2021-22 Season: Full season grades are finalized! Results are in!

The 2021-22 season is in the books and the picks have been graded. It is now time to crown our yearly champions.  We will be crowning two champions again this year; one champion being analysts picking games straight up and the other champion being our gambling champion. Our analyst champion will be graded on our experimental GDC grading system for the first time ever.

Without further adieu, I present to you our analyst champion for the 2021-22 season: Dennis Dodd from CBS Sports went 226-81 straight up for a percentage of 73.62% with a GDC value of 127.083! Runners up were Tom Fornelli (111.37 GDC) and Chip Patterson (100.883 GDC). That’s an all CBS Sports podium for the first time ever.

Our gambling champion for the 2021-22 season is Bud Elliott of 247 and Cover 3 podcast fame. He went 272-198-9 on the season for a win percentage of 57.87%! Several others had a higher win rate, but assuming -110 lines on average Bud Elliott absolutely crushed the competition for 49.28 units of profit this season.

Honorable mention goes to Kelly Stewart for winning our money line picks this year. She was up 25.14 units over 41 picks on the year.

Congratulations to all competitors. I hope you’ll all be back next season

Analyst grades:

NamePctWinLossGDC.Value
Average64.4933731857NA
Dennis.Dodd73.6222681127.083
Tom.Fornelli70.1922696111.37
Chip.Patterson68.55218100100.883
Brady.Quinn75.571334379.736
Jennifer63.961428054.307
David.Hale66.491256354.097
Lee.Corso64.521206648.671
Danny.Kanell69.34954245.857
Andrea.Adelson70.43813441.533
Pat.Forde59.315310541.386
Pete.Thamel74.44672340.607
Desmond.Howard60.781248037.962
Mark.May66.67743733.202
Celebrity.Guest59.771047030.655
Jon.Berger75481628.377
Stewart.Mandel59.171006927.603
Joey.Galloway67.42602926.949
Aaron.Taylor62.96684025.757
Brian.Jones60.94785025.614
Steve.Coughlin68.92512325.035
Dan.Wetzel64.44583222.24
Lou.Holtz61.26684321.588
Bruce.Feldman58.99825720.846
Phil.Steele68.97401818.956
Chris.Fallica64.18432416.121
Colin.Cowherd77.4224716.058
Mark.Richt62.03493015.921
Paul.Finebaum70.73291215.062
Eric.Mac.Lain59.14553813.853
Rick.Neuheisel55.64745912.508
Scott.Van.Pelt84.2116312.282
Chris.Doering76.9220612.103
Kevin.Carter65.85271411.43
Roman.Harper64.29271510.587
Jordan.Rodgers66.67221110.094
Kirk.Herbstreit53.899859.325
Reggie.Bush77.781449.251
Tim.Tebow63.4126159.212
Corso.Headgear73.681458.49
Bob.Stoops751247.59
Randy.Cross53.5468597.326
Houston.Nutt63.3319117.115
Brett.McMurphy59.0926186.33
Dusty.Dvoracek66.671475.894
David.Pollack57.5819144.442
EJ.Manuel52.4443391.845
Adam.Rittenberg48.651819-1.486
Matt.Leinart47.621011-1.493
Greg.McElroy49.092728-2.834

Grambling grades:

NamePctWinLossTieProfit
Bud.Elliott.ATS57.87272198949.28
Kelly.Stewart.ATS64.296335122.27
Scott.Van.Pelt.ATS62.266640120
Colin.Cowherd.ATS69.773013114.27
Pete.Thamel.ATS58.277453414.27
Tom.Fornelli.ATS57.348261513.55
Norm.Hitzges.ATS56.179171111.73
David.Hale.ATS55.2610585210.46
Brandon.Walker.ATS55.29947619.46
Brady.Quinn.ATS53.2624521547.73
Pamela.Maldonado.ATS54.6957937.36
Steve.Coughlin.ATS56.41443416
Danny.Kanell.ATS53.0621719255.27
Jon.Berger.ATS54.01746334.27
Desmond.Howard.ATS69.239404.18
Matt.Youmans.ATS55.26423444.18
Lee.Corso.ATS66.678413.27
Kirk.Herbstreit.ATS66.678413.27
Greg.McElroy.ATS56.41221703
Bill.Connelly.ATS54.17393312.45
Rece.Davis.ATS61.548502.27
Wes.Reynolds.ATS53.95413502.27
Tony.Barnhart.ATS53.57453901.91
Bryant.McFadden.ATS53.73363121.73
Erin.Kate.Dolan.ATS66.674201.64
Tyler.Fulghum.ATS54.29191601.27
Tim.Doyle.ATS5511901
Jeff.Ma.ATS66.672100.82
David.Pollack.ATS53.857600.36
Pat.Forde.ATS52.3467614-0.09
Trevor.Matich.ATS50220-0.18
Mark.May.ATS52.2957522-0.18
Anita.Marks.ATS50330-0.27
Scott.Spreitzer.ATS52.0825230-0.27
Bruce.Feldman.ATS52.2470644-0.36
Minty.Bets.ATS50880-0.73
Emory.Hunt.ATS52.1286791-0.82
Dan.Wetzel.ATS51.9766615-1
Rufus.Peabody.ATS5019191-1.73
Phil.Steele.ATS51.3557540-2.18
Kenny.White.ATS5024240-2.18
Megan.Makin.Money.ATS5151493-2.64
Chris.Doering.ATS48.7219200-2.73
Clay.Travis.ATS51.5285801-2.73
Dusty.Dvoracek.ATS45.9517201-4.55
Blaine.Brown.ATS47.5429323-5.64
Chris.Fallica.ATS5064642-5.82
Kayce.Smith.ATS46.6728320-6.55
Matt.Barrie.ATS37.59150-6.82
Stewart.Mandel.ATS49.6980816-8.27
Dave.Portnoy.ATS50.751351319-8.27
Joey.Galloway.ATS48.7860633-8.45
Todd.Fuhrman.ATS49.3374763-8.73
Joe.Fortenbaugh.ATS47.5749542-9.45
Doug.Kezirian.ATS45.3334412-10.09
Chip.Patterson.ATS47.3362697-12.64
Brett.McMurphy.ATS44.2142534-14.82
Rico.Bosco.ATS48.611051115-15.54
Adam.Kramer.ATS47.0672813-15.54
Katie.Pondiscio.ATS45.769824-19.27
Barrett.Sallee.ATS47.391451613-29.18
Dennis.Dodd.ATS47.021421603-30.91
Dan.Katz.ATS48.582562719-38.27

Money line results:

NameROI.PctUnits.Up.DownN.Picks
Kelly.Stewart.ML61.3225.1441
Pamela.Maldonado.ML20.1610.6853
Chip.Patterson.ML20.258.9144
Tom.Fornelli.ML7.983.9950
Bud.Elliott.ML7.213.0342
Tyler.Fulghum.ML62.52.54
Rico.Bosco.ML1951.951
Megan.ML23.291.637
Anita.Marks.ML1451.451
Dave.Portnoy.ML1201.21
Chris.Fallica.ML0.960.773
Kayce.Smith.ML100.22
Emory.Hunt.ML-18.33-0.553
Doug.Kezirian.ML-23.75-0.954
Phil.Steele.ML-100-11
Bryant.McFadden.ML-31.25-1.254
Tim.Doyle.ML-32.5-1.34
Bruce.Feldman.ML-100-22
Katie.Pondiscio.ML-100-22
Joe.Fortenbaugh.ML-43.75-3.58
Todd.Fuhrman.ML-37.81-4.1611
Jon.Berger.ML-40.75-6.9317
Brandon.Walker.ML-50.57-7.0814
Danny.Kanell.ML-14.22-7.1150

2021-22 Bowl Season: Bowl Locks round 3 from the Cover 3 podcast!

Here is round 3 of the Cover 3 podcast Bowl Locks. Money line sprinkles are at the bottom but Bud said he is NOT betting that sprinkle. Once again, Danny has given out differing picks on CBS Sports HQ throughout bowl season so you decide what to do with those picks.

Chip Patterson:

Arkansas  -2 vs Penn State
Notre Dame vs Oklahoma State Over 45
Kentucky  -3 vs Iowa
Alabama  -13.5 vs Cincinnati
Michigan + 7.5 vs Georgia
North Carolina  -12 vs South Carolina
Wisconsin  -7 vs Arizona State

Tom Fornelli:

Arkansas  -2 vs Penn State
Iowa + 3 vs Kentucky
Ohio State  -4.5 vs Utah
Ole Miss  -1 vs Baylor
Alabama  -13.5 vs Cincinnati
Tennessee  -7 vs Purdue
Wisconsin  -7 vs Arizona State

Danny Kanell:

Notre Dame vs Oklahoma State Under 45
Kentucky vs Iowa Under 44
Utah + 4.5 vs Ohio State
Ole Miss  -1 vs Baylor
Wake Forest  -16 vs Rutgers
Cincinnati + 13.5 vs Alabama
Michigan vs Georgia Under 45.5
South Carolina vs North Carolina Under 57.5
Purdue + 7.5 vs Tennessee
Pittsburgh + 3.5 vs Michigan State

Bud Elliott:

Kansas State  -3.5 vs LSU
Arkansas  -2 vs Penn State
Notre Dame  -2 vs Oklahoma State
Ohio State  -4.5 vs Utah
Ole Miss  -1 vs Baylor
Tennessee  -7 vs Purdue

Money line sprinkles:
Chip: Michigan+240ish
Tom: Iowa+126, Central Michigan+240
Danny: Michigan+240ish, Iowa+126, Penn State
Bud: Iowa+126

2021-22 Bowl Season: CFB Picks from the Cover 3 podcast 2.0!!! #BowlMania

Once again I’m late to the game, as the Cover 3 podcast dropped their bowl locks 2.0 yesterday. The picks below require some additional explanation, because the end of the podcast was somewhat confusing.

Bud Elliott didn’t appear on the actual show presumably because he has a newborn baby which requires his attention. He sent his picks into Chip and Tom and they read some of them throughout the show while analyzing specific games.

Danny Kanell bailed on the last ten minutes of the show because he had to go pick his kids up. He also sent his full slate of picks into Chip and Tom.

Here’s where things got really confusing. They keep a live Google Sheet of their picks to track everything, and apparently Tom had mixed Bud and Danny’s picks together in the spreadsheet. When it came time to review the full slate of picks at the end of the show, Chip had an absolute mess on his hands. I’m not really sure which picks were Danny’s and which were Bud’s. This means Danny and Bud’s picks are likely incomplete below. What I can tell you for sure is this: The picks listed below for Danny are the picks which Danny himself gave out live on the podcast. The picks listed below for Bud were the picks Chip was reading out from Bud’s list as the show progressed. I completely ignored the full review at the end of the podcast because I couldn’t tell what was what.

Use these picks at your own risk. You have been warned.

However, I’m pretty confident the picks listed below are accurate if incomplete.

Last note: Danny has given out differing picks on CBS Sports HQ for some of these games. You decide what to make of it.

Money line sprinkles were given as such:
Bud: Houston+115
Chip: VT+140, WVU+160
Tom: UNT+120, AF+100

Chip Patterson:

Clemson  -1 vs Iowa State
NC State  -1 vs UCLA
NC State vs UCLA Under 60
East Carolina + 3 vs Boston College
Georgia State  -5.5 vs Ball State

Tom Fornelli:

Virginia vs SMU Over 71.5
Auburn  -2 vs Houston
NC State vs UCLA Under 60
East Carolina + 3 vs Boston College
Georgia State  -5.5 vs Ball State
Memphis  -8 vs Hawaii

Danny Kanell:

Virginia vs SMU Under 71.5
Auburn  -2 vs Houston
Louisville vs Air Force Under 56
UCLA + 2 vs NC State
West Virginia + 5 vs Minnesota
Western Michigan  -6.5 vs Nevada
Boston College  -3 vs East Carolina
Ball State + 6 vs Georgia State

Bud Elliott:

Clemson  -1 vs Iowa State
Louisville vs Air Force Under 56
NC State  -1 vs UCLA
Nevada vs Western Michigan Under 56.5
East Carolina vs Boston College Over 51.5
Georgia State  -5.5 vs Ball State
Ball State vs Georgia State Over 51