Week 3 2026: WINNERS from Scott Van Pelt!

Here are your week 3 WINNERS from your boy Scott Van Pelt last night/early this morning on Sportscenter!

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UTSA+30.5 vs Texas
Ole Miss+3 vs LSU
Northwestern-3.5 vs Colorado
South Carolina-4 vs Mississippi State
Texas State-3 vs North Texas

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

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.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hclgQtj0YH8

ATS picks:

PickName
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:

PicksName
UAB +270 vs LouisianaBud_Elliott_ML
Troy +2263 vs MissouriBud_Elliott_ML
Kentucky +700 vs Texas A&MBud_Elliott_ML
Temple +194 vs ToledoBud_Elliott_ML
North Carolina +145 vs ClemsonChip_Patterson_ML
New Mexico +1300 vs OklahomaChip_Patterson_ML
Houston +277 vs Texas TechChip_Patterson_ML
Auburn +115 vs FloridaDanny_Kanell_ML
FIU +230 vs Florida AtlanticDanny_Kanell_ML
Ole Miss +115 vs LSUDanny_Kanell_ML
NC State +140 vs VanderbiltDanny_Kanell_ML
Miami (OH) +575 vs CincinnatiTom_Fornelli_ML
North Carolina +145 vs ClemsonTom_Fornelli_ML
Colorado +160 vs NorthwesternTom_Fornelli_ML
North Texas +127 vs Texas StateTom_Fornelli_ML
Georgia State +775 vs UCFTom_Fornelli_ML

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

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!

NamePctWinLoss
Steve_Coughlin10020
Jimbo_Fisher10020
Chris_Fallica10010
Mark_Ingram10010
Danny_Kanell10010
Matt_Leinart10010
Scott_Van_Pelt10010
Richard_Johnson91.67222
Chip_Patterson91.67222
Nick_Saban88.8981
Tom_Fornelli88223
Shehan_Jeyarajah87.5213
Rece_Davis85.7161
Brian_Jones8082
Rick_Neuheisel8082
Chase_Daniel8041
Paul_Finebaum8041
Pat_Forde8041
Joel_Klatt8041
Josh_Pate8041
Tim_Tebow8041
Desmond_Howard77.7872
Celebrity_Guest77.7872
Brian_Kelly77.7872
Jennifer76.92103
David_Pollack7562
Greg_McElroy72.7383
Aaron_Taylor7073
Pat_McAfee66.6763
Brett_McMurphy66.6721
Kirk_Herbstreit62.553
Bruce_Feldman6032
JD_Pickell6032
Andy_Staples6032
Pete_Thamel57.1443
Dan_Wetzel57.1443
Stewart_Mandel5022
Ralph_Russo5022
Phil_Steele5022
Eric_Mac_Lain5011
Roman_Harper4023
Joey_Galloway001
Urban_Meyer001
Brady_Quinn001
Average77.2424171