Week 3 in the Big 12 brings a little bit of everything: a ranked showdown on Friday night, a London kickoff to open Saturday, a handful of in-state games, and a late-night trip to Tucson for the night owls.
The weekend starts with the one that has the most buzz. No.
22 Houston heads to No. 13 Texas Tech for an 8 p.m. kickoff on FOX Friday night, with the Red Raiders listed as 7.5-point favorites and the total at 52.5.
It’s the kind of Top 25 matchup that can set the tone for the whole slate.
Saturday opens early with the College Football Classic in London, where Arizona State and Kansas meet at noon on FS1. Also at noon, Tulane visits Kansas State on ESPN2, and the Wildcats are 20.5-point favorites with an over/under of 49.5. Another noon game sends Bowling Green to Iowa State on ESPNU, with the Cyclones favored by 24.5.
The afternoon window brings a pair of in-state matchups that should carry plenty of edge. Utah State visits No.
17 Utah at 3:30 p.m. on FOX, with the Utes laying 27.5 points and the total set at 56.5. At the same time on ESPN+, Miami (OH) travels to Cincinnati, where the Bearcats are 16.5-point favorites.
Louisiana Tech is at Baylor at 4 p.m. on ESPNU, with Baylor favored by 20.5.
The evening slate gets crowded fast. Georgia State visits UCF at 7 p.m. on ESPN+, and Oklahoma State hosts Murray State on the same network at 7 p.m.
Then the 7:30 window turns into the national spotlight hour. BYU heads to Colorado State on CBS, with No.
11 BYU getting 17.5 points on the road. West Virginia visits No.
25 Virginia on the ACC Network, where Virginia is favored by 10.5 in a border battle. Colorado and Northwestern meet on FOX, with Northwestern listed as a 3-point favorite.
Later on, Arkansas State visits TCU at 8 p.m. on ESPNU, with the Horned Frogs favored by 19.5. The Big 12’s latest night game sends Northern Illinois to Arizona for a 10:30 p.m. kickoff on TNT, and the Wildcats are 33.5-point favorites.
Outside the league, Maine visits Boston College at 2 p.m. on ACCNX, with Boston College favored by 38.5. Presbyterian is at Western Carolina at 2:30 p.m. on ESPN+, with no line listed.
Kick times are set to Eastern Time, and the spreads are courtesy of Caesars at the time of writing.
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