The slate
Week 3 matchups
Every game, ranked by playoff stakes. Tap any matchup for the model's read and what both sidelines are saying.
CFB Week 3 kicks off Thu, Sep 17
#11LSU
49% to win
#9Ole Miss
51% to win
Why it tops the slate · Two playoff hopefuls, basically a coin flip.
☆ Tap the star on any team to pin their games to the top each week.
The rest of the slate
#19SMU
49% to win
#24Louisville
51% to win
Florida
53% to win
Auburn
47% to win
#23Houston
23% to win
#12Texas Tech
77% to win
NC State
42% to win
Vanderbilt
58% to win
Florida State
22% to win
#13Alabama
78% to win
#3Georgia
79% to win
Arkansas
21% to win
Tulane
29% to win
Kansas State
71% to win
West Virginia
39% to win
Virginia
61% to win
Arizona State
61% to win
Kansas
39% to win
James Madison
62% to win
San Diego State
38% to win
#14USC
85% to win
Rutgers
15% to win
Kentucky
14% to win
#8Texas A&M
86% to win
Mississippi St
26% to win
South Carolina
74% to win
Virginia Tech
50% to win
Maryland
50% to win
Syracuse
25% to win
Pittsburgh
75% to win
North Carolina
23% to win
Clemson
77% to win
#7Miami
90% to win
Wake Forest
10% to win
East Carolina
40% to win
Old Dominion
60% to win
Colorado
35% to win
Northwestern
65% to win
UTSA
8% to win
#5Texas
92% to win
Purdue
22% to win
UCLA
78% to win
Utah State
11% to win
#21Utah
89% to win
Miami (OH)
29% to win
Cincinnati
71% to win
North Texas
62% to win
Texas St
38% to win
Troy
13% to win
#25Missouri
87% to win
#14BYU
92% to win
Colorado St
8% to win
Louisiana Tech
18% to win
Baylor
82% to win
New Mexico
7% to win
#10Oklahoma
93% to win
Stanford
28% to win
Duke
72% to win
Kennesaw St
7% to win
#20Tennessee
93% to win
Arkansas St
14% to win
TCU
86% to win
UConn
50% to win
Southern Miss
50% to win
Buffalo
5% to win
#18Penn State
95% to win
E Michigan
11% to win
Wisconsin
89% to win
Temple
42% to win
Toledo
58% to win
Akron
12% to win
Minnesota
88% to win
Bowling Green
11% to win
Iowa State
89% to win
Fresno State
73% to win
San José St
27% to win
Marshall
66% to win
Missouri St
34% to win
Georgia St
12% to win
UCF
88% to win
W Michigan
60% to win
Rice
40% to win
Ohio
42% to win
South Alabama
58% to win
FIU
33% to win
FAU
67% to win
Western Kentucky
1% to win
#6Indiana
99% to win
GA Southern
38% to win
Jax State
62% to win
N Illinois
3% to win
Arizona
97% to win
Michigan State
2% to win
#4Notre Dame
98% to win
UAB
26% to win
Louisiana
74% to win
Wyoming
32% to win
C Michigan
68% to win
Coastal Carolina
40% to win
Delaware
60% to win
Charlotte
25% to win
Appalachian State
75% to win
UTEP
1% to win
#16Michigan
99% to win
Ball State
12% to win
Liberty
88% to win
Nevada
46% to win
Middle Tennessee
54% to win
Kent State
<1% to win
#1Ohio State
>99% to win
Also on the slate
Games against non-FBS opponents — shown for completeness; no betting line, so the model sits these out.
Boise State vs South DakotaNo line
Boston College vs MaineNo line
California vs WagnerNo line
Georgia Tech vs MercerNo line
Illinois vs Southern IllinoisNo line
Iowa vs Northern IowaNo line
Memphis vs UT MartinNo line
Nebraska vs North DakotaNo line
Oklahoma State vs Murray StateNo line
Oregon vs Portland StateNo line
Oregon St vs MontanaNo line
Sam Houston vs NichollsNo line
South Florida vs Delaware StateNo line
Tulsa vs East Texas A&MNo line
UL Monroe vs SE LouisianaNo line
UMass vs StonehillNo line
Washington vs Eastern WashingtonNo line
Washington St vs DuquesneNo line