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Week 10 2021: CFB Picks from Danny Kanell and Bryant McFadden!

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Danny Kanell and Bryant McFadden took on this week’s challenge to pick every top 25 matchup against the spread on CBS Sports HQ today. Here’s the full slate of picks.

Note: Danny Kanell gives out picks on the Cover 3 podcast every Thursday. Sometimes his podcast picks differ from the picks below. You decide what to do with that.

Danny Kanell:

Boise State + 5 vs Fresno State
Alabama  -28.5 vs LSU
Alabama vs LSU Over 66
Mississippi State + 5 vs Arkansas
Tulsa + 22.5 vs Cincinnati
Cincinnati vs Tulsa Under 54.5
Pittsburgh  -21 vs Duke
Duke vs Pittsburgh Under 64
Florida State + 2.5 vs NC State
Florida State vs NC State Over 56.5
Georgia vs Missouri Under 59.5
San Diego State  -7.5 vs Hawaii
Hawaii vs San Diego State Under 45.5
Tennessee + 1 vs Kentucky
Michigan vs Indiana Under 51
Minnesota vs Illinois Under 44
Nebraska + 15 vs Ohio State
North Carolina  -2.5 vs Wake Forest
North Carolina vs Wake Forest Over 76
Northwestern vs Iowa Over 40.5
Liberty + 9.5 vs Ole Miss
Purdue + 3 vs Michigan State
Purdue vs Michigan State Over 54
Rutgers + 11.5 vs Wisconsin
Baylor  -6.5 vs TCU
Auburn + 4.5 vs Texas A&M
Texas A&M vs Auburn Under 49
Washington + 7 vs Oregon
Washington vs Oregon Over 51
West Virginia + 3 vs Oklahoma State

Bryant McFadden:

Fresno State vs Boise State Under 58.5
LSU + 28.5 vs Alabama
Arkansas vs Mississippi State Over 56
Cincinnati  -22.5 vs Tulsa
Pittsburgh  -21 vs Duke
Florida State vs NC State Under 56.5
Georgia vs Missouri Under 59.5
San Diego State  -7.5 vs Hawaii
Tennessee + 1 vs Kentucky
Michigan  -20 vs Indiana
Minnesota vs Illinois Under 44
Ohio State  -15 vs Nebraska
North Carolina vs Wake Forest Under 76
Northwestern vs Iowa Under 40.5
Ole Miss  -9.5 vs Liberty
Michigan State  -3 vs Purdue
Wisconsin  -11.5 vs Rutgers
Baylor  -6.5 vs TCU
Texas A&M vs Auburn Under 49
Washington vs Oregon Under 51
Oklahoma State  -3 vs West Virginia
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Week 9 2021: CFB Analyst picks are graded; results are in!

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Week 9 is in the books and our college football analyst picks are graded. Once again we will be using our experimental GDC Value (Game Day Cole Value) to assign value to picks for grading.

Lee Corso missed his headgear pick Michigan and went 5-5 overall on the week (-0.18 GDC). Celebrity guest Ken Jeong went 6-4 on the week (+1.86 GDC). Winners this week included Chip Patterson (14-5, 8.134 GDC), Dennis Dodd (14-5, 8.118 GDC), and Brian Jones (8-1, 6.77 GDC). However this week’s undisputed winner is Danny Kanell who blew everyone away going 13-0 on straight up picks for a GDC Value of 12.314.

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

***GDC is an aggregate computer rating applied to each team, whereby any specific pick can be assigned a positive/negative value based on the ratio of team ratings.

NamePctWinLossTieGDC.Value
Average64.081981110NA
Danny.Kanell100130012.314
Chip.Patterson73.6814508.134
Dennis.Dodd73.6814508.118
Brian.Jones88.898106.77
Stewart.Mandel72.738304.912
Rick.Neuheisel77.787204.75
Steve.Coughlin1005004.674
Roman.Harper1004003.839
Kevin.Carter83.335103.758
Scott.Van.Pelt1003002.973
Pete.Thamel1003002.946
Phil.Steele1003002.843
Houston.Nutt804102.691
Brady.Quinn63.647402.508
Tom.Fornelli57.8911802.06
Celebrity.Guest606401.86
Paul.Finebaum753101.845
Dan.Wetzel1002001.835
Andrea.Adelson62.55301.824
Lou.Holtz66.674201.816
Mark.May66.674201.816
Desmond.Howard606401.782
Eric.Mac.Lain62.55301.734
Reggie.Bush1001000.94
Colin.Cowherd1001000.915
Randy.Cross55.565400.866
Jordan.Rodgers66.672100.844
Joey.Galloway603200.841
Jon.Berger66.672100.8
Aaron.Taylor55.565400.782
Jennifer54.556500.762
Brett.McMurphy50110-0.03
Tim.Tebow50220-0.153
Lee.Corso50550-0.18
Dusty.Dvoracek50110-0.182
Pat.Forde50220-0.193
Mark.Richt50440-0.208
Bob.Stoops0010-0.989
Corso.Headgear0010-1.029
Matt.Leinart0010-1.041
Kirk.Herbstreit44.44450-1.072
Greg.McElroy0020-2.012
Chris.Fallica0020-2.061
EJ.Manuel37.5350-2.086
Bruce.Feldman40460-2.211
David.Hale30370-4.086
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Week 9 2021: CFB Picks from the Cover 3 podcast!

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Here are the week 9 picks from the Cover 3 podcast including Money Line Sprinkles at the bottom.

Note: Danny’s picks include his appearance on CBS Sports HQ from this week, hence the large card.

Chip Patterson:

Fresno State + 1 vs San Diego State
Notre Dame  -3.5 vs North Carolina
Notre Dame vs North Carolina Over 62
Wisconsin vs Iowa Under 36.5
SMU + 1 vs Houston
Illinois vs Rutgers Under 42
Michigan State vs Michigan Under 51
Northwestern vs Minnesota Under 43.5
Kansas + 30.5 vs Oklahoma State

Tom Fornelli:

Colorado State vs Boise State Under 51.5
Indiana + 5.5 vs Maryland
Wisconsin vs Iowa Over 36.5
Baylor vs Texas Under 61.5
Virginia Tech + 4.5 vs Georgia Tech
Illinois vs Rutgers Under 42
Kansas State vs TCU Under 58.5
Nebraska vs Purdue Under 52.5
Northwestern vs Minnesota Under 43.5
Oklahoma State vs Kansas Over 54.5
UCLA + 6.5 vs Utah

Danny Kanell:

Fresno State + 1 vs San Diego State
San Diego State vs Fresno State Over 44.5
North Carolina + 3.5 vs Notre Dame
Notre Dame vs North Carolina Over 62.5
Florida + 14.5 vs Georgia
Florida vs Georgia Under 51
Wisconsin  -3.5 vs Iowa
Wisconsin vs Iowa Under 36.5
Auburn  -2.5 vs Ole Miss
Auburn vs Ole Miss Under 66
Texas + 2.5 vs Baylor
Baylor vs Texas Over 61
Virginia + 2.5 vs BYU
BYU vs Virginia Over 64
Clemson vs Florida State Under 47.5
Houston  -0.5 vs SMU
Houston vs SMU Over 62.5
Michigan State + 4.5 vs Michigan
Michigan State vs Michigan Under 51
Mississippi State + 1.5 vs Kentucky
Mississippi State vs Kentucky Over 47
Penn State + 18.5 vs Ohio State
Ohio State vs Penn State Over 60
Oklahoma  -18.5 vs Texas Tech
Oklahoma vs Texas Tech Under 66.5
Kansas + 30.5 vs Oklahoma State
Oklahoma State vs Kansas Under 54.5
Oregon  -24 vs Colorado
Oregon vs Colorado Under 49
Miami (FL) + 9.5 vs Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh vs Miami (FL) Under 61
Cincinnati  -24.5 vs Tulane
Tulane vs Cincinnati Under 62
Wake Forest  -16.5 vs Duke
Wake Forest vs Duke Over 70
West Virginia + 7 vs Iowa State
West Virginia vs Iowa State Under 47.5
Troy + 18.5 vs Coastal Carolina
Coastal Carolina vs Troy Over 52

Bud Elliott:

Georgia Southern vs Georgia State Over 55.5
Florida + 14.5 vs Georgia
Bowling Green + 14 vs Buffalo
Virginia + 3 vs BYU
Louisville + 7 vs NC State
Nevada vs UNLV Under 58.5

Money Line Sprinkles:
Chip: Florida+490, Texas+135, Virginia+120
Tom: Iowa+147, Texas+135, Virginia+120, Miami FL+310
Danny: Virginia+120, Florida State+320, Northwestern+265, Miami FL+310
Bud: Fresno State+100, Old Dominion+170, Hawaii+180, Wyoming+140

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