Denver defense has been a strong unit to start the year, ranking ninth, allowing just 277.5 yards per game.
Look for Denver to keep the Tampa offense in check but not be able to do much offensively themselves, which will lead to a close, lower-scoring game.
Take the UNDER.
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