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2025-26 Bowl Season: New Years College Gameday picks! Stanford Steve’s board, playoff picks and more!

Posted on January 1, 2026January 1, 2026 by gamedaycole

Stanford Steve’s picks:
Georgia to beat Ole Miss (he said “I’d take the points” but it wasn’t clear if this was an official pick)
Indiana to beat Alabama (no indication on a side)
Oregon-2.5 vs Texas Tech

Kirk Herbstreit:
Georgia over Ole Miss
Oregon over Texas Tech

Desmond Howard:
Georgia over Ole Miss
Alabama over Indiana
Texas Tech over Oregon

Pat McAfee:
Georgia over Ole Miss
Indiana over Alabama
Oregon over Texas Tech

Nick Saban:
Georgia over Ole Miss
Alabama over Indiana
Oregon over Texas Tech

When Kirk Herbstreit, Desmond Howard, Pat McAfee, and Nick Saban all make the same selection they are 77-30 (71.96%) all-time! #SavingTheGraphic

2025-26 Bowl Season: CFP Quarterfinal Locks from the Cover 3 podcast!

Posted on December 31, 2025December 31, 2025 by gamedaycole

Here are your 2025-26 CFB Quarterfinal BOWL LOCKS from the Cover 3 podcast!

ATS picks:

Oregon-2.5 vs Texas Tech (-110)	Bud Elliott
Indiana vs Alabama 1H Over 23.5 (-110)	Bud Elliott
Georgia vs Ole Miss Under 56.5 (-110)	Bud Elliott
Ohio State 1H-4 vs Miami (FL) (-110)	Bud Elliott
Oregon-2.5 vs Texas Tech (-110)	Chip Patterson
Indiana 4Q-0.5 vs Alabama (-110)	Chip Patterson
Indiana vs Alabama Over 47.5 (-110)	Chip Patterson
Georgia 3Q-0.5 vs Ole Miss (-110)	Chip Patterson
Georgia vs Ole Miss 1H Under 27.5 (-110)	Chip Patterson
Ohio State vs Miami (FL) 1H Under 21.5 (-110)	Chip Patterson
Oregon-2.5 vs Texas Tech (-110)	Danny Kanell
Indiana-6.5 vs Alabama (-110)	Danny Kanell
Georgia-6.5 vs Ole Miss (-110)	Danny Kanell
Ohio State vs Miami (FL) Under 41.5 (-110)	Danny Kanell
Texas Tech TT under 26.5 (-110)	Tom Fornelli
Indiana vs Alabama Over 47.5 (-110)	Tom Fornelli
Georgia-6.5 vs Ole Miss (-110)	Tom Fornelli
Miami (FL)+9.5 vs Ohio State (-110)	Tom Fornelli

Money line sprinkles:

Picks	Name
Alabama+220 vs Indiana	Bud_Elliott_ML
Alabama+220 vs Indiana	Chip_Patterson_ML
Miami (FL)+300 vs Ohio State	Chip_Patterson_ML
Miami (FL)+300 vs Ohio State	Danny_Kanell_ML
Texas Tech+115 vs Oregon	Tom_Fornelli_ML
Alabama+220 vs Indiana	Tom_Fornelli_ML
Miami (FL)+300 vs Ohio State	Tom_Fornelli_ML

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)