Week 3, 2026 college football picks
Every game we have a call on this week — the side we pick to win and our probability. The games we ran and decided not to call are here too, marked, so you can see what we left alone and why. Kickoffs run Thursday, September 17 through Saturday, September 19.
50
games we call
7
we ran and left alone
50
settled so far
309-90
record, all season
77%
picks correct
Thursday, September 17
Friday, September 18
Saturday, September 19
- Coastal Carolina Chanticleers at Delaware Blue HensWon ✓
Delaware Blue Hens, 60% to win
Projected total 55.7
- Buffalo Bulls at Penn State Nittany LionsWon ✓
Penn State Nittany Lions, 97% to win
Projected total 47.3
- Kent State Golden Flashes at Ohio State BuckeyesWon ✓
Ohio State Buckeyes, 97% to win
Projected total 51
- Akron Zips at Minnesota Golden GophersWon ✓
Minnesota Golden Gophers, 89% to win
Projected total 48.8
- North Carolina Tar Heels at Clemson TigersWon ✓
Clemson Tigers, 77% to win
Projected total 44.2
- Bowling Green Falcons at Iowa State CyclonesWon ✓
Iowa State Cyclones, 96% to win
Projected total 44.2
- Tulane Green Wave at Kansas State WildcatsWon ✓
Kansas State Wildcats, 74% to win
Projected total 50.9
- Georgia Bulldogs at Arkansas RazorbacksWon ✓
Georgia Bulldogs, 81% to win
Projected total 57.4
- Eastern Michigan Eagles at Wisconsin BadgersWon ✓
Wisconsin Badgers, 90% to win
Projected total 43.8
- NC State Wolfpack at Vanderbilt CommodoresWon ✓
Vanderbilt Commodores, 72% to win
Projected total 56.7
- Wyoming Cowboys at Central Michigan ChippewasWon ✓
Central Michigan Chippewas, 58% to win
Projected total 38.5
- Temple Owls at Toledo RocketsWon ✓
Toledo Rockets, 80% to win
Projected total 51.3
- USC Trojans at Rutgers Scarlet KnightsWon ✓
USC Trojans, 81% to win
Projected total 61.1
- UTEP Miners at Michigan WolverinesWon ✓
Michigan Wolverines, 97% to win
Projected total 47.4
- SMU Mustangs at Louisville CardinalsWon ✓
Louisville Cardinals, 56% to win
Projected total 57.2
- Utah State Aggies at Utah UtesWon ✓
Utah Utes, 96% to win
Projected total 58
- Miami (OH) RedHawks at Cincinnati BearcatsWon ✓
Cincinnati Bearcats, 84% to win
Projected total 51.9
- Kentucky Wildcats at Texas A&M AggiesLost ✗
Texas A&M Aggies, 91% to win
Projected total 52
- Florida State Seminoles at Alabama Crimson TideWon ✓
Alabama Crimson Tide, 87% to win
Projected total 52
- Louisiana Tech Bulldogs at Baylor BearsWon ✓
Baylor Bears, 79% to win
Projected total 55.5
- Ball State Cardinals at Liberty FlamesWon ✓
Liberty Flames, 79% to win
Projected total 50
- Western Kentucky Hilltoppers at Indiana HoosiersWon ✓
Indiana Hoosiers, 97% to win
Projected total 58.1
- Stanford Cardinal at Duke Blue DevilsWon ✓
Duke Blue Devils, 85% to win
Projected total 54.2
- Mississippi State Bulldogs at South Carolina GamecocksLost ✗
South Carolina Gamecocks, 64% to win
Projected total 54.3
- Charlotte 49ers at App State MountaineersWon ✓
App State Mountaineers, 84% to win
Projected total 54.9
- Florida International Panthers at Florida Atlantic OwlsWon ✓
Florida Atlantic Owls, 57% to win
Projected total 60.5
- East Carolina Pirates at Old Dominion MonarchsLost ✗
Old Dominion Monarchs, 55% to win
Projected total 51.2
- Marshall Thundering Herd at Missouri State BearsWon ✓
Marshall Thundering Herd, 57% to win
Projected total 55.7
- Georgia Southern Eagles at Jacksonville State GamecocksWon ✓
Jacksonville State Gamecocks, 63% to win
Projected total 52
- Ohio Bobcats at South Alabama JaguarsWon ✓
South Alabama Jaguars, 56% to win
Projected total 54.3
- Western Michigan Broncos at Rice OwlsWon ✓
Western Michigan Broncos, 69% to win
Projected total 44.4
- UConn Huskies at Southern Miss Golden EaglesWon ✓
UConn Huskies, 60% to win
Projected total 56.5
- Georgia State Panthers at UCF KnightsWon ✓
UCF Knights, 88% to win
Projected total 53
- Troy Trojans at Missouri TigersWon ✓
Missouri Tigers, 95% to win
Projected total 48.7
- Michigan State Spartans at Notre Dame Fighting IrishWon ✓
Notre Dame Fighting Irish, 96% to win
Projected total 54.3
- West Virginia Mountaineers vs Virginia CavaliersLost ✗
Virginia Cavaliers, 73% to win
Projected total 51.9
- Colorado Buffaloes at Northwestern WildcatsWon ✓
Northwestern Wildcats, 64% to win
Projected total 47.1
- BYU Cougars at Colorado State RamsWon ✓
BYU Cougars, 88% to win
Projected total 53.8
- New Mexico Lobos at Oklahoma SoonersWon ✓
Oklahoma Sooners, 91% to win
Projected total 49.5
- Kennesaw State Owls at Tennessee VolunteersWon ✓
Tennessee Volunteers, 97% to win
Projected total 57.2
- UAB Blazers at Louisiana Ragin' CajunsWon ✓
Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns, 72% to win
Projected total 59.1
- Arkansas State Red Wolves at TCU Horned FrogsWon ✓
TCU Horned Frogs, 90% to win
Projected total 55.3
- UTSA Roadrunners at Texas LonghornsWon ✓
Texas Longhorns, 93% to win
Projected total 57.1
- James Madison Dukes at San Diego State AztecsWon ✓
James Madison Dukes, 61% to win
Projected total 50.7
- North Dakota State Bison at Sacramento State HornetsWon ✓
North Dakota State Bison, 80% to win
Projected total 51.9
- Northern Illinois Huskies at Arizona WildcatsWon ✓
Arizona Wildcats, 95% to win
Projected total 44.5
- Fresno State Bulldogs at San José State SpartansWon ✓
Fresno State Bulldogs, 67% to win
Projected total 49.7
- Purdue Boilermakers at UCLA BruinsWon ✓
UCLA Bruins, 77% to win
Projected total 54
- Arizona State Sun Devils vs Kansas JayhawksToo close to call
We ran it and landed too near a coin flip to publish.
- North Texas Mean Green at Texas State BobcatsNo call
We ran it and decided not to publish a call.
- Florida Gators at Auburn TigersToo close to call
We ran it and landed too near a coin flip to publish.
- Nevada Wolf Pack at Middle Tennessee Blue RaidersToo close to call
We ran it and landed too near a coin flip to publish.
- LSU Tigers at Ole Miss RebelsNo call
We ran it and decided not to publish a call.
- Virginia Tech Hokies at Maryland TerrapinsNo call
We ran it and decided not to publish a call.
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How to read this board
Miami Hurricanes, 83% to win. Each row is one call: the team we pick to win and how likely we think that is. The probability is the pick — it is what gets graded, and a 68% call that loses is a 68% call that lost, not a bad model.
One number per row, and it is the probability. We do project a margin for each game, and it is on the game page where there is room to label it — but it is context, not a call, and nobody is graded on it. No sportsbook line appears anywhere on this page, and neither does anyone else’s number.
A short board is the honest one. We publish only where our model clears its gates, so a week with a lot of close games has fewer picks on it — the games we leave out are the ones we would be guessing at. Those games are still listed, greyed out, and each one has a page saying which gate stopped it. A pick we did not make is part of the record too.