After a bit of a shaky opening weekend, we had a nice bounce-back in Week 2, including a winner in the 1stt conference game of the season. Let’s continue to build that bankroll into Week 3.
Below, we analyze Tipico Sportsbook‘s lines around the MAC’s Week 3 slate, and make our expert college football picks and predictions.
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MAC best bets for Week 3
– All games listed are Saturday and ET unless noted
Odds provided by Tipico Sportsbook; access USA TODAY Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list. Lines last updated Wednesday at 8:09 a.m. ET.
Cincinnati (-22.5, -108) at Miami (Ohio) – noon (ESPNU)
These rivals meet at Paycor Stadium in Cincinnati, technically a neutral site, for their annual game. The Bearcats demolished the Redhawks 49-14 last season, and Cincinnati has won each of the previous 3 meetings by at least 21 points.
Miami will be looking for a little payback. Cincinnati was a little sloppy in its opening loss at Arkansas, but it cleaned things up in a win against overmatched Kennesaw State from the FCS.
The Redhawks hung tough at Kentucky in the opener before falling by the wayside, and never really threatened to cover a 30.5-point number in a 31-14 win over Robert Morris last week.
Miami’s defense hasn’t been the problem, but the offense has struggled mightily. This is a rivalry game, and anything can…
