2023 CFB Week 3: Betting odds and lines for Top 25

ESPN Sports Betting

Sep 13, 2023, 03:30 PM ET

Week 3 of the 2023 college football season features key SEC showdowns between No. 11 Tennessee and unranked Florida as well as No. 14 LSU at Mississippi State, while the No. 1 Georgia host rival South Carolina.

Elsewhere, North Carolina’s Drake Maye plays host to Minnesota while coach Deion Sanders’ Colorado Buffaloes host cross-state rival Colorado State.

Here are the betting lines, money lines and totals for Week 3 of the college football season.

All odds are courtesy of Caesars Sportsbook. Football Power Index (FPI) by ESPN Sports Analytics Group.

No. 3 Florida State at Boston College
Saturday, noon p.m. ET, Alumni Stadium, Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts

Line: Florida State (-25.5)
Money line: Florida State (-15000), Boston College (+2200)
Total: 49 points

FPI Prediction
Florida State: 96.7% chance to win.
Projected margin of victory: 30.9 points

Betting nuggets

Florida State is 4-0 ATS on the road since the start of last season, the best such cover percentage in the ACC over that span.
Florida State has covered four of its past five games as a double-digit favorite.
Boston College is 5-12 ATS against AP-ranked opponents since the start of the 2018 season.

No. 7 Penn State at Illinois
Saturday, noon p.m. ET, Memorial Stadium, Champaign, Illinois

Line: Penn State (-14.5)
Money line: Penn State (-550), Illinois (+400)
Total: 48.5 points

FPI prediction
Penn State: 86.4% chance to win.
Projected margin of victory: 17.3 points

Betting nuggets

Penn State is 4-0 ATS as a road favorite since the start of last season.
Each of Penn State’s last five road games have gone over the total.
Illinois is 8-2-1 ATS following a straight-up loss since the start of the 2021 season.

No. 14 LSU at Mississippi State
Saturday, noon p.m. ET, Davis Wade Stadium, Starkville, Mississippi

Line: 9.5 points
Money Line: LSU (-385), Mississippi State (+300)
Total: 54.5 points

FPI Prediction
LSU: 67.5% chance to win.
Projected margin of victory: 7 points

Betting nuggets

No. 15 Kansas State at Missouri
Saturday, noon p.m. ET, Memorial Stadium/Faurot Field, Columbia, Missouri

Line: Kansas State (-5)
Money Line: Kansas State (-195); Missouri (+162)
Total: 48.0 points

FPI Prediction
Kansas State: 68.9% chance to win.
Projected margin of victory: 7.6 points

Betting nuggets

Kansas State is 9-2 ATS as a favorite since the start of last season.
Kansas State is 5-1 ATS in September games since the start of last season.
Five of Missouri’s last six games against AP-ranked teams have gone under the total.

Central Michigan at No. 9 Notre Dame
Saturday, 2:30 p.m. ET, Notre Dame Stadium, Notre Dame, Indiana

Line: Notre Dame (-34.5)
Total: 53.5 points

FPI Prediction
Notre Dame: 98.6% chance to win.
Projected margin of victory: 38 points

Betting nuggets

South Carolina at No. 1 Georgia
Saturday, 3:30 p.m. ET, Sanford Stadium, Athens, Georgia

Line: Georgia (-27.5)
Money line: South Carolina (+2200); Georgia (-15000)
Total: 54.5 points

FPI Prediction
Georgia: 91.7% chance to win.
Projected margin of victory: 22.3 points

Betting nuggets

No. 10 Alabama at South Florida
Saturday, 3:30 p.m. ET, Raymond James Stadium, Tampa, Florida

Line: Alabama (-32)
Money Line: Alabama (-10000); South Florida (+2000)
Total: 61.5 points

FPI Prediction
Alabama: 98.6% chance to win.
Projected margin of victory: 38.5 points

Betting nuggets

Alabama is 1-4 ATS on the road since the start of last season.
South Florida is 7-1 against AP-ranked opponents since the start of 2021.
Each of Alabama’s past eight games following a straight-up loss have gone under the total.

San Diego State at No. 16 Oregon State
Saturday, 3:30 p.m. ET, Reser Stadium, Corvallis, Oregon

Line: Oregon State (-24.5)
Money Line: San Diego State (+1350); Oregon State (-3500)
Total: 49 points

FPI prediction
Oregon State: 96.4% chance to win.
Projected margin of victory: 29.8 points

Betting nuggets

Oregon State is 9-0 ATS as a home favorite since the start of the 2021 season.
Oregon State is 5-0 ATS as a double-digit favorite since the start of last season.
Eleven of San Diego State’s last 13 games following a straight-up loss have gone under the total.

No. 19 Oklahoma at Tulsa
Saturday, 3:30 p.m. ET, Chapman Stadium, Tulsa, Oklahoma

Line: Oklahoma (-27.5)
Money line: Oklahoma (-10000); Tulsa (+2000)
Total: 59.5 points

FPI Prediction:
Oklahoma: 96.4% chance to win.
Projected margin of victory: 30.2 points

Betting nuggets

Tulsa is 9-0-1 ATS as a double-digit underdog since the start of the 2020 season.
Tulsa is 12-1 ATS against AP-ranked teams since the start of the 2018 season.
Oklahoma is 7-15-1 ATS as a road favorite since the start of the 2017 season.

Minnesota at No. 20 North Carolina
Saturday, 3:30 p.m. ET, Kenan Stadium, Chapel Hill, North Carolina

Line: North Carolina (-7.5)
Money Line: Minnesota (+240); North Carolina (-305)
Total: 50 points

FPI prediction
North Carolina: 72.9% chance to win.
Projected margin of victory: 9.3 points

Betting nuggets

Minnesota is 8-2-1 ATS in its last 11 games as an underdog.
North Carolina has failed to cover each of its past three games as a home favorite.
The over is 7-2-1 in Minnesota’s games against AP-ranked opponents since the start of the 2019 season.

Northwestern at No. 21 Duke
Saturday, 3:30 p.m. ET, Wallace Wade Stadium, Durham, North Carolina

Line: Duke (-18.5)
Money Line: Northwestern (+650); Duke (-1000)
Total: 48.5 points

FPI prediction
Duke: 73% chance to win
Projected margin of victory: 9.4 points

Betting nuggets

Duke has covered each of its past four games against Northwestern.
Duke is 19-8 ATS as a double-digit favorite since the start of the 2012 season.
Six of Northwestern’s seven games against AP-ranked teams have gone under the total since the start of the 2020 season.

Western Michigan at No. 25 Iowa
Saturday, 3:30 p.m. ET, Kinnick Stadium, Iowa City, Iowa

Line: Iowa (-28.5)
Money Line: Iowa (-10000), Western Michigan (+2000)
Total: 42.5 points

FPI prediction
Iowa: 94.3% chance to win.
Projected margin of victory: 25.9 points

Betting nuggets

Western Michigan has failed to cover each of its past four games against AP-ranked opponents.
Six of Western Michigan’s seven road games have gone under the total since the start of last season.
Each of Iowa’s past six non-conference games have gone under the total.

Western Kentucky at No. 6 Ohio State
Saturday, 4 p.m. ET, Ohio Stadium, Columbus, Ohio

Line: Ohio State (-28)
Money Line: Ohio State (-10000), Western Kentucky (+2000)
Total: 63 points

FPI prediction
Ohio State: 97.1% chance to win.
Projected margin of victory: 31.9 points

Betting nuggets

Western Kentucky is 16-8-1 ATS on the road since the start of the 2019 season.
Ohio State has failed to cover each of its past four games as a favorite.
Eleven of Western Kentucky’s 14 non-conference games have gone over the total since the start of the 2021 season.

No. 8 Washington at Michigan State
Saturday, 5 p.m. ET, Spartan Stadium, East Lansing, Michigan

Line: Washington (-16)
Money line: Washington (-800); Michigan State (+550)
Total: 57.5 points

FPI prediction
Washington: 65.9% chance to win.
Projected margin of victory: 6.3 points

Betting nuggets

Washington is 10-3 ATS against non-conference opponents since the start of the 2019 season.
Michigan State is 3-9 ATS against AP Top-10 teams since the start of the 2018 season.
Eighteen of Washington’s past 25 road games have gone under the total.

No. 11 Tennessee at Florida
Saturday, 7 p.m. ET, Ben Hill Griffin Stadium, Gainesville, Florida

Line: Tennessee (-6.5)
Money line: Tennessee (-240); Florida (+196)
Total: 59.0 points

FPI prediction
Tennessee: 54.1% chance to win.
Projected margin of victory: 1.6 points

Betting nuggets

Florida is 4-0 ATS as a home underdog since the start of the 2018 season.
Florida has covered 20 of its past 30 meetings with Tennessee (20-9-1 ATS).
Four of Tennessee’s past five road games have gone under the total.

Bowling Green at No. 2 Michigan
Saturday, 7:30 p.m. ET, Michigan Stadium, Ann Arbor, Michigan

Line: Michigan (-40.5)
Total: 53.5 points

FPI prediction
Michigan: 98.2% chance to win.
Projected margin of victory: 36.1 points

Betting nuggets

Georgia Tech at No. 17 Ole Miss
Saturday, 7:30 p.m. ET, Vaught-Hemingway Stadium, Oxford, Mississippi

Line: Ole Miss (-19)
Money Line: Ole Miss (-1000), Georgia Tech (+650)
Total: 63.5 points

FPI prediction
Ole Miss: 90.2% chance to win.
Projected margin of victory: 20.7 points

Betting nuggets

Georgia Tech is 5-1 ATS on the road since the start of last season.
Georgia Tech has covered each of its last 4 games as an underdog.
Ole Miss is 1-4 ATS in its last past five games as a home favorite.

Wyoming at No. 4 Texas
Saturday, 8 p.m. ET, DKR-Texas Memorial Stadium, Austin, Texas

Line: Texas (-28.5)
Money line: Texas (-25000), Wyoming (+2500)
Total: 48.5 points

FPI prediction
Texas: 97.3% chance to win.
Projected margin of victory: 32.6 points

Betting nuggets

Texas is 9-5 ATS over its past 14 home games dating back to the start of the 2021 season.
Wyoming is 4-0 ATS against AP-ranked teams since the start of the 2016 season.
Wyoming has covered each of its past three games against Texas.

Hawai’i at No. 13 Oregon
Saturday, 8 p.m. ET, Autzen Stadium, Eugene, Oregon

Line: Oregon (-37.5)
Total: 68.5 points

FPI Prediction
Oregon: 98.2% chance to win.
Projected margin of victory: 35.9 points

Betting nuggets

Colorado State at No. 18 Colorado -23
Saturday, 10 p.m. ET, Folsom Field, Boulder, Colorado

Line: Colorado (-23)
Money line: Colorado (-2400), Colorado State (+1150)
Total: 59 points

FPI prediction
Colorado: 88.1% chance to win.
Projected margin of victory: 18.9 points

Betting nuggets

Colorado has covered four consecutive games against Colorado State.
Each of Colorado State’s past nine games following a straight-up loss have gone under the total.
Colorado State is 0-5 ATS against non-conference opponents since the start of last season.