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Week 8 2026: NFL gambling picks are graded; results are in!

Posted on November 4, 2026November 4, 2026 by gamedaycole

Week 8 of the NFL season is in the books and the picks from our gamblers are graded. Let’s jump right in.

Our undisputed winner for week 8 was Lucy Burdge at 5-1 ATS for a profit of 3.55 units. Congratulations to Lucy on a great winning week picking NFL games. Ben Solak went 2-0 and Cousin Sal went 3-1 for a little bit of profit as well.

Everyone else was 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
Lucy_Burdge	83.33	5	1	0	3.55
Ben_Solak	100	2	0	0	1.86
Cousin_Sal	75	3	1	0	1.73
Todd_Fuhrman	100	1	0	0	0.83
Eric_Moody	100	1	0	0	0.91
Collin_Wilson	100	1	0	0	0.91
David_Bearman	66.67	2	1	0	0.88
Anita_Marks	66.67	2	1	0	0.82
Stuckey	66.67	2	1	0	0.79
Joe_Fortenbaugh	60	3	2	0	0.73
Chris_Long	60	3	2	0	0.62
Clay_Travis	57.14	4	3	0	0.64
Geoff_Schwartz	50	1	1	0	-0.09
Wes_Reynolds	50	2	2	0	-0.18
Erin_Dolan	0	0	1	0	-1
Mike_Greenberg	0	0	1	0	-1
Doug_Kezirian	0	0	1	0	-1
Phil_Steele	0	0	1	0	-1
Bill_Simmons	33.33	1	2	0	-1.09
Matt_Youmans	33.33	1	2	0	-1.09
Steve_Coughlin	40	2	3	0	-1.18
Colin_Cowherd	40	2	3	0	-1.18
Chris_Fallica	0	0	2	0	-2
Jeff_Ma	25	1	3	0	-2.09
Pamela_Maldonado	0	0	3	0	-3

Week 9 2026: CFB analyst picks are graded; results are in!

Posted on November 3, 2026November 3, 2026 by gamedaycole

Week 9 is in the books and the picks from our college football analysts are graded. Let’s jump right in.

I’m giving the biggest win of the week to Tom Fornelli at 16-4 picking games straight up this week. Congratulations to Tom on a great week picking games.

On College Gameday, Pat McAfee went 7-3, Desmond Howard went 6-4, and Kirk Herbstreit went 5-4. However, this week’s winner on College Gameday was a tie between Nick Saban and celebrity guest picker Isaiah Thomas at 8-2. Congratulations to both on a great week.

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
Chris_Fallica	100	4	0
Brett_McMurphy	100	4	0
Ralph_Russo	100	4	0
Scott_Van_Pelt	100	4	0
Steve_Coughlin	100	2	0
Chase_Daniel	100	2	0
Paul_Finebaum	100	2	0
Mark_Ingram	100	1	0
Urban_Meyer	100	1	0
Dan_Wetzel	85.71	6	1
Tom_Fornelli	80	16	4
Nick_Saban	80	8	2
Celebrity_Guest	80	8	2
Andrea_Adelson	75	6	2
Josh_Pate	75	6	2
Chip_Patterson	73.68	14	5
Shehan_Jeyarajah	72.22	13	5
Pat_McAfee	70	7	3
Jennifer	70	7	3
Richard_Johnson	66.67	12	6
Stewart_Mandel	66.67	4	2
Bruce_Feldman	66.67	2	1
Phil_Steele	66.67	2	1
David_Hale	62.5	5	3
Desmond_Howard	60	6	4
Rece_Davis	57.14	4	3
JD_Pickell	57.14	4	3
Kirk_Herbstreit	55.56	5	4
Brian_Jones	55.56	5	4
Rick_Neuheisel	55.56	5	4
Aaron_Taylor	55.56	5	4
Greg_McElroy	50	5	5
Andy_Staples	50	3	3
Roman_Harper	50	1	1
Danny_Kanell	50	1	1
Tim_Tebow	50	1	1
David_Pollack	42.86	3	4
Pete_Thamel	42.86	3	4
Joel_Klatt	40	2	3
Brian_Kelly	37.5	3	5
Pat_Forde	25	1	3
Matt_Leinart	0	0	1
Brady_Quinn	0	0	1
Average	66.33	197	100

Week 9 2026: CFB gambling picks are graded; results are in!

Posted on November 2, 2026November 2, 2026 by gamedaycole

Week 9 of our college football season is in the books and the picks from our gamblers are graded. Let’s jump right in.

Our biggest winners this week include Ralph Russo (5-0), Pamela Maldonado (4-0), Taylor Lewan (4-1) and Mikey Over (4-1). However, the most profitable bettor this week was Iain MacMillan at 8-1 against the spread for a profit of 6.27 units. Congratulations to Iain on a great winning week.

Other results of note include Scott Van Pelt at 8-6 this week with WINNERS. Stanford Steve went 0-2-1 on the board on College Gameday. Super Dog picks went 2-4 with Saban and McAfee booking winners. Josh Pate’s Ramen Noodle Express went 6-3.

In the money line picks our biggest winner this week was Emory Hunt with a profit of 1.34 units on a single +134 pick this week. Congratulations to Emory on a winning week.

Everyone else is in the mix below 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
Iain_MacMillan_ATS	88.89	8	1	0	6.27
Ralph_Russo_ATS	100	5	0	0	4.55
Pamela_Maldonado_ATS	100	4	0	0	3.64
Taylor_Lewan_ATS	80	4	1	0	2.64
Mikey_Over_ATS	80	4	1	0	2.64
Collin_Wilson_ATS	57.14	16	12	0	2.49
Josh_Pate_ATS	66.67	6	3	0	2.45
Dave_Portnoy_ATS	61.54	8	5	0	2.27
Brad_Crawford_ATS	75	3	1	0	1.73
Geoff_Schwartz_ATS	75	3	1	0	1.73
Wes_Reynolds_ATS	62.5	5	3	0	1.47
Bud_Elliott_ATS	60	6	4	0	1.45
Adam_Kramer_ATS	60	6	4	0	1.45
Scott_Van_Pelt_ATS	57.14	8	6	0	1.27
Emory_Hunt_ATS	56.25	9	7	0	1.12
Nick_Saban_ATS	100	1	0	0	0.91
Ross_Dellenger_ATS	100	1	0	0	0.91
Jeff_Ma_ATS	100	1	0	0	0.91
Pat_McAfee_ATS	100	1	0	0	0.91
Rufus_Peabody_ATS	100	1	0	0	0.91
Aaron_Taylor_ATS	100	1	0	0	0.91
Matt_Youmans_ATS	60	3	2	0	0.65
Chris_Fallica_ATS	57.14	4	3	0	0.64
Kenny_White_ATS	57.14	4	3	0	0.64
Brett_McMurphy_ATS	55.56	5	4	0	0.55
Chip_Patterson_ATS	55.56	5	4	0	0.55
Stuckey_ATS	53.85	7	6	0	0.35
Rico_Bosco_ATS	53.33	8	7	0	0.27
Bruce_Feldman_ATS	50	3	3	0	-0.27
Stewart_Mandel_ATS	50	3	3	0	-0.27
Shehan_Jeyarajah_ATS	50	9	9	0	-0.82
Kirk_Herbstreit_ATS	0	0	1	0	-1
Desmond_Howard_ATS	0	0	1	0	-1
Stormy_Buonantony_ATS	0	0	1	0	-1
Rece_Davis_ATS	0	0	1	0	-1
Brian_Jones_ATS	0	0	1	0	-1
Brian_Kelly_ATS	0	0	1	0	-1
Rick_Neuheisel_ATS	0	0	1	0	-1
Kelly_Stewart_ATS	33.33	1	2	0	-1.09
Will_Compton_ATS	40	2	3	0	-1.18
Megan_Nunez_ATS	40	2	3	0	-1.18
JD_Pickell_ATS	42.86	3	4	0	-1.27
Tom_Fornelli_ATS	45.45	5	6	0	-1.45
Clay_Travis_ATS	46.67	7	8	0	-1.64
Mackenzie_Brooks_ATS	0	0	2	0	-2
Joe_Fortenbaugh_ATS	25	1	3	0	-2.09
Phil_Steele_ATS	25	1	3	0	-2.09
Brandon_Walker_ATS	25	1	3	0	-2.09
David_Bearman_ATS	33.33	2	4	0	-2.18
Pat_Forde_ATS	33.33	2	4	0	-2.18
Kayce_Smith_ATS	33.33	2	4	0	-2.18
Danny_Kanell_ATS	40	4	6	0	-2.36
Steve_Coughlin_ATS	0	0	3	1	-3
Kyle_Hunter_ATS	0	0	3	0	-3
Dan_Katz_ATS	46.15	12	14	0	-3.09
Joel_Klatt_ATS	20	1	4	0	-3.09
Ari_Wasserman_ATS	36.36	4	7	0	-3.36
Andy_Staples_ATS	27.27	3	8	0	-5.27
Richard_Johnson_ATS	33.33	6	12	0	-6.55

Money line results:

Name	ROI.Pct	Units.Up.Down	N.Picks
Emory_Hunt_ML	134	1.34	1
Tom_Fornelli_ML	23.4	1.17	5
Kelly_Stewart_ML	33.33	1	3
Will_Compton_ML	95	0.95	1
Taylor_Lewan_ML	82	0.82	1
Wes_Reynolds_ML	82	0.82	1
Geoff_Schwartz_ML	60	0.6	1
Brad_Crawford_ML	-100	-1	1
Richard_Johnson_ML	-100	-1	1
Brandon_Walker_ML	-100	-1	1
Chip_Patterson_ML	-30	-1.2	4
Bud_Elliott_ML	-37.5	-2.25	6
Danny_Kanell_ML	-100	-3	3
Chris_Fallica_ML	-100	-4	4