2009 College Football Week 3 Betting Recap: Who Covered, Who Didn’t

Last Updated on September 20, 2009 5:43 pm by drew

NCAAFB Week 3 Recap

The third week of the 2009 NCAA Football Season had plenty of surprises that had better stunned.

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Washington stuns USC

Washington was a 21-point underdog at home against USC on Saturday according to online sports book SPORTSBETTING.com. Not only did the Huskies cover the spread, but they upset the Trojans, 16-13. The public saw this one coming, with 62 percent taking the

Washington with the points, but the magnitude of the actual win was still shocking.

Temple covers

Penn
State

Temple was getting 29.5 point going into

Penn
State on Saturday. The public was solidly behind the Nittany Lions, with 83 percent taking

Penn
State with the points. The Nittany Lions dominated

Temple, but just not by enough. The final score was 31-6 for

Penn
State, as the Owls narrowly covered the spread and upset a lot of betters.

Seminoles batter BYU

BYU was a 7-point favorite at home in Saturday’s game with

Florida
State. The public bets showed that 70 percent of all bets were with the Cougars to cover. Instead, the Cougars were beaten and battered for four quarters as

Florida
State picked up a much-needed 54-28 win over BYU. The Cougars hopes for an unbeaten season and a national title appearance were dashed in the loss.

Ducks get a big win

Oregon picked up a crucial win on Saturday, beating

Utah 31-24 to end the Utes’ 16-game winning streak. The Ducks were a 4-point favorite to beat the Utes and 70 percent of public bets went with

Utah to cover the spread. After a loss in the season opener at

Boise State,
Oregon was in need of a win over a ranked opponent, which it got on Saturday.

College Football Week 3 Notable Results:

Team               Score   Odds    Bet Final

Temple              6          +29.5    Cover: +4.5

Penn State         31         48         Under: 37

Duke                 16         +23.5    Over: 60

Kansas              44         51.5      Cover: +4.5

Tennessee         13         +30      Cover: +20

Florida               23         53         Under: 36

Nebraska           15         +5.5     Cover: +4.5

Virginia Tech      16         51         Under: 31

USC                  13         -21       Under: 29

Washington        16         53.5      Cover: +24

Utah                  24         +4        Over: 55

Oregon              31         53.5      Cover: +3

Florida
State      54         +7        Cover: +33

BYU                  28         53         Over: 82

Buffalo              17         +5.5     Under: 40

Central Florida   23         46         Cover: +0.5

Georgia             52         +2        Cover: +13

Arkansas           41         54         Over: 93

Texas Tech        24         +20      Cover: +10

Texas                34         66.5      Under: 58

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Posted: 9/20/09 5:43PM ET