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Week 9 2025: CFB LOCKS from the Cover 3 podcast!

Posted on October 23, 2025October 23, 2025 by gamedaycole

Here are your week 9 LOCKS from the Cover 3 podcast including ATS picks at the top and money line sprinkles at the bottom!

ATS picks:

Pick	Name
Washington vs Illinois Over 54 (-110)	Bud Elliott
Vanderbilt vs Missouri Over 51.5 (-110)	Bud Elliott
NC State+7 vs Pittsburgh (-110)	Bud Elliott
Oklahoma vs Ole Miss Under 55.5 (-110)	Bud Elliott
Michigan TT over 30.5 (-110)	Bud Elliott
Boston College+25.5 vs Louisville (-110)	Bud Elliott
BYU+3 vs Iowa State (-110)	Bud Elliott
Minnesota TT under 14.5 (-110)	Bud Elliott
Iowa-8.5 vs Minnesota (-110)	Bud Elliott
Akron TT under 18.5 (-110)	Bud Elliott
North Texas TT over 42.5 (-110)	Bud Elliott
Illinois+4.5 vs Washington (-110)	Chip Patterson
Vanderbilt-2.5 vs Missouri (-110)	Chip Patterson
Texas Tech-36.5 vs Oklahoma State (-110)	Chip Patterson
Oregon 1H-19.5 vs Wisconsin (-110)	Chip Patterson
Oklahoma vs Ole Miss Under 55.5 (-110)	Chip Patterson
North Carolina TT over 20.5 (-110)	Chip Patterson
South Florida-4.5 vs Memphis (-110)	Chip Patterson
LSU vs Texas A&M 1H Under 24.5 (-110)	Chip Patterson
Iowa vs Minnesota Under 39.5 (-110)	Chip Patterson
Houston+7.5 vs Arizona State (-110)	Chip Patterson
SMU-3 vs Wake Forest (-110)	Danny Kanell
Vanderbilt-2.5 vs Missouri (-110)	Danny Kanell
South Carolina+12 vs Alabama (-110)	Danny Kanell
Oklahoma-5.5 vs Ole Miss (-110)	Danny Kanell
Memphis vs South Florida Over 60.5 (-110)	Danny Kanell
LSU vs Texas A&M Over 48 (-110)	Danny Kanell
Kansas-2.5 vs Kansas State (-110)	Danny Kanell
BYU+3 vs Iowa State (-110)	Danny Kanell
Cincinnati-3.5 vs Baylor (-110)	Danny Kanell
Arizona State-7 vs Houston (-110)	Danny Kanell
Utah vs Colorado Over 49.5 (-110)	Tom Fornelli
South Carolina vs Alabama Under 47.5 (-110)	Tom Fornelli
Wisconsin 1H TT under 2.5 (-110)	Tom Fornelli
Oklahoma-5.5 vs Ole Miss (-110)	Tom Fornelli
Texas A&M-2.5 vs LSU (-110)	Tom Fornelli
BYU+3 vs Iowa State (-110)	Tom Fornelli
Cincinnati vs Baylor Over 66.5 (-110)	Tom Fornelli
Central Michigan-15.5 vs Massachusetts (-110)	Tom Fornelli
Arizona State vs Houston Over 44.5 (-110)	Tom Fornelli

Money line sprinkles:

Picks	Name
Tulsa+190 vs Temple	Bud_Elliott_ML
Northwestern+260 vs Nebraska	Bud_Elliott_ML
Florida Atlantic+500 vs Navy	Bud_Elliott_ML
Syracuse+660 vs Georgia Tech	Bud_Elliott_ML
Wake Forest+140 vs SMU	Chip_Patterson_ML
NC State+205 vs Pittsburgh	Chip_Patterson_ML
Kentucky+280 vs Tennessee	Chip_Patterson_ML
Illinois+160 vs Washington	Danny_Kanell_ML
Purdue+110 vs Rutgers	Danny_Kanell_ML
BYU+130 vs Iowa State	Danny_Kanell_ML
Auburn+100 vs Arkansas	Danny_Kanell_ML
Illinois+160 vs Washington	Tom_Fornelli_ML
Ball State+190 vs Northern Illinois	Tom_Fornelli_ML
Utah State+130 vs New Mexico	Tom_Fornelli_ML
Florida Atlantic+500 vs Navy	Tom_Fornelli_ML
BYU+130 vs Iowa State	Tom_Fornelli_ML
Minnesota+275 vs Iowa	Tom_Fornelli_ML

Week 8 2025: CFB gambling picks are graded; results are in!

Posted on October 21, 2025October 21, 2025 by gamedaycole

Week 8 of our 2025 college football season is in the books and the picks from our esteemed panel of degenerate gamblers are graded.

Winners this week include Wes Reynolds (22-16), Richard Johnson (14-9), Todd Fuhrman (5-1) and Danny Kannell (7-3). However, this week’s biggest profit came from Chip Patterson at 7-2 on the Cover 3 podcast LOCKS episode. Congratulations to Chip on a great winning week.

Super Dog picks went 2-4 this week with Rece and Pat booking the winners. Scott Van Pelt’s WINNERS went 6-6 this week. The Ramen Noodle Express went 4-7 this week for Josh Pate. Stanford Steve went 1-2 on the board on College Gameday.

Bud Elliott continues to absolutely crush the money line picks on the Cover 3 podcast, putting up another big winning week. I’ve got him at a profit of 15.2 units on his Cover 3 money line sprinkles this season, and I hope I didn’t just put the hex on him for the rest of the season.

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.

ATS results:

Chip_Patterson_ATS	77.78	7	2	4.36
Wes_Reynolds_ATS	57.89	22	16	3.71
Richard_Johnson_ATS	60.87	14	9	3.73
Todd_Fuhrman_ATS	83.33	5	1	3.55
Danny_Kanell_ATS	70	7	3	3.36
Mackenzie_Brooks_ATS	71.43	5	2	2.55
Joe_Fortenbaugh_ATS	71.43	5	2	2.38
Doug_Kezirian_ATS	66.67	6	3	2.45
Phil_Steele_ATS	66.67	4	2	1.64
Matt_Youmans_ATS	62.5	5	3	1.55
Stuckey_ATS	60	6	4	1.54
Rece_Davis_ATS	100	1	0	0.91
Pat_McAfee_ATS	100	1	0	0.91
Todd_McShay_ATS	100	1	0	0.91
Megan_Nunez_ATS	100	1	0	0.91
Rick_Neuheisel_ATS	100	1	0	0.91
Rufus_Peabody_ATS	100	1	0	0.91
Jeff_Ma_ATS	66.67	2	1	0.82
Kelly_Stewart_ATS	66.67	2	1	0.82
JD_Pickell_ATS	60	3	2	0.73
Bud_Elliott_ATS	55.56	5	4	0.55
Chris_Fallica_ATS	55.56	5	4	0.55
Greg_McElroy_ATS	50	1	1	-0.09
Kyle_Hunter_ATS	50	3	3	-0.27
Scott_Van_Pelt_ATS	50	6	6	-0.55
Shehan_Jeyarajah_ATS	50	10	10	-0.91
Kirk_Herbstreit_ATS	0	0	1	-1
Desmond_Howard_ATS	0	0	1	-1
Nick_Saban_ATS	0	0	1	-1
Lucy_Burdge_ATS	0	0	1	-1
Ross_Dellenger_ATS	0	0	1	-1
Anita_Marks_ATS	0	0	1	-1
Aaron_Taylor_ATS	0	0	1	-1
Geoff_Schwartz_ATS	33.33	1	2	-1.09
Iain_MacMillan_ATS	40	2	3	-1.18
Scott_Spreitzer_ATS	40	2	3	-1.18
Tom_Fornelli_ATS	44.44	4	5	-1.36
Andy_Staples_ATS	45.45	5	6	-1.45
Clay_Travis_ATS	47.06	8	9	-1.73
Collin_Wilson_ATS	47.37	9	10	-1.79
Brian_Jones_ATS	25	1	3	-2.09
Kayce_Smith_ATS	33.33	2	4	-2.18
Pamela_Maldonado_ATS	37.5	3	5	-2.35
Steve_Coughlin_ATS	40	4	6	-2.36
Dave_Portnoy_ATS	43.75	7	9	-2.64
Pat_Forde_ATS	20	1	4	-3.09
Brett_McMurphy_ATS	28.57	2	5	-3.18
Adam_Kramer_ATS	33.33	3	6	-3.27
Josh_Pate_ATS	36.36	4	7	-3.36
Emory_Hunt_ATS	44	11	14	-4.01
Dan_Katz_ATS	40	8	12	-4.73
Joel_Klatt_ATS	0	0	6	-6
Brandon_Walker_ATS	12.5	1	7	-6.09
Ari_Wasserman_ATS	20	2	8	-6.18
Rico_Bosco_ATS	25	3	9	-6.27

Money line results:

Name	ROI.Pct	Units.Up.Down	N.Picks
Bud_Elliott_ML	168.33	5.05	3
Pamela_Maldonado_ML	115	1.15	1
Mackenzie_Brooks_ML	16.67	0.5	3
Kelly_Stewart_ML	16.67	0.5	3
Emory_Hunt_ML	1	0.04	4
Richard_Johnson_ML	-100	-1	1
Matt_Youmans_ML	-100	-1	1
Danny_Kanell_ML	-38.75	-1.55	4
Chip_Patterson_ML	-59.2	-2.96	5
Wes_Reynolds_ML	-100	-3	3
Chris_Fallica_ML	-55.83	-3.35	6
Tom_Fornelli_ML	-59.17	-3.55	6

Week 8 2025: CFB analyst picks are graded; results are in!

Posted on October 21, 2025October 21, 2025 by gamedaycole

Week 8 is in the books and the picks from our analysts are graded.

Celebrity guest picker Jelly Roll went 6-2 on College Gameday this week. Kirk Herbstreit went 6-1. Desmond Howard went 6-2 to match Jelly Roll. Nick Saban went 4-4. However, Pat McAfee went 7-1 for the best record on College Gameday this week.

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!

Name	Pct	Win	Loss
Rece_Davis	100	6	0
Mark_Ingram	100	1	0
Matt_Leinart	100	1	0
Pat_McAfee	87.5	7	1
Randy_Cross	87.5	7	1
Kirk_Herbstreit	85.71	6	1
Roman_Harper	83.33	5	1
Phil_Steele	80	4	1
Aaron_Taylor	77.78	7	2
Desmond_Howard	75	6	2
Celebrity_Guest	75	6	2
Danny_Kanell	75	3	1
Andy_Staples	71.43	5	2
Richard_Johnson	70	14	6
Tom_Fornelli	66.67	14	7
Jennifer	66.67	6	3
Steve_Coughlin	66.67	4	2
Josh_Pate	66.67	4	2
JD_Pickell	66.67	2	1
Scott_Van_Pelt	66.67	2	1
Chip_Patterson	65	13	7
Greg_McElroy	63.64	7	4
Shehan_Jeyarajah	60	12	8
Rick_Neuheisel	55.56	5	4
Nick_Saban	50	4	4
Paul_Finebaum	50	3	3
Joel_Klatt	50	3	3
Pete_Thamel	50	3	3
Tim_Tebow	50	3	3
Chris_Fallica	50	2	2
Pat_Forde	50	1	1
Brett_McMurphy	50	1	1
Brian_Jones	44.44	4	5
Jordan_Rodgers	40	2	3
David_Pollack	33.33	3	6
Urban_Meyer	0	0	1
Brady_Quinn	0	0	1
Average	64.94	176	95