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Week 16 2020: #CFB Picks from Stanford Steve & the Bear!

Posted on December 16, 2020December 19, 2020 by gamedaycole

DISCLAIMER: The following are the unofficial week 16 picks as presented in the Stanford Steve & The Bear podcast, and if you need the specifics you’ll need to listen to the podcast. These are not their official picks. Their official picks are found on ESPN Chalk every Thursday morning.

Re-living a couple of bad beats from last week, rankings reaction, a visit with our Pac-12 student correspondents and some picks with @StanfordSteve82. Have a great weekend everyone. https://t.co/11sBPVVM1a
— Chris Fallica (@chrisfallica) December 16, 2020

DISCLAIMER: The following are the unofficial week 16 picks as presented in the Stanford Steve & The Bear podcast, and if you need the specifics you’ll need to listen to the podcast. These are not their official picks. Their official picks are found on ESPN Chalk every Thursday morning.

Also let me clarify, this week’s podcast was EXTREMELY iffy on picks. They gave out almost NOTHING official this week, but here’s their opinions on some games.

Stanford Steve:
Oregon+3.5 (buy it to 3.5) vs Southern Cal
Rutgers+6.5 vs Nebraska
Iowa State+5.5 vs Oklahoma (didn’t specify the line)
Wisconsin/Utah teaser
Notre Dame+10.5 vs Clemson (sprinkle a little)

The Bear:
Ball State+13.5 vs Buffalo
Rutgers+6.5 vs Nebraska
Coastal-3.5 vs Louisiana
San Jose State+6.5 vs Boise State
Maybe Utah

Week 15 2020: #CFB Picks are graded; results are in!

Posted on December 14, 2020December 14, 2020 by gamedaycole

Week 15 of our 2020 Covid football season is in the books, and our picks are graded.

Winners this week are @GamedayJen (7-2 straight up), Dan Katz (a ridiculous 15-7 ATS), and Barton Simmons (1-2 ML, the only one who picked a winner).

Lee Corso went 5-4 on the week, but lost his headgear pick Navy over Army. Celebrity guest Condoleezza Rice went 6-3 on the week. Bear’s Board went 0-2-1 on the week. Super Dogs went a combined 2-3 on the week with Rece and David being the winners.

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

Straight up grades:

Name	Pct	Win	Loss
Reggie.Bush	100	1	0
Steve.Coughlin	100	4	0
David.Hale	100	5	0
Joel.Klatt	100	1	0
Urban.Meyer	100	1	0
Jesse.Palmer	100	2	0
Roman.Harper	80	4	1
Tim.Tebow	80	4	1
Jennifer	77.78	7	2
Jon.Berger	75	3	1
Pat.Forde	75	9	3
Mark.May	75	3	1
Jordan.Rodgers	75	3	1
David.Pollack	66.67	6	3
Celebrity.Guest	66.67	6	3
Bruce.Feldman	66.67	4	2
Randy.Cross	60	6	4
Danny.Kanell	60	3	2
Phil.Steele	60	3	2
Aaron.Taylor	60	6	4
Lee.Corso	55.56	5	4
Kirk.Herbstreit	50	4	4
Stewart.Mandel	50	4	4
Brady.Quinn	50	1	1
Pete.Thamel	50	1	1
Desmond.Howard	44.44	4	5
Rick.Neuheisel	40	4	6
Brian.Jones	36.36	4	7
Dan.Wetzel	33.33	1	2
Lou.Holtz	25	1	3
EJ.Manuel	25	1	3
Corso.Headgear	0	0	1
Eric.Mac.Lain	0	0	4
Mark.Richt	0	0	4
Average	58.42	111	79

ATS Grades:

Name	Pct	Win	Loss	Tie
Rece.Davis.ATS	100	1	0	0
Joey.Galloway.ATS	100	2	0	0
Jesse.Palmer.ATS	100	2	0	0
David.Pollack.ATS	100	1	0	0
Brady.Quinn.ATS	100	2	0	0
Preston.Johnson.ATS	90	4	0	1
Mark.May.ATS	75	3	1	0
Dan.Katz.ATS	67.39	15	7	1
Emory.Hunt.ATS	66.67	4	2	0
Danny.Kanell.ATS	66.67	6	3	0
Scott.Spreitzer.ATS	66.67	2	1	0
Phil.Steele.ATS	66.67	4	2	0
Steve.Coughlin.ATS	62.5	2	1	1
Wes.Reynolds.ATS	60	3	2	0
Barton.Simmons.ATS	60	3	2	0
Tom.Fornelli.ATS	57.14	4	3	0
David.Hale.ATS	57.14	4	3	0
Dave.Portnoy.ATS	52.63	9	8	2
Tony.Barnhart.ATS	50	3	3	0
Bill.Connelly.ATS	50	1	1	0
Doug.Kezirian.ATS	50	3	3	0
Clay.Travis.ATS	50	5	5	0
Scott.Van.Pelt.ATS	40	2	3	0
Adam.Kramer.ATS	37.5	3	5	0
Norm.Hitzges.ATS	34.62	4	8	1
Bruce.Feldman.ATS	33.33	2	4	0
Joe.Fortenbaugh.ATS	33.33	1	2	0
Rico.Bosco.ATS	30	3	7	0
Todd.Fuhrman.ATS	25	1	3	0
Chip.Patterson.ATS	25	2	6	0
Dan.Wetzel.ATS	25	1	3	0
Dusty.Dvoracek.ATS	20	1	4	0
Pat.Forde.ATS	20	1	4	0
Pete.Thamel.ATS	20	1	4	0
Chris.Fallica.ATS	16.67	0	2	1
Stewart.Mandel.ATS	12.5	1	7	0
Lee.Corso.ATS	0	0	1	0
Kirk.Herbstreit.ATS	0	0	1	0
Desmond.Howard.ATS	0	0	1	0
Jim.Donnan.ATS	0	0	1	0

Money Line Grades:

Name	ROI.Pct	Units.Up.Down	N.Picks
Barton.Simmons.ML	36.67	1.1	3
Chris.Fallica.ML	-100	-5	5
Tom.Fornelli.ML	-100	-2	2
Danny.Kanell.ML	-100	-2	2
Chip.Patterson.ML	-100	-2	2

Week 14 2020: Sunday morning #NFL picks!

Posted on December 13, 2020December 13, 2020 by gamedaycole

Here’s a random assortment of week 14 NFL picks I jotted down while doing college football work this week. I have no plans to track or grade these picks but they are presented for your amusement.

Colin Cowherd’s Blazing Five:
Tennessee (-7.5) at Jacksonville
Kansas City at Miami (+7)
Arizona at NY Giants (+2.5)
Pittsburgh at Buffalo (-2)
Baltimore at Cleveland (+2.5)

Anita Marks:
Ravens-2.5 vs Browns
Giants+130 vs Cardinals

Tyler Fulghum:
Steelers+1.5 vs Bills

Doug Kezirian:
Seahawks-13.5 vs Jets
Buccaneers-6.5 vs Vikings

Joe Fortenbaugh:
Buccaneers-6.5 vs Vikings
Rams-4.5 vs Patriots

Hammerin’ Hank:
Chiefs-7 vs Dolphins
Saints-6.5 vs Eagles
Bills-2 vs Steelers

Rufus Peabody:
Ravens-1 vs Browns

Jeff Ma:
Packers-7.5 vs Lions
Jets+13.5 vs Seahawks
Chargers+2.5 vs Falcons
49ers-3 vs Football
Bills-1 vs Steelers

Todd Fuhrman:
Steelers vs Bills over 47
Ravens-1.5 vs Browns

Clay Travis:
Texans-1 vs Bears
Cowboys vs Bengals under 42
Chiefs at Dolphins under 42.5
Bills-2 vs Steelers
Colts vs Raiders over 51.5
Saints vs Eagles under 43.5

Stanford Steve:
Patriots vs Rams under 43.5