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 10 of the trickiest situational spots I circled after last weekend and also include other commentaries on each matchup.
It doesn’t take a rocket scientist to identify potential situational spots each week. It’s just a little bit of manual work. One just has 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 ancillary 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. No matter how great a situational spot appears on paper, you still have to factor in how much value the spread holds. However, a good or bad spot may sway me one way or the other on a bet I’m on the fence for.