Week 0 2026: CFB LOCKS from the Cover 3 Podcast!

Welcome back to college football season. Our very first post of the year is from the LOCKS episode of the Cover 3 podcast. Be sure to check out the full video or podcast for all of the analysis.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hhgxVGYo6Cc

ATS picks:

PickName
TCU vs North Carolina 1H Under 23.5 (-110)Bud Elliott
Virginia vs NC State Under 53.5 (-110)Bud Elliott
Eastern Michigan-9.5 vs Sacramento State (-110)Chip Patterson
Florida State-30.5 vs New Mexico State (-110)Chip Patterson
North Carolina 1H+6.5 vs TCU (-110)Chip Patterson
Virginia vs NC State 1H Under 27.5 (-110)Chip Patterson
Florida State-30.5 vs New Mexico State (-110)Danny Kanell
Jacksonville State+7.5 vs North Dakota State (-110)Danny Kanell
Southern Cal-38.5 vs San Jose State (-110)Danny Kanell
Hawaii+3.5 vs Stanford (-110)Danny Kanell
TCU vs North Carolina Under 47.5 (-110)Danny Kanell
UNLV-4.5 vs Memphis (-110)Danny Kanell
NC State+4.5 vs Virginia (-110)Danny Kanell
North Dakota State 1H-3.5 vs Jacksonville State (-110)Tom Fornelli
TCU vs North Carolina Under 47.5 (-110)Tom Fornelli
Virginia vs NC State Under 53.5 (-110)Tom Fornelli

Money line sprinkles:

PicksName
Memphis +167 vs UNLVBud_Elliott_ML
North Carolina +295 vs TCUChip_Patterson_ML
NC State +165 vs VirginiaDanny_Kanell_ML
Memphis +167 vs UNLVTom_Fornelli_ML

2025-26 Season: College football gambling final grades!

The 2025-26 college football season has come to an end, and the picks from our gamblers are graded. Let’s jump right in and crown a champion.

Our college football ATS champion is Collin Wilson of the Action Network, who managed a profit of 18.84 units and a record of 165-130-5 this season. Congratulations to Collin on a great season picking games against the spread. Shoutout to Wes Reynolds and Danny Kanell who were right on his tail with 16 units and some change in profits this season.

Our college football money line champion is BY FAR Bud Elliott of the Cover 3 podcast, who managed a profit of 15.89 units across 55 picks this season.

Our unified champion is Danny Kanell, who had a combined ATS and money line profit of 16.87 units ATS and 9.07 units on the money line for a total of 25.94 units profit.

Congratulations to Collin Wilson, Bud Elliott and Danny Kanell on a great 2025-26 season. Check out the full slate of results below to see how your favorite (or most hated) personality did this year.

ATS results:

NamePctWinLossTieProfits
Collin_Wilson_ATS55.93165130518.84
Wes_Reynolds_ATS54.472562141416.46
Danny_Kanell_ATS54.69210174216.87
Jeff_Ma_ATS68.183014013.27
Rufus_Peabody_ATS72.41218011.06
Chris_Fallica_ATS56.348062410.29
Ralph_Russo_ATS57.69453317.91
Phil_Steele_ATS57.32473547.73
Steve_Coughlin_ATS55.75635007.33
Todd_Fuhrman_ATS55.26635126.27
Geoff_Schwartz_ATS58.18322306.09
Nick_Saban_ATS6416905.55
Kayce_Smith_ATS56423305.18
Pat_McAfee_ATS62.515904.64
Matt_Youmans_ATS54.03675752.98
Kirk_Herbstreit_ATS60151003.64
Lucy_Burdge_ATS66.678403.27
Kenny_White_ATS53.57605222.55
Todd_McShay_ATS63.647402.36
Bud_Elliott_ATS53.05877722.07
Lee_Corso_ATS1001000.91
Jim_Donnan_ATS1001000.91
Chip_Patterson_ATS52.63908110.73
Grace_Remington_ATS603200.73
Celebrity_Guest_ATS54.556500.45
Greg_McElroy_ATS53.12171500.45
Randy_Cross_ATS53.857600.36
Stewart_Mandel_ATS52.56413710.27
Colin_Cowherd_ATS50110-0.09
Brady_Quinn_ATS50220-0.18
Andy_Staples_ATS52.3168623-0.18
Brent_Musburger_ATS0010-1
Jason_McIntyre_ATS33.33120-1.09
Josh_Pate_ATS51.6877720-2
Bryant_McFadden_ATS40460-2.36
Ryen_Russillo_ATS28.57250-3.18
Stuckey_ATS51.3893886-3.66
Aaron_Taylor_ATS41.187100-3.64
Desmond_Howard_ATS4411140-4
Anita_Marks_ATS33.33480-4.36
Rece_Davis_ATS35.71590-4.45
Pamela_Maldonado_ATS50.4162610-4.71
Ross_Dellenger_ATS33.335101-5.45
Kyle_Hunter_ATS49.5555563-5.96
Kelly_Stewart_ATS46.325293-6.27
Brian_Jones_ATS31.255111-6.45
Rick_Neuheisel_ATS29.415120-7.45
Doug_Kezirian_ATS47.6240441-7.59
Brandon_Walker_ATS46.5834390-8.09
Dusty_Dvoracek_ATS48.1151551-8.64
Pat_Forde_ATS47.1942470-8.82
Joe_Fortenbaugh_ATS45.9534400-9.46
Joel_Klatt_ATS46.5140460-9.64
Dave_Portnoy_ATS49.7598993-9.91
Scott_Spreitzer_ATS43.125331-10.27
JD_Pickell_ATS46.0741480-10.73
Scott_Van_Pelt_ATS47.2752580-10.73
Megan_Nunez_ATS44.4432403-10.95
Mikey_Over_ATS48.7377810-11
Tom_Fornelli_ATS4872780-12.55
Dan_Katz_ATS50.561821784-12.55
Bruce_Feldman_ATS43.5934441-13.09
Mackenzie_Brooks_ATS43.0434450-13.76
Adam_Kramer_ATS47.370781-14.36
Clay_Travis_ATS47.8790980-16.18
Iain_MacMillan_ATS40.9136521-19.27
Ari_Wasserman_ATS43.853682-19.82
Brett_McMurphy_ATS36.2325441-21.27
Rico_Bosco_ATS46.151081261-27.82
Shehan_Jeyarajah_ATS46.551351555-32.27
Richard_Johnson_ATS45.571441725-41.09
Emory_Hunt_ATS47.372072303-43.26

Money line results:

NameROI.PctUnits.Up.DownN.Picks
Bud_Elliott_ML28.8915.8955
Danny_Kanell_ML14.879.0761
Todd_McShay_ML85.962.583
Chris_Fallica_ML4.022.4561
Mikey_Over_ML4.731.736
Andy_Staples_ML501.53
Brandon_Walker_ML27.51.14
Richard_Johnson_ML11.831.069
Doug_Kezirian_ML83.330.831
Megan_Nunez_ML6.80.487
Collin_Wilson_ML1.890.4122
Stuckey_ML-1.3-0.097
Lucy_Burdge_ML-5.36-0.112
Kayce_Smith_ML-30-0.93
Joe_Fortenbaugh_ML-100-11
Anita_Marks_ML-100-11
Matt_Youmans_ML-18.66-1.126
Mackenzie_Brooks_ML-10.52-1.6816
Geoff_Schwartz_ML-100-22
Todd_Fuhrman_ML-53.26-2.134
Pamela_Maldonado_ML-28-2.810
Ari_Wasserman_ML-100-55
Wes_Reynolds_ML-22.51-6.0827
Emory_Hunt_ML-42.62-12.3629
Kelly_Stewart_ML-35.12-14.7542
Tom_Fornelli_ML-22.18-17.378
Chip_Patterson_ML-28.78-18.7165

2025-26 Bowl Season: CFP Quarterfinal Locks from the Cover 3 podcast!

Here are your 2025-26 CFB Quarterfinal BOWL LOCKS from the Cover 3 podcast!

ATS picks:

Oregon-2.5 vs Texas Tech (-110)Bud Elliott
Indiana vs Alabama 1H Over 23.5 (-110)Bud Elliott
Georgia vs Ole Miss Under 56.5 (-110)Bud Elliott
Ohio State 1H-4 vs Miami (FL) (-110)Bud Elliott
Oregon-2.5 vs Texas Tech (-110)Chip Patterson
Indiana 4Q-0.5 vs Alabama (-110)Chip Patterson
Indiana vs Alabama Over 47.5 (-110)Chip Patterson
Georgia 3Q-0.5 vs Ole Miss (-110)Chip Patterson
Georgia vs Ole Miss 1H Under 27.5 (-110)Chip Patterson
Ohio State vs Miami (FL) 1H Under 21.5 (-110)Chip Patterson
Oregon-2.5 vs Texas Tech (-110)Danny Kanell
Indiana-6.5 vs Alabama (-110)Danny Kanell
Georgia-6.5 vs Ole Miss (-110)Danny Kanell
Ohio State vs Miami (FL) Under 41.5 (-110)Danny Kanell
Texas Tech TT under 26.5 (-110)Tom Fornelli
Indiana vs Alabama Over 47.5 (-110)Tom Fornelli
Georgia-6.5 vs Ole Miss (-110)Tom Fornelli
Miami (FL)+9.5 vs Ohio State (-110)Tom Fornelli

Money line sprinkles:

PicksName
Alabama+220 vs IndianaBud_Elliott_ML
Alabama+220 vs IndianaChip_Patterson_ML
Miami (FL)+300 vs Ohio StateChip_Patterson_ML
Miami (FL)+300 vs Ohio StateDanny_Kanell_ML
Texas Tech+115 vs OregonTom_Fornelli_ML
Alabama+220 vs IndianaTom_Fornelli_ML
Miami (FL)+300 vs Ohio StateTom_Fornelli_ML