Week 1 2026: CFB gambling picks are graded; results are in!
Week 1 is in the books and the picks from our gamblers are graded. Let’s jump right in.
Big winners this week include Rico Bosco (11-4 ATS) and Shehan Jeyarajah (15-9 ATS), but our biggest winner of the week is Richard Johnson of CBS Sports at 17-9 ATS on the week. Congratulations to Richard on a great winning week.
Scott Van Pelt’s WINNERS went 2-2-1. Stanford Steve’s board went 1-2 on College Gameday this week. Super Dog picks went 2-4 on College Gameday, with Stanford Steve and Pat McAfee being the winners.
In the money line picks this week our biggest winner was Emory Hunt with a profit of 3.6 units across 4 money line picks this week.
Everyone else is somewhere in the mix so check out the full slate of results below to see how your favorite (or most hated) personality did this week.
ATS results:
| Name | Pct | Win | Loss | Tie | Profits |
| Richard_Johnson_ATS | 65.38 | 17 | 9 | 0 | 6.45 |
| Rico_Bosco_ATS | 73.33 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 6 |
| Shehan_Jeyarajah_ATS | 62.5 | 15 | 9 | 0 | 4.64 |
| Bud_Elliott_ATS | 66.67 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2.45 |
| Chris_Fallica_ATS | 66.67 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 2.45 |
| Tom_Fornelli_ATS | 66.67 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 2.45 |
| Mackenzie_Brooks_ATS | 100 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.82 |
| Steve_Coughlin_ATS | 66.67 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1.64 |
| Matt_Youmans_ATS | 60 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 1.46 |
| Mikey_Over_ATS | 56.25 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 1.18 |
| Todd_Fuhrman_ATS | 100 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.98 |
| Pat_McAfee_ATS | 100 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.91 |
| Stormy_Buonantony_ATS | 66.67 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0.78 |
| Phil_Steele_ATS | 60 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0.73 |
| Andy_Staples_ATS | 55.56 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0.55 |
| Iain_MacMillan_ATS | 50 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -0.08 |
| Stewart_Mandel_ATS | 50 | 2 | 2 | 0 | -0.18 |
| Ralph_Russo_ATS | 50 | 2 | 2 | 0 | -0.18 |
| Scott_Van_Pelt_ATS | 50 | 2 | 2 | 1 | -0.18 |
| Danny_Kanell_ATS | 51.85 | 14 | 13 | 0 | -0.27 |
| Adam_Kramer_ATS | 50 | 4 | 4 | 0 | -0.36 |
| Wes_Reynolds_ATS | 51.92 | 27 | 25 | 0 | -1.05 |
| Collin_Wilson_ATS | 50 | 8 | 8 | 1 | -0.8 |
| Kirk_Herbstreit_ATS | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 |
| Desmond_Howard_ATS | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 |
| Nick_Saban_ATS | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 |
| Rece_Davis_ATS | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 |
| Ross_Dellenger_ATS | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 |
| Brian_Jones_ATS | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 |
| Rick_Neuheisel_ATS | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 |
| Scott_Spreitzer_ATS | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 |
| Kelly_Stewart_ATS | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 |
| Aaron_Taylor_ATS | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 |
| Doug_Kezirian_ATS | 33.33 | 1 | 2 | 0 | -1.09 |
| Joel_Klatt_ATS | 40 | 2 | 3 | 0 | -1.18 |
| David_Bearman_ATS | 42.86 | 3 | 4 | 0 | -1.36 |
| Josh_Pate_ATS | 44.44 | 4 | 5 | 0 | -1.36 |
| Dave_Portnoy_ATS | 45.45 | 5 | 6 | 0 | -1.45 |
| Bruce_Feldman_ATS | 25 | 1 | 3 | 0 | -2.09 |
| Greg_McElroy_ATS | 25 | 1 | 3 | 0 | -2.09 |
| Brandon_Walker_ATS | 25 | 1 | 3 | 0 | -2.09 |
| Ari_Wasserman_ATS | 37.5 | 3 | 5 | 0 | -2.27 |
| Brett_McMurphy_ATS | 41.67 | 5 | 7 | 0 | -2.45 |
| Kyle_Hunter_ATS | 43.75 | 7 | 9 | 0 | -2.72 |
| Geoff_Schwartz_ATS | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | -3 |
| Pat_Forde_ATS | 20 | 1 | 4 | 0 | -3.09 |
| Emory_Hunt_ATS | 46.15 | 12 | 14 | 1 | -3.14 |
| JD_Pickell_ATS | 20 | 1 | 4 | 0 | -3.09 |
| Pamela_Maldonado_ATS | 28.57 | 2 | 5 | 0 | -3.16 |
| Dan_Katz_ATS | 46.88 | 15 | 17 | 0 | -3.36 |
| Kayce_Smith_ATS | 16.67 | 1 | 5 | 0 | -4.09 |
| Joe_Fortenbaugh_ATS | 25 | 2 | 6 | 0 | -4.18 |
| Stuckey_ATS | 33.33 | 4 | 8 | 0 | -4.48 |
| Chip_Patterson_ATS | 22.22 | 2 | 7 | 0 | -5.18 |
| Clay_Travis_ATS | 20 | 2 | 8 | 1 | -6.18 |
Money line results:
| Name | ROI.Pct | Units.Up.Down | N.Picks |
| Emory_Hunt_ML | 90 | 3.6 | 4 |
| Chip_Patterson_ML | 86.67 | 2.6 | 3 |
| Collin_Wilson_ML | 73 | 0.73 | 1 |
| Chris_Fallica_ML | -28.67 | -0.86 | 3 |
| Brandon_Walker_ML | -100 | -1 | 1 |
| Tom_Fornelli_ML | -100 | -2 | 2 |
| Bud_Elliott_ML | -100 | -4 | 4 |
| Danny_Kanell_ML | -100 | -4 | 4 |
