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2025-26 Bowl Season: CFP quarterfinal picks from Josh Pate!

Posted on December 30, 2025December 30, 2025 by gamedaycole

Josh Pate gave out his CFP quarterfinal picks on Sunday night’s show. These are not Ramen Noodle Express picks and it is unclear to me if he is actually betting any of these. For this reason I’m not counting these in his official betting record, but here are his picks from Sunday night’s show.

Josh Pate’s CFP quarter-final picks:
Oregon to win and cover (Oregon -2.5 vs Texas Tech)
Alabama wins outright (Alabama+6.5 or Alabama+205 vs Indiana)
Georgia to win and cover (Georgia-6.5 vs Ole Miss)
Ohio State to win, Miami FL to cover (Miami FL+9.5 vs Ohio State)

2025-26 Bowl Season: Saturday morning College Gameday picks! Stanford Steve’s board, celebrity guests, playoff picks and more!

Posted on December 20, 2025December 20, 2025 by gamedaycole

Stanford Steve’s Board:
James Madison vs Oregon over 45.5
Chambliss over 290 yards passing
Texas A&M-3 vs Miami FL

Celebrity guest Alex Caruso:
Oregon over James Madison
Tulane over Ole Miss
Texas A&M over Miami (FL)

Kirk Herbstreit:
Oregon over James Madison
Ole Miss over Tulane
Texas A&M over Miami (FL)

Desmond Howard:
Oregon over James Madison
Ole Miss over Tulane
Miami (FL) over Texas A&M

Pat McAfee:
Oregon over James Madison
Ole Miss over Tulane
Texas A&M over Miami (FL)

Nick Saban:
Oregon over James Madison
Ole Miss over Tulane
Miami (FL) over Texas A&M

When Kirk Herbstreit, Desmond Howard, Pat McAfee, Nick Saban and the celebrity guest all make the same selection they are 61-21 (74.39%) all-time! #SavingTheGraphic

2025-26 Bowl Season: Playoff LOCKS from the Cover 3 Podcast!

Posted on December 19, 2025December 19, 2025 by gamedaycole

Here are the LOCKS from the Cover 3 Podcast for the first round of the college football playoffs. Enjoy.

ATS picks:

Pick	Name
Miami (FL)+3.5 vs Texas A&M (-110)	Bud Elliott
James Madison 1H TT under 6.5 (-110)	Bud Elliott
Ole Miss vs Tulane 1H Over 29 (-110)	Bud Elliott
Oklahoma vs Alabama 1H Over 19.5 (-110)	Bud Elliott
Miami (FL) TT over 22.5 (-110)	Chip Patterson
James Madison 1H TT over 6.5 (-110)	Chip Patterson
Alabama 1H+0.5 vs Oklahoma (-110)	Chip Patterson
Miami (FL)+3.5 vs Texas A&M (-110)	Danny Kanell
Oregon-20.5 vs James Madison (-110)	Danny Kanell
Ole Miss-17.5 vs Tulane (-110)	Danny Kanell
Oklahoma PK vs Alabama (-110)	Danny Kanell
Oklahoma vs Alabama Under 40 (-110)	Danny Kanell
Texas A&M vs Miami (FL) Over 48 (-110)	Tom Fornelli
Oregon vs James Madison Under 47.5 (-110)	Tom Fornelli
Ole Miss TT over 36.5 (-110)	Tom Fornelli
Oklahoma PK vs Alabama (-110)	Tom Fornelli

Money line sprinkles:

Picks	Name
Alabama+102 vs Oklahoma	Bud_Elliott_ML
Miami (FL)+150 vs Texas A&M	Chip_Patterson_ML
Tulane+700 vs Ole Miss	Chip_Patterson_ML
Miami (FL)+150 vs Texas A&M	Danny_Kanell_ML
James Madison+1200 vs Oregon	Tom_Fornelli_ML
Tulane+700 vs Ole Miss	Tom_Fornelli_ML