Spartan Shadows staff Week 3 college football picks against the spread

It’s Week 3 in college football and that means it’s time for the weekly Spartan Shadows staff pick ’em. Who are we picking?

Well, Week 2 certainly provided us with some interesting events. On the field, there was not the best selection of college football games to pick from but Michigan State took care of business against Richmond soundly. Noah Kim earned himself a Big Ten Offensive Player of the Week nod as well.

Let’s check out the results of the games.

Week 2 results

Here’s how the picks went last week:

• Illinois at Kansas — Line: Kansas -3; Result: Kansas cover
• Nebraska at No. 22 Colorado — Line: Colorado -3.5; Result: Colorado cover
• Purdue at Virginia Tech: Line — Line: Virginia Tech -3; Result: Purdue cover
• UNLV at No. 2 Michigan — Line: Michigan -36; Result: UNLV cover
• No. 20 Ole Miss at No. 24 Tulane — Line: Miss -7.5; Result: Ole Miss cover
• Iowa at Iowa State — Line: Iowa -4; Result: Iowa cover
• UTEP at Northwestern — Line: UTEP -1.5; Result: Northwestern cover
• No. 23 Texas AM at Miami — Line: Texas AM -4.5; Result: Miami cover
• No. 11 Texas at No. 3 Alabama — Line: Bama-7; Result: Texas cover (and win)
• BONUS: Lions at Chiefs — Line: Chiefs -6.5; Result: Lions cover (and win (!!))

As far as the staff goes, Joey and Emmett dominated Week 2. Both got hot and had great performances. Coming up on the end of the train was DailyMSU and myself. I will be getting back to the lab and running the numbers in order to get better.

In true Spartan fashion, I will put the extra work in. I can’t stay down long.

Updated standings after Week 2

1. Max: 14-6
2. Emmett: 13-7
3. HopMan: 12-8
4. (Tie) Chris, Anthony, Joey, MSURecruits, Connor: 10-10
5. Daily: 9-11

Week 3 college football games

Disclaimer: All lines are as of 10 a.m. on Sept. 12 from the ESPN app and Caesars Sportsbook (No this isn’t a sponsorship. Unless you want it to be, ESPN or Caesars *cough cough*).

• No. 14 LSU at Mississippi State — Saturday at 12 p.m. ET on ESPN (Line: LSU -9.5)

Max: LSU
Emmett: Mississippi State
HopMan: Mississippi State
Chris: LSU
Anthony: Mississippi State
Joey: Mississippi State
MSU Recruits: Mississippi State
Connor: LSU
Daily: LSU

• No. 15 Kansas State at Missouri — Saturday at 12 p.m. ET on SEC Network (Line: KSU -5)

Max: K-State
Emmett: K-State
HopMan: K- State
Chris: K-State
Anthony: K-State
Joey: Mizzou
MSU Recruits: K-State
Connor: K-State
Daily: Mizzou

• Minnesota at No. 20 North Carolina — Saturday at 3:30 p.m. ET on ESPN (Line: UNC -7.5)

Max: Minnesota
Emmett: UNC
HopMan: UNC
Chris: UNC
Anthony: UNC
Joey: Minnesota
MSU Recruits: UNC
Connor: UNC
Daily: UNC

• Virginia Tech at Rutgers — Saturday at 3:30 p.m. ET on BTN (Line: Rutgers -6.5)

Max: Virginia Tech
Emmett: Rutgers
HopMan: Rutgers
Chris: Rutgers
Anthony: Rutgers
Joey: Virginia Tech
MSU Recruits: Rutgers
Connor: Rutgers
Daily: Rutgers

• South Carolina at No. 1 Georgia — Saturday at 3:30 p.m. ET on CBS (Line: Georgia -27.5)

Max: Georgia
Emmett: Georgia
HopMan: South Carolina
Chris: Georgia
Anthony: Georgia
Joey: Georgia
MSU Recruits: Georgia
Connor: South Carolina
Daily: Georgia

• No. 11 Tennessee at Florida — Saturday at 7 p.m. ET on ESPN (Line: Tennessee -6.5)

Max: Tennessee
Emmett: Tennessee
HopMan: Florida
Chris: Tennessee
Anthony: Tennessee
Joey: Florida
MSU Recruits: Florida
Connor: Florida
Daily: Tennessee

• Bowling Green at No. 2 Michigan — Saturday at 7:30 p.m. ET on BTN (Line: Michigan -40.5)

Max: Michigan
Emmett: Bowling Green
HopMan: Bowling Green
Chris: Bowling Green
Anthony: Bowling Green
Joey: Michigan
MSU Recruits: Bowling Green
Connor: Bowling Green
Daily: Bowling Green

• Syracuse at Purdue — Saturday at 7:30 p.m. ET on NBC (Line: Syracuse -2.5)

Max: Syracuse
Emmett: Syracuse
HopMan: Purdue
Chris: Purdue
Anthony: Purdue
Joey: Purdue
MSU Recruits: Syracuse
Connor: Purdue
Daily: Purdue

• Pittsburgh at West Virginia — Saturday at 7:30 p.m. ET on ABC (Line: Pitt -1)

Max: Pittsburgh
Emmett: Pittsburgh
HopMan: West Virginia
Chris: West Virginia
Anthony: Pittsburgh
Joey: West Virginia
MSU Recruits: West Virginia
Connor: West Virginia
Daily: Pittsburgh

• No. 8 Washington at Michigan State — Saturday at 5 p.m. ET on Peacock (Line: Washington -16)

Max: MSU
Emmett: MSU
HopMan: MSU
Chris: MSU
Anthony: MSU
Joey: MSU
MSU Recruits: MSU
Connor: MSU
Daily: MSU

(There’s no homer-ism in the MSU picks as you can clearly see)

That will wrap up the Week 3 college football picks. Place your bets accordingly. Hopefully everyone has a fun-filled weekend. Those who can should come to Spartan Stadium or campus to support our guys against Washington. With everything going on this past week, our players need our support behind them more than ever.

Go Green.