Tracking college football picks and predictions for YOU
Scott Van Pelt was back on the air this week, and gave out his week 1 WINNERS late last night/early this morning.
Note: Stanford Steve was MIA this week so no pick from him.
| Miami (FL)+2.5 vs Notre Dame (-110) |
| Clemson-4.5 vs LSU (-110) |
| UTSA+23.5 vs Texas A&M (-110) |
| Florida State+13.5 vs Alabama (-110) |
| Toledo+10.5 vs Kentucky (-110) |
| Northwestern+4.5 vs Tulane (-110) |
| Baylor+2.5 vs Auburn (-110) |
Here are your week 1 locks from the Cover 3 podcast earlier today! ATS picks are up top with money line sprinkles at the bottom.
Note: Some of Danny’s picks are from his appearance on CBS Sports HQ if that matters to you.
| Pick | Name |
| Virginia Tech+7.5 vs South Carolina (-110) | Danny Kanell |
| Virginia Tech vs South Carolina Under 52.5 (-110) | Bud Elliott |
| Miami (FL) vs Notre Dame Under 50 (-110) | Chip Patterson |
| Miami (FL) vs Notre Dame 1H Under 24.5 (-110) | Danny Kanell |
| Miami (FL) vs Notre Dame 1H Under 24.5 (-110) | Bud Elliott |
| UCLA vs Utah Over 51.5 (-110) | Chip Patterson |
| Utah-5.5 vs UCLA (-110) | Danny Kanell |
| Tulane vs Northwestern Under 46 (-110) | Bud Elliott |
| Texas A&M 1H-13.5 vs UTSA (-110) | Chip Patterson |
| UTSA+24.5 vs Texas A&M (-110) | Danny Kanell |
| Syracuse vs Tennessee Under 50.5 (-110) | Danny Kanell |
| Syracuse+13.5 vs Tennessee (-110) | Danny Kanell |
| Tennessee 1Q-3.5 vs Syracuse (-102) | Bud Elliott |
| Purdue-17.5 vs Ball State (-110) | Tom Fornelli |
| Penn State 1H-27.5 vs Nevada (-110) | Danny Kanell |
| Penn State vs Nevada Under 56.5 (-110) | Tom Fornelli |
| Montana State+28.5 vs Oregon (-110) | Chip Patterson |
| Oregon-27.5 vs Montana State (-110) | Danny Kanell |
| Ole Miss vs Georgia State 1H Under 34.5 (-110) | Danny Kanell |
| Oklahoma-36.5 vs Illinois State (-110) | Danny Kanell |
| Texas 1H+0.5 vs Ohio State (-110) | Chip Patterson |
| Ohio State vs Texas Under 48 (-110) | Danny Kanell |
| Ohio State-2.5 vs Texas (-110) | Danny Kanell |
| Ohio State-1.5 vs Texas (-110) | Tom Fornelli |
| Ohio State vs Texas 1H Under 23.5 (-110) | Bud Elliott |
| Michigan-34.5 vs New Mexico (-110) | Danny Kanell |
| Merrimack+6.5 vs Kent State (-110) | Tom Fornelli |
| Kansas State-25.5 vs North Dakota (-110) | Danny Kanell |
| South Dakota 1H+8.5 vs Iowa State (-110) | Danny Kanell |
| Indiana 4Q-5.5 vs Old Dominion (-110) | Chip Patterson |
| Indiana-23.5 vs Old Dominion (-110) | Danny Kanell |
| Georgia vs Marshall Under 55.5 (-110) | Chip Patterson |
| Georgia-39.5 vs Marshall (-110) | Danny Kanell |
| Alabama-13.5 vs Florida State (-110) | Chip Patterson |
| Florida State 1H+7.5 vs Alabama (-110) | Danny Kanell |
| Florida State+13.5 vs Alabama (-110) | Danny Kanell |
| Alabama-13.5 vs Florida State (-110) | Tom Fornelli |
| Long Island University+45.5 vs Florida (-110) | Danny Kanell |
| Clemson 3Q-0.5 vs LSU (-110) | Chip Patterson |
| Clemson-3.5 vs LSU (-110) | Danny Kanell |
| Clemson vs LSU 1H Under 29.5 (-110) | Danny Kanell |
| Clemson vs LSU Under 57.5 (-110) | Tom Fornelli |
| Arizona State-28.5 vs Northern Arizona (-110) | Danny Kanell |
| Sam Houston State vs UNLV Over 61 (-110) | Chip Patterson |
| Sam Houston State vs UNLV Over 61 (-110) | Tom Fornelli |
| Illinois-45.5 vs Western Illinois (-110) | Danny Kanell |
| Illinois vs Western Illinois Under 63.5 (-110) | Tom Fornelli |
| Georgia Tech-4 vs Colorado (-110) | Danny Kanell |
| Auburn TT under 30.5 (-110) | Bud Elliott |
| South Florida+5.5 vs Boise State (-110) | Danny Kanell |
| NC State-13.5 vs East Carolina (-125) | Danny Kanell |
| NC State vs East Carolina Under 31.5 (-110) | Bud Elliott |
| Akron 1H+3.5 vs Wyoming (-110) | Bud Elliott |
| Western Kentucky vs Sam Houston State Under 61.5 (-110) | Bud Elliott |
| Idaho State 1H+14.5 vs UNLV (-110) | Tom Fornelli |
| Kansas 1H-7 vs Fresno State (-110) | Chip Patterson |
| Kansas-12.5 vs Fresno State (-110) | Tom Fornelli |
| Iowa State vs Kansas State 1H Under 25.5 (-122) | Chip Patterson |
| Kansas State-3 vs Iowa State (-110) | Danny Kanell |
| Kansas State-3 vs Iowa State (-110) | Tom Fornelli |
| Iowa State vs Kansas State 1H Under 25.5 (-122) | Bud Elliott |
| Hawaii-2 vs Stanford (-110) | Chip Patterson |
| Stanford+2.5 vs Hawaii (-110) | Danny Kanell |
Money line sprinkles:
Chip: Colorado+165, North Carolina+140, Baylor+115, Miami FL+125
Tom: Baylor+115, Miami FL+125
Danny: Baylor+115, North Carolina+140, South Florida 185
Bud: Charlotte+180
The 2024-25 college football season has come to a close with Ohio State defeating Notre Dame for the championship on Monday night. That means we are now ready to award our own championship for picking college football games as well as hand out some awards.
I am very proud to announce the 2024-25 college football gambling champion is none other than Chris “The Bear” Fallica from Fox Sports. This season he went 84-60-3 against the spread for a profit of 16.28 units on sides/totals, and also profited 15.1 units over 85 picks on the money line this year. His grand total was 31.38 units of profit on his sides, totals and money line picks this year. Congratulations to the Bear on a fantastic year!
Rufus Peabody actually had the largest profit on sides and totals at 20.73 units with his picks on the Bet the Process podcast. He gets the official gold star for going 75% against the number. Joel Klatt was close behind at 63.33% for a profit of 18.82 units, and he will get the official red ribbon. I’m also awarding Collin Wilson and Wes Reynolds with a certificate of recognition for the most profit of all the “volume shooters”.
In the College Gameday Super Dog picks this year, Desmond Howard went 7-5 for the best record against the spread (I don’t keep track of all the point systems they use).
Congratulations to all of our competitors on an exciting season. Check out all the results below to see how your favorite (or most hated) personality did this year!
Super Dog results:
| Name | Pct | Win | Loss | Tie |
| Desmond_Howard_ATS | 58.33 | 7 | 5 | 0 |
| Kirk_Herbstreit_ATS | 57.14 | 8 | 6 | 0 |
| Rece_Davis_ATS | 53.85 | 7 | 6 | 0 |
| Nick_Saban_ATS | 50 | 7 | 7 | 0 |
| Pat_McAfee_ATS | 25 | 3 | 9 | 1 |
| Lee_Corso_ATS | 28.57 | 4 | 10 | 0 |
| Steve_Coughlin_ATS | 21.43 | 3 | 11 | 0 |
Sides/totals:
| Name | Pct | Win | Loss | Tie | Profits |
| Rufus_Peabody_ATS | 75 | 36 | 12 | 1 | 20.73 |
| Joel_Klatt_ATS | 63.33 | 57 | 33 | 0 | 18.82 |
| Chris_Fallica_ATS | 58.33 | 84 | 60 | 3 | 16.28 |
| Collin_Wilson_ATS | 54.93 | 156 | 128 | 5 | 11.92 |
| Geoff_Schwartz_ATS | 60.81 | 45 | 29 | 0 | 11.83 |
| Wes_Reynolds_ATS | 53.97 | 197 | 168 | 15 | 11.09 |
| Todd_Fuhrman_ATS | 56.9 | 66 | 50 | 2 | 10 |
| Dan_Wetzel_ATS | 57 | 57 | 43 | 1 | 8.82 |
| Stuckey_ATS | 54.84 | 102 | 84 | 2 | 8.19 |
| Jason_McIntyre_ATS | 60.87 | 28 | 18 | 0 | 7.45 |
| Kyle_Hunter_ATS | 57.14 | 44 | 33 | 2 | 7 |
| Grace_Remington_ATS | 57.63 | 34 | 25 | 1 | 8.85 |
| Megan_Nunez_ATS | 54.55 | 72 | 60 | 1 | 4.19 |
| Aaron_Taylor_ATS | 66.67 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 4.91 |
| Todd_McShay_ATS | 64.29 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 3.15 |
| Chip_Patterson_ATS | 53.17 | 109 | 96 | 0 | 3.13 |
| Tyler_Fulghum_ATS | 59.09 | 13 | 9 | 0 | 2.71 |
| Sam_Acho_ATS | 100 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.82 |
| Ryan_McGee_ATS | 75 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1.73 |
| Kelly_Stewart_ATS | 53.1 | 60 | 53 | 2 | 1.51 |
| Kirk_Herbstreit_ATS | 57.14 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 1.27 |
| Brandon_Walker_ATS | 53.16 | 42 | 37 | 1 | 1.2 |
| Brian_Jones_ATS | 55.56 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 1.09 |
| Rece_Davis_ATS | 53.49 | 23 | 20 | 0 | 0.91 |
| Scott_Van_Pelt_ATS | 52.63 | 60 | 54 | 2 | 0.55 |
| Rico_Bosco_ATS | 52.53 | 83 | 75 | 1 | 0.45 |
| Pat_Forde_ATS | 52.53 | 52 | 47 | 2 | 0.27 |
| Richard_Johnson_ATS | 52.43 | 162 | 147 | 2 | 0.27 |
| Johnny_Manziel_ATS | 52.63 | 20 | 18 | 0 | 0.23 |
| Bryant_McFadden_ATS | 50 | 3 | 3 | 0 | -0.27 |
| Barrett_Sallee_ATS | 52.17 | 60 | 55 | 1 | -0.45 |
| Mackenzie_Brooks_ATS | 52.14 | 61 | 56 | 0 | -0.75 |
| Desmond_Howard_ATS | 50 | 7 | 7 | 0 | -0.64 |
| Nick_Saban_ATS | 50 | 7 | 7 | 0 | -0.64 |
| Kayce_Smith_ATS | 50.94 | 27 | 26 | 2 | -1.45 |
| Anita_Marks_ATS | 47.37 | 9 | 10 | 0 | -1.81 |
| Phil_Steele_ATS | 51.22 | 42 | 40 | 1 | -1.82 |
| Erin_Kate_Dolan_ATS | 50 | 21 | 21 | 0 | -1.5 |
| Brent_Musburger_ATS | 25 | 1 | 3 | 0 | -2.09 |
| Scott_Spreitzer_ATS | 37.5 | 3 | 5 | 0 | -2.27 |
| Kenny_White_ATS | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | -3 |
| Dan_Mullen_ATS | 49.06 | 26 | 27 | 1 | -3.36 |
| Tony_Barnhart_ATS | 50 | 40 | 40 | 0 | -3.64 |
| Joey_Galloway_ATS | 42.86 | 9 | 12 | 0 | -4.01 |
| Ryen_Russillo_ATS | 30 | 3 | 7 | 0 | -5.26 |
| Rick_Neuheisel_ATS | 38.89 | 7 | 11 | 0 | -4.64 |
| Lucy_Burdge_ATS | 30.77 | 4 | 9 | 0 | -5.36 |
| Jeff_Ma_ATS | 44.12 | 15 | 19 | 0 | -5.36 |
| Pat_McAfee_ATS | 30.77 | 4 | 9 | 1 | -5.36 |
| Randy_Cross_ATS | 33.33 | 5 | 10 | 0 | -5.45 |
| Pete_Thamel_ATS | 42.42 | 14 | 19 | 0 | -6.27 |
| Lee_Corso_ATS | 28.57 | 4 | 10 | 0 | -6.36 |
| Pamela_Maldonado_ATS | 49.62 | 65 | 66 | 1 | -6.84 |
| Adam_Kramer_ATS | 50 | 77 | 77 | 1 | -7 |
| Ari_Wasserman_ATS | 48.35 | 44 | 47 | 0 | -7 |
| Greg_McElroy_ATS | 41.67 | 15 | 21 | 0 | -7.48 |
| Steve_Coughlin_ATS | 48.87 | 65 | 68 | 0 | -9.33 |
| Joe_Fortenbaugh_ATS | 48.28 | 56 | 60 | 0 | -9.21 |
| Matt_Youmans_ATS | 47.75 | 53 | 58 | 1 | -9.82 |
| Brett_McMurphy_ATS | 49.47 | 93 | 95 | 4 | -10.77 |
| Katie_Pondiscio_ATS | 32.14 | 9 | 19 | 0 | -10.82 |
| Dave_Portnoy_ATS | 50.36 | 141 | 139 | 2 | -10.82 |
| Dusty_Dvoracek_ATS | 41.18 | 21 | 30 | 1 | -10.91 |
| Bruce_Feldman_ATS | 38.1 | 16 | 26 | 0 | -11.45 |
| Bud_Elliott_ATS | 48.12 | 77 | 83 | 1 | -12.92 |
| Ross_Dellenger_ATS | 45.45 | 45 | 54 | 2 | -13.09 |
| Colin_Cowherd_ATS | 37.5 | 18 | 30 | 0 | -13.64 |
| Doug_Kezirian_ATS | 49.82 | 139 | 140 | 5 | -14.3 |
| Dennis_Dodd_ATS | 50 | 155 | 155 | 2 | -14.09 |
| Tom_Fornelli_ATS | 48.54 | 100 | 106 | 0 | -15.09 |
| Emory_Hunt_ATS | 49.86 | 173 | 174 | 0 | -17.48 |
| Josh_Pate_ATS | 46 | 69 | 81 | 0 | -18.27 |
| Andy_Staples_ATS | 46.15 | 72 | 84 | 0 | -18.55 |
| Shehan_Jeyarajah_ATS | 49.03 | 152 | 158 | 2 | -19.82 |
| Clay_Travis_ATS | 45.45 | 100 | 120 | 0 | -29.09 |
| Dan_Katz_ATS | 45.43 | 184 | 221 | 16 | -53.73 |
| Danny_Kanell_ATS | 43.81 | 170 | 218 | 2 | -63.57 |
Money line grades:
| Name | ROI.Pct | Units.Up.Down | N.Picks |
| Chris_Fallica_ML | 17.76 | 15.1 | 85 |
| Tom_Fornelli_ML | 23.32 | 14.69 | 63 |
| Emory_Hunt_ML | 52.38 | 12.57 | 24 |
| Pamela_Maldonado_ML | 18.9 | 3.02 | 16 |
| Joe_Fortenbaugh_ML | 41.51 | 2.49 | 6 |
| Matt_Youmans_ML | 38.31 | 2.3 | 6 |
| Kayce_Smith_ML | 225 | 2.25 | 1 |
| Lucy_Burdge_ML | 95.98 | 1.92 | 2 |
| Steve_Coughlin_ML | 95 | 1.9 | 2 |
| Chip_Patterson_ML | 2.84 | 1.45 | 51 |
| Grace_Remington_ML | 86.96 | 0.87 | 1 |
| Jason_McIntyre_ML | 77.52 | 0.78 | 1 |
| Ari_Wasserman_ML | 7.5 | 0.6 | 8 |
| Andy_Staples_ML | 7.17 | 0.43 | 6 |
| Joey_Galloway_ML | -6.52 | -0.13 | 2 |
| Doug_Kezirian_ML | -4.17 | -0.21 | 5 |
| Brandon_Walker_ML | -3.97 | -0.36 | 9 |
| Todd_Fuhrman_ML | -100 | -1 | 1 |
| Geoff_Schwartz_ML | -100 | -1 | 1 |
| Ryen_Russillo_ML | -100 | -2 | 2 |
| Wes_Reynolds_ML | -10.18 | -2.34 | 23 |
| Megan_Nunez_ML | -14.47 | -2.61 | 18 |
| Johnny_Manziel_ML | -30.13 | -3.01 | 10 |
| Stuckey_ML | -30.31 | -3.03 | 10 |
| Anita_Marks_ML | -64 | -3.2 | 5 |
| Collin_Wilson_ML | -14.17 | -3.4 | 24 |
| Katie_Pondiscio_ML | -64.33 | -3.86 | 6 |
| Mackenzie_Brooks_ML | -28.32 | -4.25 | 15 |
| Bud_Elliott_ML | -12.33 | -5.3 | 43 |
| Kelly_Stewart_ML | -14.29 | -7 | 49 |
| Danny_Kanell_ML | -40.42 | -24.25 | 60 |