College Football Week 3 Player Prop Bets & Picks (2024)
Three weeks of the college football season (including Week 0) are in the books, and there has been plenty of games and data to sift through when it comes to making our College Football Week 3 Player Prop Bets and Picks.
For the second consecutive week, our College Football Player Prop Bets have gone 2-1 with a plus-money cash, as Tennessee’s talented quarterback, Nico Iamaleava, cashed our anytime touchdown scorer play at +122 odds.
Read on for our Top College Football Week 3 Player Prop Bets for Saturday.
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Saturday's Best College Football Player Prop Bets & Picks
Let’s dive into our top college football Week 3 player prop bet picks on Saturday’s slate of games.
(College football player prop bet odds courtesy of FanDuel Sportsbook)
Ollie Gordon II (Oklahoma State) Over 114.5 rushing yards (-114)
Oklahoma State survived Arkansas' upset bid last week, narrowly escaping in double overtime, despite being out-gained 648-385, and rushing for 174 fewer yards than the Razorbacks. The Cowboys are not likely to instill many game plans going forward where they attempt 48 passes and just 26 runs, especially when they have last year's Doak Walker Award winner in Ollie Gordon II on their roster.
Gordon inexplicably received just 17 carries last week, so I expect head coach Mike Gundy and the rest of the offensive coaching staff to feed their stud out of the backfield early and often. Gordon's massive -225 odds to score multiple touchdowns at bet365 suggests he is in for a huge day on the ground, as is the fact that he surpassed this total in 10 of the last 12 games prior to last week.
Caesars has a slightly higher projection for Gordon at 115.5 yards, so the best number is found at FanDuel.
Mitchell Evans anytime touchdown scorer (+270)
Notre Dame tight end Mitchell Evans is still not quite back to the level that he was last year prior to suffering a knee injury when he was a lock to play 60-plus snaps, but prior to the Northern Illinois game, Marcus Freeman said, "He's not a finished product yet. He will continue to increase the volume of what we're asking from him on Saturdays. He's on a progression to becoming the best version of Mitch."
Evans has just two catches on the season, but he will grow to be a force once again in the offense, just as he was when he totaled 66 yards after the catch and forced six missed tackles, per PFF, in the win over a ranked Duke team last year.
Offensive coordinator Mike Denbrock has likely been constantly reminded about the team's zero passing touchdowns through two weeks (Notre Dame is one of five FBS teams without a passing touchdown to this point), and I expect that to be an emphasis this week against a Purdue team that allowed 17-plus points in every game last year. Notre Dame's team total O/U for touchdowns is 3.5, so it should be finding the endzone plenty.
Justin Marshall (Colorado State) Over 68.5 rushing yards (-114)
Colorado held Colorado State to 2.6 yards per carry last year, but that was an anomaly, as the Buffaloes finished among the 25 worst FBS teams in stopping the run (176.4 rushing yards allowed per game).
Colorado State finished with a 53% Success Rate in running plays against Texas, compared to a below average 26% Success Rate on passing downs (it averaged 3.7 yards per play on passing downs).
The Rams stayed committed to the run with 39 rush attempts despite limited success in last year's meeting with Colorado. I expect them to employ a similar game plan, while Colorado has only rushed for 65 total yards through two games, which does not bode well for its chances of winning the time of possession battle.
Colorado State has one of the most experienced offensive lines in the country, led by center Jacob Gardner, who has started 47 games in his career. Gardner and the rest of the offensive line allowed just 14 sacks overall last year (tied for 11th-best among FBS teams), and has allowed just one sack through two games, and none to one of the most disruptive defensive lines in the country (Texas) in the season opener. In addition, the Rams are currently averaging 5.1 yards per carry, 1.2 yards per carry more than their opponents. All of that makes the Over on Marshall’s 68.5 rushing yards total one of my most confident player props of the week.
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