Week 9 2025: CFB gambling picks are graded; results are in!

Week 9 of our college football season is in the books and the picks from our esteemed panel of gamblers are graded.

Winners this week include Wes Reynolds, Dan “Big Cat” Katz, Kayce Smith and Stanford Steve. However, this week’s biggest winner was Dave Portnoy at 8-3 against the number. Congratulations to Dave Portnoy on a great winning week.

Richard Johnson was our only winner of note in the money line picks this week with a profit of 2.28 units on one pick.

Super Dog picks went 3-2 on College Gameday this week. Kirk, Desmond and Stanford Steve booked winners while Saban and Rece Davis had losers. Pat McAfee’s pick was mysteriously skipped over so I look forward to seeing if they address this on Gameday next week. Stanford Steve went 2-1 on the board on College Gameday this week. Josh Pate’s Ramen Noodle Express went 6-5. Scott Van Pelt’s pseudo-WINNERS which he wrote on a whiteboard and posted to Twitter went 1-5.

Everyone else is 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:

NamePctWinLossTieProfits
Dave_Portnoy_ATS72.738304.27
Wes_Reynolds_ATS58.82201414.03
Dan_Katz_ATS60151003.64
Kayce_Smith_ATS83.335103.55
Steve_Coughlin_ATS756203.45
Shehan_Jeyarajah_ATS61.1111713
Joel_Klatt_ATS804102.64
Andy_Staples_ATS71.435202.55
Bud_Elliott_ATS63.647402.36
Kelly_Stewart_ATS1002011.82
Joe_Fortenbaugh_ATS753101.73
Pamela_Maldonado_ATS66.674201.64
Rico_Bosco_ATS56.259701.18
Celebrity_Guest_ATS1001000.91
Randy_Cross_ATS1001000.91
Pat_McAfee_ATS1001000.91
Jeff_Ma_ATS66.672100.82
Rufus_Peabody_ATS66.672100.82
Geoff_Schwartz_ATS66.672100.82
Pat_Forde_ATS603200.73
Iain_MacMillan_ATS603200.73
Phil_Steele_ATS603200.73
Tom_Fornelli_ATS55.565400.55
Josh_Pate_ATS54.556500.45
Clay_Travis_ATS53.857600.36
Ross_Dellenger_ATS500010
Brian_Jones_ATS500010
Kirk_Herbstreit_ATS50110-0.09
Desmond_Howard_ATS50110-0.09
Nick_Saban_ATS50110-0.09
Greg_McElroy_ATS50220-0.18
Ari_Wasserman_ATS50330-0.27
Chris_Fallica_ATS50441-0.36
Danny_Kanell_ATS50660-0.55
Collin_Wilson_ATS50990-0.84
Rece_Davis_ATS0010-1
Rick_Neuheisel_ATS0010-1
Aaron_Taylor_ATS0010-1
Scott_Spreitzer_ATS40230-1.18
Doug_Kezirian_ATS42.86340-1.27
Stuckey_ATS46.15670-1.37
Todd_Fuhrman_ATS25130-2.09
Megan_Nunez_ATS33.33241-2.18
JD_Pickell_ATS33.33240-2.18
Brandon_Walker_ATS33.33240-2.18
Matt_Youmans_ATS37.5351-2.26
Mackenzie_Brooks_ATS41.67570-2.45
Kyle_Hunter_ATS28.57250-3.18
Adam_Kramer_ATS33.33360-3.27
Brett_McMurphy_ATS16.67151-4.09
Scott_Van_Pelt_ATS16.67150-4.09
Dusty_Dvoracek_ATS30370-4.27
Chip_Patterson_ATS30370-4.27
Kenny_White_ATS14.29160-5.09
Richard_Johnson_ATS33.337141-7.64
Emory_Hunt_ATS37.512200-9.19

Money line results:

NameROI.PctUnits.Up.DownN.Picks
Richard_Johnson_ML2282.281
Collin_Wilson_ML86.960.871
Kelly_Stewart_ML13.330.43
Danny_Kanell_ML7.50.34
Chip_Patterson_ML-20-0.63
Mackenzie_Brooks_ML-100-11
Matt_Youmans_ML-100-11
Wes_Reynolds_ML-44.44-1.333
Chris_Fallica_ML-40-1.64
Emory_Hunt_ML-100-33
Tom_Fornelli_ML-61.67-3.76
Bud_Elliott_ML-100-44

Week 9 2025: CFB LOCKS from the Cover 3 podcast!

Here are your week 9 LOCKS from the Cover 3 podcast including ATS picks at the top and money line sprinkles at the bottom!

ATS picks:

PickName
Washington vs Illinois Over 54 (-110)Bud Elliott
Vanderbilt vs Missouri Over 51.5 (-110)Bud Elliott
NC State+7 vs Pittsburgh (-110)Bud Elliott
Oklahoma vs Ole Miss Under 55.5 (-110)Bud Elliott
Michigan TT over 30.5 (-110)Bud Elliott
Boston College+25.5 vs Louisville (-110)Bud Elliott
BYU+3 vs Iowa State (-110)Bud Elliott
Minnesota TT under 14.5 (-110)Bud Elliott
Iowa-8.5 vs Minnesota (-110)Bud Elliott
Akron TT under 18.5 (-110)Bud Elliott
North Texas TT over 42.5 (-110)Bud Elliott
Illinois+4.5 vs Washington (-110)Chip Patterson
Vanderbilt-2.5 vs Missouri (-110)Chip Patterson
Texas Tech-36.5 vs Oklahoma State (-110)Chip Patterson
Oregon 1H-19.5 vs Wisconsin (-110)Chip Patterson
Oklahoma vs Ole Miss Under 55.5 (-110)Chip Patterson
North Carolina TT over 20.5 (-110)Chip Patterson
South Florida-4.5 vs Memphis (-110)Chip Patterson
LSU vs Texas A&M 1H Under 24.5 (-110)Chip Patterson
Iowa vs Minnesota Under 39.5 (-110)Chip Patterson
Houston+7.5 vs Arizona State (-110)Chip Patterson
SMU-3 vs Wake Forest (-110)Danny Kanell
Vanderbilt-2.5 vs Missouri (-110)Danny Kanell
South Carolina+12 vs Alabama (-110)Danny Kanell
Oklahoma-5.5 vs Ole Miss (-110)Danny Kanell
Memphis vs South Florida Over 60.5 (-110)Danny Kanell
LSU vs Texas A&M Over 48 (-110)Danny Kanell
Kansas-2.5 vs Kansas State (-110)Danny Kanell
BYU+3 vs Iowa State (-110)Danny Kanell
Cincinnati-3.5 vs Baylor (-110)Danny Kanell
Arizona State-7 vs Houston (-110)Danny Kanell
Utah vs Colorado Over 49.5 (-110)Tom Fornelli
South Carolina vs Alabama Under 47.5 (-110)Tom Fornelli
Wisconsin 1H TT under 2.5 (-110)Tom Fornelli
Oklahoma-5.5 vs Ole Miss (-110)Tom Fornelli
Texas A&M-2.5 vs LSU (-110)Tom Fornelli
BYU+3 vs Iowa State (-110)Tom Fornelli
Cincinnati vs Baylor Over 66.5 (-110)Tom Fornelli
Central Michigan-15.5 vs Massachusetts (-110)Tom Fornelli
Arizona State vs Houston Over 44.5 (-110)Tom Fornelli

Money line sprinkles:

PicksName
Tulsa+190 vs TempleBud_Elliott_ML
Northwestern+260 vs NebraskaBud_Elliott_ML
Florida Atlantic+500 vs NavyBud_Elliott_ML
Syracuse+660 vs Georgia TechBud_Elliott_ML
Wake Forest+140 vs SMUChip_Patterson_ML
NC State+205 vs PittsburghChip_Patterson_ML
Kentucky+280 vs TennesseeChip_Patterson_ML
Illinois+160 vs WashingtonDanny_Kanell_ML
Purdue+110 vs RutgersDanny_Kanell_ML
BYU+130 vs Iowa StateDanny_Kanell_ML
Auburn+100 vs ArkansasDanny_Kanell_ML
Illinois+160 vs WashingtonTom_Fornelli_ML
Ball State+190 vs Northern IllinoisTom_Fornelli_ML
Utah State+130 vs New MexicoTom_Fornelli_ML
Florida Atlantic+500 vs NavyTom_Fornelli_ML
BYU+130 vs Iowa StateTom_Fornelli_ML
Minnesota+275 vs IowaTom_Fornelli_ML

Week 8 2025: CFB LOCKS from the Cover 3 podcast!

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

ATS picks:

PickName
Vanderbilt-2.5 vs LSU (-110)Bud Elliott
Oklahoma-5.5 vs South Carolina (-110)Bud Elliott
North Texas-3.5 vs UTSA (-110)Bud Elliott
Michigan vs Washington Over 50 (-110)Bud Elliott
Temple-11.5 vs Charlotte (-110)Bud Elliott
Utah-3 vs BYU (-110)Bud Elliott
Tennessee+9 vs Alabama (-110)Bud Elliott
Minnesota+8.5 vs Nebraska (-110)Bud Elliott
East Carolina TT under 35.5 (-110)Bud Elliott
Ohio State-25.5 vs Wisconsin (-110)Chip Patterson
Vanderbilt-2.5 vs LSU (-110)Chip Patterson
South Florida vs Florida Atlantic Under 74.5 (-110)Chip Patterson
Ole Miss 1H+4.5 vs Georgia (-110)Chip Patterson
Duke-1.5 vs Georgia Tech (-110)Chip Patterson
BYU+3.5 vs Utah (-110)Chip Patterson
Arkansas+8 vs Texas A&M (-110)Chip Patterson
Arizona State TT under 21.5 (-110)Chip Patterson
Miami (FL) vs Louisville Under 50.5 (-110)Chip Patterson
South Carolina vs Oklahoma Under 43.5 (-110)Danny Kanell
Georgia-7.5 vs Ole Miss (-110)Danny Kanell
Florida-8.5 vs Mississippi State (-110)Danny Kanell
Georgia Tech+1.5 vs Duke (-110)Danny Kanell
BYU vs Utah Under 49.5 (-110)Danny Kanell
Auburn vs Missouri Under 43.5 (-110)Danny Kanell
Arkansas vs Texas A&M Over 60.5 (-110)Danny Kanell
Alabama-8 vs Tennessee (-110)Danny Kanell
Alabama vs Tennessee Over 58.5 (-110)Danny Kanell
Miami (FL)-13.5 vs Louisville (-110)Danny Kanell
South Carolina+5.5 vs Oklahoma (-110)Tom Fornelli
Michigan vs Washington Under 50.5 (-110)Tom Fornelli
Georgia Southern-6.5 vs Georgia State (-110)Tom Fornelli
Ole Miss 1H+4.5 vs Georgia (-110)Tom Fornelli
UNLV+12.5 vs Boise State (-110)Tom Fornelli
Arizona State TT under 21.5 (-110)Tom Fornelli
Alabama vs Tennessee Under 59.5 (-110)Tom Fornelli
Wyoming TT over 26.5 (-110)Tom Fornelli
Louisville TT under 17.5 (-110)Tom Fornelli

Money line sprinkles:

PicksName
Stanford+705 vs Florida StateBud_Elliott_ML
Eastern Michigan+425 vs Miami (OH)Bud_Elliott_ML
Mississippi State+310 vs FloridaBud_Elliott_ML
Maryland+145 vs UCLAChip_Patterson_ML
Washington+195 vs MichiganChip_Patterson_ML
Penn State+132 vs IowaChip_Patterson_ML
Mississippi State+310 vs FloridaChip_Patterson_ML
Connecticut+104 vs Boston CollegeChip_Patterson_ML
Army+325 vs TulaneDanny_Kanell_ML
South Carolina+180 vs OklahomaDanny_Kanell_ML
BYU+145 vs UtahDanny_Kanell_ML
Arkansas+265 vs Texas A&MDanny_Kanell_ML
South Carolina+180 vs OklahomaTom_Fornelli_ML
Purdue+145 vs NorthwesternTom_Fornelli_ML
Kentucky+400 vs TexasTom_Fornelli_ML
BYU+145 vs UtahTom_Fornelli_ML
Auburn+115 vs MissouriTom_Fornelli_ML
Arkansas+265 vs Texas A&MTom_Fornelli_ML