College Football Week 3 Picks: Nevada Wolf Pack vs. Florida State Seminoles

The Florida State Seminoles are 33-2 in their last 35 home openers, which is important to consider when making your college football Week 3 picks Saturday, as they take on the Nevada Wolf Pack at Doak Campbell Stadium.

Sports bettors will find that the Seminoles are 33.5-point favorites in the NCAA football odds, with the betting total sitting at 65 in the market.

Let's take a closer look at this non-conference matchup from a betting perspective while offering up a prediction along the way.

Gambling stats via SBR Forum.

Nevada Wolf Pack

The Nevada Wolf Pack are coming off of a 36-7 win over UC Davis as 22-point home favorites last Saturday as they prepare to play their first-ever game in the Sunshine State.

College football handicappers will find that the Wolf Pack are 2-8 against the spread in their last 10 games as underdogs of 20 or more points.

Florida State Seminoles

The Florida State Seminoles picked up a 41-13 season-opening victory over the Pittsburgh Panthers as 11.5-point road favorites Sept. 2, with quarterback Jameis Winston throwing for 356 yards and four touchdowns.

Over the last two-plus seasons, the Seminoles are 4-0 straight up and 1-3 against the spread as favorites of 31 or more points.

Prediction

I'm going to recommend that readers play the total, as the Florida State Seminoles have gone OVER the number in four of their last five games in September.

College Football Pick: Over 65

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