Clemson vs. Louisiana Tech odds, spread, lines: Week 3 college football picks, predictions

No need to worry about this one, Clemson fans: the Tigers have the easy 97.6 percent chance of victory over the Bulldogs on Saturday.

That leaves Tech with a 2.4 percent chance to upset the Tigers.

Oddsmakers are predictably one-sided, as Clemson comes into the game as 33.5 point favorites, according to the opening line at Caesars Sportsbook, which set the over/under mark at 54.5 points.

Clemson checks in at the No. 4 position in the latest FPI 131 college football rankings, projected to win 10.9 games this season with an 11.1 percent chance to go undefeated, and is the favorite at 56.2 percent to win the ACC.

The computer projects Clemson to be 20.1 points on average better than the teams on its schedule with a 46.0 percent chance to make the College Football Playoff, and a 6.4 percent shot to win it.

AP top 25 voters kept Clemson at No. 5 in the latest Week 3 poll.

Louisiana Tech moved up 7 spots on the FPI rankings to No. 97 overall with a 67.9 percent chance to become bowl eligible this season.

College Football Power Index

ESPN Football Power Index (FPI) college football rankings and computer prediction model are a measure of team strength that predicts a team’s future performance. 

Rankings and scores predictions are based on 20,000 simulations of a team’s season, using a combination of analytics, including scores to date, quality of opponents, and a team’s schedule.

College football rankings

According to AP top 25 poll

1. Georgia
2. Alabama
3. Ohio State
4. Michigan
5. Clemson
6. Oklahoma
7. USC
8. Oklahoma State
9. Kentucky
10. Arkansas
11. Michigan State
12. BYU
13. Miami
14. Utah
15. Tennessee
16. NC State
17. Baylor
18. Florida
19. Wake Forest
20. Ole Miss
21. Texas
22. Penn State
23. Pittsburgh
24. Texas A&M
25. Oregon