Week 1 2023: CFB Analyst picks are graded; results are in!

The week 1 picks from our college football analysts are graded. Let’s jump right in.

Winners this week include Dennis Dodd, Tom Fornelli and Bruce Feldman. However, the biggest winner of the week was Chip Patterson going 21-4 straight up with a GDC value of 13.667. Congratulations to Chip on the big win this week.

Lee Corso had a great week going 10-2 including a win with his headgear pick North Carolina over South Carolina. Gameday’s celebrity guest Darius Rucker went 6-6 on the week. @GamedayJen went 8-6 on the week. I have to give props to Pat McAfee and Randy Cross for being the only analysts I track who picked Colorado over TCU for a big upset.

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

NamePctWinLossGDC.Value
Chip.Patterson8421413.667
Dennis.Dodd83.3320412.688
Tom.Fornelli78.5722612.509
Bruce.Feldman92.311219.81
Lee.Corso83.331027.135
Desmond.Howard75935.243
Andrea.Adelson75934.905
David.Hale75934.831
Rece.Davis85.71614.583
Dan.Mullen77.78724.418
Stewart.Mandel63.64742.459
Pete.Thamel66.67421.784
Greg.McElroy100201.774
Phil.Steele100201.75
Danny.Kanell75311.649
Jennifer57.14861.525
Corso.Headgear100100.94
Matt.Leinart100100.937
Urban.Meyer100100.937
Roman.Harper66.67210.895
Brady.Quinn60320.791
Rick.Neuheisel55.56540.748
Kirk.Herbstreit54.55650.523
Eric.Mac.Lain5011-0.021
EJ.Manuel5011-0.021
Steve.Coughlin5011-0.028
Chris.Fallica5011-0.046
Pat.Forde5011-0.104
Pat.McAfee5066-0.175
Celebrity.Guest5066-0.197
Ross.Dellenger5022-0.208
Randy.Cross44.4445-0.79
Chris.Doering001-0.929
Scott.Van.Pelt001-0.939
Sam.Acho001-0.986
Kevin.Carter33.3312-1.015
Paul.Finebaum33.3312-1.029
Jordan.Rodgers33.3312-1.029
Tim.Tebow33.3312-1.029
Dusty.Dvoracek33.3312-1.151
Mark.Richt002-1.901
Aaron.Taylor33.3336-2.81
Brian.Jones33.3336-2.822
Dan.Wetzel003-2.906
Josh.Pate28.5725-3.028
Average64.58206113NA

Week 1 2023: CFB Picks from the Cover 3 Podcast!

Here are the week 1 picks from the Cover 3 podcast. As always I recommend you watch/listen/subscribe/like so you can get the picks as soon as they drop along with the great analysis.

Chip Patterson:

Florida State vs LSU Over 55.5
Wyoming+14.5 vs Texas Tech
Alabama-39 vs MTSU
Baylor-27.5 vs Texas State
Colorado State+11.5 vs Washington State
Ohio State-30 vs Indiana
TCU-20.5 vs Colorado
NC State TT over 29.5

Tom Fornelli:

LSU-2.5 vs Florida State
Rutgers vs Northwestern Under 39.5
Texas Tech-14 vs Wyoming
Illinois-9 vs Toledo
South Carolina+2.5 vs North Carolina
Colorado State+11.5 vs Washington State
North Texas vs California Under 54
Massachusetts+35 vs Auburn
Boise State+14 vs Washington
Purdue-3.5 vs Fresno State
TCU-20.5 vs Colorado
NC State-14.5 vs Connecticut

Danny Kanell:

Florida State+3 vs LSU
North Carolina-2.5 vs South Carolina
Washington vs Boise State Over 58.5
Tennessee vs Virginia Over 55.5
TCU-20.5 vs Colorado
Iowa vs Utah State Under 43.5
Utah vs Florida Under 44
NC State-14.5 vs Connecticut

Bud Elliott:

Florida State vs LSU Over 55.5
Florida State+3 vs LSU
Florida State TT over 27.5
Alabama-39 vs MTSU
Southern Cal vs Nevada Under 66.5
Washington 1H TT over 19.5
Indiana vs Ohio State Under 59.5
Tennessee-27.5 vs Virginia
SMU-19.5 vs Louisiana Tech
TCU-20.5 vs Colorado
Liberty vs Bowling Green Under 50
Kentucky 1H-13.5 vs Ball State
NC State-14.5 vs Connecticut

Money line sprinkles:
Chip: North Texas+225, Hawaii+136, Colorado State+330
Tom: South Alabama+220, Nebraska+240
Danny: Florida State+120, Georgia Tech+240, South Alabama+220
Bud: Akron+330

Week 0 2023: CFB Locks from the Cover 3 Podcast!

We are officially opening the 2023-24 college football season with the week 0 edition of Locks from the Cover 3 Podcast!

Chip Patterson:

Southern Cal 1H-17.5 vs San Jose State
Vanderbilt 1H-9.5 vs Hawaii
Vanderbilt TT over 37.5
Ohio+2.5 vs San Diego State
New Mexico State-6 vs Massachusetts
Jacksonville State+1.5 vs UTEP

Tom Fornelli:

Louisiana Tech vs FIU Over 58.5
San Jose State+32 vs Southern Cal
Vanderbilt-17.5 vs Hawaii
New Mexico State-6 vs Massachusetts
Jacksonville State+1.5 vs UTEP
Notre Dame-20.5 vs Navy

Danny Kanell:

Southern Cal 1H-17.5 vs San Jose State
Vanderbilt-17.5 vs Hawaii
New Mexico State-6 vs Massachusetts
Jacksonville State+1.5 vs UTEP
Notre Dame vs Navy 1H Under 27

Bud Elliott:

Louisiana Tech 1H-6.5 vs FIU
Southern Cal 1H-17.5 vs San Jose State
Vanderbilt 1H-9.5 vs Hawaii
Vanderbilt vs Hawaii Over 55
Navy 1Q TT under 0.5 vs Notre Dame

Money line sprinkles:
Chip: Ohio+120
Tom: Ohio+120
Danny: Jacksonville State+100
Bud: Ohio+120