2017 Six-Pick Week 3

After an awesome opening two weeks for college football, it's back to slim pickens this week, as nonconference schedules cool down in advance of league play for most teams. No perfect picks last week, though several got 7-of-8. That somehow includes me; I had apparently picked USC and Georgia by mistake. Oh well, I'll take them however I can get them.

Remember, you make your picks at CBSSports.com (LINKY HERE).

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 16
Oklahoma State (-13) at Pitt
Factoid #1: In celebration of his 50th birthday, Mike Gundy's team has averaged over 50 points per game so far this season.
Factoid #2: Pat Narduzzi's team not only lost to Penn State, Narduzzi himself lost the title of most annoying coach in Pennsylvania to James Franklin last week.

PICK: This year's Pitt team isn't great. Expect the sleepy noon kickoff to keep this one close for a while before Oklahoma State covers.

Notre Dame (-13) at BC

Factoid #1: After losing the previous 6 matchups in a row to BC, Notre Dame has won the last 5 in the series.
Factoid #2: Before taking the BC job, Steve Addazio was a professional wrestler using the stage name Sgt Slaughter.

PICK: Notre Dame's getting a lot of credit for the Georgia loss. BC's defense will keep this one close in a losing slog.

Tennessee at Florida (-5)
Factoid #1: Tennessee finally broke through last year in the series after losing the previous 11.
Factoid #2: Jim McElwain actually had to deny he had taken a naked picture with a shark in the offseason. This is a real thing.

PICK: I don't know how Florida's "offense" will keep up. Tennessee wins outright.

LSU (-7) at Mississippi State
Factoid #1: Chattanooga State managed to do what BYU could not last Saturday: score a TD against LSU.
Factoid #2: Dan Mullen managed to work in a Spurrier-like jab at Ole Miss this week during a conference-call. The guy's probably the most entertaining coach in the SEC at this point.

PICK: This line seems right, but I'll take LSU to cover, I guess.

Kentucky at South Carolina (-6)

Factoid #1: Bourbon has grown into an $8.5 billion a year industry, and is America's greatest export.
Factoid #2: South Carolina's only allowed 7 points in the 4th quarter this year.
PICK: South Carolina covers.

Clemson (-3) at Louisville
Factoid #1: Clemson students have taken fake ID's to new heights, using a phony ESPN credential to sneak into last week's Auburn game..
Factoid #2: Louisville is one of the only P5 teams to have opened with 3 straight P5 opponents.

PICK: Lamar Jackson does some things, but Louisville's defense lets them down here. Clemson covers.

Texas at USC (-16)
Factoid #1: Vegas has set the over/under of number of times Vince Young's Rose Bowl-winning TD is aired during the game at 12.
Factoid #2: USC tried this week to claim that loss doesn't count because they had to vacate that entire season for NCAA penalties. Good Lord.

PICK: While this would normally be a letdown week for USC after the Stanford win, Texas has a ways to go. USC covers.

Ole Miss (-3) at Cal
Factoid #1: Ole Miss has allowed an average of 25 points in wins over UT San Antonio and UT Martin.
Factoid #2: Cal has allowed an average of 25 points in wins over Weber State and UNC.

PICK: Cal wins outright.

Remember, we're making our picks on CBSSports.com (LINKY HERE), though feel free to let everybody know what the correct answers will be in the comments.