Week 9 2026: CFB LOCKS from the Cover 3 Podcast!

Here are your week 9 LOCKS from the Cover 3 podcast!

ATS picks:

PickName
Boston College+7.5 vs Duke (-110)Bud Elliott
Florida State-5.5 vs Clemson (-110)Bud Elliott
Minnesota+21 vs Indiana (-110)Bud Elliott
NC State-6.5 vs California (-110)Bud Elliott
North Carolina+14.5 vs Miami (FL) (-110)Bud Elliott
Old Dominion+3 vs Marshall (-110)Bud Elliott
Penn State vs Purdue Under 55 (-110)Bud Elliott
Ohio State-6.5 vs Southern Cal (-110)Bud Elliott
Baylor 1H PK vs UCF (-110)Bud Elliott
Florida Atlantic+14.5 vs North Texas (-110)Bud Elliott
Duke vs Boston College Under 48.5 (-110)Chip Patterson
Georgia vs Florida 1H Under 28.5 (-110)Chip Patterson
Oklahoma State TT over 34.5 (-110)Chip Patterson
Louisville TT over 41.5 (-110)Chip Patterson
North Carolina 1Q TT over 3.5 (-110)Chip Patterson
Pittsburgh-7.5 vs Georgia Tech (-110)Chip Patterson
Ohio State-6 vs Southern Cal (-110)Chip Patterson
Texas Tech vs Arizona Under 55 (-110)Chip Patterson
UCLA TT under 33.5 (-110)Chip Patterson
Cincinnati+7 vs Utah (-110)Danny Kanell
Florida State-5.5 vs Clemson (-110)Danny Kanell
Georgia vs Florida 1H Under 28.5 (-110)Danny Kanell
Indiana vs Minnesota Under 42.5 (-110)Danny Kanell
Notre Dame-30.5 vs Navy (-110)Danny Kanell
North Carolina+14.5 vs Miami (FL) (-110)Danny Kanell
Purdue+9.5 vs Penn State (-110)Danny Kanell
Rutgers vs Michigan Under 45.5 (-110)Danny Kanell
Syracuse+10.5 vs SMU (-110)Danny Kanell
Arizona+3.5 vs Texas Tech (-110)Danny Kanell
Florida State-5.5 vs Clemson (-110)Tom Fornelli
Florida+12.5 vs Georgia (-110)Tom Fornelli
Georgia Southern-5 vs Appalachian State (-110)Tom Fornelli
Oklahoma State-8.5 vs Iowa State (-110)Tom Fornelli
Maryland vs Illinois Under 54.5 (-110)Tom Fornelli
Rutgers TT under 14.5 (-110)Tom Fornelli
Southern Cal vs Ohio State Under 51.5 (-110)Tom Fornelli
Mississippi State TT under 14.5 (-110)Tom Fornelli
Texas Tech vs Arizona Under 55 (-110)Tom Fornelli
Utah State vs Colorado State Over 63.5 (-110)Tom Fornelli
Wake Forest-12.5 vs Virginia (-110)Tom Fornelli

Money line sprinkles:

PicksName
Arizona State +600 vs BYUBud_Elliott_ML
Washington +275 vs NebraskaBud_Elliott_ML
Georgia Tech +270 vs PittsburghBud_Elliott_ML
San Jose State +549 vs New MexicoBud_Elliott_ML
UAB +280 vs South FloridaBud_Elliott_ML
Virginia +450 vs Wake ForestBud_Elliott_ML
Cincinnati +222 vs UtahChip_Patterson_ML
Boston College +245 vs DukeChip_Patterson_ML
Clemson +180 vs Florida StateChip_Patterson_ML
Wisconsin +150 vs IowaChip_Patterson_ML
Northwestern +140 vs OregonDanny_Kanell_ML
Purdue +285 vs Penn StateDanny_Kanell_ML
Arizona +160 vs Texas TechDanny_Kanell_ML
Kansas State +115 vs ColoradoTom_Fornelli_ML
Coastal Carolina +194 vs Georgia StateTom_Fornelli_ML
Wisconsin +150 vs IowaTom_Fornelli_ML
Purdue +285 vs Penn StateTom_Fornelli_ML
Southern Cal +223 vs Ohio StateTom_Fornelli_ML

Week 8 2026: CFB gambling picks are graded; results are in!

Week 8 of our college football season is in the books and the picks from our gamblers are graded. Let’s jump right in.

Big winners this week included Rico Bosco (9-2), Will Compton (5-0), Danny Kanell (7-2), and Adam Kramer (7-2-1) ATS. However, Collin Wilson of the Action Network crushed the competition at 20-8-1 this week for a profit of 9.81 units. Congratulations to Collin on a great winning week.

Other results of note include Scott Van Pelt going 7-3 on WINNERS this week. Stanford Steve went 2-1 on the board on College Gameday this week. Josh Pate’s Ramen Noodle Express went 4-8 this week. Super Dog picks went 3-3 this week with Desmond Howard, Stanford Steve and Pat McAfee booking winners.

In the money line picks, Tom Fornelli was the biggest winner with a profit of 4.28 units across 3 picks. Congratulations to Tom on a great winning week.

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

ATS results:

NamePctWinLossTieProfits
Collin_Wilson_ATS71.4320819.81
Rico_Bosco_ATS81.829206.18
Will_Compton_ATS1005004.55
Danny_Kanell_ATS77.787204.36
Adam_Kramer_ATS77.787214.36
Matt_Youmans_ATS83.335103.55
Tom_Fornelli_ATS707313.36
Scott_Van_Pelt_ATS707303.36
Dave_Portnoy_ATS64.299513.18
Kyle_Hunter_ATS1003002.56
Chris_Fallica_ATS63.647402.18
Richard_Johnson_ATS57.1412911.91
Dan_Katz_ATS57.1412901.91
Steve_Coughlin_ATS753101.73
Iain_MacMillan_ATS753101.85
Pamela_Maldonado_ATS753101.73
David_Bearman_ATS66.674201.71
Mikey_Over_ATS66.674201.64
Desmond_Howard_ATS1001000.91
Stormy_Buonantony_ATS1001010.91
Brian_Jones_ATS1001000.91
Brian_Kelly_ATS1001000.91
Pat_McAfee_ATS1001000.91
Rick_Neuheisel_ATS1001000.91
Aaron_Taylor_ATS1001000.91
Geoff_Schwartz_ATS66.672110.82
Kelly_Stewart_ATS66.672100.82
Pat_Forde_ATS603210.73
Taylor_Lewan_ATS603200.73
Wes_Reynolds_ATS57.144300.64
Kenny_White_ATS57.144300.64
Brandon_Walker_ATS50220-0.18
Andy_Staples_ATS50550-0.45
Stuckey_ATS50550-0.36
Clay_Travis_ATS50771-0.64
Shehan_Jeyarajah_ATS50881-0.73
Kirk_Herbstreit_ATS0010-1
Nick_Saban_ATS0010-1
Mackenzie_Brooks_ATS0010-1
Rece_Davis_ATS0010-1
Ross_Dellenger_ATS0010-1
Jeff_Ma_ATS0010-1
Rufus_Peabody_ATS0010-1
Stewart_Mandel_ATS40231-1.18
Ralph_Russo_ATS40231-1.18
Phil_Steele_ATS40230-1.18
Brett_McMurphy_ATS44.44450-1.36
Bud_Elliott_ATS45.45560-1.45
JD_Pickell_ATS33.33240-2.18
Chip_Patterson_ATS37.5351-2.27
Brad_Crawford_ATS0030-3
Bruce_Feldman_ATS20141-3.09
Kayce_Smith_ATS0040-4
Ari_Wasserman_ATS30370-4.27
Josh_Pate_ATS33.33480-4.36
Joel_Klatt_ATS0050-5
Emory_Hunt_ATS33.336120-6.66

Money line results:

NameROI.PctUnits.Up.DownN.Picks
Tom_Fornelli_ML142.674.283
Chris_Fallica_ML207.54.152
Stuckey_ML811.622
Chip_Patterson_ML501.53
Kelly_Stewart_ML200.63
Bud_Elliott_ML-6.33-0.193
Mikey_Over_ML-11.5-0.232
Wes_Reynolds_ML-16.5-0.332
Danny_Kanell_ML-25-0.753
Will_Compton_ML-100-11
Brad_Crawford_ML-100-11
Todd_Fuhrman_ML-100-11
Richard_Johnson_ML-100-11
Taylor_Lewan_ML-100-11
Collin_Wilson_ML-100-11
Emory_Hunt_ML-41-1.644

Week 8 2026: CFB LOCKS from the Cover 3 Podcast!

Here are your week 8 LOCKS from the Cover 3 Podcast!

ATS picks:

PickName
Texas A&M+14 vs Alabama (-110)Bud Elliott
Arkansas State+2.5 vs Georgia State (-110)Bud Elliott
Sacramento State+14.5 vs Ball State (-110)Bud Elliott
Rice+7.5 vs Florida Atlantic (-110)Bud Elliott
Akron+3.5 vs Kent State (-110)Bud Elliott
Michigan vs Indiana Under 42 (-110)Bud Elliott
Northern Illinois+4.5 vs Hawaii (-110)Bud Elliott
Iowa State+11 vs Arizona (-110)Bud Elliott
UCLA vs Michigan State Under 44 (-110)Bud Elliott
Houston TT over 24.5 (-110)Bud Elliott
Memphis-10 vs East Carolina (-110)Bud Elliott
Auburn vs LSU 1H Under 26.5 (-110)Chip Patterson
Indiana-7 vs Michigan (-110)Chip Patterson
SMU vs California Over 55 (-110)Chip Patterson
Texas vs Ole Miss Under 54.5 (-110)Chip Patterson
Arizona State+2.5 vs Kansas State (-110)Chip Patterson
Clemson-2.5 vs Virginia Tech (-110)Chip Patterson
Illinois vs Oregon Under 51 (-110)Chip Patterson
Tulsa-1.5 vs Army (-110)Chip Patterson
Utah vs Houston Over 56 (-110)Chip Patterson
LSU-7 vs Auburn (-110)Danny Kanell
Michigan+7.5 vs Indiana (-110)Danny Kanell
Michigan vs Indiana Under 42 (-110)Danny Kanell
South Carolina-2.5 vs Tennessee (-110)Danny Kanell
Southern Cal-2.5 vs Wisconsin (-110)Danny Kanell
Iowa-6.5 vs Minnesota (-110)Danny Kanell
UCF+6.5 vs BYU (-110)Danny Kanell
UCLA vs Michigan State Under 44 (-110)Danny Kanell
Appalachian State+12.5 vs James Madison (-110)Danny Kanell
Auburn vs LSU Under 51.5 (-110)Tom Fornelli
Colorado State vs San Diego State Over 63.5 (-110)Tom Fornelli
Florida Atlantic vs Rice Under 51.5 (-110)Tom Fornelli
Indiana-7 vs Michigan (-110)Tom Fornelli
Mississippi State TT under 20.5 (-110)Tom Fornelli
South Carolina-2.5 vs Tennessee (-110)Tom Fornelli
Ole Miss+3.5 vs Texas (-110)Tom Fornelli
Arizona State vs Kansas State Under 56.5 (-110)Tom Fornelli
Illinois vs Oregon Under 51 (-110)Tom Fornelli
Minnesota TT under 16.5 (-110)Tom Fornelli
Utah vs Houston Under 56.5 (-110)Tom Fornelli

Money line sprinkles:

PicksName
Sacramento State +525 vs Ball StateBud_Elliott_ML
Tulane +130 vs UTSABud_Elliott_ML
Wyoming +181 vs Air ForceBud_Elliott_ML
Arizona State +125 vs Kansas StateChip_Patterson_ML
Kansas +125 vs BaylorChip_Patterson_ML
Houston +210 vs UtahChip_Patterson_ML
Mississippi State +190 vs OklahomaDanny_Kanell_ML
Ole Miss +147 vs TexasDanny_Kanell_ML
Kansas +125 vs BaylorDanny_Kanell_ML
Auburn +251 vs LSUTom_Fornelli_ML
Illinois +305 vs OregonTom_Fornelli_ML
UCF +223 vs BYUTom_Fornelli_ML