College football's Week 2 brought exciting games from start to finish. Massive upsets from Appalachian State, Georgia Southern, and a host of others kept fans on the edge of their seats. For bettors that love to back longshot underdogs, it was especially exciting (and profitable). Since you're reading this, that likely applies to you. The beauty of college football is that these longshot winners aren't uncommon, but you need to know what to look for in picking them out of a loaded board for Week 3. As always, I will highlight some moneyline and longshot spread picks I like. Let's take a look a t the board.
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Following another thrilling loss, the Scott Frost era at Nebraska is finally over. It seemed that no matter how well things would go during the game they could never manage to get out of their own way, regardless of the opponent. As they hope to turn a new leaf in Lincoln, long-time rival Oklahoma comes to town. Oklahoma has looked impressive in wins over UTEP and Kent State, but we don't know what to expect from the Sooners as these opponents both rank in the bottom 20 in SP+ ratings.'
Texas transfer Casey Thompson will look to repeat his performance from his matchup with Oklahoma last year where he had a career-best 388 passing yards along with five touchdowns and zero interceptions. This team has the ability to move the ball and Oklahoma has yet to see an offense with this caliber of athleticism. This is a team that has hung with top 10 opponents regularly the last two seasons, including a one-possession loss in Norman last year. With Frost now out of the picture, perhaps Nebraska can finally exercise the demons that have plagued this program. The talent on these two rosters is closer than the spread would indicate and Nebraska's offense should be able to keep them in this until the end.