Michigan will be angry after its embarrassing performance at home against Akron a week ago. It is clear the Wolverines weren't focussed against the FCS foe.
How bad was that narrow win? Well, consider that Akron was nowhere near as good as the Appalachian State team that shocked the Big Blue a few years ago at Ann Arbor.
That spells bad news for the Huskies who probably couldn't beat Akron anyways.
Expect Michigan to roll on the road at UConn just as UCLA did as my best bet a week ago.

Best Bet: Michigan.
Preferred: USC, Kansas State, Arkansas State, Oregon State.

Here are the lines. Picks are in BOLD.

Saturday
at Georgia 32 (67) North Texas
at Louisville 42 (56) FIU
at Iowa 16 (50) W. Michigan
Vanderbilt 32 (52) at UMass
at Florida  17 (47) Tennessee
Wake Forest  3 (48) at Army
Pittsburgh  4 (50) at Duke
Michigan  17 (51) at UConn
at Wisconsin  24 (47) Purdue
Ball St.  10 (55) at E. Michigan
at Penn St.  20 (53) Kent St.
at Virginia Tech  9 (52) Marshall
Cincinnati  22 (55) at Miami (Ohio)
at Georgia Tech  6 (60) North Carolina
Maryland-x  6 (52) West Virginia
at Minnesota  4 (51) San Jose St.
at Mississippi St.  14 (60) Troy
at Baylor  29 (74) Louisiana-Monroe
Wyoming  3 (65) at Air Force
at BYU  7 (61) Utah
at Nevada  10 (55) Hawaii
at Southern Cal  6 (51) Utah St.
at Texas A&M  28 (78) SMU
Houston-y  2 (65) Rice
at Notre Dame  7 (41) Michigan St.
at Texas  5 (58) Kansas St.
Arkansas St.  4 (53) at Memphis
at Kansas  10 (50) Louisiana Tech
at Alabama  39 (51) Colorado St.
Arkansas  1 (47) at Rutgers
at Stanford  7 (50) Arizona St.
La.-Lafayette  7 (64) at Akron
at Washington St.  31 (56) Idaho
Middle Tenn.  4 (47) at FAU
at Syracuse  14 (54) Tulane
Toledo  13 (56) at Cent. Michigan
at Texas Tech  26 (58) Texas St.
Oregon St.  11 (54) at San Diego St.
at LSU  17 (56) Auburn
UTSA  1 (58) at UTEP
Missouri  3 (71) at Indiana
at UCLA  42 (66) New Mexico St.
x-at M&T Stadium
y-at Reliant Stadium

After a fine week 2 here we go for week 3 of our college football picks.

Best Bet: UCLA: The fact that the Bruins are getting 4 here is a joke. Nebraska is ranked and they are at home but there is no team destined for a meteoric rise to the Top 10 like UCLA. Get on them while the lines are still in your favor. This is the best UCLA team in many years and Brett Hundley is a Heisman Trophy candidate you'll be hearing about soon.

Other preferred bets: USC, Wake Forest, Penn State, Maryland.

In the I wouldn't bet it category but you have to pick it: I'll take Alabama to pull away late and cover the 7 against the Aggies.

Good luck. Here are the lines and the picks for every game are in bold.

NCAA Football 

at Rutgers     28   (51)   E.   Michigan
Stanford     29   (51)   at   Army
at West Virginia     40   (56)   Georgia   St.
Louisville     14   (60)   at   Kentucky 
Marshall      8   (68)   at   Ohio 
at Michigan      37   (57)   Akron
at Indiana      2   (61)   Bowling   Green
Virginia Tech      7   (51)   at   East   Carolina
Maryland      6   (47)   at   UConn
at Pittsburgh      21   (51)   New   Mexico
at Wake Forest     3   (51)   Louisiana-Monroe
W. Kentucky      9   (54)   at   South   Alabama
Fresno St.      9   (67)   at   Colorado 
at Florida St.     34   (65)   Nevada
at Nebraska      4   (69)   UCLA 
Georgia Tech     8   (58)   at   Duke
at Oregon     27   (70)   Tennessee
at Texas      2   (65)   Mississippi
at Southern Cal     14   (42)   Boston   College
Iowa      2   (48)   at   Iowa   St. 
Alabama      7   (60)   at   Texas   A&M
N. Illinois      28   (62)   at   Idaho
at Auburn      6   (50)   Mississippi   St.
Washington-x      9   (63)   Illinois
at Penn St.      5   (50)   UCF
Ball St.      3   (60)   at   North   Texas 
at Middle Tenn.      7   (52)   Memphis
at Arkansas      23   (50)   Southern   Miss.
at South Carolina      13   (51)   Vanderbilt 
at Oklahoma      24   (50)   Tulsa 
Ohio St.      16   (65)   at   California
at Kansas St.      39   (55)   UMass
at South Florida      12   (44)   FAU 
at Rice      7   (59)   Kansas
at LSU      37   (55)   Kent   St.
Notre Dame      20   (49)   at   Purdue
UTEP      5   (56)   at   New   Mexico   St.
at Northwestern      30   (59)   W.   Michigan
at Arizona      25   (64)   UTSA
at Utah      3   (58)   Oregon   St.
at UNLV      7   (55)   Cent.   Michigan 
at Arizona St.      5   (54)   Wisconsin
x-at Chicago

Arizona took Stanford into overtime last week giving us our fourth straight best bet to start the season. The Wildcats led by 14 points late and were getting 9.5 points so we never sweated on this one.



This week our best bet is UCLA. We've had a great deal of success in the Pac-12 this season and we're sticking with it here. UCLA turned the ball over six times last week and freshman QB Brett Hundley threw four picks. That's because the Bruins had to abandon their running game leaving Hundley in the line of fire. That won't happen this week. UCLA will run wild here and Hundley will only have to make the safe throws.



UCLA and QB Brett Hundley
should roll against Utah



Here are the picks for every game on the board. Remember, the picks are in bold

Best bet: UCLA
Preferred: LSU, USC, and Kentucky

FAVORITE OPEN TODAY O/U UNDERDOG

Friday

at Cent. Michigan +2½ 2 (59½) Navy

Saturday

Oklahoma-x 3 (60½) Texas

at Michigan St. 10 (40) Iowa

North Carolina 7 (69) at Miami

at Bowling Green 7½ (54½) Miami (Ohio)

Kent St. 2 (58½) at Army

at Ohio 20½ (67) Akron

Toledo 13½ (58) at E. Michigan

at Virginia 2 (45) Maryland

at Virginia Tech 10 (55½) Duke

at Purdue 2½ (51) Wisconsin

Northwestern 3½ (51) at Minnesota

at Rutgers 7 (45½) Syracuse

at Florida St. 28 (53½) Boston College

at UConn 5 (41½) Temple

Louisville 3 (49) at Pittsburgh

at East Carolina 17½ (51½) Memphis

Florida 8 (40) at Vanderbilt

Air Force 2½ (60) at Wyoming

at Ball St. 3 (66½) W. Michigan

at N. Illinois 12½ (56) Buffalo

at Texas St. 2½ (52½) Idaho

Kansas St. 6½ (49) at Iowa St.

at Mississippi 6 (49) Auburn

at Houston  14 (67) UAB

at Michigan 23½ (49½) Illinois

at Boise St. 7 (57) Fresno St.

Southern Cal 12 (55½) at Washington

at BYU 6 (38) Oregon St.

Alabama 21½ (43) at Missouri

at Notre Dame 8 (44½) Stanford

at San Jose St. 3 (46½) Utah St.

at Arkansas 17 (51) Kentucky

at Mississippi St. 3 (57) Tennessee

at LSU 2½ (39) South Carolina

California 7½ (54½) at Washington St.

West Virginia 3½ (77½) at Texas Tech

at Baylor  8 (68) TCU

at UCF 17 (50) Southern Miss.

Oklahoma St. 23½ (74) at Kansas

Ohio St. 17 (60½) at Indiana

SMU 15½ (48) at Tulane

at Rice 3 (56½) UTSA

at UNLV OFF Nevada

at San Diego St. 20½ (55½) Colorado St.

at UCLA 8 (52) Utah

New Mexico 3½ (53½) at Hawaii

at Louisiana-Monroe 24 (54) FAU

at Arkansas St. 21 (52½) South Alabama

Middle Tenn. 3 (57) at FIU

Texas A&M-y 8½ (80) Louisiana Tech

x-at Dallas

y-at Shreveport, La.

Off Key

Nevada QB questionable

Arizona State rolled last week making us 2-0 on the best bets for the season. And both have been blowouts.
This week we're going with a total. I like the Michigan State-Ohio State game to go well under the total of 43.5.. It looks like a field goal fest throughout this game.

Best bet: Ohio State game under 43.5
Preferred: Arizona, Buffalo, La. Tech and Arkansas State

Picks are in BOLD

NCAA Football

Defense will rule the day
in OSU-Michigan State game

FAVORITE O/U UNDERDOG
Saturday
Virginia Tech-x 7 (45) Cincinnati
at UConn 17½ (42½) Buffalo
at Illinois 1½ (41½) Penn St.
at Iowa 6½ (46) Minnesota
Texas Tech 2½ (58) at Iowa St.
Clemson 9½ (59½) at Boston College
Louisiana Tech 2½ (61½) at Virginia
Ohio 24 (54½) at UMass
Ball St. 1 (53½) at Kent St.
at North Carolina 24 (60) Idaho
at Northwestern 12 (58½) Indiana
at Purdue 16½ (64½) Marshall
at Wake Forest 3 (59½) Duke
South Carolina 21 (47½) at Kentucky
at Air Force 15 (56) Colorado St.
TCU 17 (54½) at SMU
at N. Illinois 10½ (58½) Cent. Michigan
UCLA 20½ (60) at Colorado
San Jose St. 2½ (58) at Navy
Oregon-y 28½ (70½) Washington St.
Texas 2½ (66) at Oklahoma St.
at Texas A&M  13½ (62½) Arkansas
at West Virginia  12½ (79½) Baylor
at Michigan St. 3 (43½) Ohio St. --Under is best bet
at Georgia  13½ (61½) Tennessee
at California 2½ (54½) Arizona St.
at Arizona 3 (56½) Oregon St.
at Alabama 31 (54½) Mississippi
Miami (Ohio) 5½ (58½) at Akron
at UCF 2½ (48½) Missouri
at East Carolina 4½ (51) UTEP
at Miami 2½ (55) NC State
Florida St. 17 (53½) at South Florida
at W. Michigan 2½ (57½) Toledo
Nevada 20 (64½) at Texas St.
Louisville 10½ (49½) at Southern Miss.
at New Mexico St. 3½ (54) UTSA
at Nebraska  13 (50½) Wisconsin
Tulsa 13½ (59½) at UAB
at Utah St. 17½ (52½) UNLV
Houston-z 4½ (74) Rice
Boise St. 26½ (51½) at New Mexico
at Fresno St. 7½ (59½) San Diego St.
W. Kentucky 2½ (55½) at Arkansas St.
Troy 9½ (50½) at South Alabama
at La.-Lafayette 6 (55) FIU
North Texas 6½ (46½) at FAU
at Georgia Tech 27½ (62½) Middle Tenn.
Louisiana-Monroe 18 (56) at Tulane

x-at Landover, Md.
y-at Seattle
z-at Reliant Stadium

Bill Cloutier’s college football selections


Best Bet: UCLA
Preferred: Utah, Penn State

Pick is in Bold
Week 3

NCAA Football

Tomorrow
at South Florida 9½ 8½ (46) Rutgers

Friday

Washington St. 11 10½ (55) at UNLV

Led by QB Brett Hundley,
UCLA is this week's best bet

Saturday

at Penn St. 6½ 5½ (46) Navy

at Michigan 45 46 (56) UMass

at Northwestern 4 3½ (53) Boston College

at Purdue 22 23½ (50½) E.Michigan
N. Illinois 1½ 3 (49½) at Army
at Florida St. 25 27½ (54) Wake Forest
UConn Pk 2½ (42½) at Maryland
Texas A&M 10½ 13 (56½) at SMU
Virginia Tech 10½ 10½ (43) at Pittsburgh
Southern Cal 9 8 (56) at Stanford
at Southern Miss. 8 8 (57½) East Carolina
at Ohio St. 16 17 (52½) California
Texas 12 10½ (47½) at Mississippi
at Missouri 8½ 6½ (64) Arizona St.
BYU 3½ 4 (46½) at Utah
at Louisville 3½ 3½ (51) North Carolina
at Georgia Tech 11 10½ (53) Virginia
Alabama 15½ 20 (53½) at Arkansas
at Boise St. 19 20½ (53½) Miami (Ohio)
TCU 22 21 (59½) at Kansas
at Louisiana Tech 21 20½ (65½) Rice
at Minnesota 4 2½ (57) W. Michigan
at Toledo 6½ 3½ (57½) Bowling Green
at South Carolina 33½ 33½ (54½) UAB
Ohio 6½ 6½ (66½) at Marshall
at Texas Tech 32 33 (61½) New Mexico
at Tennessee Pk 3 (47) Florida Tennessee
at San Jose St. 12½ 10½ (49) Colorado St.
at Wisconsin 13½ 14 (51) Utah St.
at LSU 42 42½ (54½) Idaho
at Michigan St. 4 5 (43½) Notre Dame
at Indiana 3½ 2½ (62½) Ball St.
at Fresno St. 14 14 (55) Colorado
at UTEP 12½ 12½ (55) New Mexico St.
at UCLA 18 17 (73½) Houston
at Georgia 44½ 43 (53) FAU
at Nebraska 24 24½ (67½) Arkansas St.
at NC State 33 31½ (50½) South Alabama
at UCF 15 17 (50) FIU
at Oklahoma St. 21 22½ (73) La.-Lafayette
at Kansas St. 28½ 28½ (55) North Texas
Middle Tenn. 2½ 3½ (56) at Memphis
at Kentucky 5½ 7½ (48½) W.Kentucky
Mississippi St. 16 16 (57) at Troy
at Auburn 15½ 16½ (52½) Louisiana-Monroe

Shabazz Muhammad, regarded by many as the top high school player in the country announced Wednesday he would play for UCLA next year.

The 6-foot-6 wing had narrowed his list of finalists to include Kentucky and Duke. Muhammad is a senior at Bishop Gorman High School in Las Vegas but trimmed the hometown UNLV Runnin’ Rebels and Kansas from his list in recent days. He made his announcement in a live broadcast televised by ESPNU.