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2016-17 Bowl Season: #CFBPlayoff picks! #BowlMania

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We are sooooo close to the kickoff of this year’s CFB Playoff, so I figured it was time to put together a megapost with this year’s playoff predictions.  I’ll be updating this leading up to kickoff on New Year’s Eve so check back for the latest.

Update: Our experts are sitting at 54-2 in favor of Alabama over Washington and 24-13 in favor of Clemson over Ohio St.  Our gamblers are sitting at 9-0 in favor of Clemson with the points and 9-2 in favor of Washington taking those big points.

Lee Corso:
Washington over Alabama
Ohio St over Clemson (headgear pick)

Andrea Adelson: espn.com 12/30
Alabama over Washington
Clemson over Ohio St

Charles Arbuckle:
Alabama over Washington
Clemson over Ohio St
Alabama over Clemson (in championship)

Skip Bayless: Undisputed 12/30
Alabama over Washington
Clemson over Ohio St

Mike Bellotti: espn.com 12/30
Alabama over Washington
Ohio St over Clemson
Alabama over Ohio St (in championship)

Mack Brown: espn.com 12/30
Alabama over Washington
Clemson over Ohio St
Alabama over Clemson in championship (Champ Drive 12/4)

Stanford Steve Coughlin:
Washington over Alabama (straight up! Dari & Mel 12/31)
Clemson+3 vs Ohio St
Washington+15 vs Alabama

Tim Cowlishaw:
Alabama over Washington
Clemson over Ohio St
Washington+15 vs Alabama
Clemson+3 vs Ohio St

Ed Cunningham:
Alabama over Washington
Ohio St over Clemson

Heather Dinich: espncom 12/30
Ohio St over Clemson
Alabama over Clemson

Chris Doering: SEC Network 12/4
Alabama over Washington

Chris Fallica:
Clemson over Ohio St
Alabama over Washington
Clemson+3 vs Ohio St
Washington+15 vs Alabama

Bruce Feldman:
Alabama over Washington
Clemson over Ohio St
Alabama-15 vs Washington
Clemson+3 vs Ohio St

Paul Finebaum:
Ohio St over Clemson (SEC Nation 12/31)
Alabama over Washington (SC 12/31)

Pat Forde:
Alabama over Washington
Clemson over Ohio St
Alabama over Clemson
Washington+16 vs Alabama
Clemson+3 vs Ohio St

Joey Galloway: Gameday 12/31
Alabama over Washington
Ohio St over Clemson

Rod Gilmore: SC 12/31
Alabama over Washington

Mike Golic:
Alabama over Washington (Mike & Mike 12/7)

Mike Greenberg:
Alabama over Washington (Mike & Mike 12/7)

Kirk Herbstreit:
Alabama over Washington

Desmond Howard:
Alabama over Washington
Ohio St over Clemson

Brock Huard: espn.com 12/30
Alabama over Washington
Clemson over Ohio St

Jennifer’s Picks:
Alabama over Washington
Clemson over Ohio St

Danny Kanell:
Alabama over Washington
Clemson over Ohio St
Clemson over Alabama (Champ Drive 12/4)

Mel Kiper Jr.: Dari & Mel 12/31
Washington+13 vs Alabama
Clemson+3 vs Ohio St

Joel Klatt: Undisputed 12/30
Alabama over Washington
Clemson over Ohio St

Tom Luginbill: espn.com 12/30
Alabama over Washington
Clemson over Ohio St
Alabama over Clemson

Ivan Maisel: espn.com 12/30
Alabama over Washington
Ohio St over Clemson

Trevor Matich: SC 12/31
Alabama over Washington
Clemson over Ohio St

Mark May: Champ Drive 12/4)
Clemson over Ohio St
Alabama over Washington
Alabama over Clemson

Greg McElroy:
Alabama over Washington
Ohio St over Clemson
Alabama over Ohio St

Booger McFarland: espn.com 12/30
Alabama over Washington
Clemson over Ohio St

Ryan McGee: espn.com 12/30
Alabama over Washington
Clemson over Ohio St

Brett McMurphy: espn.com 12/30
Alabama over Washington
Ohio St over Clemson

Todd McShay: Champ Drive 12/4
Alabama over Washington
Ohio St over Clemson
Alabama over Clemson

Dari Nowkhah: Dari & Mel 12/31
Alabama over Washington
Clemson over Ohio St
Alabama-13 vs Washington
Clemson+3 vs Ohio St

Rufus Peabody:
Alabama+14 vs Washington
Clemson+3 vs Ohio St

David Pollack:
Alabama over Washington
Clemson over Ohio St

Jordan Rodgers:
Alabama over Washington

Mark Schlabach: espn.com 12/30
Alabama over Washington
Clemson over Ohio St

Marcus Spears:
Alabama over Washington (SC 12/31)
Clemson over Ohio St (SEC Nation 12/31)

Steve Spurrier: Twitter 12/31
Alabama over Washington

Phil Steele:
Alabama over Washington (by 7 to 10)
Ohio St over Clemson (by 3)
Washington+15 vs Alabama
Ohio St vs Clemson over 59

Tim Tebow: SC 12/31
Alabama over Washington
Ohio St over Clemson (SEC Nation 12/31)

Dan Wetzel:
Alabama over Washington
Clemson over Ohio St
Alabama over Clemson
Washington+16 vs Alabama
Clemson+3 vs Ohio St

 

 

 

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2016-17 Bowl Season: #BowlMania picks and more from Phil Steele!

Posted on by gamedaycole

Phil Steele put out some picks for your pick’em league as well as some bets for those of you who are into that type of thing.  I took note of how I understood some of those sides and totals, but you can check out the full podcast below to hear full analysis and some more leans.

Phil Steele:
Grambling St over NC Central (double-digit confidence)
UNM over UTSA
Houston over SDSU (by a TD or more)
Toledo over App St
UCF over Ark St (by 4-6, on the number)
NC St over Vanderbilt
Tulsa over C.Mich
WKU over Memphis (by 3)
CSU over Idaho
Old Dom over E.Mich
Boise St over Baylor
MTSU over Hawaii
Miss St over Miami OH
Army over UNT
EWU over Youngstown St (by a couple TD)
BYU over Wyoming
LaTech over Navy
Pitt over NW
Utah over Indiana (by more than the TD)
USC over Penn St (by a TD or more)
Miami FL over WVU (by about a TD)
AF over S Alabama
Colorado over Ok St (by about a TD)
Stanford over UNC
UGA over TCU
Tennessee over Nebraska
LSU over Louisville
Kentucky over GT
Auburn over OU
Wisconsin over W.Michigan (by double digits)
Alabama over Washington (by 7 to 10)
Ohio St over Clemson (by 3)
NC Central+14.5 vs Grambling St
UTSA+7.5 vs UNM
Houston-4.5 vs SDSU
Toledo-1 vs App St
Wyoming+9 vs BYU
Vanderbilt vs NC St under 44 (lean)
NC St-4 vs Vanderbilt
UL-Lafayette vs S.Miss over 58 (lean)
UL-Lafayette+5 vs S.Miss
Tulsa-12.5 vs C.Mich
Memphis+5 vs WKU
Memphis vs WKU over 79.5
Idaho+13.5 vs CSU
Old Dom-4 vs E.Mich
Baylor+7.5 vs Boise St
Ohio+4 vs Troy
Navy vs LaTech over 66
Hawaii+7 vs MTSU
Miss St-13 vs Miami OH
BC+1 vs Maryland
UNT+10 vs Army
Wash St vs Minnesota over 61
EWU-2.5 vs Youngstown St
Houston-4 vs SDSU (Espn Chalk)
Toledo vs App St over 57.5 (Chalk)
NW+5.5 vs Pitt
Utah-7 vs Indiana
USC-6.5 vs Penn St
Miami Fl-2.5 vs WVU
S Alabama+14 vs AF
S.Carolina+10.5 vs USF
Arkansas+7 vs VT
Colorado-3 vs Ok St
Stanford-3 vs UNC
UGA PK vs TCU
LSU-3 vs Louisville
Kentucky+3.5 vs GT
FSU+7 vs Michigan
Iowa+3 vs Florida
Auburn+3 vs OU
Wisconsin-7.5 vs W.Michigan
Washington+15 vs Alabama
Ohio St vs Clemson over 59

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2016-17 Regular Season standings!

Posted on by gamedaycole

We have put the final nail in the coffin of our 2016-17 regular season with the completion of Army-Navy on Saturday.  Before we unleash Bowl Mania picks (which will be an absolute BONANZA of picks), we need to take a look at the season standings below.

As always, we take the body of work provided by all of our expert pickers when our voting committee (of one) decides who wins on any given week or season.  Our top competitors have been neck and neck all season long, and we are pleased to award @GamedayJen with her first ever regular season championship!  She came in at 148-50 on the season for an average of 74.75%.  She barely outnicked Phil Steele with a week 15 5-0 record picking Army-Navy and some fun FCS, D2 and D3 games against the Gameday crew.  Phil Steele and Joey Galloway, along with Jen, were in a virtual 3-way tie the entire season at the top.  Bowl Season is always where one can make or break a season, and where legends are made.  Stay tuned throughout bowl season for a ton of picks to see how the season ends up!

2016-17 Season Straight Up Record Straight Up % ATS ATS %
Mike Bellotti 2-0 100.00%
Brett McMurphy 6-1 100.00%
Todd McShay 1-0 100.00%
Mel Kiper Jr. 8-1 88.89%
Brad Edwards 5-1 83.33% 3-3 50.00%
Mack Brown 13-3 81.25%
Greg McElroy 31-8 79.49%
Jordan Rodgers 17-5 77.27%
Mark Schlabach 16-5 76.19%
Clint Stoerner 25-8 75.76%
Matt Stinchcomb 9-3 75.00%
Jennifer’s Picks 148-50 74.75%
Phil Steele 229-78 74.59% 162-146-7 52.54%
Joey Galloway 54-19 73.97%
Andrea Adelson 85-30 73.91%
Marcus Spears 55-20 73.33%
Ryen Russillo 16-6 72.73% 18-22-2 45.24%
Paul Finebaum 59-23 71.95%
Scott Van Pelt 5-2 71.43% 40-36-0 52.63%
Dusty Dvoracek 33-37 70.69% 33-37-2 47.22%
David Pollack 40-17 70.18%
Pat Forde 175-75 70.00% 18-22-1 45.12%
Dari Nowkhah 27-12 69.23% 5-8-2001 39.29%
Charles Arbuckle 105-47 69.08%
Dan Wetzel 15-7 68.18% 10-13 43.48%
Lee Corso 109-51 68.13%
Bruce Feldman 102-48 68.00% 68-78 46.67%
Joel Klatt 19-9 67.86%
Tim Tebow 48-23 67.61%
Kirk Herbstreit 108-52 67.50%
Booger McFarland 57-28 67.06%
Robert Smith 10-5 66.67%
Trevor Matich 14-7 66.67%
Danny Kanell 46-23 66.67% 19-26-2 42.55%
Colin Cowherd 16-8 66.67%
Desmond Howard 112-61 64.74%
Stanford Steve Coughlin 55-30 64.71% 51-48-4 51.46%
Celebrity Guests Overall 102-56 64.56%
Chris Doering 44-26 62.86%
Chris Fallica 59-39 60.20% 65-58-4 52.76%
Dave Wannstedt 10-7 58.82%
Jason Seorn 4-3 57.14%
Rece Davis 11-17 39.29%
Rufus Peabody 33.33%
Season Totals 2113-931 69.42% 493-499-30 49.71%
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