Week 3 around college football is certainly not Rivalry Weekend like the final week of the regular season, when we get the likes of Michigan-Ohio State and Alabama-Auburn, but this weekend has some decent rivalries on tap. It starts tonight in the ACC when Syracuse and Pittsburgh face off for the 82nd time, with kickoff set for 7:30 p.m. It's the only major college football game Thursday, and DraftKings Sportsbook has Pittsburgh listed as a 10.5-point favorite.
Bet on college football at DraftKings, where new users get $200 when they spend $5+: The teams have met every season since 1995. At +10.5, Syracuse is taking 85% of handle and 57% of bets at DraftKings. There is split action on the total of 51.5.
The Panthers play outdoors at the Steelers' home of Acrisure Stadium and the weather looks good after some likely rain during the day: Partly cloudy skies. Winds light and variable. You can try college football betting on the best sports betting apps, but first you should check out the SportsLine Projection Model for picks on games from both the simulations and our experts.
We have a strong play here for those who want to get into parlay betting for Syracuse vs. I was on Syracuse this past Saturday at home vs. Cal and I'm not sure I've seen a team try harder to lose.
The Orange did, 21-18, to start in a hole in ACC play and put coach Fran Brown on an even hotter seat. I watched most of that game and pulled my hair out on SU's final four possessions in the fourth quarter: Missed 30-yard field goal, interception, missed 45-yard field goal and then one final interception to clinch it for the Bears. If tonight goes as poorly, I'm not sure Brown makes it to October, as his career 14-13 mark at Syracuse is heavily weighted toward his first 10-3 campaign in 2024, when Brown was mostly using the previous coaching staff's players.
This is not a well-coached team right now, as entering Week 3, Syracuse has been plagued by self-inflicted issues and leads the country with 26 penalties for 235 yards. "We just got to be smart about some of the flags we did get," Brown said to the media this week. "Pre-snap penalties aren't acceptable, right?
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