College Football Same Game Parlays & Picks: Week 3 (Saturday)

The 2026 college football regular season continues on Saturday, and we’re really starting to get into conference play, putting many of those pesky FCS vs. FBS matchups in the rearview mirror. For that, we’re very thankful, although we’ll still have a handful of these matchups this weekend and into next. Perhaps the most intriguing matchup this weekend features Lane Kiffin visiting The Grove to battle Ole Miss, his former employer. SMU and Louisville battle in the undercard in a ranked-versus-ranked matchup. Last week, we hit two of our games with the line and total, but misfired on the player props. Let’s build our bankroll with our best college football same game parlays (SGPs) for Saturday, September 19th.

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Saturday’s Best College Football Same Game Parlays (Week 3)

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Kent State Golden Flashes (OFF) at No. 6 Ohio State Buckeyes (OFF) | O/U 59.5 (-114/-106)

Leg 1: First Half Over 35.5 Points (+108)
Leg 2: Ohio State 60+ Points (+135)
Leg 3: Ohio State to Score a Defensive Touchdown (+240)
Leg 4: Bo Jackson Over 78.5 Rushing Yards (-118)

Let’s simply look at a two-leg parlay to kick off our day.

Kent State (1-1) and Ohio State (1-1) meet with identical records at Ohio Stadium at noon ET on FOX. Both teams have taken different routes to get to this point, as Kent State was blanked 57-0 at South Carolina to open, before taking out its day on Wofford of the FCS last weekend, 36-15, cashing as a 10.5-point favorite. The Over has cashed in both games to date.

Ohio State had a 23-3 lead at Texas, and it was sitting pretty heading to the fourth quarter. That’s when disaster struck, as the Longhorns scored 21 unanswered points to stun the previously top-ranked Buckeyes 24-23.

The Buckeyes might be without two starters on Saturday, with right tackle Phillip Daniels and defensive end Zion Grady nursing injuries. With or without them, Ohio State should have no problem taking out its frustrations on the overmatched MAC foe, but covering the gigantic number could be challenging.

Even if those two injured players cannot go, Ohio State is going to be angry, and having its way with Kent State. If South Carolina embarrassed Kent State, imagine how much an angry offense with WR Jeremiah Smith will be.

We’re going to go at this game a little differently. First off, take the Over at the half. Ohio State could be up something like 42-0 or 45-0 by the break. I also like that huge score to be aided by a defensive score by the Buckeyes, although that could very well happen in the second half, too, and be fine for our needs.

We’ll go with Ohio State RB Bo Jackson to get to at least 79 rushing yards, too, while taking Ohio State to drop at least a 60-burger on Kent State, which would help us to the Over 59.5, too, if you bet that separately.

Parlay Odds: +1035

Michigan State Spartans (+2400) at No. 3 Notre Dame Fighting Irish (-10000) | O/U 52.5 (-105/-115)

Leg 1: Michigan State +29.5 (-110)
Leg 2: Over 52.5 Points (-105)
Leg 3: Jordan Faison Anytime Touchdown Scorer (-145)
Leg 4: Aneyas Williams 60+ Rushing Yards (-310)

Rivals Michigan State (2-0) and Notre Dame (2-0) meet for the first time since 2017, when the Fighting Irish posted a 38-18 victory in East Lansing. Notre Dame leads the all-time series 47-29-1, including four wins in the past five outings since Sept. 17, 2011.

Michigan State sees a substantial bump up in competition after taking on a pair of Mid-American Conference (MAC) foes. Sparty topped Eastern Michigan 35-7 last weekend, covering as a 16.5-point favorite, after squeezing by Toledo 30-20 for a narrow cover as 9.5-point favorites.

Notre Dame has spanked Wisconsin 41-13 on a neutral field as 21.5-point favorites, while pounding Rice 52-0 last weekend in the shadows of Touchdown Jesus as the Under (54.5) hung on.

Even so, we’ll take Michigan State with the big points as underdogs, as this is a highly-anticipated rivalry game. We’ll go high on the total, though, in a 41-17 kind of a game.

For player props, we’ll play Aneyas Williams to simply get to 60+ rushing yards, which should be easily attainable for him. In addition, let’s look to Notre Dame’s Jordan Faison to score an anytime touchdown to help us more than 8X.

Parlay Odds: +799

Montana Grizzlies (+660) at Oregon State Beavers (-1050) | O/U 53.5 (-114/-106)

Leg 1: Montana +17.5 (-114)
Leg 2: Over 53.5 Points (-114)
Leg 3: Montana Over 126.5 Rushing Yards (-114)
Leg 4: Montana First-Half +9.5 (+100)

In an 11:00 p.m. ET kickoff, I absolutely love Montana (3-0) against Oregon State (0-2), and I wouldn’t be surprised to see the Griz win this game outright. For the chance to multiply up by more than 6.5X, that’s worth a roll of the dice in and of itself.

Montana is ranked No. 3 in the FCS Top 25 rankings, and this team is easily better than probably a third of the teams in FBS, maybe even better than Oregon State. The Griz topped Southern Utah 28-21 in the opener, while punishing Drake 45-10, and Utah Tech 35-14, in the two most recent games.

Oregon has played two ranked FBS teams, falling 33-20 at Oregon State, and 35-24 at Texas Tech last weekend at home. It won’t be fazed by facing Montana, that’s for sure. Still, 17.5 points is a huge number in this game, as these teams are a lot closer in quality than the sportsbooks are giving them credit for.

Both teams have shown off decent offense, and we haven’t seen great defense, especially from the FBS Beavers. Let’s go high on the total. In addition to taking Montana for the full game, take it to keep the score within single digits at the break, too. And, if Montana has success in this game, it will be due to the ground game, so toss that in, too.

Parlay Odds: +543

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