Our college football experts are back after an impressive Week 2 showing where the nine combined for a 97-74-9 mark against the spread.
This week's slate doesn't have many projected nailbiters involving local teams, but there are some juicy matchups involving big names -- with none bigger than USC hosting Texas in a rematch of the 2006 Rose Bowl, where Texas won its last national championship.
Here's how our panel feels about that game and 19 others, both straight up and against the spread.
| Week 3 | BEN BABY | SCOTT BELL | CHUCK CARLTON | CORBY DAVIDSON | ADAM GROSBARD | RIC RENNER | NEWY SCRUGGS | KEVIN SHERRINGTON | BRETT VITO | |||||||||
| Matchups | Against spread | Straight up | Against spread | Straight up | Against spread | Straight up | Against spread | Straight up | Against spread | Straight up | Against spread | Straight up | Against spread | Straight up | Against spread | Straight up | Against spread | Straight up |
| Texas (+17) at USC | USC | USC | Texas | USC | Texas | USC | Texas | USC | USC | USC | Texas | USC | USC | USC | Texas | USC | Texas | USC |
| SMU (+20) at TCU | SMU | TCU | SMU | TCU | TCU | TCU | SMU | TCU | SMU | TCU | SMU | TCU | SMU | TCU | SMU | TCU | SMU | TCU |
| Arizona State (+7) at Texas Tech | Arizona State | Texas Tech | Arizona State | Texas Tech | Arizona State | Texas Tech | Texas Tech | Texas Tech | Texas Tech | Texas Tech | Arizona State | Texas Tech | Texas Tech | Texas Tech | Arizona State | Texas Tech | Texas Tech | Texas Tech |
| Louisiana Lafayette (+22) at Texas A&M | ULL | Texas A&M | ULL | Texas A&M | Texas A&M | Texas A&M | Texas A&M | Texas A&M | ULL | Texas A&M | ULL | Texas A&M | ULL | Texas A&M | ULL | Texas A&M | Texas A&M | Texas A&M |
| Baylor (+12) at Duke | Duke | Duke | Duke | Duke | Duke | Duke | Duke | Duke | Duke | Duke | Duke | Duke | Duke | Duke | Duke | Duke | Baylor | Duke |
| Oklahoma State (-10) at Pittsburgh | Oklahoma State | Oklahoma State | Oklahoma State | Oklahoma State | Oklahoma State | Oklahoma State | Oklahoma State | Oklahoma State | Oklahoma State | Oklahoma State | Oklahoma State | Oklahoma State | Oklahoma State | Oklahoma State | Oklahoma State | Oklahoma State | Oklahoma State | Oklahoma State |
| Tulane (+34. | ||||||||||||||||||