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Week 6 2026: CFB LOCKS from the Cover 3 Podcast!

Posted on October 8, 2026October 8, 2026 by gamedaycole

Here are your week 6 LOCKS from the Cover 3 Podcast! ATS picks are up top with money line sprinkles down below.

ATS picks:

Pick	Name
Army TT over 24.5 (-110)	Bud Elliott
Virginia Tech TT over 31.5 (-110)	Bud Elliott
Georgia Tech+7 vs Duke (-110)	Bud Elliott
Illinois-2.5 vs Michigan State (-110)	Bud Elliott
Texas A&M+3.5 vs Missouri (-110)	Bud Elliott
NC State TT under 28.5 (-110)	Bud Elliott
Indiana-7 vs Nebraska (-110)	Bud Elliott
Ball State+37.5 vs Northwestern (-110)	Bud Elliott
Oregon-11 vs UCLA (-110)	Bud Elliott
Virginia TT under 30.5 (-110)	Bud Elliott
Louisville+3.5 vs Florida State (-110)	Bud Elliott
Arkansas State-2.5 vs South Alabama (-110)	Bud Elliott
Georgia 3Q PK vs Alabama (-110)	Chip Patterson
Arizona State-20.5 vs Hawaii (-110)	Chip Patterson
East Carolina-9.5 vs Rice (-110)	Chip Patterson
Indiana 4Q-1.5 vs Nebraska (-110)	Chip Patterson
Texas-7.5 vs Oklahoma (-110)	Chip Patterson
UCLA+11.5 vs Oregon (-110)	Chip Patterson
Iowa State 1H+7 vs BYU (-110)	Chip Patterson
UTSA-6.5 vs South Florida (-110)	Chip Patterson
Western Kentucky vs Missouri State 1H Under 28.5 (-110)	Chip Patterson
Alabama-1.5 vs Georgia (-110)	Danny Kanell
LSU-8 vs Kentucky (-110)	Danny Kanell
Oklahoma+7.5 vs Texas (-110)	Danny Kanell
Oregon-11 vs UCLA (-110)	Danny Kanell
Southern Cal+1.5 vs Penn State (-110)	Danny Kanell
Utah-15.5 vs Kansas (-110)	Danny Kanell
Washington vs Iowa Under 41.5 (-110)	Danny Kanell
UTSA-6.5 vs South Florida (-110)	Danny Kanell
Alabama vs Georgia Under 51.5 (-110)	Tom Fornelli
California TT under 21.5 (-110)	Tom Fornelli
Georgia Southern+7.5 vs James Madison (-110)	Tom Fornelli
LSU-8 vs Kentucky (-110)	Tom Fornelli
NC State TT under 28.5 (-110)	Tom Fornelli
Oklahoma vs Texas Under 39.5 (-110)	Tom Fornelli
Oregon vs UCLA Under 58.5 (-110)	Tom Fornelli
Oregon State vs San Diego State Under 53.5 (-110)	Tom Fornelli
West Virginia+3.5 vs Arizona (-110)	Tom Fornelli
Iowa State 1H+7 vs BYU (-110)	Tom Fornelli
UTSA vs South Florida Under 50.5 (-110)	Tom Fornelli

Money line sprinkles:

Picks	Name
Coastal Carolina +155 vs Marshall	Bud_Elliott_ML
Tulsa +120 vs Navy	Bud_Elliott_ML
West Virginia +150 vs Arizona	Bud_Elliott_ML
Sam Houston State +450 vs Liberty	Bud_Elliott_ML
Georgia +104 vs Alabama	Chip_Patterson_ML
Georgia Tech +220 vs Duke	Chip_Patterson_ML
Kentucky +290 vs LSU	Chip_Patterson_ML
West Virginia +150 vs Arizona	Chip_Patterson_ML
South Carolina +440 vs Florida	Danny_Kanell_ML
Fresno State +217 vs Boise State	Danny_Kanell_ML
Houston +127 vs Kansas State	Danny_Kanell_ML
UNLV +150 vs North Dakota State	Danny_Kanell_ML
Fresno State +217 vs Boise State	Tom_Fornelli_ML
Coastal Carolina +155 vs Marshall	Tom_Fornelli_ML
Northern Illinois +270 vs Air Force	Tom_Fornelli_ML
North Carolina +163 vs Pittsburgh	Tom_Fornelli_ML
Connecticut +160 vs Temple	Tom_Fornelli_ML
UNLV +150 vs North Dakota State	Tom_Fornelli_ML
West Virginia +150 vs Arizona	Tom_Fornelli_ML

Week 4 2026: NFL gambling picks are graded; results are in!

Posted on October 7, 2026October 7, 2026 by gamedaycole

Week 4 of the NFL season is in the books and the picks from our gamblers are graded. Let’s jump right in.

Winners this week included AJ Hawk, Seth Walder, Colin Cowherd and Jeff Ma. However, the week’s biggest winner was Clay Travis at 6-2 against the spread. Congratulations to all the winners this week.

Everyone else is in the mix 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	Tie	Profits
Clay_Travis	75	6	2	0	3.45
AJ_Hawk	61.54	8	5	1	2.27
Seth_Walder	100	2	0	0	1.82
Colin_Cowherd	75	3	1	1	1.73
Jeff_Ma	75	3	1	0	1.73
Geoff_Schwartz	100	1	0	0	0.91
Scott_Spreitzer	100	1	0	0	0.91
Phil_Steele	100	1	0	0	0.91
David_Bearman	66.67	2	1	0	0.7
Bill_Simmons	66.67	2	1	0	0.82
Matt_Youmans	60	3	2	0	0.73
Doug_Kezirian	50	2	2	0	-0.14
Wes_Reynolds	50	2	2	0	-0.18
Ben_Solak	50	2	2	0	-0.26
Lucy_Burdge	50	3	3	0	-0.27
Todd_Fuhrman	0	0	1	0	-1
Kelly_Stewart	0	0	1	0	-1
Chris_Fallica	33.33	1	2	0	-1.09
Joe_Fortenbaugh	33.33	1	2	0	-1.09
Steve_Coughlin	40	2	3	0	-1.29
Chris_Long	40	2	3	0	-1.29
Pamela_Maldonado	40	2	3	0	-1.18
Stuckey	40	2	3	0	-1.22
Pat_McAfee	46.15	6	7	1	-1.55
Emory_Hunt	0	0	2	0	-2
Cousin_Sal	25	1	3	0	-2.09

Week 5 2026: CFB analysts picks are graded; results are in!

Posted on October 6, 2026October 6, 2026 by gamedaycole

Week 5 is in the books and the picks from our analysts graded. Let’s jump right in.

Big winners this week included Shehan Jeyarajah from CBS Sports at 15-1, Brian Kelly at 6-1, and Tom Fornelli at 15-3. However, this week’s best performances were Rece Davis and Pete Thamel at 7-0 picking games on the College Gameday podcast. Congratulations to both Rece and Pete for a great winning week.

On College Gameday Nick Saban was in the lead at 6-4. Celebrity guest picker Caitlin Clark, Desmond Howard and Pat McAfee all went 5-5. Kirk Herbstreit brought up the rear at 4-5 (picking one less game).

Everyone else is in the mix 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	7	0
Pete_Thamel	100	7	0
Chris_Fallica	100	3	0
Phil_Steele	100	2	0
Mark_Ingram	100	1	0
Matt_Leinart	100	1	0
Brady_Quinn	100	1	0
Shehan_Jeyarajah	93.75	15	1
Brian_Kelly	85.71	6	1
Tom_Fornelli	83.33	15	3
JD_Pickell	83.33	10	2
Richard_Johnson	82.35	14	3
Chip_Patterson	82.35	14	3
Joel_Klatt	80	4	1
Andrea_Adelson	75	6	2
David_Hale	75	6	2
Chase_Daniel	75	3	1
Pat_Forde	75	3	1
Josh_Pate	75	3	1
Tim_Tebow	75	3	1
Greg_McElroy	66.67	8	4
David_Pollack	66.67	8	4
Rick_Neuheisel	66.67	6	3
Andy_Staples	66.67	4	2
Bruce_Feldman	66.67	2	1
Stewart_Mandel	66.67	2	1
Nick_Saban	60	6	4
Jennifer	60	6	4
Brian_Jones	55.56	5	4
Desmond_Howard	50	5	5
Pat_McAfee	50	5	5
Celebrity_Guest	50	5	5
Paul_Finebaum	50	2	2
Roman_Harper	50	2	2
Danny_Kanell	50	2	2
Steve_Coughlin	50	1	1
Jimbo_Fisher	50	1	1
Kirk_Herbstreit	44.44	4	5
Aaron_Taylor	44.44	4	5
Brett_McMurphy	33.33	1	2
Ralph_Russo	33.33	1	2
Eric_Mac_Lain	0	0	2
Urban_Meyer	0	0	1
Average	69.62	204	89