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

Posted on September 17, 2026September 17, 2026 by gamedaycole

Here are your week 3 LOCKS from the Cover 3 Podcast! Be sure to check out the full video for all the analysis, the dentist pick, and more.

ATS picks:

Pick	Name
Florida-2.5 vs Auburn (-110)	Bud Elliott
North Carolina+3.5 vs Clemson (-110)	Bud Elliott
Coastal Carolina+5 vs Delaware (-110)	Bud Elliott
Stanford+10.5 vs Duke (-110)	Bud Elliott
FIU+7 vs Florida Atlantic (-110)	Bud Elliott
Louisville-1.5 vs SMU (-110)	Bud Elliott
Maryland vs Virginia Tech Over 53.5 (-110)	Bud Elliott
Missouri vs Troy Over 49.5 (-110)	Bud Elliott
Arkansas State+20 vs TCU (-110)	Bud Elliott
Alabama TT over 33.5 (-110)	Chip Patterson
Georgia-24.5 vs Arkansas (-110)	Chip Patterson
Clemson vs North Carolina Under 43.5 (-110)	Chip Patterson
Kansas vs Arizona State Over 50.5 (-110)	Chip Patterson
Louisville vs SMU 1H Under 30.5 (-110)	Chip Patterson
Nebraska 1H TT over 20.5 (-110)	Chip Patterson
Rutgers vs Southern Cal Over 59.5 (-110)	Chip Patterson
Texas vs UTSA 1H Under 31.5 (-110)	Chip Patterson
Auburn vs Florida Under 53.5 (-110)	Danny Kanell
Clemson vs North Carolina Under 43.5 (-110)	Danny Kanell
Arizona State-4.5 vs Kansas (-110)	Danny Kanell
Kansas State-20 vs Tulane (-110)	Danny Kanell
Michigan vs UTEP Under 48.5 (-110)	Danny Kanell
Ole Miss+2.5 vs LSU (-110)	Danny Kanell
UTSA 1H+17.5 vs Texas (-110)	Danny Kanell
Houston+8.5 vs Texas Tech (-110)	Danny Kanell
Texas Tech vs Houston Under 51.5 (-110)	Danny Kanell
Appalachian State TT over 34.5 (-110)	Tom Fornelli
Auburn vs Florida Under 53.5 (-110)	Tom Fornelli
Indiana 1H+26.5 vs Western Kentucky (-110)	Tom Fornelli
Louisville vs SMU Under 59.5 (-110)	Tom Fornelli
Missouri TT over 37.5 (-110)	Tom Fornelli
Northwestern vs Colorado Under 48 (-110)	Tom Fornelli
Oklahoma vs New Mexico Over 46.5 (-110)	Tom Fornelli
South Alabama-6.5 vs Ohio (-110)	Tom Fornelli
Houston+8.5 vs Texas Tech (-110)	Tom Fornelli

Money line sprinkles:

Picks	Name
UAB +270 vs Louisiana	Bud_Elliott_ML
Troy +2263 vs Missouri	Bud_Elliott_ML
Kentucky +700 vs Texas A&M	Bud_Elliott_ML
Temple +194 vs Toledo	Bud_Elliott_ML
North Carolina +145 vs Clemson	Chip_Patterson_ML
New Mexico +1300 vs Oklahoma	Chip_Patterson_ML
Houston +277 vs Texas Tech	Chip_Patterson_ML
Auburn +115 vs Florida	Danny_Kanell_ML
FIU +230 vs Florida Atlantic	Danny_Kanell_ML
Ole Miss +115 vs LSU	Danny_Kanell_ML
NC State +140 vs Vanderbilt	Danny_Kanell_ML
Miami (OH) +575 vs Cincinnati	Tom_Fornelli_ML
North Carolina +145 vs Clemson	Tom_Fornelli_ML
Colorado +160 vs Northwestern	Tom_Fornelli_ML
North Texas +127 vs Texas State	Tom_Fornelli_ML
Georgia State +775 vs UCF	Tom_Fornelli_ML

Week 2 2026: CFB analyst picks are graded; results are in!

Posted on September 15, 2026September 15, 2026 by gamedaycole

With week 2 in the books the results from our analysts’ picks (straight-up) are graded. Let’s jump right in.

Our biggest winner of the week were Richard Johnson and Chip Patterson at 22-2 picking games, with a couple of those upsets being the only losses. Congratulations to both for a great winning week.

On College Gameday, Nick Saban was the biggest winner with an impressive 9-1 week picking games. Desmond Howard and the celebrity guest picker Glen Powell both went 7-2. Pat McAfee went 6-3 and Kirk Herbstreit went 5-3.

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

Name	Pct	Win	Loss
Steve_Coughlin	100	2	0
Jimbo_Fisher	100	2	0
Chris_Fallica	100	1	0
Mark_Ingram	100	1	0
Danny_Kanell	100	1	0
Matt_Leinart	100	1	0
Scott_Van_Pelt	100	1	0
Richard_Johnson	91.67	22	2
Chip_Patterson	91.67	22	2
Nick_Saban	88.89	8	1
Tom_Fornelli	88	22	3
Shehan_Jeyarajah	87.5	21	3
Rece_Davis	85.71	6	1
Brian_Jones	80	8	2
Rick_Neuheisel	80	8	2
Chase_Daniel	80	4	1
Paul_Finebaum	80	4	1
Pat_Forde	80	4	1
Joel_Klatt	80	4	1
Josh_Pate	80	4	1
Tim_Tebow	80	4	1
Desmond_Howard	77.78	7	2
Celebrity_Guest	77.78	7	2
Brian_Kelly	77.78	7	2
Jennifer	76.92	10	3
David_Pollack	75	6	2
Greg_McElroy	72.73	8	3
Aaron_Taylor	70	7	3
Pat_McAfee	66.67	6	3
Brett_McMurphy	66.67	2	1
Kirk_Herbstreit	62.5	5	3
Bruce_Feldman	60	3	2
JD_Pickell	60	3	2
Andy_Staples	60	3	2
Pete_Thamel	57.14	4	3
Dan_Wetzel	57.14	4	3
Stewart_Mandel	50	2	2
Ralph_Russo	50	2	2
Phil_Steele	50	2	2
Eric_Mac_Lain	50	1	1
Roman_Harper	40	2	3
Joey_Galloway	0	0	1
Urban_Meyer	0	0	1
Brady_Quinn	0	0	1
Average	77.24	241	71

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

Posted on September 14, 2026September 14, 2026 by gamedaycole

Week 2 of our college football season is in the books and the picks from our esteemed panel of gamblers are graded. Let’s dive right in.

Big winners this week included David Bearman, Emory Hunt, Pat Forde and Will Compton. However, this week’s biggest winner was Collin Wilson of the Action Network at 12-4 ATS for a profit of 6.75 units. Congratulations to Collin on a great winning week.

Other results of note: Scott Van Pelt’s WINNERS went 1-5 ATS this week. Stanford Steve went 1-2 on the board on College Gameday. Super Dogs went 0-6 which may be a new record. I don’t think they’ve ever one winless across the board.

In the money line picks Chris “The Bear” Fallica was the biggest winner on the week with a profit of 2.3 units on 2 picks.

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
Collin_Wilson_ATS	75	12	4	0	6.75
David_Bearman_ATS	85.71	6	1	0	4.37
Emory_Hunt_ATS	60	15	10	0	3.51
Pat_Forde_ATS	83.33	5	1	0	3.55
Will_Compton_ATS	75	6	2	0	3.28
Kayce_Smith_ATS	100	3	0	0	2.73
Andy_Staples_ATS	80	4	1	0	2.64
Brett_McMurphy_ATS	63.64	7	4	0	2.36
Chris_Fallica_ATS	62.5	5	3	0	1.69
Tom_Fornelli_ATS	60	6	4	0	1.45
Josh_Pate_ATS	58.33	7	5	0	1.36
Brian_Jones_ATS	100	1	0	0	0.91
Doug_Kezirian_ATS	100	1	0	0	0.91
Jeff_Ma_ATS	100	1	0	0	0.91
Greg_McElroy_ATS	100	1	0	0	0.91
Rufus_Peabody_ATS	100	1	0	0	0.91
Geoff_Schwartz_ATS	100	1	0	0	0.91
Kyle_Hunter_ATS	66.67	2	1	0	0.95
JD_Pickell_ATS	66.67	2	1	0	0.82
Joel_Klatt_ATS	60	3	2	0	0.73
Mikey_Over_ATS	57.14	4	3	0	0.64
Phil_Steele_ATS	57.14	4	3	0	0.64
Pamela_Maldonado_ATS	50	2	2	0	-0.16
Taylor_Lewan_ATS	50	3	3	0	-0.27
Iain_MacMillan_ATS	50	4	4	0	-0.36
Stuckey_ATS	50	7	7	1	-0.64
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
Pat_McAfee_ATS	0	0	1	0	-1
Rick_Neuheisel_ATS	0	0	1	0	-1
Kelly_Stewart_ATS	0	0	1	0	-1
Aaron_Taylor_ATS	0	0	1	0	-1
Dave_Portnoy_ATS	42.86	3	4	0	-1.27
Brandon_Walker_ATS	42.86	3	4	0	-1.27
Kenny_White_ATS	42.86	3	4	0	-1.27
Bud_Elliott_ATS	44.44	4	5	0	-1.36
Adam_Kramer_ATS	44.44	4	5	0	-1.36
Danny_Kanell_ATS	45.45	5	6	0	-1.45
Wes_Reynolds_ATS	50	17	17	0	-2.02
Mackenzie_Brooks_ATS	0	0	2	0	-2
Stormy_Buonantony_ATS	25	1	3	0	-2.11
Bruce_Feldman_ATS	25	1	3	1	-2.09
Stewart_Mandel_ATS	25	1	3	1	-2.09
Matt_Youmans_ATS	33.33	2	4	0	-2.22
Chip_Patterson_ATS	37.5	3	5	1	-2.27
Shehan_Jeyarajah_ATS	45.83	11	13	0	-3
Richard_Johnson_ATS	45.83	11	13	0	-3
Steve_Coughlin_ATS	20	1	4	0	-3.09
Megan_Nunez_ATS	20	1	4	0	-3.09
Ari_Wasserman_ATS	20	1	4	0	-3.09
Ralph_Russo_ATS	0	0	4	1	-4
Scott_Van_Pelt_ATS	16.67	1	5	0	-4.09
Clay_Travis_ATS	33.33	5	10	0	-5.45
Rico_Bosco_ATS	33.33	6	12	0	-6.55
Dan_Katz_ATS	41.67	15	21	0	-7.36

Money line results:

Name	ROI.Pct	Units.Up.Down	N.Picks
Chris_Fallica_ML	115	2.3	2
Richard_Johnson_ML	180	1.8	1
Kayce_Smith_ML	173	1.73	1
Brandon_Walker_ML	130	1.3	1
Danny_Kanell_ML	31.5	1.26	4
Matt_Youmans_ML	82	0.82	1
Taylor_Lewan_ML	23	0.46	2
Mikey_Over_ML	-17	-0.34	2
Pamela_Maldonado_ML	-100	-1	1
Collin_Wilson_ML	-39	-1.17	3
Emory_Hunt_ML	-51.75	-2.07	4
Bud_Elliott_ML	-42.67	-2.56	6
Tom_Fornelli_ML	-100	-3	3
Chip_Patterson_ML	-100	-3	3