Week 3 is here, and the third week of every college football season is seemingly filled with potential land mines with the start of conference play looming. Below, I will detail four of the trickiest situational spots I circled for Saturday’s early games.
It’s key to look at a team’s opponents the week prior and week after to get an idea of where any potential flat spots might pop up.
Other factors also warrant consideration; it’s not pure science. There’s an art and feel to using situational spots in one’s handicapping.
Ultimately, the actual number still reigns supreme. However, a good or bad spot may sway me one way or the other on a bet I’m on the fence for.