College Football Public Underdogs This Week — Week 3

Underdogs that are still drawing the majority of public tickets against the spread. These are usually name-brand teams getting points, or a recent result that flipped the narrative faster than the number moved.

This week's slate — Week 3

Matchup Public side Bet % Money % Gap Sharp side
Buffalo @ Penn State splits → Buffalo +39.5 74.0% 59.0% 15.0 Penn State -39.5
Akron @ Minnesota splits → Akron +24.5 59.0% 63.0% -4.0 Minnesota -24.5
Kent State @ Ohio State splits → Kent State +52.5 59.0% 46.0% 13.0 Ohio State -52.5
UTEP @ Michigan splits → UTEP +35.5 59.0% 46.0% 13.0 Michigan -35.5
Colorado @ Northwestern splits → Colorado +3.5 59.0% 87.0% -28.0 Northwestern -3.5
Charlotte @ Appalachian State splits → Charlotte +17.5 58.0% 69.0% -11.0 Appalachian State -17.5
Troy @ Missouri splits → Troy +26.5 57.0% 50.0% 7.0 Missouri -26.5
Utah State @ Utah splits → Utah State +28 56.0% 47.0% 9.0 Utah -28
Kentucky @ Texas A&M splits → Kentucky +16.5 55.0% 54.0% 1.0 Texas A&M -16.5
Bowling Green @ Iowa State splits → Bowling Green +23.5 54.0% 45.0% 9.0 Iowa State -23.5

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Frequently asked questions

How many college football games are on the board this week?

61 games carry a published split this week, and 10 of them make this page. The board fills in from the moment lines are posted and every game shows its latest snapshot until kickoff.

How is this week's college football list ordered?

By the number in the headline column: the bet/money gap for the splits and sharp-action pages, the public bet percentage for the favorites, underdogs and most-bet pages. Every row reads the game's leading market — the spread, unless a total's split is the more unusual one.

Are these college football picks?

No. These pages rank where the tickets and the dollars are landing so you can weigh that against your own read. The subscriber page is where the expected-value model turns the same data into rated plays.

When does this page update?

Continuously through the game week: the source is polled on a sub-hourly cadence on game days and every few hours between them, and the page re-reads the latest snapshot on each visit. Once the week's last game kicks off the board rolls to the next week as soon as its first lines are captured.

Why does the public sometimes back underdogs?

Underdogs draw public tickets when there's a name-recognition pull or when recent results have flipped the narrative. The spread still says the favorite is favored — so a public underdog is the crowd fading the number, and the money percentage says whether the bigger bets agree. See our methodology →

How we track public bets and money — see our methodology →

Last updated: September 15, 2026 at 2:54 AM UTC

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