The Bowling Green Falcons and Iowa State Cyclones play on Saturday, Sept. 19, 2026, at Jack Trice Stadium in Ames, Iowa, in a game on the college football Week 3 schedule.
Which team will win the college football Week 3 game?
Check out these college football Week 3 picks and college football Week 3 predictions for the game, which can be seen at 9 a.m. MST on ESPNU (stream with FUBO).
Iowa State is a 23.5-point favorite over Bowling Green in college football Week 3 odds for the game, according to BetMGM Sportsbook.
The Cyclones are -2500 on the moneyline, while the Falcons are +1400. The over/under (point total) for the game is set at 44.5 points.
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The Arizona Republic: Iowa State 31, Bowling Green 13
Jeremy Cluff writes: "The Cyclones are averaging
just 279 yards per game. That will change in Week 3."
Bookies.com: Bet Bowling Green with the points vs Iowa State
Bill Speros writes: "The Cyclones come off their annual Cy-Hawk Trophy melee against MAC foe Bowling Green. Iowa State doesn’t have the octane to stack points. They won’t need many this week."
Dimers.com: Iowa State 35, Bowling Green 11
It writes: "After extensive simulations, our model gives Bowling Green a win probability of 3%, while Iowa State has a win probability of 97%."
ESPN: Iowa State has a 94.1% chance to defeat Bowling Green on Saturday
The site gives the Falcons a 5.9% shot at winning the college football Week 3 game.
Des Moines Register: Iowa State 35, Bowling Green 3
it writes: "Bowling Green lost 56-7 at Nebraska on Sept. 12. Even if the Cyclones are little banged up, their defense will make this a long day for the Falcons."
Sports Chat Place: Bet Iowa State to cover vs Bowling Green
It writes: "I’ll lean toward Iowa State. The Cyclones are coming off a tough road loss to Iowa and this is a good bounce-back opportunity. Iowa State put up just nine first downs and a 4-of-13 success rate on third-down tries in last weekend’s loss, but the defense played well overall despite no takeaways. That unit gave up 284 total yards (93 rushing) and 13 first downs in all."
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