Week 9 seems like an off week for a lot of this year’s heavy hitters, and it is also a big week for the home underdog. Thursday night has some pretty big action for a weeknight so let’s get right to it. Weekday picks are in and we will continue to update as things progress into the weekend, so check back often for the latest picks and predictions.
Jon Berger:
TCU over WVU
Okla St over TTU
Texas over Iowa St
Kevin Carter:
Pitt over UNC
Stanford Steve Coughlin:
Notre Dame over Temple 34-20
Notre Dame-10 vs Temple
Stanford over Wash St 38-28
Florida over Georgia 20-13
Florida-2.5 vs Georgia
AF over Hawaii 31-19
AF-7 vs Hawaii
Penn St over Illinois 24-14
Penn St-5.5 vs Illinois
Colin Cowherd:
Notre Dame over Temple
USC over Cal
Florida over Georgia
Michigan over Minnesota (close)
Stanford over Wash St
Heather Dinich:
Iowa over Maryland
Clemson over NC St
Chris Doering:
South Carolina over TAMU 27-24
Tennessee over Kentucky 30-23
Ole Miss over Auburn 34-24
Florida over Georgia 26-20
Chris Fallica:
Clemson over NC St
Stanford over Wash St 40-31
Wash St+12 vs Stanford
Notre Dame-10 vs Temple
Notre Dame over Temple 31-13
Georgia over Florida 24-21
Georgia+2.5 vs Florida
TTU over Okla St 45-38
TTU+3 vs Okla St
Memphis over Tulane 49-21
Tulane+30.5 vs Memphis
Paul Finebaum:
TAMU over S.Carolina
Georgia over Florida
Pat Forde:
ECU over UConn
Duke over Miami Fl
FSU over Syracuse
Clemson over NC St
GaTech over Virginia
Virginia Tech over Boston College
Notre Dame over Temple
Texas over Iowa St
Oklahoma over Kansas
Iowa over Maryland
Michigan over Minnesota
Arkansas State over Georgia State
USC over Cal
UCLA over Colorado
Washington over Arizona
Stanford over Washington State
Florida over Georgia
Tennessee over Kentucky
Ole Miss over Auburn
Houston over Vanderbilt
TAMU over South Carolina
Okla St over TTU
Utah over Oregon St
Memphis over Tulsa
Joey Galloway:
Tennessee over Kentucky
ND over Temple
Pitt over UNC
Florida over Georgia
Stanford over Wash St
TTU over Okla St
Oregon over Ariz St
USC over Cal
Mike Golic:
Iowa over Maryland
Mike Greenberg:
Iowa over Maryland
Travis Haney:
ND over Temple
Pitt over UNC
Jennifer’s Picks:
TCU over WVU
Danny Kanell:
Houston over Vanderbilt
ND over Temple
Iowa over Maryland
Florida over Georgia
USC over Cal
Okla St over TTU
Ariz St over Oregon
Tom Luginbill:
ND over Temple
Ivan Maisel:
Pitt over UNC
Trevor Matich:
TCU over WVU
UNC over Pitt
Georgia over Florida
Notre Dame over Temple
Stanford over Wash St
Okla St over TTU
Oregon over Ariz St
Greg McElroy:
Clemson over NC St
TAMU over S.Carolina
Iowa over Maryland
Booger McFarland:
Ole Miss over Auburn 35-20
Arkansas over UT-Martin
Florida over Georgia 27-21
Houston over Vanderbilt
Tennessee over Kentucky 31-14
TAMU over S.Carolina 42-17
Ryan McGee:
ND over Temple
Dari Nowkhah:
TCU over WVU
David Pollack:
Stanford over Wash St
Notre Dame over Temple
Ryen Russillo:
Notre Dame-11 vs Temple
Notre Dame over Temple
Georgia+2 vs Florida
Mark Schlabach:
Florida over Georgia
Jason Sehorn:
Clemson over NC St
Notre Dame over Temple
Florida over Georgia
Auburn over Ole Miss
Stanford over Wash St
TTU over Okla St
Duke over Miami Fl
Memphis over Tulane
Robert Smith:
Temple+11 vs Notre Dame
Notre Dame over Temple
Florida over Georgia
Florida-2.5 vs Georgia
Ole Miss-7 vs Auburn
Ole Miss over Auburn
USC-6.5 vs Cal
USC over Cal
TTU over Okla St
TTU+3 vs Okla St
Phil Steele:
Pitt+3 vs UNC
Pitt over UNC
TCU-14 vs WVU
TCU over WVU
UGA+3 vs Florida
UGA over Florida
ND over Temple
Stanford over Wash St
Ole Miss over Auburn
Okla St over TTU
Iowa over Maryland
Minnesota over Michigan
Houston over Vanderbilt
FSU over Syracuse
Week 5 of our 2015 college football season provided exciting matchups and exciting results from our expert panel of predictors and prognosticators. It was a tough schedule to predict, and we had a few bright spots along with a few blemishes.
Big winners this week include Robert Smith (4-1), Pat Forde (17-4), Jon Berger (4-0), Greg McElroy (4-1), Brad Edwards (5-1), while our big winner on the week was Dari Nowkhah (6-1, 2-0 ATS). Dari can proudly say he nailed the Illinois over Nebraska upset and picked Arkansas, which went against most of our experts. Way to go Dari! Now we just need you back on CFB Daily; please and thanks.
Big losers this week include Trevor Matich (5-6, 0-2 ATS), Tim Tebow’s first appearance in the loser column (2-3), Marcus spears riding along side him (2-3), Clint Stoerner (2-3) even though he called for both Florida and Arkansas to win, Chris Doering (2-4), Charles Arbuckle (3-5), Stanford Steve Coughlin (5-5-1, 3-2-1 ATS), Scott Van Pelt (2-3 ATS), and I have to include Mark May at 2-2 just to post my new favorite picture.
Mark May: Pleased with himself
Rece Davis wanted to get his two big upsets on the record for some reason, and as a result went 0-2 picking WVU and SMU to win. Our official loss will go to David Pollack, who had a rough day going 2-5 on Saturday.
Lee Corso continues his downturn with his Notre Dame headgear pick, going on an 0-4 streak for the first time in 13 years. Our special guest celebrity picker Jim Cantore of the weather channel put up a respectable 5-3. Corso went 8-4 on the week, while Herbie came in at 8-6 and Desmond Howard went 7-6. Jennifer booked a winner this week going 9-3, while Charley the Cat also took a loss by picking Notre Dame.
Everyone else is somewhere in the middle of all of this muck, so check out the full slate of results below to find out how your favorite (or most hated) personality did this week!
Lee Corso: 8-4
WRONG Notre Dame over Clemson (headgear pick)
WRONG Georgia over Alabama
WRONG Ole Miss over Florida (by 9)
WRONG UCLA over Ariz St
RIGHT Stanford over Arizona
RIGHT Oregon over Colorado
RIGHT Iowa over Wisconsin
RIGHT Navy over AF
RIGHT OU over WVU
RIGHT Baylor over TTU
RIGHT NW over Minnesota
RIGHT TAMU over Miss St
Kirk Herbstreit: 8-6
WRONG Miss St over TAMU
RIGHT LSU over Eastern Michigan
RIGHT Boise St over Hawaii
RIGHT Baylor over TTU
RIGHT OU over WVU
WRONG Tennessee over Arkansas
RIGHT Alabama over Georgia
WRONG Ole Miss over Florida
WRONG UCLA over Ariz St
RIGHT Stanford over Arizona
RIGHT Oregon over Colorado
WRONG Buffalo over BGSU
RIGHT Navy over AF
WRONG Minnesota over NW
Desmond Howard: 7-6
RIGHT Baylor over TTU
RIGHT OU over WVU
RIGHT TAMU over Miss St
WRONG Tennessee over Arkansas
RIGHT Alabama over Georgia
WRONG Ole Miss over Florida (by 14)
WRONG UCLA over Ariz St
RIGHT Stanford over Arizona
RIGHT Oregon over Colorado
RIGHT Illinois over Nebraska
WRONG AF over Navy
WRONG Minnesota over NW
WRONG Notre Dame over Clemson
Jim “the Weatherman” Cantore : 5-3
RIGHT Navy over AF
RIGHT OU over WVU
RIGHT Baylor over TTU
WRONG Minnesota over NW
RIGHT TAMU over Miss St
WRONG Ole Miss over Florida
WRONG Georgia over Alabama
RIGHT Clemson over Notre Dame
David Pollack: 2-5
WRONG WVU over OU
RIGHT TAMU over Miss St
WRONG Ole Miss over Florida
WRONG Georgia over Alabama
WRONG Notre Dame over Clemson
RIGHT Baylor over TTU
WRONG Tennessee over Arkansas
Jennifer’s Picks: 9-3
RIGHT Baylor over TTU
RIGHT TAMU over Miss St
WRONG Ole Miss over Florida
WRONG UCLA over Ariz St
RIGHT Stanford over Arizona
RIGHT Oregon over Colorado
RIGHT Navy over AF
RIGHT OU over WVU (close)
RIGHT NW over Minnesota
WRONG Georgia over Alabama
RIGHT Clemson over Notre Dame (upset special)
RIGHT Boise st over Hawaii
Colin Cowherd: 5-4
RIGHT Alabama over Georgia
WRONG Notre Dame over Clemson
WRONG Ole Miss over Florida
RIGHT OU over WVU
RIGHT TCU over Texas
WRONG Wisconsin over Iowa
RIGHT TAMU over Miss St
WRONG UCLA over Ariz St
RIGHT Stanford over Arizona
Mack Brown: 2-2
WRONG Georgia over Alabama
WRONG Ole Miss over Florida
RIGHT TAMU over Miss St
RIGHT Clemson over Notre Dame
Mark May: 2-2
RIGHT Alabama over Georgia
WRONG Ole Miss over Florida
RIGHT TAMU over Miss St
WRONG Notre Dame over Clemson
Rece Davis: 0-2
WRONG WVU over OU
WRONG SMU over ECU
Dari Nowkhah: 6-1 (2-0 ATS)
RIGHT Illinois+6.5 vs Nebraska
RIGHT Illinois over Nebraska
RIGHT BC+7 vs Duke
RIGHT Arkansas over Tennessee
WRONG S.Carolina over Mizzou
RIGHT Ohio St over Indiana
RIGHT TAMU over Miss St
Mel Kiper Jr.: 2-1
WRONG Ole Miss over Florida
RIGHT TAMU over Miss St
RIGHT Ohio St over Indiana
Trevor Matich: 5-6 (0-2 ATS)
RIGHT Alabama over Georgia
WRONG Notre Dame over Clemson
RIGHT Baylor over TTU
WRONG Miami Fl over Cincinnati
WRONG Ole Miss over Florida
RIGHT Ohio St over Indiana
RIGHT TAMU over Miss St
RIGHT OU over WVU
WRONG Ole Miss-7 vs Florida
WRONG UCLA-13 vs Arizona St
WRONG UCLA over Ariz St
Brad Edwards: 5-1 (2-1 ATS)
WRONG Duke-5.5 vs BC
RIGHT Duke over BC
RIGHT TAMU over Miss St
RIGHT TAMU-4 vs Miss St
RIGHT Notre Dame vs Clemson Under 49
RIGHT Ohio St over Indiana
Lou Holtz: 2-1
RIGHT Florida over Ole Miss
RIGHT Alabama over Georgia
WRONG Notre Dame over Clemson
Chris Fallica: 12-8 (6-4 ATS)
RIGHT Alabama+2.5 vs Georgia
RIGHT Alabama over Georgia 21-17
WRONG Notre Dame+1 vs Clemson
WRONG Notre Dame over Clemson 24-20
WRONG Ohio St-21 vs Indiana
RIGHT Ohio St over Indiana 45-17
WRONG Ole Miss-7.5 vs Florida
WRONG Ole Miss over Florida 30-14
WRONG Ole Miss-7 vs Florida (Bear’s Bank)
RIGHT Central Michigan+2.5 vs NIU
RIGHT Central Michigan over NIU 38-34
RIGHT C.Michigan+3 vs NIU (Bear’s Bank)
WRONG Old Dominion+19.5 vs Marshall
RIGHT Marshall over Old Dominion 38-24
RIGHT Buffalo+9 vs BGSU
WRONG Buffalo over BGSU 37-35
RIGHT Illinois+7 vs Nebraska
RIGHT Illinois over Nebraska 34-30
RIGHT Illinois+6.5 vs Nebraska (Bear’s Bank)
RIGHT Baylor over TTU
Tim Tebow: 2-3
WRONG S.Carolina over Mizzou
WRONG Tennessee over Arkansas
RIGHT TAMU over Miss St
WRONG Ole Miss over Florida
RIGHT Alabama over Georgia
Marcus Spears: 2-3
RIGHT Mizzou over S.Carolina
WRONG Tennessee over Arkansas
RIGHT TAMU over Miss St
WRONG Ole Miss over Florida
WRONG Georgia over Alabama
Paul Finebaum: 3-2
RIGHT TAMU over Miss St
RIGHT Mizzou over S.Carolina
WRONG Tennessee over Arkansas
WRONG Ole Miss over Florida
RIGHT Alabama over Georgia
Greg McElroy: 4-1
RIGHT Arkansas over Tennessee
RIGHT TAMU over Miss St
RIGHT Mizzou over S.Carolina
WRONG Ole Miss over Florida
RIGHT Alabama over Georgia
Clint Stoerner: 2-3
WRONG S.Carolina over Mizzou
RIGHT Alabama over Georgia
RIGHT Florida over Ole Miss
RIGHT Arkansas over Tennessee
WRONG Miss St over TAMU
Booger McFarland: 4-4
RIGHT TAMU over Miss St 42-31
WRONG Ole Miss over Florida 35-21
WRONG Notre Dame over Clemson
RIGHT Alabama over Georgia 21-20
RIGHT Vanderbilt over MTSU
RIGHT Kentucky over EKU
WRONG S.Carolina over Mizzou 30-17
WRONG Tennessee over Arkansas 31-24
Chris Doering: 2-4
RIGHT Kentucky over EKU
WRONG S.Carolina over Mizzou 23-16
WRONG Tennessee over Arkansas 34-27
WRONG Miss St over TAMU 31-30
RIGHT Florida over Ole Miss 24-23
WRONG Georgia over Alabama 26-20
Reese the Baby’s picks: 2-1
WRONG Texas over TCU
RIGHT Alabama over Georgia
RIGHT Clemson over Notre Dame
Cole’s Bottom of the Barrel Top 25 picks: 11-7
RIGHT 1 Ohio St over Indiana
RIGHT 2 Mich St over Purdue
WRONG 3 Ole Miss over Florida
RIGHT 4 TCU over Texas
RIGHT 5 Baylor over TTU
WRONG 6 ND over 12 Clemson
WRONG 7 UCLA over Ariz St
WRONG 8 Georgia over 13 Alabama
RIGHT 9 LSU over E.Michigan
RIGHT 11 FSU over Wake Forest
RIGHT 15 OU over 23 WVU
WRONG Minnesota over 16 Northwestern
RIGHT 18 Stanford over Arizona
WRONG 19 Wisconsin over Iowa
RIGHT 20 Okla St over KState
WRONG 21 Miss St over 14 TAMU
RIGHT 22 Michigan over Maryland
RIGHT 24 Cal over Washington St
Charles Arbuckle: 3-5
WRONG Notre Dame over Clemson
WRONG Georgia over Alabama
WRONG Ole Miss over Florida
WRONG Miss St over TAMU
RIGHT OU over WVU
RIGHT Ohio St over Indiana
RIGHT TCU over Texas
WRONG UCLA over Ariz St
Mike Bellotti: 0-1
WRONG Notre Dame over Clemson
Jon Berger: 4-0
RIGHT TCU over Texas
RIGHT OU over WVU
RIGHT Baylor over TTU
RIGHT Okla St over KState
Kevin Carter: 0-1
WRONG GaTech over UNC
Stanford Steve Coughlin: 5-5-1 (3-2-1 ATS)
RIGHT Alabama+2.5 vs Georgia
RIGHT Alabama over Georgia 21-17
WRONG Notre Dame+1 vs Clemson
WRONG Notre Dame over Clemson 29-23
PUSH Ohio St vs Indiana Over 61
RIGHT Ohio St over Indiana 52-31
WRONG Ole Miss-7.5 vs Florida
WRONG Ole Miss over Florida 23-10
RIGHT SMU vs ECU Over 67
WRONG SMU over ECU 45-35
RIGHT Houston-7 vs Tulsa
Pat Forde: 17-4
RIGHT Clemson over Notre Dame
RIGHT Duke over BC
RIGHT Michigan over Maryland
RIGHT FSU over Wake Forest
WRONG VaTech over Pitt
RIGHT Mizzou over S.Carolina
RIGHT OU over WVU
RIGHT Okla St over KState
RIGHT Ohio St over Indiana
RIGHT Mich St over Purdue
RIGHT NW over Minnesota
WRONG Wisconsin over Iowa
WRONG CSU over Utah St
RIGHT Cal over Wash St
RIGHT Stanford over Arizona
WRONG Ole Miss over Florida
RIGHT Alabama over Georgia
RIGHT LSU over E.Michigan
RIGHT ECU over SMU
RIGHT TAMU over Miss St
RIGHT TCU over Texas
Mike Golic: 1-0 (1-0 ATS)
RIGHT TTU vs Baylor O88
Mike Greenberg: 1-0
RIGHT Clemson over Notre Dame
Joey Galloway: 4-3
RIGHT Ohio St over Indiana
RIGHT Alabama over Georgia
WRONG Notre Dame over Clemson
WRONG Miami Fl over Cincinnati
WRONG Ole Miss over Florida
RIGHT TAMU over Miss St
RIGHT TTU over Baylor
Danny Kanell: 4-2
RIGHT Ohio St over Indiana
WRONG Miami Fl over Cincinnati
RIGHT Clemson over Notre Dame
RIGHT Baylor over TTU
RIGHT Alabama over Georgia
WRONG Ole Miss over Florida
Ivan Maisel: 2-1
WRONG UCLA over Ariz St
WRONG Georgia over Alabama
RIGHT Clemson over Notre Dame
Todd McShay: 1-1
RIGHT Alabama over Georgia
WRONG Notre Dame over Clemson
Jason Sehorn: 2-0
RIGHT Ohio St over Indiana
RIGHT Alabama over Georgia
Robert Smith: 4-1
RIGHT Alabama over Georgia
RIGHT Clemson over Georgia
WRONG Ole Miss over Florida
RIGHT TAMU over Miss St
RIGHT OU over WVU
Phil Steele: 15-8 (4-5 ATS)
RIGHT LSU over Eastern Michigan
RIGHT Ohio St over Indiana
RIGHT Baylor over TTU 55-34
RIGHT Baylor-17 over TTU
RIGHT Alabama over Georgia 27-24
RIGHT Alabama+2.5 vs Georgia
WRONG Notre Dame over Clemson 27-24
RIGHT Notre Dame vs Clemson Under 54
RIGHT TAMU over Miss St 30-27
WRONG Miss St+6.5 vs TAMU
RIGHT OU-7 vs WVU
RIGHT OU over WVU
WRONG Ole Miss over Florida 30-23
RIGHT Oregon over Colorado
WRONG Colorado+8 vs Oregon
WRONG UCLA over Ariz St 34-13
RIGHT Michigan over Maryland
RIGHT Okla St over KState
RIGHT Stanford over Arizona
WRONG AF+5.5 vs Navy
WRONG AF over Navy 24-23
WRONG UCLA-13.5 vs Ariz St
RIGHT Clemson vs Notre Dame under 49
Scott Van Pelt: 2-3 (2-3 ATS)
WRONG Minnesota+3.5 vs Northwestern
WRONG AF+5 vs Navy
RIGHT C.Michigan+3 vs NIU
WRONG Colorado+7.5 vs Oregon
RIGHT Illinois+6.5 vs Nebraska
Week 5 games are under way with some Cincinnati/Miami action tonight, which means you can expect all that college football goodness from all of your favorite expert prognosticators here at GamedayCole.com. We will be updating all day tomorrow and into Friday night as we prepare for Saturday morning, where you can come for exclusive coverage of me watching a TV show!
Charles Arbuckle:
Notre Dame over Clemson
Georgia over Alabama
Ole Miss over Florida
Miss St over TAMU
OU over WVU
Ohio St over Indiana
TCU over Texas
UCLA over Ariz St
Mike Bellotti:
Notre Dame over Clemson
Jon Berger:
TCU over Texas
OU over WVU
Baylor over TTU
Okla St over KState
Kevin Carter:(CFB Daily 8/3)
GaTech over UNC
Stanford Steve Coughlin:
Alabama+2.5 vs Georgia
Alabama over Georgia 21-17
Notre Dame+1 vs Clemson
Notre Dame over Clemson 29-23
Ohio St vs Indiana Over 61
Ohio St over Indiana 52-31
Ole Miss-7.5 vs Florida
Ole Miss over Florida 23-10
SMU vs ECU Over 67
SMU over ECU 45-35
Houston-7 vs Tulsa
Colin Cowherd:
Alabama over Georgia
Notre Dame over Clemson
Ole Miss over Florida
Brad Edwards:
Ohio St over Indiana
Chris Fallica:
Alabama+2.5 vs Georgia
Alabama over Georgia 21-17
Notre Dame+1 vs Clemson
Notre Dame over Clemson 24-20
Ohio St-21 vs Indiana
Ohio St over Indiana 45-17
Ole Miss-7.5 vs Florida
Ole Miss over Florida 30-14
Central Michigan+2.5 vs NIU
Central Michigan over NIU 38-34
Old Dominion+19.5 vs Marshall
Marshall over Old Dominion 38-24
Buffalo+9 vs BGSU
Buffalo over BGSU 37-35
Illinois+7 vs Nebraska
Illinois over Nebraska 34-30
Baylor over TTU
Paul Finebaum:
TAMU over Miss St
Pat Forde:
Clemson over Notre Dame
Duke over BC
Michigan over Maryland
FSU over Wake Forest
VaTech over Pitt
Mizzou over S.Carolina
OU over WVU
Okla St over KState
Ohio St over Indiana
Mich St over Purdue
NW over Minnesota
Wisconsin over Iowa
CSU over Utah St
Cal over Wash St
Stanford over Arizona
Ole Miss over Florida
Alabama over Georgia
LSU over E.Michigan
ECU over SMU
TAMU over Miss St
TCU over Texas
Mike Golic:
TTU vs Baylor O88
Mike Greenberg:
Clemson over Notre Dame
Joey Galloway:
Ohio St over Indiana
Alabama over Georgia
Notre Dame over Clemson
Miami Fl over Cincinnati
Ole Miss over Florida
TAMU over Miss St
TTU over Baylor
Kirk Herbstreit:
LSU over Eastern Michigan
Boise St over Hawaii
Desmond Howard:
Alabama over Georgia
Danny Kanell:
Ohio St over Indiana
Miami Fl over Cincinnati
Clemson over Notre Dame
Baylor over TTU
Alabama over Georgia
Ole Miss over Florida
Ivan Maisel:
UCLA over Ariz St
Georgia over Alabama
Clemson over Notre Dame
Trevor Matich:
Alabama over Georgia
Notre Dame over Clemson
Baylor over TTU
Miami Fl over Cincinnati
Ole Miss over Florida
Ohio St over Indiana
TAMU over Miss St
Greg McElroy:
Arkansas over Tennessee
TAMU over Miss St
Booger McFarland:
TAMU over Miss St
Tennessee over Arkansas
Ole Miss over Florida
Notre Dame over Clemson
Alabama over Georgia
Todd McShay:
Alabama over Georgia
Notre Dame over Clemson
Jason Sehorn:
Ohio St over Indiana
Alabama over Georgia
Robert Smith:
Alabama over Georgia
Clemson over Georgia
Ole Miss over Florida
TAMU over Miss St
OU over WVU
Phil Steele:
LSU over Eastern Michigan
Ohio St over Indiana
Baylor over TTU 55-34
Baylor-17 over TTU
Alabama over Georgia 27-24
Alabama+2.5 vs Georgia
Notre Dame over Clemson 27-24
Notre Dame vs Clemson Under 54
TAMU over Miss St 30-27
Miss St+6.5 vs TAMU
OU-7 vs WVU
OU over WVU
Ole Miss over Florida 30-23
Oregon over Colorado
Colorado+8 vs Oregon
UCLA over Ariz St (by 21)
Michigan over Maryland
Okla St over KState
Stanford over Arizona
Clint Stoerner:
Tennessee over Arkansas
Ole Miss over Florida
Scott Van Pelt:
Minnesota+3.5 vs Northwestern
AF+5 vs Navy
C.Michigan+3 vs NIU
Colorado+7.5 vs Oregon
Illinois+6.5 vs Nebraska
