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Week 2 2026: CFB LOCKS from the Cover 3 Podcast!

Posted on September 10, 2026September 10, 2026 by gamedaycole

Here are your week 2 LOCKS from the Cover 3 podcast. Be sure to check out the full video for full analysis, picks from Club Kenz, the dentist, and the producer picks if you want them.

ATS picks:

Pick	Name
Maryland-13 vs Connecticut (-110)	Bud Elliott
Appalachian State+7.5 vs East Carolina (-110)	Bud Elliott
FIU-10 vs Buffalo (-110)	Bud Elliott
Iowa-13.5 vs Iowa State (-110)	Bud Elliott
Washington State+18 vs Kansas State (-110)	Bud Elliott
Minnesota 1H+0.5 vs Mississippi State (-110)	Bud Elliott
Sam Houston State+14 vs Tulsa (-110)	Bud Elliott
Arizona State+14.5 vs Texas A&M (-110)	Bud Elliott
Washington-26.5 vs Utah State (-110)	Bud Elliott
Memphis TT over 22.5 (-110)	Chip Patterson
Iowa-13.5 vs Iowa State (-110)	Chip Patterson
Michigan 1H TT under 9.5 (-110)	Chip Patterson
Rice+44.5 vs Notre Dame (-110)	Chip Patterson
Ole Miss 1H TT over 30.5 (-110)	Chip Patterson
Texas-1 vs Ohio State (-110)	Chip Patterson
Ohio State 3Q PK vs Texas (-110)	Chip Patterson
Arizona State TT over 17.5 (-110)	Chip Patterson
Kansas vs Missouri Over 50.5 (-110)	Chip Patterson
Arizona+7.5 vs BYU (-110)	Danny Kanell
Georgia Southern+20.5 vs Clemson (-110)	Danny Kanell
Georgia Tech+12.5 vs Tennessee (-110)	Danny Kanell
Iowa-13.5 vs Iowa State (-110)	Danny Kanell
Kentucky+10.5 vs Alabama (-110)	Danny Kanell
Michigan+5.5 vs Oklahoma (-110)	Danny Kanell
Michigan vs Oklahoma 1H Under 21.5 (-110)	Danny Kanell
Penn State-23.5 vs Temple (-110)	Danny Kanell
Texas vs Ohio State Under 49.5 (-110)	Danny Kanell
Arizona State+14.5 vs Texas A&M (-110)	Danny Kanell
Kansas 1H+3.5 vs Missouri (-110)	Danny Kanell
Auburn TT over 44.5 (-110)	Tom Fornelli
Boise State vs Memphis Under 55 (-110)	Tom Fornelli
Illinois vs Duke Over 51.5 (-110)	Tom Fornelli
Iowa-13.5 vs Iowa State (-110)	Tom Fornelli
Kansas State-17.5 vs Washington State (-110)	Tom Fornelli
Wofford+13.5 vs Kent State (-110)	Tom Fornelli
Michigan vs Oklahoma Under 43.5 (-110)	Tom Fornelli
Notre Dame TT over 48.5 (-110)	Tom Fornelli
Purdue+3.5 vs Wake Forest (-110)	Tom Fornelli
Ohio State+2 vs Texas (-110)	Tom Fornelli

Money line sprinkles:

Picks	Name
Memphis +285 vs Boise State	Bud_Elliott_ML
Appalachian State +244 vs East Carolina	Bud_Elliott_ML
New Mexico State +245 vs Hawaii	Bud_Elliott_ML
UCF +235 vs Pittsburgh	Bud_Elliott_ML
Sam Houston State +440 vs Tulsa	Bud_Elliott_ML
South Alabama +300 vs Tulane	Bud_Elliott_ML
Memphis +285 vs Boise State	Chip_Patterson_ML
Kentucky +315 vs Alabama	Chip_Patterson_ML
Arizona State +517 vs Texas A&M	Chip_Patterson_ML
Memphis +285 vs Boise State	Danny_Kanell_ML
Duke +186 vs Illinois	Danny_Kanell_ML
North Texas +140 vs UNLV	Danny_Kanell_ML
Purdue +138 vs Wake Forest	Danny_Kanell_ML
Air Force +112 vs North Dakota State	Tom_Fornelli_ML
Wofford +450 vs Kent State	Tom_Fornelli_ML
Purdue +138 vs Wake Forest	Tom_Fornelli_ML

Week 1 2026: CFB analyst picks are graded; results are in!

Posted on September 8, 2026 by gamedaycole

Week 1 is in the books and the straight-up picks from our analysts are graded. Let’s jump right in.

We had a lot of undefeated weeks this week due to the chalky nature of the game results this week, but I have to recognize Shehan Jeyarajah and Chip Patterson for going 24-0 this week. That’s impressive to do with any slate of games even if you pick 24 favorites to win, and I’m not sure I’ve ever logged an undefeated record of 24-0 before. Congratulations to both gentlemen on a big winning week.

On College Gameday, everyone went undefeated as expected based on the short slate and expected results. Desmond Howard, Nick Saban, Pat McAfee and the celebrity guest picker Lainey Wilson all went 5-0. Kirk Herbstreit went 4-0 due to selecting one less game than the others. There’s not much more to say other than I don’t think I’ve ever seen a week without anyone below .500, but we did it this week.

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

Name	Pct	Win	Loss
Shehan_Jeyarajah	100	24	0
Chip_Patterson	100	24	0
Danny_Kanell	100	9	0
Rece_Davis	100	8	0
Desmond_Howard	100	5	0
Nick_Saban	100	5	0
Pat_McAfee	100	5	0
Celebrity_Guest	100	5	0
Joel_Klatt	100	5	0
Andy_Staples	100	5	0
Kirk_Herbstreit	100	4	0
Chris_Fallica	100	4	0
Chase_Daniel	100	3	0
Paul_Finebaum	100	3	0
Phil_Steele	100	3	0
Tim_Tebow	100	3	0
Steve_Coughlin	100	1	0
Scott_Van_Pelt	100	1	0
Tom_Fornelli	96	24	1
Brian_Jones	88.89	8	1
JD_Pickell	88.89	8	1
Richard_Johnson	88	22	3
Dan_Wetzel	87.5	7	1
Pete_Thamel	85.71	6	1
Josh_Pate	83.33	5	1
Greg_McElroy	80	8	2
Jennifer	80	4	1
Rick_Neuheisel	77.78	7	2
Aaron_Taylor	77.78	7	2
Bruce_Feldman	75	3	1
Brett_McMurphy	75	3	1
David_Pollack	71.43	5	2
Brian_Kelly	66.67	6	3
Roman_Harper	66.67	2	1
Stewart_Mandel	66.67	2	1
Ralph_Russo	66.67	2	1
Jimbo_Fisher	50	1	1
Eric_Mac_Lain	50	1	1
Average	89.86	248	28

Week 1 2026: CFB gambling picks are graded; results are in!

Posted on September 8, 2026September 8, 2026 by gamedaycole

Week 1 is in the books and the picks from our gamblers are graded. Let’s jump right in.

Big winners this week include Rico Bosco (11-4 ATS) and Shehan Jeyarajah (15-9 ATS), but our biggest winner of the week is Richard Johnson of CBS Sports at 17-9 ATS on the week. Congratulations to Richard on a great winning week.

Scott Van Pelt’s WINNERS went 2-2-1. Stanford Steve’s board went 1-2 on College Gameday this week. Super Dog picks went 2-4 on College Gameday, with Stanford Steve and Pat McAfee being the winners.

In the money line picks this week our biggest winner was Emory Hunt with a profit of 3.6 units across 4 money line picks this week.

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

ATS results:

Name	Pct	Win	Loss	Tie	Profits
Richard_Johnson_ATS	65.38	17	9	0	6.45
Rico_Bosco_ATS	73.33	11	4	0	6
Shehan_Jeyarajah_ATS	62.5	15	9	0	4.64
Bud_Elliott_ATS	66.67	6	3	1	2.45
Chris_Fallica_ATS	66.67	6	3	0	2.45
Tom_Fornelli_ATS	66.67	6	3	0	2.45
Mackenzie_Brooks_ATS	100	2	0	0	1.82
Steve_Coughlin_ATS	66.67	4	2	0	1.64
Matt_Youmans_ATS	60	6	4	0	1.46
Mikey_Over_ATS	56.25	9	7	0	1.18
Todd_Fuhrman_ATS	100	1	0	0	0.98
Pat_McAfee_ATS	100	1	0	0	0.91
Stormy_Buonantony_ATS	66.67	2	1	0	0.78
Phil_Steele_ATS	60	3	2	0	0.73
Andy_Staples_ATS	55.56	5	4	0	0.55
Iain_MacMillan_ATS	50	1	1	0	-0.08
Stewart_Mandel_ATS	50	2	2	0	-0.18
Ralph_Russo_ATS	50	2	2	0	-0.18
Scott_Van_Pelt_ATS	50	2	2	1	-0.18
Danny_Kanell_ATS	51.85	14	13	0	-0.27
Adam_Kramer_ATS	50	4	4	0	-0.36
Wes_Reynolds_ATS	51.92	27	25	0	-1.05
Collin_Wilson_ATS	50	8	8	1	-0.8
Kirk_Herbstreit_ATS	0	0	1	0	-1
Desmond_Howard_ATS	0	0	1	0	-1
Nick_Saban_ATS	0	0	1	0	-1
Rece_Davis_ATS	0	0	1	0	-1
Ross_Dellenger_ATS	0	0	1	0	-1
Brian_Jones_ATS	0	0	1	0	-1
Rick_Neuheisel_ATS	0	0	1	0	-1
Scott_Spreitzer_ATS	0	0	1	0	-1
Kelly_Stewart_ATS	0	0	1	0	-1
Aaron_Taylor_ATS	0	0	1	0	-1
Doug_Kezirian_ATS	33.33	1	2	0	-1.09
Joel_Klatt_ATS	40	2	3	0	-1.18
David_Bearman_ATS	42.86	3	4	0	-1.36
Josh_Pate_ATS	44.44	4	5	0	-1.36
Dave_Portnoy_ATS	45.45	5	6	0	-1.45
Bruce_Feldman_ATS	25	1	3	0	-2.09
Greg_McElroy_ATS	25	1	3	0	-2.09
Brandon_Walker_ATS	25	1	3	0	-2.09
Ari_Wasserman_ATS	37.5	3	5	0	-2.27
Brett_McMurphy_ATS	41.67	5	7	0	-2.45
Kyle_Hunter_ATS	43.75	7	9	0	-2.72
Geoff_Schwartz_ATS	0	0	3	0	-3
Pat_Forde_ATS	20	1	4	0	-3.09
Emory_Hunt_ATS	46.15	12	14	1	-3.14
JD_Pickell_ATS	20	1	4	0	-3.09
Pamela_Maldonado_ATS	28.57	2	5	0	-3.16
Dan_Katz_ATS	46.88	15	17	0	-3.36
Kayce_Smith_ATS	16.67	1	5	0	-4.09
Joe_Fortenbaugh_ATS	25	2	6	0	-4.18
Stuckey_ATS	33.33	4	8	0	-4.48
Chip_Patterson_ATS	22.22	2	7	0	-5.18
Clay_Travis_ATS	20	2	8	1	-6.18

Money line results:

Name	ROI.Pct	Units.Up.Down	N.Picks
Emory_Hunt_ML	90	3.6	4
Chip_Patterson_ML	86.67	2.6	3
Collin_Wilson_ML	73	0.73	1
Chris_Fallica_ML	-28.67	-0.86	3
Brandon_Walker_ML	-100	-1	1
Tom_Fornelli_ML	-100	-2	2
Bud_Elliott_ML	-100	-4	4
Danny_Kanell_ML	-100	-4	4