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- SportsLine Projection Model is backing Northwestern (+20.5) to cover against No. 5 Indiana, noting Indiana is 0-3 ATS despite being undefeated on the scoreboard this season; the model projects Northwestern covers in 55% of simulations.
- Emory Hunt (SportsLine expert) is backing Cal (+2.5) to cover against Clemson, citing Cal's mental toughness in bouncing back from a UCLA loss to beat Syracuse on the road and a perceived QB advantage.
- Adam Thompson (SportsLine expert) is backing Steelers (+3.5) to cover against the 2-0 Bengals, pointing to Pittsburgh allowing 16.5 ppg and Aaron Rodgers' dink-and-dunk style against a Cincy secondary that allowed 82.1% completion to Baker Mayfield in Week 1.
- Combining all three picks into a Friday parlay at BetMGM Sportsbook would pay +601 (risk $100 to profit $601), with odds subject to change.
- The SportsLine Projection Model simulates every FBS game 10,000 times, is 22-19 on top-rated college football picks this season, and has been upgraded for 2026 to better factor in the transfer portal.
Why it matters: Indiana's 0-3 ATS record is a contrarian red flag for a team priced as a 20-point favorite: the Hoosiers keep winning straight up but failing to cover, which is exactly the kind of market inefficiency SportsLine's model is designed to exploit at 55% cover probability on Northwestern.
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