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Week 4 2026: CFB LOCKS from the Cover 3 Podcast!

Posted on September 24, 2026September 24, 2026 by gamedaycole

Here are your week 4 LOCKS from the Cover 3 podcast including money line sprinkles at the bottom. Check out the full video for the dentist picks, Club Kenz and the producer picks if you’re into that.

ATS picks:

Pick	Name
Alabama 1H TT over 17.5 (-110)	Bud Elliott
Florida vs Ole Miss 1H Under 30.5 (-110)	Bud Elliott
Iowa State vs Utah Under 48.5 (-110)	Bud Elliott
Maryland TT over 27.5 (-110)	Bud Elliott
Penn State TT under 28.5 (-110)	Bud Elliott
Missouri State+34.5 vs SMU (-110)	Bud Elliott
Tennessee vs Texas Over 55.5 (-110)	Bud Elliott
Florida 1H TT over 14.5 (-110)	Chip Patterson
Georgia-13.5 vs Oklahoma (-110)	Chip Patterson
Purdue vs Notre Dame Over 57.5 (-110)	Chip Patterson
Massachusetts TT over 26.5 (-110)	Chip Patterson
Oregon-3 vs Southern Cal (-110)	Chip Patterson
Tennessee+4.5 vs Texas (-110)	Chip Patterson
UTSA-13.5 vs Colorado State (-110)	Chip Patterson
Indiana 4Q-3.5 vs Northwestern (-110)	Chip Patterson
Coastal Carolina vs Liberty Under 50.5 (-110)	Chip Patterson
Baylor-9.5 vs Colorado (-110)	Danny Kanell
Florida-3 vs Ole Miss (-110)	Danny Kanell
Oklahoma+14 vs Georgia (-110)	Danny Kanell
Georgia vs Oklahoma Under 45 (-110)	Danny Kanell
LSU-8.5 vs Texas A&M (-110)	Danny Kanell
Michigan vs Iowa Under 39 (-110)	Danny Kanell
Penn State vs Wisconsin Under 45 (-110)	Danny Kanell
Southern Cal vs Oregon Over 61.5 (-110)	Danny Kanell
Tennessee 1Q+1.5 vs Texas (-110)	Danny Kanell
Tulsa+7.5 vs Arkansas (-110)	Tom Fornelli
Baylor-9.5 vs Colorado (-110)	Tom Fornelli
Boston College vs Virginia Tech Under 47.5 (-110)	Tom Fornelli
Florida vs Ole Miss Over 58.5 (-110)	Tom Fornelli
LSU vs Texas A&M Under 52 (-110)	Tom Fornelli
Iowa TT under 16.5 (-110)	Tom Fornelli
Michigan State+6 vs Nebraska (-110)	Tom Fornelli
Mississippi State-6 vs Missouri (-110)	Tom Fornelli
Southern Cal vs Oregon Over 61.5 (-110)	Tom Fornelli
Utah State vs Troy Under 48 (-110)	Tom Fornelli

Money line sprinkles:

Picks	Name
Charlotte +360 vs Louisiana	Bud_Elliott_ML
Louisiana Monroe +450 vs Florida Atlantic	Bud_Elliott_ML
Appalachian State +488 vs NC State	Bud_Elliott_ML
UTEP +376 vs Oregon State	Bud_Elliott_ML
Minnesota +316 vs Washington	Bud_Elliott_ML
Tennessee +170 vs Texas	Chip_Patterson_ML
Minnesota +316 vs Washington	Chip_Patterson_ML
Western Michigan +240 vs Boise State	Chip_Patterson_ML
Maryland +108 vs UCLA	Danny_Kanell_ML
Michigan State +189 vs Nebraska	Danny_Kanell_ML
Tennessee +170 vs Texas	Danny_Kanell_ML
Western Michigan +240 vs Boise State	Danny_Kanell_ML
Tulsa +230 vs Arkansas	Tom_Fornelli_ML
Ole Miss +150 vs Florida	Tom_Fornelli_ML
Iowa State +292 vs Utah	Tom_Fornelli_ML
Maryland +108 vs UCLA	Tom_Fornelli_ML
Michigan State +189 vs Nebraska	Tom_Fornelli_ML
Sacramento State +160 vs Massachusetts	Tom_Fornelli_ML
Stanford +160 vs Georgia Tech	Tom_Fornelli_ML

Week 2 2026: NFL gambling picks are graded; results are in!

Posted on September 23, 2026September 23, 2026 by gamedaycole

Week 2 of the 2026 NFL season is in the books and the picks from our gamblers are graded. I’m continuing to dip my toe into NFL tracking, so as I continue to build upon the NFL data please let me know if you see anything wrong.

Our top winners this week picking against the spread included Wes Reynolds, Chris Long, Matt Youmans and Stuckey. However, Colin Cowherd went 5-0 on the Blazin’ Five picks last week. Congratulations to Colin Cowherd on a great winning week picking games on The Herd.

Check out the full slate of results below to see how your favorite (or most hated) NFL picker did this week!

ATS results:

Name	Pct	Win	Loss	Tie	Profits
Colin_Cowherd	100	5	0	0	4.55
Wes_Reynolds	83.33	5	1	0	3.59
Chris_Long	100	3	0	0	2.62
Matt_Youmans	71.43	5	2	0	2.55
Stuckey	66.67	6	3	0	2.5
Doug_Kezirian	100	2	0	0	1.82
Anita_Marks	100	2	0	0	1.82
Bryant_McFadden	75	3	1	0	1.73
Pamela_Maldonado	66.67	4	2	0	1.64
Mike_Greenberg	100	1	0	0	0.91
Eric_Moody	100	1	0	0	0.91
Seth_Walder	100	1	0	0	0.91
Erin_Dolan	66.67	2	1	0	0.82
Bill_Simmons	66.67	2	1	0	0.82
Steve_Coughlin	60	3	2	1	0.73
David_Bearman	50	2	2	0	-0.18
Cousin_Sal	50	2	2	0	-0.18
Jason_McIntyre	50	4	4	0	-0.36
Lucy_Burdge	0	0	1	0	-1
Geoff_Schwartz	0	0	1	0	-1
Todd_Fuhrman	33.33	1	2	0	-1.26
Jeff_Ma	33.33	1	2	0	-1.09
Ben_Solak	33.33	1	2	0	-1.05
Emory_Hunt	20	1	4	0	-3.05
Clay_Travis	28.57	2	5	0	-3.18

Week 3 2026: CFB analyst picks are graded; results are in!

Posted on September 22, 2026September 22, 2026 by gamedaycole

Week 3 of our 2026 college football season is in the books and the picks from our analysts are graded. Let’s jump right in.

On College Gameday, the celebrity guest picker Morgan Freeman was the biggest winner with a 7-3 record picking straight-up. Nick Saban and Pat McAfee went 6-4 on the week. Kirk Herbstreit went 5-4, picking one less game than the others, while Desmond Howard went 5-5. Its been a while since the celebrity guest has topped all of the hosts, so congratulations to Morgan Freeman on a great winning week.

Other notable results include Rece Davis going 6-0 picking games on the College Gameday podcast, while Tom Fornelli went 21-2 picking games straight-up. for CBS Sports.

Everyone else is in the mix somewhere so check out the full slate of results below to see how your favorite (or most hated) personality did this week!

Name	Pct	Win	Loss
Rece_Davis	100	6	0
Brett_McMurphy	100	4	0
Eric_Mac_Lain	100	3	0
Danny_Kanell	100	2	0
Phil_Steele	100	2	0
Mike_Greenberg	100	1	0
Mark_Ingram	100	1	0
Matt_Leinart	100	1	0
EJ_Manuel	100	1	0
Brady_Quinn	100	1	0
Tom_Fornelli	91.3	21	2
Andy_Staples	85.71	6	1
Josh_Pate	83.33	5	1
Shehan_Jeyarajah	81.82	18	4
Steve_Coughlin	80	4	1
Richard_Johnson	77.27	17	5
Chris_Fallica	75	3	1
Joel_Klatt	75	3	1
Chip_Patterson	72.73	16	6
JD_Pickell	71.43	5	2
Celebrity_Guest	70	7	3
Chase_Daniel	66.67	2	1
Jimbo_Fisher	66.67	2	1
Tim_Tebow	66.67	2	1
Scott_Van_Pelt	66.67	2	1
Nick_Saban	60	6	4
Pat_McAfee	60	6	4
Kirk_Herbstreit	55.56	5	4
Brian_Jones	55.56	5	4
Rick_Neuheisel	55.56	5	4
Greg_McElroy	54.55	6	5
Desmond_Howard	50	5	5
Jennifer	50	5	5
Aaron_Taylor	50	4	4
Pete_Thamel	50	3	3
Dan_Wetzel	50	3	3
Pat_Forde	50	1	1
David_Pollack	42.86	3	4
Paul_Finebaum	33.33	1	2
Roman_Harper	33.33	1	2
Brian_Kelly	25	2	6
Urban_Meyer	0	0	1
Average	68.06	196	92