Week 8 2026: CFB analyst picks are graded; results are in!

Week 8 of the college football season is in the books and I forgot to post the analysts grades, so let’s get to it.

Nick Saban topped the College Gameday crew this week with an 8-3 record. Kirk Herbstreit went 7-3, picking one less game than the others. Celebrity guest picker Dalton Kincaid went 6-5. Desmond Howard and Pat McAfee both went 5-6 to bring up the rear.

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.

NamePctWinLoss
Stewart_Mandel10050
Phil_Steele10040
Rece_Davis83.3351
Pete_Thamel83.3351
Brett_McMurphy7562
Aaron_Taylor7562
Paul_Finebaum7531
Pat_Forde7531
Josh_Pate7531
Tim_Tebow7531
Nick_Saban72.7383
David_Hale71.4352
Tom_Fornelli70.59125
Kirk_Herbstreit7073
Richard_Johnson66.67126
JD_Pickell66.6742
Chris_Fallica66.6721
Bruce_Feldman66.6721
Scott_Van_Pelt66.6721
Shehan_Jeyarajah64.71116
Chip_Patterson63.16127
Rick_Neuheisel62.553
Ralph_Russo6032
Andrea_Adelson57.1443
Greg_McElroy55.5654
Celebrity_Guest54.5565
Dan_Wetzel5033
Chase_Daniel5022
Roman_Harper5022
Danny_Kanell5022
Andy_Staples5022
Desmond_Howard45.4556
Pat_McAfee45.4556
Jennifer45.4556
David_Pollack42.8634
Joel_Klatt4023
Brian_Jones37.535
Brian_Kelly37.535
Mike_Greenberg001
Average61.86180111

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

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

Big winners this week included Rico Bosco (9-2), Will Compton (5-0), Danny Kanell (7-2), and Adam Kramer (7-2-1) ATS. However, Collin Wilson of the Action Network crushed the competition at 20-8-1 this week for a profit of 9.81 units. Congratulations to Collin on a great winning week.

Other results of note include Scott Van Pelt going 7-3 on WINNERS this week. Stanford Steve went 2-1 on the board on College Gameday this week. Josh Pate’s Ramen Noodle Express went 4-8 this week. Super Dog picks went 3-3 this week with Desmond Howard, Stanford Steve and Pat McAfee booking winners.

In the money line picks, Tom Fornelli was the biggest winner with a profit of 4.28 units across 3 picks. Congratulations to Tom on a great winning week.

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

ATS results:

NamePctWinLossTieProfits
Collin_Wilson_ATS71.4320819.81
Rico_Bosco_ATS81.829206.18
Will_Compton_ATS1005004.55
Danny_Kanell_ATS77.787204.36
Adam_Kramer_ATS77.787214.36
Matt_Youmans_ATS83.335103.55
Tom_Fornelli_ATS707313.36
Scott_Van_Pelt_ATS707303.36
Dave_Portnoy_ATS64.299513.18
Kyle_Hunter_ATS1003002.56
Chris_Fallica_ATS63.647402.18
Richard_Johnson_ATS57.1412911.91
Dan_Katz_ATS57.1412901.91
Steve_Coughlin_ATS753101.73
Iain_MacMillan_ATS753101.85
Pamela_Maldonado_ATS753101.73
David_Bearman_ATS66.674201.71
Mikey_Over_ATS66.674201.64
Desmond_Howard_ATS1001000.91
Stormy_Buonantony_ATS1001010.91
Brian_Jones_ATS1001000.91
Brian_Kelly_ATS1001000.91
Pat_McAfee_ATS1001000.91
Rick_Neuheisel_ATS1001000.91
Aaron_Taylor_ATS1001000.91
Geoff_Schwartz_ATS66.672110.82
Kelly_Stewart_ATS66.672100.82
Pat_Forde_ATS603210.73
Taylor_Lewan_ATS603200.73
Wes_Reynolds_ATS57.144300.64
Kenny_White_ATS57.144300.64
Brandon_Walker_ATS50220-0.18
Andy_Staples_ATS50550-0.45
Stuckey_ATS50550-0.36
Clay_Travis_ATS50771-0.64
Shehan_Jeyarajah_ATS50881-0.73
Kirk_Herbstreit_ATS0010-1
Nick_Saban_ATS0010-1
Mackenzie_Brooks_ATS0010-1
Rece_Davis_ATS0010-1
Ross_Dellenger_ATS0010-1
Jeff_Ma_ATS0010-1
Rufus_Peabody_ATS0010-1
Stewart_Mandel_ATS40231-1.18
Ralph_Russo_ATS40231-1.18
Phil_Steele_ATS40230-1.18
Brett_McMurphy_ATS44.44450-1.36
Bud_Elliott_ATS45.45560-1.45
JD_Pickell_ATS33.33240-2.18
Chip_Patterson_ATS37.5351-2.27
Brad_Crawford_ATS0030-3
Bruce_Feldman_ATS20141-3.09
Kayce_Smith_ATS0040-4
Ari_Wasserman_ATS30370-4.27
Josh_Pate_ATS33.33480-4.36
Joel_Klatt_ATS0050-5
Emory_Hunt_ATS33.336120-6.66

Money line results:

NameROI.PctUnits.Up.DownN.Picks
Tom_Fornelli_ML142.674.283
Chris_Fallica_ML207.54.152
Stuckey_ML811.622
Chip_Patterson_ML501.53
Kelly_Stewart_ML200.63
Bud_Elliott_ML-6.33-0.193
Mikey_Over_ML-11.5-0.232
Wes_Reynolds_ML-16.5-0.332
Danny_Kanell_ML-25-0.753
Will_Compton_ML-100-11
Brad_Crawford_ML-100-11
Todd_Fuhrman_ML-100-11
Richard_Johnson_ML-100-11
Taylor_Lewan_ML-100-11
Collin_Wilson_ML-100-11
Emory_Hunt_ML-41-1.644

Week 8 2026: Saturday morning College Gameday picks! Stanford Steve’s board, Super Dog picks, celebrity guests and more!

Stanford Steve’s Board:
Cincinnati+11.5 vs Texas Tech
Iowa State+10.5 vs Arizona
Michigan St vs UCLA under 44.5

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Super Dog Picks:
Kirk Herbstreit: Vanderbilt+10.5 vs Kentucky
Desmond Howard: Cincinnati+11.5 vs Texas Tech
Stanford Steve: Michigan+7 vs Indiana
Pat McAfee: West Virginia+10.5 vs TCU
Nick Saban: Houston+6.5 vs Utah
Rece Davis: Princeton+10.5 vs Harvard

Celebrity guest Dalton Kincaid:

Utah over Houston
North Dakota State over New Mexico
Wisconsin over Southern Cal
Ole Miss over Texas
Kentucky over Vanderbilt
Tennessee over South Carolina
UCF over BYU
Michigan over Indiana
Miami (FL) over Pittsburgh
LSU over Auburn
Iowa over Minnesota

Kirk Herbstreit:

Houston over Utah
New Mexico over North Dakota State
Wisconsin over Southern Cal
Kentucky over Vanderbilt
South Carolina over Tennessee
BYU over UCF
Indiana over Michigan
Miami (FL) over Pittsburgh
LSU over Auburn
Iowa over Minnesota

Desmond Howard:

Utah over Houston
New Mexico over North Dakota State
Southern Cal over Wisconsin
Ole Miss over Texas
Kentucky over Vanderbilt
Tennessee over South Carolina
BYU over UCF
Michigan over Indiana
Miami (FL) over Pittsburgh
LSU over Auburn
Iowa over Minnesota

Pat McAfee:

Houston over Utah
North Dakota State over New Mexico
Wisconsin over Southern Cal
Ole Miss over Texas
Kentucky over Vanderbilt
Tennessee over South Carolina
BYU over UCF
Indiana over Michigan
Miami (FL) over Pittsburgh
LSU over Auburn
Iowa over Minnesota

Nick Saban:

Utah over Houston
New Mexico over North Dakota State
Southern Cal over Wisconsin
Texas over Ole Miss
Kentucky over Vanderbilt
South Carolina over Tennessee
BYU over UCF
Indiana over Michigan
Miami (FL) over Pittsburgh
LSU over Auburn
Iowa over Minnesota

When Kirk Herbstreit, Desmond Howard, Pat McAfee, Nick Saban and the celebrity guest all make the same selection they are 76-29 (72.38%) all-time! #SavingTheGraphic