Five Saturday best bets start at 11:30 a.m. ET and run through an 11 p.m. ET kick. You in?
Red-hot projection edges, sharps picking weather games, and much more make up a full menu of college football insights using Action PRO.
As usual, I'll slice up the plays into three sections, with picks spread throughout the day:
- Early – 2 Best Bets
- Afternoon – 1 Best Bet
- Night – 2 Best Bets
See all five picks below, with plenty of PRO features like public betting splits, backtested trends, and bet slips that are easy to follow. Several of Saturday's best bets, for instance, feature three or four PRO signals aligned.
5 College Football Best Bets Saturday Using Action PRO (Week 3)
Early Slate Best Bets
Coastal Carolina vs. Delaware – 11:30 a.m. ET
A Saturday college football game kicking off 30 minutes earlier than normal? Yes, please!
The best spread pick of the week is this matchup between Coastal and Delaware. For Saturday's Chanticleers vs. Fightin' Blue Hens game (a.k.a. the "Cockfight in the Tub"), the best bet is taking Coastal Carolina to cover.
4/5 PRO signals match on the Chanticleers +5.
Projections fair line is more like Coastal +3.8.
There's a +23% money gap on the underdogs, with more than half the money riding the Chants (51%). Experts are also taking the points.
UNC vs. Clemson – 12 p.m. ET
UNC (+3.5) is a hot side to cover vs. Clemson in the early window.
3/5 PRO signals match.
It's a sharp-action, big-money special on the Tar Heels: a +17% money differential, with two-thirds of the handle backing Bill Belichick and Co.
Systems also shade an edge. The "Road Streak" model highlights 'dogs like UNC playing consecutive road games. Also, the "Conference Matchup Heavily Bet" angle also pinged the Tar Heels.
Afternoon Slate Best Bets
Temple vs. Toledo – 3:30 p.m. ET
Sharps are steaming the Temple vs. Toledo under Saturday night.
Roughly 80% of the tickets are on the over, but the under's attracting about 40% of the handle, and smart bets are littered throughout. This number's dipping despite casual interest: Bet Labs tracked a full-on steam move at 50.5, sending the total down. Both Sharp Action and Big Money indicators are live.
Night Slate Best Bets
Arkansas State vs. TCU – 8 p.m. ET
The Arkansas State vs. TCU over 56.5 is the strongest totals pick of Week 3 in PRO Report.
Sharp action's flooding the Red Wolves vs. Horned Frogs over, causing a line jump. Model projections predict the combined score closer to 58.5, and the Weather Overs system (non-conference games; 0-10 mph winds; 85+ degrees F) also spotlighted the over.
Fresno State vs. San Jose State – 11 p.m. ET
Week 3 has Fresno State listed as a 6.5-point favorite.
For Saturday, the San Jose State Spartans look like the better side to back against the touchdown spread. Projections graded SJSU to cover with an A+ confidence. Our models are already 2/2 on the season tagging plays with an A+ grade.
After running the numbers, PRO makes the true line closer to Fresno State -2.4, creating a strong +14.5% edge.
