FCS Picks/Week 3
15 September 2022
Time: 7:00 pm ET
Dunkel Ratings: Merrimack 36.681; Harvard 68.457
Dunkel Line & Total: Harvard by 32; 48
Vegas Line & Total: Harvard by 26 ½; 53
Dunkel Pick: Harvard (-26 ½); Under
The Harvard Crimson open up their 2022 season on Friday night as they host the Merrimack Warriors. Kick off is 7:00 pm ET at Harvard Stadium.
Vegas has Harvard favored by 26.5 points with an over/under set at 53 points.
Harvard finished the 2021 campaign with an 8-2 record that saw the Crimson close with three straight victories, including a 34-31 win at archrival Yale. Harvard’s only two losses came against Princeton and Dartmouth by a total of 5 points.
Merrimack has started the season 1-1. The Warriors lost their opener at home against Holy Cross, 31-17, before bouncing back last week with a 45-17 win over lower-division Assumption.
The Crimson look like the much stronger team in this one and Dunkel has Harvard winning and covering the Vegas line while the final score comes in UNDER the Vegas total.
Dunkel’s Pick: Harvard (-26 ½); Under
Below are all of Dunkel’s FCS picks for Week 3:
SEPTEMBER 16
Merrimack at Harvard
Time: 7:00 pm ET
Dunkel Ratings: Merrimack 36.681; Harvard 68.457
Dunkel Line & Total: Harvard by 32; 48
Vegas Line & Total: Harvard by 26 ½; 53
Dunkel Pick: Harvard (-26 ½); Under
SEPTEMBER 17
Wofford at Virginia Tech
Time: 11:00 am ET
Dunkel Ratings: Wofford 43.714; Virginia Tech 83.608
Dunkel Line & Total: Virginia Tech by 40; 40
Vegas Line & Total: Virginia Tech by 29 ½; 47 ½
Dunkel Pick: Virginia Tech (-29 ½); Under
Villanova at Army
Time: 12:00 pm ET
Dunkel Ratings: Villanova 73.144; Army 77.399
Dunkel Line & Total: Army by 4; 60
Vegas Line & Total: Army by 10; 55 ½
Dunkel Pick: Villanova (+10); Over
Youngstown State at Kentucky
Time: 12:00 pm ET
Dunkel Ratings: Youngstown State 67.265; Kentucky 101.759
Dunkel Line & Total: Kentucky by 34; 48
Vegas Line & Total: Kentucky by 25 ½; 51 ½
Dunkel Pick: Kentucky (-25 ½); Under
Abilene Christian at Missouri
Time: 12:00 pm ET
Dunkel Ratings: Abilene Christian 61.373; Missouri 76.244
Dunkel Line & Total: Missouri by 15; 59
Vegas Line & Total: Missouri by 24 ½; 56 ½
Dunkel Pick: Abilene Christian (+24 ½); Over
Southern Illinois at Northwestern
Time: 12:00 pm ET
Dunkel Ratings: Southern Illinois 57.304; Northwestern 81.432
Dunkel Line & Total: Northwestern by 24; 50
Vegas Line & Total: Northwestern by 20 ½; 55
Dunkel Pick: Northwestern (-20 ½); Under
LIU at Kent State
Time: 12:00 pm ET
Dunkel Ratings: LIU 32.599; Kent State 74.768
Dunkel Line & Total: Kent State by 42; 58
Vegas Line & Total: Kent State by 34 ½; 63 ½
Dunkel Pick: Kent State (-34 ½); Under
Sacred Heart at Morgan State
Time: 12:00 pm ET
Dunkel Ratings: Sacred Heart 51.880; Morgan State 33.668
Dunkel Line & Total: Sacred Heart by 18; 26
Vegas Line & Total: Sacred Heart by 9 ½; 35 ½
Dunkel Pick: Sacred Heart (-9 ½); Under
Richmond at Lehigh
Time: 12:00 pm ET
Dunkel Ratings: Richmond 59.737; Lehigh 51.765
Dunkel Line & Total: Richmond by 8; 50
Vegas Line & Total: Richmond by 18; 45 ½
Dunkel Pick: Lehigh (+18); Over
Bryant at Brown
Time: 12:30 pm ET
Dunkel Ratings: Bryant 51.774; Brown 44.538
Dunkel Line & Total: Bryant by 7; 73
Vegas Line & Total: Brown by 4 ½; 69 ½
Dunkel Pick: Bryant (+4 ½); Over
Towson at West Virginia
Time: 1:00 pm ET
Dunkel Ratings: Towson 56.354; West Virginia 70.346
Dunkel Line & Total: West Virginia by 14; 58
Vegas Line & Total: West Virginia by 31 ½; 52 ½
Dunkel Pick: Towson (+31 ½); Over
Bucknell at Central Michigan
Time: 1:00 pm ET
Dunkel Ratings: Bucknell 43.854; Central Michigan 68.510
Dunkel Line & Total: Central Michigan by 24 ½; 60
Vegas Line & Total: Central Michigan by 37 ½; 51 ½
Dunkel Pick: Bucknell (+37 ½); Over
Colgate at Penn
Time: 1:00 pm ET
Dunkel Ratings: Colgate 53.770; Penn 47.702
Dunkel Line & Total: Colgate by 6; 46
Vegas Line & Total: Penn by 7 ½; 39 ½
Dunkel Pick: Colgate (+7 ½); Over
Delaware at Rhode Island
Time: 1:00 pm ET
Dunkel Ratings: Delaware 70.658; Rhode Island 64.493
Dunkel Line & Total: Delaware by 6; 48
Vegas Line & Total: Rhode Island by 3 ½; 45 ½
Dunkel Pick: Delaware (+3 ½); Over
Montana at Indiana State
Time: 1:00 pm ET
Dunkel Ratings: Montana 84.954; Indiana State 58.053
Dunkel Line & Total: Montana by 27; 37
Vegas Line & Total: Montana by 17 ½; 41 ½
Dunkel Pick: Montana (-17 ½); Under
Albany at Fordham
Time: 1:00 pm ET
Dunkel Ratings: Albany 46.452; Fordham 57.094
Dunkel Line & Total: Fordham by 10 ½; 70
Vegas Line & Total: Fordham by 6 ½; 74 ½
Dunkel Pick: Fordham (-6 ½); Under
Georgetown at Monmouth
Time: 1:00 pm ET
Dunkel Ratings: Georgetown 35.903; Monmouth 55.101
Dunkel Line & Total: Monmouth by 19; 71
Vegas Line & Total: Monmouth by 14 ½; 60 ½
Dunkel Pick: Monmouth (-14 ½); Over
Princeton at Stetson
Time: 1:00 pm ET
Dunkel Ratings: Princeton 66.749; Stetson 23.339
Dunkel Line & Total: Princeton by 43 ½; 59
Vegas Line & Total: Princeton by 34 ½; 53 ½
Dunkel Pick: Princeton (-34 ½); Over
Valparaiso at Dartmouth
Time: 1:30 pm ET
Dunkel Ratings: Valparaiso 44.760; Dartmouth 66.668
Dunkel Line & Total: Dartmouth by 22; 44
Vegas Line & Total: Dartmouth by 31 ½; 49 ½
Dunkel Pick: Valparaiso (+31 ½); Under
Cornell at VMI
Time: 1:30 pm ET
Dunkel Ratings: Cornell 47.872; VMI 51.330
Dunkel Line & Total: VMI by 3 ½; 47
Vegas Line & Total: VMI by 14; 53 ½
Dunkel Pick: Cornell (+14); Under
Murray State at Ball State
Time: 2:00 pm ET
Dunkel Ratings: Murray State 42.765; Ball State 74.770
Dunkel Line & Total: Ball State by 32; 48
Vegas Line & Total: Ball State by 24 ½; 53 ½
Dunkel Pick: Ball State (-24 ½); Under
Yale at Holy Cross
Time: 2:00 pm ET
Dunkel Ratings: Yale 58.572; Holy Cross 68.360
Dunkel Line & Total: Holy Cross by 10; 52
Vegas Line & Total: Holy Cross by 6; 54 ½
Dunkel Pick: Holy Cross (-6); Under
Cal Poly at South Dakota
Time: 2:00 pm ET
Dunkel Ratings: Cal Poly 54.710; South Dakota 63.173
Dunkel Line & Total: South Dakota by 8 ½; 56
Vegas Line & Total: South Dakota by 17; 51 ½
Dunkel Pick: Cal Poly (+17); Over
Grambling at Jackson State
Time: 2:00 pm ET
Dunkel Ratings: Grambling 43.316; Jackson State 70.656
Dunkel Line & Total: Jackson State by 27 ½; 39
Vegas Line & Total: Jackson State by 20 ½; 47 ½
Dunkel Pick: Jackson State (-20 ½); Under
Hampton at Norfolk State
Time: 2:00 pm ET
Dunkel Ratings: Hampton 45.983; Norfolk State 39.054
Dunkel Line & Total: Hampton by 7; 73
Vegas Line & Total: Norfolk State by 4 ½; 67 ½
Dunkel Pick: Hampton (+4 ½); Over
Drake at Idaho
Time: 3:00 pm ET
Dunkel Ratings: Drake 34.000; Idaho 70.117
Dunkel Line & Total: Idaho by 36; 44
Vegas Line & Total: Idaho by 32; 48 ½
Dunkel Pick: Idaho (-32); Under
Austin Peay at Alabama A&M
Time: 3:00 pm ET
Dunkel Ratings: Austin Peay 59.131; Alabama A&M 53.617
Dunkel Line & Total: Austin Peay by 5 ½; 73
Vegas Line & Total: Austin Peay by 20; 69 ½
Dunkel Pick: Alabama A&M (+20 ½); Over
Nicholls State at SE Missouri State
Time: 3:00 pm ET
Dunkel Ratings: Nicholls State 53.769; SE Missouri State 68.203
Dunkel Line & Total: SE Missouri State by 14 ½; 52
Vegas Line & Total: SE Missouri State by 7 ½; 59
Dunkel Pick: SE Missouri State (-7 ½); Under
Central Arkansas at Idaho State
Time: 3:00 pm ET
Dunkel Ratings: Central Arkansas 55.115; Idaho State 54.311
Dunkel Line & Total: Central Arkansas by 1; 61
Vegas Line & Total: Central Arkansas by 6 ½; 57 ½
Dunkel Pick: Idaho State (+6 ½); Over
Stony Brook at Massachusetts
Time: 3:30 pm ET
Dunkel Ratings: Stony Brook 55.903; Massachusetts 45.100
Dunkel Line & Total: Stony Brook by 11; 45
Vegas Line & Total: Stony Brook by 2 ½; 49 ½
Dunkel Pick: Stony Brook (-2 ½); Under
Presbyterian at Western Carolina
Time: 3:30 pm ET
Dunkel Ratings: Presbyterian 10.537; Western Carolina 62.851
Dunkel Line & Total: Western Carolina by 52; 70
Vegas Line & Total: Western Carolina by 35 ½; 76 ½
Dunkel Pick: Western Carolina (-35 ½); Under
William & Mary at Lafayette
Time: 3:30 pm ET
Dunkel Ratings: William & Mary 67.475; Lafayette 44.473
Dunkel Line & Total: William & Mary by 23; 37
Vegas Line & Total: William & Mary by 17 ½; 40
Dunkel Pick: William & Mary (-17 ½); Under
UT-Martin at Boise State
Time: 4:00 pm ET
Dunkel Ratings: UT-Martin 73.173; Boise State 80.819
Dunkel Line & Total: Boise State by 7 ½; 59
Vegas Line & Total: Boise State by 28 ½; 54
Dunkel Pick: UT-Martin (+28 ½); Over
North Dakota at Northern Arizona
Time: 4:00 pm ET
Dunkel Ratings: North Dakota 72.207; Northern Arizona 68.166
Dunkel Line & Total: North Dakota by 4; 54
Vegas Line & Total: North Dakota by 7 ½; 47 ½
Dunkel Pick: Northern Arizona (+7 ½); Over
St. Francis-PA at Wagner
Time: 4:00 pm ET
Dunkel Ratings: St. Francis-PA 41.794; Wagner 34.649
Dunkel Line & Total: St. Francis-PA by 7; 55
Vegas Line & Total: St. Francis-PA by 17 ½; 47 ½
Dunkel Pick: Wagner (+17 ½); Over
Southern Utah at Western Illinois
Time: 4:00 pm ET
Dunkel Ratings: Southern Utah 51.930; Western Illinois 50.392
Dunkel Line & Total: Southern Utah by 1 ½; 59
Vegas Line & Total: Western Illinois by 6 ½; 64
Dunkel Pick: Southern Utah (+6 ½); Under
Sacramento State at Northern Iowa
Time: 5:00 pm ET
Dunkel Ratings: Sacramento State 72.484; Northern Iowa 79.581
Dunkel Line & Total: Northern Iowa by 7; 57
Vegas Line & Total: Northern Iowa by 3 ½; 49 ½
Dunkel Pick: Northern Iowa (-3 ½); Over
Southern at Texas Southern
Time: 5:00 pm ET
Dunkel Ratings: Southern 40.073; Texas Southern 42.495
Dunkel Line & Total: Texas Southern by 2 ½; 62
Vegas Line & Total: Southern by 6 ½; 71 ½
Dunkel Pick: Texas Southern (+6 ½); Under
NC A&T at Duke
Time: 6:00 pm ET
Dunkel Ratings: NC A&T 55.661; Duke 68.909
Dunkel Line & Total: Duke by 13; 57
Vegas Line & Total: Duke by 29 ½; 51 ½
Dunkel Pick: NC A&T (+29 ½); Over
Campbell at East Carolina
Time: 6:00 pm ET
Dunkel Ratings: Campbell 50.957; East Carolina 88.607
Dunkel Line & Total: East Carolina by 37 ½; 49
Vegas Line & Total: East Carolina by 26 ½; 53 ½
Dunkel Pick: East Carolina (-26 ½); Under
Charleston Southern at Eastern Kentucky
Time: 6:00 pm ET
Dunkel Ratings: Charleston Southern 50.185; Eastern Kentucky 69.921
Dunkel Line & Total: Eastern Kentucky by 20; 80
Vegas Line & Total: Eastern Kentucky by 16 ½; 60 ½
Dunkel Pick: Eastern Kentucky (-16 ½); Over
Columbia at Marist
Time: 6:00 pm ET
Dunkel Ratings: Columbia 52.688; Marist 26.120
Dunkel Line & Total: Columbia by 26 ½; 52
Vegas Line & Total: Columbia by 21; 46 ½
Dunkel Pick: Columbia (-21); Over
The Citadel at Mercer
Time: 6:00 pm ET
Dunkel Ratings: The Citadel 55.501; Mercer 66.472
Dunkel Line & Total: Mercer by 11; 47
Vegas Line & Total: Mercer by 16 ½; 52 ½
Dunkel Pick: The Citadel (+16 ½); Under
Gardner-Webb at Elon
Time: 6:00 pm ET
Dunkel Ratings: Gardner-Webb 53.986; Elon 73.022
Dunkel Line & Total: Elon by 19; 59
Vegas Line & Total: Elon by 14; 55
Dunkel Pick: Elon (-14); Over
North Alabama at Chattanooga
Time: 6:00 pm ET
Dunkel Ratings: North Alabama 56.440; Chattanooga 63.992
Dunkel Line & Total: Chattanooga by 7 ½; 41
Vegas Line & Total: Chattanooga by 17 ½; 45 ½
Dunkel Pick: North Alabama (+7 ½); Under
NC Central at New Hampshire
Time: 6:00 pm ET
Dunkel Ratings: NC Central 52.093; New Hampshire 54.612
Dunkel Line & Total: New Hampshire by 2 ½; 50
Vegas Line & Total: New Hampshire by 14 ½; 45 ½
Dunkel Pick: NC Central (+14 ½); Over
AR-Pine Bluff at Oklahoma State
Time: 7:00 pm ET
Dunkel Ratings: AR-Pine Bluff 44.523; Oklahoma State 95.838
Dunkel Line & Total: Oklahoma State by 51; 65
Vegas Line & Total: Oklahoma State by 54 ½; 57 ½
Dunkel Pick: AR-Pine Bluff (+54 ½); Over
Missouri State at Arkansas
Time: 7:00 pm ET
Dunkel Ratings: Missouri State 72.564; Arkansas 105.884
Dunkel Line & Total: Arkansas by 33 ½; 55
Vegas Line & Total: Arkansas by 28 ½; 59 ½
Dunkel Pick: Arkansas (-28 ½); Under
Jacksonville State at Tulsa
Time: 7:00 pm ET
Dunkel Ratings: Jacksonville State 72.135; Tulsa 81.071
Dunkel Line & Total: Tulsa by 9; 59
Vegas Line & Total: Tulsa by 20 ½; 54 ½
Dunkel Pick: Jacksonville State (+20 ½); Over
Northwestern State at Southern Mississippi
Time: 7:00 pm ET
Dunkel Ratings: Northwestern State 47.226; Southern Mississippi 57.947
Dunkel Line & Total: Southern Mississippi by 10 ½; 60
Vegas Line & Total: No Line
Dunkel Pick: N/A
Tennessee State at Middle Tennessee State
Time: 7:00 pm ET
Dunkel Ratings: Tennessee State 66.259; Middle Tennessee State 75.409
Dunkel Line & Total: Middle Tennessee State by 9; 53
Vegas Line & Total: Middle Tennessee State by 21 ½; 47 ½
Dunkel Pick: Tennessee State (+21 ½); Over
Samford at Tennessee Tech
Time: 7:00 pm ET
Dunkel Ratings: Samford 55.224; Tennessee Tech 50.911
Dunkel Line & Total: Samford by 4 ½; 70
Vegas Line & Total: Samford by 16; 65
Dunkel Pick: Tennessee Tech (+16); Over
Butler at South Dakota State
Time: 7:00 pm ET
Dunkel Ratings: Butler 23.197; South Dakota State 79.204
Dunkel Line & Total: South Dakota State by 56; 56
Vegas Line & Total: South Dakota State by 52; 57 ½
Dunkel Pick: South Dakota (-52); Under
Northern Colorado at Lamar
Time: 7:00 pm ET
Dunkel Ratings: Northern Colorado 50.224; Lamar 38.645
Dunkel Line & Total: Northern Colorado by 11 ½; 43
Vegas Line & Total: Northern Colorado by 3; 47
Dunkel Pick: Northern Colorado (-3); Over
Texas A&M-Commerce at Sam Houston State
Time: 7:00 pm ET
Dunkel Ratings: Texas A&M-Commerce 46.661; Sam Houston State 57.620
Dunkel Line & Total: Sam Houston State by 11; 37
Vegas Line & Total: Sam Houston State by 23 ½; 42
Dunkel Pick: Texas A&M-Commerce (+23 ½); Under
Central Connecticut at SE Louisiana
Time: 7:00 pm ET
Dunkel Ratings: Central Connecticut 41.560; SE Louisiana 69.062
Dunkel Line & Total: SE Louisiana by 27 ½; 63
Vegas Line & Total: SE Louisiana by 23 ½; 58
Dunkel Pick: SE Louisiana (-23 ½); Over
Incarnate Word at Prairie View
Time: 7:00 pm ET
Dunkel Ratings: Incarnate Word 85.320; Prairie View 47.595
Dunkel Line & Total: Incarnate Word by 38; 68
Vegas Line & Total: Incarnate Word by 17 ½; 63 ½
Dunkel Pick: Incarnate Word (-17 ½); Over
Maine at Boston College
Time: 7:30 pm ET
Dunkel Ratings: Maine 48.145; Boston College 79.919
Dunkel Line & Total: Boston College by 32; 46
Vegas Line & Total: Boston College by 29 ½; 48 ½
Dunkel Pick: Boston College (-29 ½); Under
Eastern Illinois at Illinois State
Time: 7:30 pm ET
Dunkel Ratings: Eastern Illinois 51.993; Illinois State 53.175
Dunkel Line & Total: Illinois State by 1; 37
Vegas Line & Total: Illinois State by 15 ½; 41 ½
Dunkel Pick: Eastern Illinois (+15 ½); Under
Furman at East Tennessee State
Time: 7:30 pm ET
Dunkel Ratings: Furman 69.435; East Tennessee State 60.282
Dunkel Line & Total: Furman by 9; 53
Vegas Line & Total: Furman by 2 ½; 45 ½
Dunkel Pick: Furman (-2 ½); Over
Montana State at Oregon State
Time: 8:00 pm ET
Dunkel Ratings: Montana State 73.693; Oregon State 103.284
Dunkel Line & Total: Oregon State by 29 ½; 51
Vegas Line & Total: Oregon State by 20 ½; 54 ½
Dunkel Pick: Oregon State (-20 ½); Under
Alcorn State at McNeese State
Time: 8:00 pm ET
Dunkel Ratings: Alcorn State 39.736; McNeese State 53.862
Dunkel Line & Total: McNeese State by 14; 54
Vegas Line & Total: McNeese State by 7; 50 ½
Dunkel Pick: McNeese State (-7); Over
Utah Tech at Weber State
Time: 8:00 pm ET
Dunkel Ratings: Utah Tech 62.858; Weber State 75.203
Dunkel Line & Total: Weber State by 12 ½; 52
Vegas Line & Total: Weber State by 30; 57 ½
Dunkel Pick: Utah Tech (+30); Under
San Diego at UC-Davis
Time: 10:00 pm ET
Dunkel Ratings: San Diego 51.650; UC-Davis 62.488
Dunkel Line & Total: UC-Davis by 11; 45
Vegas Line & Total: UC-Davis by 23; 50 ½
Dunkel Pick: San Diego (+23); Under
North Dakota State at Arizona
Time: 11:00 pm ET
Dunkel Ratings: North Dakota State 91.544; Arizona 82.927
Dunkel Line & Total: North Dakota State by 9 ½; 45
Vegas Line & Total: Pick; 50 ½
Dunkel Pick: North Dakota State; Under
Duquesne at Hawaii
Time: 12:00 am ET
Dunkel Ratings: Duquesne 48.583; Hawaii 65.097
Dunkel Line & Total: Hawaii by 16 ½; 50
Vegas Line & Total: Hawaii by 7; 57
Dunkel Pick: Hawaii (-7); Under
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