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Week 1 2026: CFB picks from Chris ‘The Bear’ Fallica

Posted on September 5, 2026 by gamedaycole

Here are Chris “The Bear” Fallica’s week 1 picks via his post on the Fox Sports website. Be sure to check out his column every week for extra “Bear Bytes”, which is all his added analysis for your consideration of the weekend’s games.

https://www.foxsports.com/stories/college-football/chris-the-bear-fallicas-college-football-week-1-expert-picks-best-bets

California+2 vs UCLA (-110)

FIU+14.5 vs South Florida (-110)

Texas-29.5 vs Texas State (-110)

Oregon-24.5 vs Boise State (-110)

Tarleton State+2.5 vs Bowling Green (-110)

Miami (FL)-24.5 vs Stanford (-110)

Stanford TT under 10.5 (-110)

Virginia-4 vs NC State (-108)

Week 5 2025: CFB Gambling picks are graded; results are in!

Posted on October 1, 2025October 1, 2025 by gamedaycole

Week 5 is in the books and the picks from our gamblers are graded. Let’s jump right in.

Our biggest winner against the spread this week was Chris “The Bear” Fallica at 7-2. Super Dog picks went 5-1 on College Gameday this week, with Rece Davis being the lone loss. Scott Van Pelt’s WINNERS went 6-5 this week. Josh Pate’s Ramen Noodle Express went 5-5. Stanford Steve’s board went 2-1 on Gameday this week.

Bud Elliott won the money line picks this week with a profit of 2.9 units on 3 picks.

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
Chris_Fallica_ATS	77.78	7	2	0	4.22
Pat_Forde_ATS	80	4	1	0	2.64
JD_Pickell_ATS	80	4	1	0	2.64
Kayce_Smith_ATS	80	4	1	0	2.64
Steve_Coughlin_ATS	71.43	5	2	0	2.55
Kenny_White_ATS	71.43	5	2	0	2.55
Danny_Kanell_ATS	60	9	6	1	2.18
Mackenzie_Brooks_ATS	75	3	1	0	1.88
Jeff_Ma_ATS	75	3	1	0	1.73
Tom_Fornelli_ATS	60	6	4	0	1.45
Chip_Patterson_ATS	60	6	4	0	1.45
Kirk_Herbstreit_ATS	100	1	0	0	0.91
Desmond_Howard_ATS	100	1	0	0	0.91
Nick_Saban_ATS	100	1	0	0	0.91
Brian_Jones_ATS	100	1	0	0	0.91
Pat_McAfee_ATS	100	1	0	0	0.91
Todd_McShay_ATS	100	1	0	0	0.91
Kelly_Stewart_ATS	66.67	2	1	0	0.82
Dan_Katz_ATS	53.85	14	12	1	0.73
Phil_Steele_ATS	57.14	4	3	0	0.64
Adam_Kramer_ATS	55.56	5	4	0	0.55
Andy_Staples_ATS	55.56	5	4	0	0.55
Ari_Wasserman_ATS	55.56	5	4	0	0.55
Scott_Van_Pelt_ATS	54.55	6	5	0	0.45
Clay_Travis_ATS	53.33	8	7	0	0.27
Dave_Portnoy_ATS	52.94	9	8	1	0.18
Rufus_Peabody_ATS	50	1	1	0	-0.09
Geoff_Schwartz_ATS	50	2	2	0	-0.18
Emory_Hunt_ATS	51.85	14	13	0	-0.25
Rico_Bosco_ATS	50	5	5	0	-0.45
Josh_Pate_ATS	50	5	5	0	-0.45
Randy_Cross_ATS	0	0	1	0	-1
Rece_Davis_ATS	0	0	1	0	-1
Ross_Dellenger_ATS	0	0	1	0	-1
Rick_Neuheisel_ATS	0	0	1	0	-1
Aaron_Taylor_ATS	0	0	1	0	-1
Greg_McElroy_ATS	33.33	1	2	0	-1.09
Kyle_Hunter_ATS	40	2	3	0	-1.18
Scott_Spreitzer_ATS	40	2	3	0	-1.18
Todd_Fuhrman_ATS	44.44	4	5	0	-1.36
Bud_Elliott_ATS	45.45	5	6	2	-1.45
Matt_Youmans_ATS	45.45	5	6	0	-1.45
Wes_Reynolds_ATS	50	17	17	1	-1.73
Pamela_Maldonado_ATS	33.33	2	4	0	-2.18
Joel_Klatt_ATS	20	1	4	0	-3.09
Iain_MacMillan_ATS	20	1	4	0	-3.09
Brandon_Walker_ATS	20	1	4	0	-3.09
Doug_Kezirian_ATS	28.57	2	5	0	-3.18
Joe_Fortenbaugh_ATS	0	0	4	0	-4
Stuckey_ATS	25	2	6	1	-4.24
Shehan_Jeyarajah_ATS	37.5	6	10	0	-4.55
Megan_Nunez_ATS	0	0	5	1	-5
Dusty_Dvoracek_ATS	14.29	1	6	0	-5.09
Brett_McMurphy_ATS	14.29	1	6	0	-5.09
Collin_Wilson_ATS	20	2	8	0	-6.22
Richard_Johnson_ATS	31.25	5	11	0	-6.45

Money line results:

Name	ROI.Pct	Units.Up.Down	N.Picks
Bud_Elliott_ML	96.67	2.9	3
Andy_Staples_ML	135	1.35	1
Stuckey_ML	100	1	1
Mackenzie_Brooks_ML	86.96	0.87	1
Kelly_Stewart_ML	0	0	3
Danny_Kanell_ML	-21.67	-0.65	3
Chris_Fallica_ML	-12.14	-0.85	7
Tom_Fornelli_ML	-22.5	-0.9	4
Todd_Fuhrman_ML	-100	-1	1
Emory_Hunt_ML	-100	-1	1
Pamela_Maldonado_ML	-100	-1	1
Megan_Nunez_ML	-100	-1	1
Wes_Reynolds_ML	-100	-1	1
Collin_Wilson_ML	-41.98	-1.26	3
Chip_Patterson_ML	-38.75	-1.55	4

Week 3 2025: CFB gambling picks are graded; results are in!

Posted on September 17, 2025September 17, 2025 by gamedaycole

Week 3 of our 2025 college football season is in the books, and I forgot to post the gambling grades so they are coming late. Let’s jump right in.

Winners this week include Collin Wilson (14-7), Scott Van Pelt’s WINNERS (8-2), and Dave Portnoy/Clay Travis both of which went 9-3. However, this week’s big winner is none other than the impressive performance from Wes Reynolds at 24-14 against the spread. Congratulations Wes on a great winning week.

Super Dog picks went 4-2 on the week, with Kirk/Desmond/Stanford Steve and Pat all picking winners. Stanford Steve’s board went 1-2 on College Gameday. Josh Pate’s Ramen Noodle Express picks went 5-6 on the week.

In the money line picks, Chris “The Bear” Fallica booked the biggest profit with a net win of 5.3 units on 2 picks.

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	Profits
Wes_Reynolds_ATS	63.16	24	14	7.67
Collin_Wilson_ATS	66.67	14	7	5.58
Scott_Van_Pelt_ATS	80	8	2	5.27
Dave_Portnoy_ATS	75	9	3	5.18
Clay_Travis_ATS	75	9	3	5.18
Doug_Kezirian_ATS	85.71	6	1	4.45
Andy_Staples_ATS	83.33	5	1	3.55
Kirk_Herbstreit_ATS	100	3	0	2.73
Pat_Forde_ATS	80	4	1	2.64
Mackenzie_Brooks_ATS	75	3	1	2.07
Kayce_Smith_ATS	66.67	4	2	1.64
Brandon_Walker_ATS	66.67	4	2	1.64
Adam_Kramer_ATS	60	6	4	1.45
Stuckey_ATS	60	6	4	1.41
Randy_Cross_ATS	100	1	0	0.91
Ross_Dellenger_ATS	100	1	0	0.91
Bryant_McFadden_ATS	100	1	0	0.91
Aaron_Taylor_ATS	100	1	0	0.91
Desmond_Howard_ATS	66.67	2	1	0.82
Nick_Saban_ATS	66.67	2	1	0.82
Pat_McAfee_ATS	66.67	2	1	0.82
Megan_Nunez_ATS	66.67	2	1	0.8
Geoff_Schwartz_ATS	66.67	2	1	0.82
Kelly_Stewart_ATS	66.67	2	1	0.82
Iain_MacMillan_ATS	60	3	2	0.73
Tom_Fornelli_ATS	57.14	4	3	0.64
Kyle_Hunter_ATS	57.14	4	3	0.64
Kenny_White_ATS	57.14	4	3	0.64
Bud_Elliott_ATS	54.55	6	5	0.45
Greg_McElroy_ATS	50	1	1	-0.09
Matt_Youmans_ATS	50	2	2	-0.26
Joe_Fortenbaugh_ATS	50	3	3	-0.27
Pamela_Maldonado_ATS	50	3	3	-0.27
Todd_Fuhrman_ATS	50	4	4	-0.36
Rece_Davis_ATS	0	0	1	-1
Brian_Jones_ATS	0	0	1	-1
Anita_Marks_ATS	0	0	1	-1
Todd_McShay_ATS	0	0	1	-1
Rick_Neuheisel_ATS	0	0	1	-1
Ryen_Russillo_ATS	0	0	1	-1
Brett_McMurphy_ATS	42.86	3	4	-1.27
Steve_Coughlin_ATS	44.44	4	5	-1.27
Josh_Pate_ATS	45.45	5	6	-1.45
Chip_Patterson_ATS	45.45	5	6	-1.45
Emory_Hunt_ATS	46.67	7	8	-1.68
Shehan_Jeyarajah_ATS	47.37	9	10	-1.82
Chris_Fallica_ATS	33.33	2	4	-2.18
JD_Pickell_ATS	33.33	2	4	-2.18
Danny_Kanell_ATS	41.67	5	7	-2.45
Joel_Klatt_ATS	20	1	4	-3.09
Phil_Steele_ATS	20	1	4	-3.09
Ari_Wasserman_ATS	20	1	4	-3.09
Richard_Johnson_ATS	42.11	8	11	-3.73
Dusty_Dvoracek_ATS	14.29	1	6	-5.09
Rico_Bosco_ATS	29.41	5	12	-7.45
Dan_Katz_ATS	37.04	10	17	-7.91

Money line results:

Name	ROI.Pct	Units.Up.Down	N.Picks
Chris_Fallica_ML	265	5.3	2
Bud_Elliott_ML	220	4.4	2
Danny_Kanell_ML	50	2	4
Chip_Patterson_ML	22	1.1	5
Megan_Nunez_ML	95.24	0.95	1
Wes_Reynolds_ML	66.67	0.67	1
Tom_Fornelli_ML	-1.67	-0.05	3
Kelly_Stewart_ML	-11.67	-0.35	3
Mackenzie_Brooks_ML	-100	-1	1
Emory_Hunt_ML	-100	-1	1
Ari_Wasserman_ML	-100	-1	1