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Week 12 2018: #CFB Picks from the CBS Sports crew!

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Welcome back everyone.  Let’s get week 12 started with the official picks from the CBS Sports Inside College Football crew, including the Rick Neuheisel upset special which I’ve been told is on fire this year (UConn over ECU this week).  Enjoy.

Aaron Taylor:

Date Picks
11/17/18 Arizona State  over  Oregon
11/17/18 Central Florida  over  Cincinnati
11/17/18 Missouri  over  Tennessee
11/17/18 Northwestern  over  Minnesota
11/17/18 Notre Dame  over  Syracuse
11/17/18 Pittsburgh  over  Wake Forest
11/17/18 San Diego State  over  Fresno State
11/17/18 Southern California  over  UCLA
11/17/18 Utah  over  Colorado
11/17/18 West Virginia  over  Oklahoma State

Rick Neuheisel:

Date Picks
11/17/18 Arizona State  over  Oregon
11/17/18 Central Florida  over  Cincinnati
11/17/18 Connecticut  over  East Carolina
11/17/18 Missouri  over  Tennessee
11/17/18 Northwestern  over  Minnesota
11/17/18 Notre Dame  over  Syracuse
11/17/18 Pittsburgh  over  Wake Forest
11/17/18 UCLA  over  Southern California
11/17/18 Utah  over  Colorado
11/17/18 West Virginia  over  Oklahoma State

Brian Jones:

Date Picks
11/17/18 Arizona State  over  Oregon
11/17/18 Cincinnati  over  Central Florida
11/17/18 Tennessee  over  Missouri
11/17/18 Minnesota  over  Northwestern
11/17/18 Notre Dame  over  Syracuse
11/17/18 Pittsburgh  over  Wake Forest
11/17/18 UCLA  over  Southern California
11/17/18 Kansas State  over  Texas Tech
11/17/18 Utah  over  Colorado
11/17/18 Oklahoma State  over  West Virginia

Randy Cross:

Date Picks
11/17/18 Oregon  over  Arizona State
11/17/18 Cincinnati  over  Central Florida
11/17/18 Missouri  over  Tennessee
11/17/18 Northwestern  over  Minnesota
11/17/18 Syracuse  over  Notre Dame
11/17/18 Pittsburgh  over  Wake Forest
11/17/18 UCLA  over  Southern California
11/17/18 Utah  over  Colorado
11/17/18 West Virginia  over  Oklahoma State
11/15/18 Tulane  over  Houston
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Week 11 2018: #CFB Picks are graded; results are in!

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Week 11 picks and predictions are graded an the results are in.  Let’s dive right in.

Winners this week included David Pollack (5-0), Tim Tebow (6-1), Mark May (8-2), Desmond Howard (11-3), Lou Holtz (7-2), Stewart Mandel (8-3 straight up), Kirk Herbstreit (11-4), Chris Doering (5-2), and Marcus Spears (5-2).  In fact, I only had one lone expert in the loss column this week picking straight up, and it was Joel Klatt (1-2).  We had lots of ATS winners too, including Brett McMurphy (6-1 ATS), Dusty Dvoracek (4-1 ATS), Rufus Peabody (3-1-1 ATS), Dave Portnoy (9-5-1 ATS), Dan Katz (9-5-2 ATS), and lots more.  I’m giving this week’s official win as a split decision between Paul Finebaum (10-0) and @GamedayJen (13-1), so congratulations to both.

Losers were few and far between, so Pat Forde takes it this week at 2-4 against the spread.

Lee Corso went 9-4 on his picks this week, including a win with Clemson over Boston College in the headgear pick.  Special guest celebrity Chris O’Donnell had a great week at 10-3, but hopefully the Chainsmokers will be available again soon.  Bear’s Bank went 1-2 on the week, with Fallica going 3-4 ATS overall.

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

Straight up grades:

percent.correct n.correct n.wrong
Corso.Headgear 100% 1 0
David.Pollack 100% 5 0
Steve.Coughlin 100% 5 0
Colin.Cowherd 100% 1 0
Paul.Finebaum 100% 10 0
Joey.Galloway 100% 4 0
Danny.Kanell 100% 1 0
Chris.Low 100% 4 0
Trevor.Matich 100% 2 0
Brett.McMurphy 100% 3 0
Dari.Nowkhah 100% 1 0
Jesse.Palmer 100% 4 0
Mark.Schlabach 100% 4 0
Pete.Thamel 100% 3 0
Jennifer 92.86% 13 1
Phil.Steele 86.67% 13 2
Tim.Tebow 85.71% 6 1
Mark.May 80% 8 2
Desmond.Howard 78.57% 11 3
Lou.Holtz 77.78% 7 2
Celebrity.Guest 76.92% 10 3
Tim.Cowlishaw 75% 3 1
Heather.Dinich 75% 3 1
Ivan.Maisel 75% 3 1
Ryan.McGee 75% 3 1
Les.Miles 75% 3 1
Adam.Rittenberg 75% 3 1
Bruce.Feldman 72.73% 8 3
Stewart.Mandel 72.73% 8 3
Kirk.Herbstreit 71.43% 10 4
Chris.Doering 71.43% 5 2
Marcus.Spears 71.43% 5 2
Lee.Corso 69.23% 9 4
Dusty.Dvoracek 66.67% 2 1
Pat.Forde 66.67% 4 2
Andrea.Adelson 63.64% 7 4
Rick.Neuheisel 60% 6 4
Chris.Fallica 57.14% 4 3
Aaron.Taylor 55.56% 5 4
Randy.Cross 50% 5 5
Brian.Jones 50% 5 5
Joel.Klatt 33.33% 1 2
Scott.Van.Pelt 0% 0 1

ATS grades:

percent.correct.ats n.correct n.wrong n.tie
Brett.McMurphy.ATS.Grade 85.71% 6 1 0
Dusty.Dvoracek.ATS.Grade 80% 4 1 0
Rufus.Peabody.ATS.Grade 70% 3 1 1
Doug.Kezirian.ATS.Grade 66.67% 2 1 0
Dave.Portnoy.ATS.Grade 63.33% 9 5 1
Dan.Katz.ATS.Grade 62.50% 9 5 2
Steve.Coughlin.ATS.Grade 60% 3 2 0
Tim.Cowlishaw.ATS.Grade 60% 3 2 0
Jeff.Ma.ATS.Grade 60% 3 2 0
Rico.Bosco.ATS.Grade 55.56% 5 4 0
Stewart.Mandel.ATS.Grade 54.55% 5 4 2
Danny.Kanell.ATS.Grade 50% 3 3 2
Pete.Thamel.ATS.Grade 50% 3 3 0
Phil.Steele.ATS.Grade 46.88% 7 8 1
Bruce.Feldman.ATS.Grade 45.45% 4 5 2
Chris.Fallica.ATS.Grade 42.86% 3 4 0
Scott.Spreitzer.ATS.Grade 40% 2 3 0
Scott.Van.Pelt.ATS.Grade 38.89% 3 5 1
Pat.Forde.ATS.Grade 33.33% 2 4 0
Colin.Cowherd.ATS.Grade 0% 0 1 0
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Week 11 2018: #CFB Picks from the CBS Sports crew!

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Here’s the week 11 picks from the CBS Sports crew via Inside College Football on CBS Sports Network.  Enjoy.

Aaron Taylor:

Date Picks
11/10/18 Clemson  over  Boston College
11/10/18 Kentucky  over  Tennessee
11/10/18 Alabama  over  Mississippi State
11/10/18 Iowa  over  Northwestern
11/10/18 Oregon  over  Utah
11/10/18 Texas  over  Texas Tech
11/10/18 Pittsburgh  over  Virginia Tech
11/10/18 Washington State  over  Colorado
11/9/18 Fresno State  over  Boise State

Rick Neuheisel:

Date Picks
11/10/18 California  over  Southern California
11/10/18 Clemson  over  Boston College
11/10/18 Kentucky  over  Tennessee
11/10/18 Alabama  over  Mississippi State
11/10/18 Iowa  over  Northwestern
11/10/18 Oregon  over  Utah
11/10/18 Texas  over  Texas Tech
11/10/18 Virginia Tech  over  Pittsburgh
11/10/18 Washington State  over  Colorado
11/9/18 Boise State  over  Fresno State

Brian Jones:

Date Picks
11/10/18 Clemson  over  Boston College
11/10/18 Kentucky  over  Tennessee
11/10/18 Alabama  over  Mississippi State
11/10/18 Iowa  over  Northwestern
11/10/18 Michigan State  over  Ohio State
11/10/18 Utah  over  Oregon
11/10/18 Texas Tech  over  Texas
11/10/18 Pittsburgh  over  Virginia Tech
11/10/18 Washington State  over  Colorado
11/9/18 Fresno State  over  Boise State

Randy Cross:

Date Picks
11/10/18 Clemson  over  Boston College
11/10/18 Kentucky  over  Tennessee
11/10/18 Alabama  over  Mississippi State
11/10/18 Iowa  over  Northwestern
11/10/18 Utah  over  Oregon
11/10/18 Texas Tech  over  Texas
11/10/18 Pittsburgh  over  Virginia Tech
11/10/18 Washington State  over  Colorado
11/10/18 Wisconsin  over  Penn State
11/9/18 Fresno State  over  Boise State
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