College Football Staff Picks Against the Spread for Week 3 Games
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While we don't have any ranked matchups this week, Week 3 offers several intriguing lines for college football's biggest games.
Below, our staff's writers and editors make their picks for Week 3, along with the standings after Week 2.
Season-long standings
Molly Geary: 15-8-1
Max Meyer: 14-9-1
Scooby Axson: 13-10-1
Michael Shapiro: 12-11-1
Joan Niesen: 11-12-1
Tim Rohan: 11-12-1
Laken Litman: 10-13-1
Ross Dellenger: 9-14-1
No. 20 Washington State (-9) vs. Houston at NRG Stadium
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Pittsburgh at No. 13 Penn State (-17)
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Stanford at No. 17 UCF (-7.5)
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No. 2 Alabama (-25) at South Carolina
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No. 24 USC (-4) at BYU
![screen_shot_2019-09-10_at_8.08.52_pm.png](https://www.si.com/.image/t_share/MTY4MDA3Nzg5Njk2ODUzMzc2/screen_shot_2019-09-10_at_80852_pmpng.png)
No. 19 Iowa (-2) at Iowa State
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Arizona State at No. 18 Michigan State (-13)
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No. 9 Florida (-8) at Kentucky
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TCU (-2.5) at Purdue
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No. 1 Clemson (-27.5) at Syracuse
![screen_shot_2019-09-10_at_8.09.56_pm.png](https://www.si.com/.image/t_share/MTY4MDA3Nzg5OTY0MzA1Nzky/screen_shot_2019-09-10_at_80956_pmpng.png)
Florida State at No. 25 Virginia (-7.5)
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No. 5 Oklahoma (-23) at UCLA
![screen_shot_2019-09-10_at_8.10.18_pm.png](https://www.si.com/.image/t_share/MTY4MDA3NzkwNDk5NTM4MzA0/screen_shot_2019-09-10_at_81018_pmpng.png)