Florida State vs. Alabama betting preview: Odds, picks, predictions for Week 3 college football — SkimNews
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- Florida State visits Alabama Saturday at 3:30 p.m. ET in a Week 3 rematch of last season's 31-17 Seminoles upset, with the Crimson Tide at 2-0 as an SEC contender and FSU at 1-1.
- Florida State fired athletic director Michael Alford after a Week 2 SMU loss, intensifying pressure on coach Mike Norvell, whose record has fallen from 13-1 in 2023 to 2-10 in 2024 to 5-7 in 2025.
- Alabama rallied past Kentucky 45-17 after trailing 17-16 at halftime, scoring 29 unanswered points, with RB Daniel Hill expected to test an FSU defense giving up just over 100 rushing yards per game.
- The SportsLine model backs the Over 48.5, hitting in 52.5% of its 10,000 simulations, citing FSU's QB upgrade in Ashton Daniels plus RBs Ousmane Kromah and Samuel Singleton Jr.
- DraftKings is offering $200 in bonus bets for spending $5+ on the Week 3 matchup.
Why it matters: Norvell sits on what the source calls 'arguably the hottest seat in America' heading into a road rematch against a 2-0 Alabama team that just erased a one-point halftime deficit — another loss drops FSU to 1-2 and risks turning the Alford firing into a broader program overhaul before conference play deepens.
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