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Week 14 2018: College Gameday picks!

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Welcome back everyone.  Here are your week 14 College Gameday picks.  We will be updating throughout the morning with the College Gameday crew, SEC Nation, Super Dog picks, Bear’s Bank, celebrity guests, and Corso’s headgear.  Check back for the latest updates.

Corso’s Headgear: Alabama over Georgia

No Super Dog picks this week.

Lee Corso:

Date Picks
12/1/18 Alabama  over  Georgia
12/1/18 MTSU  over  Alabama-Birmingham
12/1/18 Clemson  over  Pittsburgh
12/1/18 Boise State  over  Fresno State
12/1/18 Appalachian State  over  UL Lafayette
12/1/18 Virginia Tech  over  Marshall
12/1/18 Central Florida  over  Memphis
12/1/18 Ohio State  over  Northwestern
12/1/18 Oklahoma  over  Texas
12/1/18 Stanford  over  California
12/1/18 Southern  over  Alcorn State

Kirk Herbstreit:

Date Picks
12/1/18 Alabama  over  Georgia
12/1/18 MTSU  over  Alabama-Birmingham
12/1/18 Boise State  over  Fresno State
12/1/18 Appalachian State  over  UL Lafayette
12/1/18 Marshall  over  Virginia Tech
12/1/18 Central Florida  over  Memphis
12/1/18 Ohio State  over  Northwestern
12/1/18 Oklahoma  over  Texas
12/1/18 California  over  Stanford
12/1/18 Southern  over  Alcorn State
11/30/18 Washington  over  Utah

Desmond Howard:

Date Picks
12/1/18 Alabama  over  Georgia
12/1/18 Alabama-Birmingham  over  MTSU
12/1/18 Clemson  over  Pittsburgh
12/1/18 Boise State  over  Fresno State
12/1/18 Appalachian State  over  UL Lafayette
12/1/18 Virginia Tech  over  Marshall
12/1/18 Central Florida  over  Memphis
12/1/18 Ohio State  over  Northwestern
12/1/18 Oklahoma  over  Texas
12/1/18 California  over  Stanford
12/1/18 Southern  over  Alcorn State

Bear’s Bank:

Date Pick
12/1/18 Clemson  -27.5 vs Pittsburgh
12/1/18 Central Florida  -3 vs Memphis
12/1/18 Northwestern + 14.5 vs Ohio State

Quavo:

Date Picks
12/1/18 Georgia  over  Alabama
12/1/18 MTSU  over  Alabama-Birmingham
12/1/18 Clemson  over  Pittsburgh
12/1/18 Boise State  over  Fresno State
12/1/18 Appalachian State  over  UL Lafayette
12/1/18 Marshall  over  Virginia Tech
12/1/18 Central Florida  over  Memphis
12/1/18 Ohio State  over  Northwestern
12/1/18 Oklahoma  over  Texas
12/1/18 California  over  Stanford
12/1/18 Alcorn State  over  Southern

@GamedayJen:

Date Picks
12/1/18 Alabama  over  Georgia
12/1/18 Alabama-Birmingham  over  MTSU
12/1/18 Clemson  over  Pittsburgh
12/1/18 Boise State  over  Fresno State
12/1/18 Appalachian State  over  UL Lafayette
12/1/18 Virginia Tech  over  Marshall
12/1/18 Central Florida  over  Memphis
12/1/18 Ohio State  over  Northwestern
12/1/18 Oklahoma  over  Texas
12/1/18 California  over  Stanford
12/1/18 Southern  over  Alcorn State
11/30/18 Washington  over  Utah

David Pollack:

Date Picks
12/1/18 Alabama  over  Georgia

Paul Finebaum:

Date Picks
12/1/18 Alabama  over  Georgia
12/1/18 Clemson  over  Pittsburgh
12/1/18 Ohio State  over  Northwestern
12/1/18 Oklahoma  over  Texas
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Week 14 2018: #CFB Picks w/ Chris ‘The Bear’ Fallica & Stanford Steve!

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Here are the week 14 picks from Chris ‘The Bear’ Fallica and Stanford Steve via their weekly podcast.  As always, these picks are unofficial and I grade them based on their Thursday ESPN Chalk picks.  It is a small slate this week but here they are, and listen to the podcast for the full breakdown and the condo steamer if you need it.

Week 14 Bear’s Bank:

Date Pick
12/1/18 Clemson  -27.5 vs Pittsburgh
12/1/18 Central Florida  -3 vs Memphis
12/1/18 Northwestern + 14.5 vs Ohio State

Chris Fallica:

Date Pick
12/1/18 Clemson  -27.5 vs Pittsburgh
12/1/18 Northwestern + 14 vs Ohio State
11/30/18 Utah + 5.5 vs Washington

Stanford Steve:

Date Pick
12/1/18 Oklahoma  -8 vs Texas
12/1/18 California + 3 vs Stanford
11/30/18 Washington  -5.5 vs Utah

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Week 13 2018: #CFB Picks are graded; results are in!

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Welcome back everyone.  The week 13 picks are grades and we have the results for our expert panel of predictors and prognosticators.

Winners this week included Tim Tebow (8-1), Randy Cross (5-1), Mark May (8-2), Paul Finebaum (7-2), Marcus Spears (7-2), Kirk Herbstreit (11-4), Phil Steele (10-7 ATS, 11-5 straight up), Jef Ma (4-1 ATS), and Lou Holtz (7-3).  This week’s official win is going to your boy Scott Van Pelt at 7-2 ATS on his WINNERS segment this week.

Losers this week included Dusty Dvoracek (2-3 straight up, 1-5 ATS), Andrea Adelson (6-7), Tim Cowlishaw (1-4 ATS), Pat Forde (4-5 ATS), Rico Bosco (4-5 ATS), and Dan Katz (5-6 ATS).  This week’s official loss goes to the Bear at 1-7 ATS, so that’s a tough week for everyone’s favorite Bear.

Lee Corso had a so-so week at 8-6 but missed his headgear pick Michigan over Ohio State.  Celebrity guest Bryce Harper had a great week at 11-2.  @GamedayJen booked another winner at 14-6.  Bear’s Bank went 0-3 on the week as part of his 1-7 week.  Everyone else is somewhere in between so check out the full grades to see how your favorite (or most hated) personality did this week.

Straight up grades:

percent.correct n.correct n.wrong
Rece.Davis 100% 1 0
Trevor.Matich 100% 1 0
Greg.McElroy 100% 2 0
Jesse.Palmer 100% 1 0
Jordan.Rodgers 100% 3 0
Scott.Van.Pelt 100% 1 0
Jonathan.Vilma 100% 1 0
Tim.Tebow 88.89% 8 1
Steve.Coughlin 87.50% 7 1
Celebrity.Guest 84.62% 11 2
Randy.Cross 83.33% 5 1
Mark.May 80% 8 2
Rick.Neuheisel 80% 4 1
Pat.Forde 79.17% 19 5
Paul.Finebaum 77.78% 7 2
Marcus.Spears 77.78% 7 2
Joel.Klatt 75% 3 1
Chris.Low 75% 3 1
Mark.Schlabach 75% 3 1
Pete.Thamel 75% 3 1
Kirk.Herbstreit 73.33% 11 4
Jennifer 70% 14 6
Lou.Holtz 70% 7 3
Phil.Steele 68.75% 11 5
Bruce.Feldman 66.67% 10 5
Brett.McMurphy 66.67% 2 1
Aaron.Taylor 66.67% 4 2
Chris.Fallica 60% 6 4
Lee.Corso 57.14% 8 6
Desmond.Howard 56.25% 9 7
Heather.Dinich 50% 2 2
Matt.Leinart 50% 1 1
Ivan.Maisel 50% 2 2
Stewart.Mandel 50% 8 8
Ryan.McGee 50% 2 2
Robert.Smith 50% 1 1
Andrea.Adelson 46.15% 6 7
Dusty.Dvoracek 40% 2 3
Tim.Cowlishaw 33.33% 1 2
Brian.Jones 33.33% 2 4
Dave.Wannstedt 33.33% 1 2
Adam.Rittenberg 25% 1 3
Corso.Headgear 0% 0 1
David.Pollack 0% 0 1
Skip.Bayless 0% 0 1
Danny.Kanell 0% 0 1

ATS Grades:

% Correct n.correct n.wrong
danny.kanell.grade 100% 3 0
jeff.ma.grade 80% 4 1
scott.van.pelt.grade 77.78% 7 2
doug.kezirian.grade 66.67% 2 1
rufus.peabody.grade 60% 3 2
scott.spreitzer.grade 60% 3 2
phil.steele.grade 58.82% 10 7
steve.coughlin.grade 50% 3 3
stewart.mandel.grade 50% 8 8
brett.mcmurphy.grade 50% 3 3
dave.portnoy.grade 50% 9 9
pete.thamel.grade 50% 3 3
dan.katz.grade 45.45% 5 6
rico.bosco.grade 45% 4 5
pat.forde.grade 41.67% 2 3
bruce.feldman.grade 40% 6 9
tim.cowlishaw.grade 20% 1 4
dusty.dvoracek.grade 16.67% 1 5
chris.fallica.grade 12.50% 1 7
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