2019-20 Season: #NationalChampionship picks and predictions! #LSUvsClemson

It is time for the annual championship game megapost.  I will be posting all of the picks and predictions on tonight’s championship game in this single thread.  I will be updating throughout the day and posting on Twitter as well so follow along and check back for the latest.

Emmanuel Acho:
LSU over Clemson

Steve Coughlin:
LSU over Clemson straight up
Clemson+6 vs LSU
Clyde Edwards-Helaire under 99.5 rushing yards

Tim Cowlishaw:
LSU-5.5 vs Clemson

Heather Dinich:
LSU over Clemson

Chris Doering:
LSU over Clemson

Dusty Dvoracek:
Clemson+5.5 vs LSU

Chris Fallica:
LEAN Clemson+ the points, waiting to see if it goes to 6.5

Bruce Feldman:
LSU over Clemson

Paul Finebaum:
LSU over Clemson

Pat Forde:
Clemson over LSU

Todd Fuhrman:
Clemson+5.5 vs LSU

Joey Galloway:
LSU/Clemson over 69.5
LSU-6 vs Clemson

@GamedayJen:
Clemson over LSU

Mike Golic:
LSU over Clemson

Mike Greenberg:
LSU over Clemson

Lou Holtz:
LSU over Clemson

Dan Katz:
LSU-5.5 vs Clemson

Doug Kezirian:
Clemson/LSU over 69.5

Joel Klatt:
LSU over Clemson

Matt Leinart:
Clemson over LSU

Tom Lugibill:
Clemson over LSU

Ivan Maisel:
LSU over Clemson

Mark May:
LSU over Clemson

Greg McElroy:
LSU over Clemson

Booger McFarland:
LSU over Clemson

Ryan McGee:
LSU over Clemson

Todd McShay:
LSU over Clemson

Urban Meyer:
LSU over Clemson

Jim Mora Jr.:
LSU over Clemson

Dari Nowkhah:
LSU over Clemson

Jesse Palmer:
LSU/Clemson over 69.5
LSU-6 vs Clemson

Dave Portnoy:
LSU-5.5 vs Clemson

Ryen Russillo:
LSU over Clemson

Mark Schlabach:
LSU over Clemson

Stephen A. Smith:
Clemson over LSU

Marcus Spears:
LSU over Clemson

Pete Thamel:
LSU over Clemson

Clay Travis:
Clemson+6 vs LSU

Dan Wetzel:
LSU over Clemson

Scott Van Pelt:
LSU over Clemson

Jonathan Vilma:
LSU over Clemson

Trey Wingo:
Clemson over LSU

Matt Youmans:
Clemson+6.5/7 vs LSU

Week 11 2019: Assorted college football picks and predictions!

Here is a random collection of picks and predictions from various experts I haven’t posted yet.  If you want picks from somebody you don’t see leave me a comment and I’ll see if I have anything to add.

Andrea Adelson:

Week Date Picks
11 11/9/19 Clemson  over  NC State
11 11/9/19 Florida State  over  Boston College
11 11/9/19 Virginia  over  Georgia Tech
11 11/9/19 Miami (FL)  over  Louisville
11 11/9/19 Duke  over  Notre Dame
11 11/9/19 Virginia Tech  over  Wake Forest

Skip Bayless:

Week Date Picks
11 11/9/19 LSU  over  Alabama

Chris Doering:

Week Date Picks
11 11/9/19 South Carolina  over  Appalachian State
11 11/9/19 LSU  over  Alabama
11 11/9/19 Georgia  over  Missouri
11 11/9/19 Ole Miss  over  New Mexico State
11 11/9/19 Tennessee  over  Kentucky
11 11/9/19 Florida  over  Vanderbilt
11 11/9/19 Arkansas  over  Western Kentucky

Bruce Feldman:

Date Pick
11/9/19 Appalachian State + 6 vs South Carolina
11/9/19 Baylor  -2.5 vs TCU
11/9/19 Iowa + 9.5 vs Wisconsin
11/9/19 Kansas State + 7 vs Texas
11/9/19 LSU + 6.5 vs Alabama
11/9/19 Louisville + 6.5 vs Miami (FL)
11/9/19 Notre Dame  -8 vs Duke
11/9/19 Penn State  -6.5 vs Minnesota
11/9/19 Southern Cal + 1.5 vs Arizona State
11/9/19 Wake Forest  -2.5 vs Virginia Tech

Danny Kanell:

Date Pick
11/9/19 Florida State + 2.5 vs Boston College
11/9/19 LSU + 6.5 vs Alabama
11/9/19 Louisville + 6.5 vs Miami (FL)
11/9/19 Minnesota + 7 vs Penn State

Stewart Mandel:

Date Pick
11/9/19 TCU + 2.5 vs Baylor
11/9/19 Wisconsin  -9.5 vs Iowa
11/9/19 Iowa State + 14.5 vs Oklahoma
11/9/19 Kansas State + 7 vs Texas
11/9/19 Alabama  -6.5 vs LSU
11/9/19 Louisville + 6.5 vs Miami (FL)
11/9/19 Duke + 8 vs Notre Dame
11/9/19 Penn State  -6.5 vs Minnesota
11/9/19 Arizona State  -1.5 vs Southern Cal
11/9/19 West Virginia + 2.5 vs Texas Tech
11/9/19 Wake Forest  -2.5 vs Virginia Tech

Brett McMurphy:

Date Pick
11/9/19 Texas  -7 vs Kansas State
11/9/19 BYU  -16 vs Liberty
11/9/19 Maryland + 43 vs Ohio State
11/9/19 Army  -34.5 vs Massachusetts
11/9/19 Ole Miss  -27.5 vs New Mexico State

Dari Nowkhah:

Week Date Picks
11 11/9/19 Alabama  over  LSU

Stephen A. Smith:

Week Date Picks
11 11/9/19 Alabama  over  LSU

Week 12 2018: #CFB Picks are graded; results are in!

The week 12 college football grades are in.  Let’s examine.

Winners this week include Andrea Adelson (9-2), Lou Holtz (8-2), Phil Steele (12-3 straight up, 13-6 ATS), Kirk Herbstreit (11-4), Rick Neuheisel (7-3), Rufus Peabody (4-1 ATS), and Scott Spreitzer (4-1 ATS).  However, after splitting a weekly win last week, @GamedayJen sits atop the throne going 13-3 on picks this week.  That’s two in a row and three overall this season, so I expect her to get called up to ESPN any day.

Losers this week include Scott Van Pelt (3-5 ATS), Dan Katz (4-6 ATS), Stanford Steve (2-3 ATS), and Brett McMurphy (3-4 ATS).  However this week’s loss definitely goes to Bruce Feldman at 5-6 straight up; 3-7 ATS.

Lee Corso posted a big win at 12-3, including a win with this headgear pick UCF over Cincinnati.  Special guest celebrity Maury Povich had a nice winning week at 10-4.  The Bear had a losing week 3-4 ATS, but Bear’s Bank went 2-1 on the week.  Everyone else was somewhere in between to check out the results below to see how your favorite (or most hated) personality did this week.

Straight up grades:

percent.correct n.correct n.wrong
Corso.Headgear 100% 1 0
Colin.Cowherd 100% 1 0
Heather.Dinich 100% 4 0
Chris.Doering 100% 5 0
Pat.Forde 100% 2 0
Brett.McMurphy 100% 2 0
Dari.Nowkhah 100% 1 0
Marcus.Spears 100% 1 0
Tim.Tebow 100% 1 0
Jonathan.Vilma 100% 1 0
Dave.Wannstedt 100% 2 0
Andrea.Adelson 81.82% 9 2
Jennifer 81.25% 13 3
Lee.Corso 80% 12 3
Steve.Coughlin 80% 4 1
Lou.Holtz 80% 8 2
Phil.Steele 80% 12 3
Paul.Finebaum 75% 3 1
Chris.Low 75% 3 1
Ivan.Maisel 75% 3 1
Kirk.Herbstreit 73.33% 11 4
Celebrity.Guest 71.43% 10 4
Rick.Neuheisel 70% 7 3
Tim.Cowlishaw 66.67% 2 1
Joel.Klatt 66.67% 2 1
Pete.Thamel 66.67% 2 1
Desmond.Howard 64.71% 11 6
Randy.Cross 60% 6 4
Brian.Jones 60% 6 4
Mark.May 60% 6 4
Aaron.Taylor 60% 6 4
Stewart.Mandel 54.55% 6 5
David.Pollack 50% 1 1
Matt.Leinart 50% 1 1
Ryan.McGee 50% 2 2
Les.Miles 50% 2 2
Adam.Rittenberg 50% 2 2
Mark.Schlabach 50% 2 2
Bruce.Feldman 45.45% 5 6
Chris.Fallica 44.44% 4 5
Dusty.Dvoracek 40% 2 3
Greg.McElroy 0% 0 1
Robert.Smith 0% 0 1

ATS grades:

percent.correct.ats n.correct n.wrong n.tie
rufus.peabody.grade 80% 4 1 0
scott.spreitzer.grade 80% 4 1 0
jeff.ma.grade 75% 3 1 0
phil.steele.grade 68.42% 13 6 0
rico.bosco.grade 57.14% 4 3 0
dusty.dvoracek.grade 50% 2 2 0
pat.forde.grade 50% 3 3 0
doug.kezirian.grade 50% 1 1 0
stewart.mandel.grade 50% 5 5 0
pete.thamel.grade 50% 3 3 0
chris.fallica.grade 42.86% 3 4 0
brett.mcmurphy.grade 42.86% 3 4 0
steve.coughlin.grade 40% 2 3 0
dan.katz.grade 40% 4 6 0
scott.van.pelt.grade 37.50% 3 5 0
bruce.feldman.grade 30% 3 7 0
tim.cowlishaw.grade 25% 1 3 0