College football Week 3 best bets: Bets to make on UNC, Alabama, Texas A&M and more
The article’s Week 3 betting card backs North Carolina +3.5 at Clemson as its best bet and also identifies +145 on the Tar Heels’ moneyline as a smaller-scale play. The case for North Carolina centers on a pass rush ranked in the top 15 in pressures and sacks, Clemson’s problems in passing, rushing and blocking, and quarterback Tait Reynolds’ struggles under pressure. The article also cites North Carolina quarterback Billy Edwards Jr.’s ball security and 9.9 yards per attempt.
The other listed wagers are Eastern Michigan at Wisconsin first-quarter under 9.5, Alabama team total over 33.5, Virginia Tech -3, Rutgers +24.5, Texas A&M first half -9.5 and Texas State -2.5. The analysis presents these as predictions or considerations, not established outcomes, and notes that odds are supplied by DraftKings and subject to change. It also cautions that betting variance remains a factor, including Wisconsin’s potentially misleading recent scoring plays.
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Why is college football coming to Wembley? The plan to make London a new home for U.S. juggernaut
Kansas and Arizona State will play the first NCAA Division I college football game in the United Kingdom at Wembley Stadium on Saturday, Sept. 19, in a Big 12 regular-season conference game. Organizers expect approximately 60,000 fans, including about 15,000 traveling from the United States, and the result will count toward both teams’ records. The Union Jack Classic is intended to showcase college football’s bands, cheerleaders, mascots, tailgating and traditions to a British audience.
Event chairman Brian Dubiski said the organizers have a multi-year Wembley agreement and interest from other universities and conferences, with ambitions to expand into additional European markets. Kansas is giving up what would have been a home game, while the programs also see global brand awareness and enrollment opportunities; organizers have tried to make tickets affordable for families. Dubiski said major programs could eventually play in London, though sacrificing lucrative home dates and traveling thousands of miles remain obstacles.
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USC WR Trent Mosley out vs. Rutgers with undisclosed injury
USC will enter Big Ten play without freshman wide receiver Trent Mosley because of an undisclosed injury, coach Lincoln Riley announced Wednesday. Riley provided no specific injury details and said the timeline for Mosley’s potential return was “inconclusive,” although he did not expect it to be extremely long term. The Trojans are 3-0 and will travel to Rutgers for their first road matchup of the season Saturday.
Before the injury, Mosley led USC with 255 receiving yards and four touchdowns through three games and had quickly become quarterback Jayden Maiava’s top target. USC still has fellow freshmen Kayden Dixon-Wyatt and Mark Bowman, who each have two touchdowns, while the broadcast of the Louisiana game appeared to show trainers examining Mosley’s right knee after he favored it following a touchdown catch.
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