College Football Expert Picks, Predictions: Week 3

Week 2 college football expert picks and predictions highlighted by Miami at Texas A&M, Penn State at Auburn, Michigan State at Washington

College football expert picks, predictions for Week 3, highlighted by Miami at Texas A&M, Penn State at Auburn, and Michigan State at Washington


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* next to the pick means the team will win, but not cover.
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Florida State at Louisville

Line: Florida State -2, o/u: 54.5

Eric Bolin, RazorbacksWire.com: Florida State
Evan Bredeson, CornhuskersWire.com: Florida State
Tony Cosolo, ColoradoBuffaloesWire.com: Florida State
Jeff Feyerer, CFN: Florida State
Pete Fiutak, CFN: Florida State
Cami Griffin, LonghornsWire.com: Florida State
Dan Harralson, VolsWire.com: Louisville
Phil Harrison, BuckeyesWire.com: Florida State
Jeremy Mauss, MWwire.com Florida State
Kevin McGuire, NittanyLionsWire.com: Florida State*
Big Game Ben Niewoehner, CFN Florida State
E, CFN Florida State
Tyler Nettuno, LSUTigerswire.com Florida State
Zack Pearson, TarHeelswire.com Florida State
Johnny Rosenstein, SportsBookWire.com: Louisville
Nick Shepkowski, FightingIrishWire.com: Louisville
Scott Steehn, WinnersandWhiners.com: Florida State
Joe Vitale, UGAWire.com: Louisville
John Williams, SoonersWire.com: Florida State
Clucko the Chicken (a coin flip), CFN: Louisville
CONSENSUS PICK: Florida State

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Florida St at Louisville | Air Force at Wyoming
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ULM at Alabama | Miss State at LSU
Toledo at Ohio State | Texas Tech at NC State
Michigan St at Washington | La Tech at Clemson
UTSA at Texas | Miami at Texas A&M
San Diego State at Utah | Fresno State at USC
Eastern Mich at Arizona StResults So Far
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Florida State vs Louisville Prediction, Game Preview

Florida State vs Louisville game preview, prediction, and breakdown for the Week 3 game on Friday, September 16

Florida State vs Louisville prediction, game preview, how to watch. Week 3, Saturday, September 17


Florida State vs Louisville How To Watch

Date: Saturday, September 17
Game Time: 7:30 ET
Venue: Cardinal Stadium, Louisville, KY
How To Watch: ESPN
Record: Florida State (2-0), Louisville (1-1)
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Florida State vs Louisville Game Preview

Why Florida State Will Win

Florida State is moving the sticks.

Rolling against Duquesne was no big deal, but the offense stepped up the passing attack against LSU and now gets a Louisville defense that’s been just okay on third downs.

It took a while, but there’s a chance that Florida State finally has an offensive line it can rely on. It allowed just three tackles for loss in the first two games, it’s been good enough for the running game, and it’s all contributing to the O connecting on third down after third down.

As long as the Noles control the time of possession battle and don’t make mistakes, they’re playing well enough to get this done on the road.

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Why Louisville  Will Win

The Cardinals got their groove back with the desperately needed win over UCF.

They might have struggled against Syracuse to start the season, but the offense wasn’t too bad – the turnovers were the problem, and the defense couldn’t come up with a key stop.

The pass rush has been there and there should be enough plays behind the line to matter. Florida State’s offensive line might be playing well so far, but the Cardinals will get creative to get to Jordan Travis.

The run defense has to hold up – LSU did a nice job of keeping the big plays on the ground to a minimum – and …

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What’s Going To Happen

Malik Cunningham has to be the best player on the field.

He struggled throwing it against UCF, but he took off for 121 yards and a score. Last year he ran for two touchdowns in the win over Florida State and was solid through the air, and in the 2020 win he hit the big plays down the field and didn’t run as much.

He’ll have to do it all at home.

The UCF version of Louisville is more real than the one that showed up at Syracuse. Now, with a decent performance from the defense and yet another great day from Cunningham against FSU, the Cardinal season really gets going.

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Florida State vs Louisville Prediction, Line

Louisville 30, Florida State 26
Line: Florida State -2.5, o/u: 57
ATS Confidence out of 5: 2
Florida State vs Louisville Must See Rating (out of 5): 3

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