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Week 2 2019: #CFB Picks w/ Bruce Feldman and Stewart Mandel!

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Here are the week 2 picks from Bruce Feldman and Stewart Mandel.  I’ve included both straight up and ATS picks for your review.  I got the picks free on the Athletic app and you can too.

Bruce Feldman ATS:

Date Pick
9/7/19 Arkansas State + 1.5 vs UNLV
9/7/19 Army + 22.5 vs Michigan
9/7/19 Tennessee  -3.5 vs BYU
9/7/19 California + 14 vs Washington
9/7/19 Cincinnati + 16.5 vs Ohio State
9/7/19 Texas + 6 vs LSU
9/7/19 North Carolina + 4 vs Miami (FL)
9/7/19 Southern Cal  -1 vs Stanford
9/7/19 Syracuse + 2 vs Maryland
9/7/19 Clemson  -17.5 vs Texas A&M
9/7/19 Tulane + 18 vs Auburn

Stewart Mandel ATS:

Date Pick
9/7/19 Michigan  -22.5 vs Army
9/7/19 Tennessee  -3.5 vs BYU
9/7/19 California + 14 vs Washington
9/7/19 Cincinnati + 16.5 vs Ohio State
9/7/19 LSU  -6 vs Texas
9/7/19 Miami (FL)  -4 vs North Carolina
9/7/19 Fresno State + 3 vs Minnesota
9/7/19 Colorado + 3.5 vs Nebraska
9/7/19 Southern Cal  -1 vs Stanford
9/7/19 Syracuse + 2 vs Maryland
9/7/19 Clemson  -17.5 vs Texas A&M

Bruce Feldman straight up:

Week Date Picks
2 9/7/19 Arkansas State  over  UNLV
2 9/7/19 Michigan  over  Army
2 9/7/19 Tennessee  over  BYU
2 9/7/19 Washington  over  California
2 9/7/19 Ohio State  over  Cincinnati
2 9/7/19 Texas  over  LSU
2 9/7/19 Miami (FL)  over  North Carolina
2 9/7/19 Southern Cal  over  Stanford
2 9/7/19 Syracuse  over  Maryland
2 9/7/19 Clemson  over  Texas A&M
2 9/7/19 Auburn  over  Tulane

Stewart Mandel straight up:

Week Date Picks
2 9/7/19 Michigan  over  Army
2 9/7/19 Tennessee  over  BYU
2 9/7/19 Washington  over  California
2 9/7/19 Ohio State  over  Cincinnati
2 9/7/19 LSU  over  Texas
2 9/7/19 Miami (FL)  over  North Carolina
2 9/7/19 Fresno State  over  Minnesota
2 9/7/19 Colorado  over  Nebraska
2 9/7/19 Southern Cal  over  Stanford
2 9/7/19 Syracuse  over  Maryland
2 9/7/19 Clemson  over  Texas A&M
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Week 1 2019: #CFB Picks are graded; results are in (corrected)

Posted on by gamedaycole

I posted grades last night and was quickly informed they contained a number of errors.  I wrote a new grading script in the offseason and forgot to account for one teeny tiny aspect of neutral site games and it blew things apart for week 1.  I think I’ve got the script fixed and here are the corrected grades.  If you find any other errors please make sure to roast me on social media as usual.

Straight up grades:

people.to.score percent.correct n.correct n.wrong
David.Pollack 100 1 0
Gene.Chizik 100 2 0
Steve.Coughlin 100 1 0
Colin.Cowherd 100 2 0
Chris.Doering 100 2 0
Dusty.Dvoracek 100 2 0
Lou.Holtz 100 6 0
Houston.Nutt 100 2 0
Dan.Wetzel 100 3 0
Phil.Steele 92.31 12 1
Mark.Richt 87.5 7 1
Chris.Fallica 85.71 6 1
Paul.Finebaum 85.71 6 1
Jennifer 84.21 16 3
Pete.Thamel 83.33 5 1
Aaron.Taylor 77.78 7 2
Lee.Corso 75 12 4
Celebrity.Guest 75 9 3
Danny.Kanell 75 3 1
Eric.Mac.Lain 75 6 2
EJ.Manuel 75 6 2
Kirk.Herbstreit 73.33 11 4
Pat.Forde 71.43 5 2
Desmond.Howard 70.59 12 5
Brian.Jones 66.67 6 3
Mark.May 66.67 4 2
Tim.Tebow 66.67 2 1
Stewart.Mandel 63.64 7 4
Rick.Neuheisel 62.5 5 3
Adam.Rittenberg 60 3 2
Mark.Schlabach 60 3 2
Randy.Cross 55.56 5 4
Bruce.Feldman 54.55 6 5
Corso.Headgear 50 1 1
Reggie.Bush 50 1 1
Matt.Leinart 50 1 1
Brett.McMurphy 50 1 1
Brady.Quinn 50 1 1
Andrea.Adelson 40 2 3
Heather.Dinich 40 2 3
Chris.Low 40 2 3
Ivan.Maisel 40 2 3
Marcus.Spears 33.33 1 2
Urban.Meyer 0 0 2

ATS grades:

people.to.score percent.correct.ats n.correct n.wrong n.tie
Lee.Corso.ATS 100 1 0 0
Preston.Johnson.ATS 81.82 9 2 0
Dan.Katz.ATS 81.82 9 2 0
Clay.Travis.ATS 65.79 12 6 1
Stewart.Mandel.ATS 59.09 6 4 1
Doug.Kezirian.ATS 57.14 4 3 0
Todd.Fuhrman.ATS 54.55 6 5 0
Steve.Coughlin.ATS 50 3 3 0
Rece.Davis.ATS 50 0 0 1
Dusty.Dvoracek.ATS 50 2 2 1
Pete.Thamel.ATS 50 3 3 0
Dan.Wetzel.ATS 50 3 3 0
Bruce.Feldman.ATS 45.45 5 6 0
Rico.Bosco.ATS 40 2 3 0
Scott.Van.Pelt.ATS 40 2 3 0
Dave.Portnoy.ATS 39.13 9 14 0
Colin.Cowherd.ATS 33.33 1 2 0
Pat.Forde.ATS 33.33 2 4 0
Scott.Spreitzer.ATS 33.33 1 2 0
Phil.Steele.ATS 27.27 3 8 0
Chris.Fallica.ATS 22.22 2 7 0
Danny.Kanell.ATS 20 1 4 0
Brett.McMurphy.ATS 20 1 4 0
Joe.Fortenbaugh.ATS 16.67 1 5 0
Kirk.Herbstreit.ATS 0 0 1 0
Desmond.Howard.ATS 0 0 1 0
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Week 1 2019: ATS Picks w/ Bruce Feldman and Stewart Mandel!

Posted on by gamedaycole

Here’s the week 1 picks from Bruce Feldman and Stewart Mandel.  I got the picks for free on the Athletic app, so you can too for the full write-ups.

Bruce Feldman:

Date Pick
8/29/19 UCLA + 2.5 vs Cincinnati
8/29/19 BYU + 6.5 vs Utah
8/31/19 Oregon + 3.5 vs Auburn
8/31/19 Florida State  -4.5 vs Boise State
8/31/19 Southern Cal  -13.5 vs Fresno State
8/31/19 Ole Miss + 5.5 vs Memphis
8/31/19 North Carolina + 10 vs South Carolina
8/31/19 SMU + 2.5 vs Arkansas State
8/31/19 Pittsburgh + 2.5 vs Virginia
8/31/19 Boston College + 4.5 vs Virginia Tech
9/1/19 Houston + 23.5 vs Oklahoma

Stewart Mandel:

Date Pick
8/29/19 Cincinnati  -2.5 vs UCLA
8/29/19 BYU + 6.5 vs Utah
8/31/19 Auburn  -3.5 vs Oregon
8/31/19 Boise State + 4.5 vs Florida State
8/31/19 Southern Cal  -13.5 vs Fresno State
8/31/19 James Madison + 7 vs West Virginia
8/31/19 South Carolina  -10 vs North Carolina
8/31/19 Stanford  -6.5 vs Northwestern
8/31/19 Virginia  -2.5 vs Pittsburgh
8/31/19 Virginia Tech  -4.5 vs Boston College
9/1/19 Houston + 23.5 vs Oklahoma

Bruce Feldman Straight up picks:

Week Date Picks
1 8/29/19 UCLA  over  Cincinnati
1 8/29/19 Utah  over  BYU
1 8/31/19 Oregon  over  Auburn
1 8/31/19 Florida State  over  Boise State
1 8/31/19 Southern Cal  over  Fresno State
1 8/31/19 Memphis  over  Ole Miss
1 8/31/19 South Carolina  over  North Carolina
1 8/31/19 SMU  over  Arkansas State
1 8/31/19 Pittsburgh  over  Virginia
1 8/31/19 Boston College  over  Virginia Tech
1 9/1/19 Oklahoma  over  Houston

Stewart Mandel straight up picks:

Week Date Picks
1 8/29/19 Cincinnati  over  UCLA
1 8/29/19 Utah  over  BYU
1 8/31/19 Auburn  over  Oregon
1 8/31/19 Florida State  over  Boise State
1 8/31/19 Southern Cal  over  Fresno State
1 8/31/19 James Madison  over  West Virginia
1 8/31/19 South Carolina  over  North Carolina
1 8/31/19 Stanford  over  Northwestern
1 8/31/19 Virginia  over  Pittsburgh
1 8/31/19 Virginia Tech  over  Boston College
1 9/1/19 Oklahoma  over  Houston
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