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

Week 3 of our college football season is in the books and the picks from our analysts (not gamblers) are graded. Let’s dive right in.

We have lots of winners this week, but we have one of the all-time best weeks we’ve ever seen. Tom Fornelli went 20-1 on picks this week and he is being recognized for a great achievement. Congratulations to Tom Fornelli on an incredible week last week.

Celebrity guest picker Candace Parker went 3-6 on College Gameday this week. Kirk Herbstreit went 4-4. Desmond Howard went 4-5. Nick Saban went 5-4. The best performance from the Gameday crew was Pat McAfee at 6-2 this week.

Everyone else is in the mix below so check out the full slate of results to see how your favorite (or most hated) personality did this week.

NamePctWinLoss
Andy_Staples10040
Tim_Tebow10040
Chris_Fallica10020
Brett_McMurphy10020
Phil_Steele10020
Scott_Van_Pelt10010
Tom_Fornelli95.24201
Shehan_Jeyarajah85.71183
Richard_Johnson85.71183
Chip_Patterson81.82184
Danny_Kanell8041
Josh_Pate8041
Randy_Cross77.7872
Pat_McAfee7562
Rece_Davis7531
Paul_Finebaum7531
Pete_Thamel7531
JD_Pickell66.6721
Jordan_Rodgers66.6721
Steve_Coughlin6032
Roman_Harper6032
Joel_Klatt6032
David_Pollack6032
Greg_McElroy57.1443
Nick_Saban55.5654
Jennifer55.5654
Aaron_Taylor55.5654
Kirk_Herbstreit5044
Jimbo_Fisher5022
Eric_Mac_Lain5022
Desmond_Howard44.4445
Brian_Jones44.4445
Rick_Neuheisel44.4445
Celebrity_Guest33.3336
Dusty_Dvoracek2513
Average69.817877

Week 3 2025: CFB picks from the Cover 3 Podcast!

Here are your week 3 picks from the Cover 3 podcast earlier today! ATS picks are up top and money line sprinkles are at the bottom.

ATS picks:

PickName
Wyoming vs Utah Under 48.5 (-110)Bud Elliott
UAB-11.5 vs Akron (-110)Bud Elliott
Tulsa+14.5 vs Navy (-110)Bud Elliott
Memphis-3.5 vs Troy (-110)Bud Elliott
Texas Tech vs Oregon State Under 61.5 (-110)Bud Elliott
Tennessee vs Georgia Under 50 (-110)Bud Elliott
Arkansas+7.5 vs Ole Miss (-110)Bud Elliott
Miami (FL) 1H-9.5 vs South Florida (-110)Bud Elliott
Florida+7.5 vs LSU (-110)Bud Elliott
Clemson-3 vs Georgia Tech (-110)Bud Elliott
Houston-4.5 vs Colorado (-110)Bud Elliott
Vanderbilt+4.5 vs South Carolina (-110)Chip Patterson
Southern Cal 4Q-3.5 vs Purdue (-110)Chip Patterson
Arkansas+7.5 vs Ole Miss (-110)Chip Patterson
Notre Dame vs Texas A&M Over 49.5 (-110)Chip Patterson
Oregon 2H-13.5 vs Northwestern (-110)Chip Patterson
Richmond+21.5 vs North Carolina (-110)Chip Patterson
Miami (FL) 1H-9.5 vs South Florida (-110)Chip Patterson
Florida+7.5 vs LSU (-110)Chip Patterson
Clemson-3 vs Georgia Tech (-110)Chip Patterson
Minnesota-2.5 vs California (-110)Chip Patterson
South Alabama+24.5 vs Auburn (-110)Chip Patterson
Tennessee vs Georgia 1H Under 24.5 (-110)Danny Kanell
Boston College-13.5 vs Stanford (-110)Danny Kanell
Vanderbilt+4.5 vs South Carolina (-110)Danny Kanell
Southern Cal-20.5 vs Purdue (-110)Danny Kanell
Notre Dame vs Texas A&M Over 49.5 (-110)Danny Kanell
Oregon-27.5 vs Northwestern (-110)Danny Kanell
South Florida+17.5 vs Miami (FL) (-110)Danny Kanell
Georgia Tech vs Clemson Over 52 (-110)Danny Kanell
Alabama-20.5 vs Wisconsin (-110)Danny Kanell
Houston-4.5 vs Colorado (-110)Danny Kanell
Utah State+4.5 vs Air Force (-110)Tom Fornelli
Georgia-3.5 vs Tennessee (-110)Tom Fornelli
Purdue 1Q+6.5 vs Southern Cal (-110)Tom Fornelli
Notre Dame TT under 28.5 (-110)Tom Fornelli
Oregon-27.5 vs Northwestern (-110)Tom Fornelli
South Florida TT under 20.5 (-110)Tom Fornelli
LSU vs Florida Under 47.5 (-110)Tom Fornelli

Money line picks:

PicksName
Duke+104 vs TulaneBud_Elliott_ML
New Mexico+540 vs UCLABud_Elliott_ML
Old Dominion+235 vs Virginia TechChip_Patterson_ML
Vanderbilt+175 vs South CarolinaChip_Patterson_ML
Arkansas+240 vs Ole MissChip_Patterson_ML
Jacksonville State+155 vs Georgia SouthernChip_Patterson_ML
South Alabama+1500 vs AuburnChip_Patterson_ML
West Virginia+225 vs PittsburghDanny_Kanell_ML
Duke+104 vs TulaneDanny_Kanell_ML
Tennessee+150 vs GeorgiaDanny_Kanell_ML
Vanderbilt+175 vs South CarolinaDanny_Kanell_ML
Duke+104 vs TulaneTom_Fornelli_ML
Arkansas+240 vs Ole MissTom_Fornelli_ML
Bowling Green+195 vs LibertyTom_Fornelli_ML

Week 2 2025: CFB Locks from the Cover 3 podcast!

Here are your week 2 LOCKS from the Cover 3 podcast including money line sprinkles at the bottom.

Note: Some of Danny’s picks are mixed in with picks from his appearance on CBS Sports HQ but I’m including them here for simplicity’s sake.

ATS picks:

PickName
UNLV vs UCLA Over 54.5 (-110)Bud Elliott
Western Kentucky+7.5 vs Toledo (-110)Bud Elliott
Kent State+48.5 vs Texas Tech (-110)Bud Elliott
Oregon State vs Fresno State 1H Under 23 (-110)Bud Elliott
Oklahoma vs Michigan 1H Under 23 (-110)Bud Elliott
Tulsa-4.5 vs New Mexico State (-110)Bud Elliott
Kentucky vs Ole Miss 1H Under 26 (-110)Bud Elliott
Florida 1H-10 vs South Florida (-110)Bud Elliott
Duke vs Illinois 1H Under 24.5 (-110)Bud Elliott
Cincinnati-21 vs Bowling Green (-110)Bud Elliott
UNLV vs UCLA Over 54.5 (-110)Chip Patterson
SMU vs Baylor 1Q Over 14 (-110)Chip Patterson
Fresno State+3.5 vs Oregon State (-110)Chip Patterson
Oregon 1H-16.5 vs Oklahoma State (-110)Chip Patterson
Oregon-28.5 vs Oklahoma State (-110)Chip Patterson
Oklahoma vs Michigan 1H Under 23 (-110)Chip Patterson
Mississippi State+6.5 vs Arizona State (-110)Chip Patterson
Iowa TT over 19.5 (-110)Chip Patterson
Duke vs Illinois 1H Under 24.5 (-110)Chip Patterson
Arkansas TT over 43 (-110)Chip Patterson
Texas Tech-48.5 vs Kent State (-110)Danny Kanell
Texas A&M-31.5 vs Utah State (-110)Danny Kanell
Texas-36.5 vs San Jose State (-110)Danny Kanell
SMU vs Baylor Over 63.5 (-110)Danny Kanell
Penn State vs FIU Over 54.5 (-110)Danny Kanell
Oregon-28.5 vs Oklahoma State (-110)Danny Kanell
Oklahoma vs Michigan 1H Under 23 (-110)Danny Kanell
Oklahoma vs Michigan Under 45.5 (-110)Danny Kanell
Missouri vs Kansas Over 50.5 (-110)Danny Kanell
Mississippi State vs Arizona State Over 58.5 (-110)Danny Kanell
LSU vs Louisiana Tech Over 51.5 (-110)Danny Kanell
Kentucky vs Ole Miss 1H Under 26 (-110)Danny Kanell
Kentucky vs Ole Miss Over 50.5 (-110)Danny Kanell
Kansas State-17 vs Army (-110)Danny Kanell
Iowa+3.5 vs Iowa State (-110)Danny Kanell
Indiana-35.5 vs Kennesaw State (-110)Danny Kanell
Florida vs South Florida Over 55.5 (-110)Danny Kanell
Duke vs Illinois Over 49.5 (-110)Danny Kanell
Illinois-2.5 vs Duke (-110)Danny Kanell
Clemson-33.5 vs Troy (-110)Danny Kanell
BYU-20 vs Stanford (-110)Danny Kanell
Alabama vs Louisiana Monroe Over 50.5 (-110)Danny Kanell
Western Kentucky+7.5 vs Toledo (-110)Tom Fornelli
Rutgers vs Miami (OH) Over 45.5 (-110)Tom Fornelli
Fresno State+3.5 vs Oregon State (-110)Tom Fornelli
Oregon-28.5 vs Oklahoma State (-110)Tom Fornelli
Oklahoma vs Michigan Under 45.5 (-110)Tom Fornelli
Iowa State vs Iowa Over 41.5 (-110)Tom Fornelli
Indiana-35 vs Kennesaw State (-110)Tom Fornelli
Duke vs Illinois Under 50 (-110)Tom Fornelli

Money line sprinkles:

PicksName
Texas State+160 vs UTSABud_Elliott_ML
Michigan+176 vs OklahomaBud_Elliott_ML
Boston College+170 vs Michigan StateBud_Elliott_ML
Virginia+122 vs NC StateChip_Patterson_ML
Mississippi State+210 vs Arizona StateChip_Patterson_ML
Iowa+140 vs Iowa StateChip_Patterson_ML
UNLV+120 vs UCLADanny_Kanell_ML
Virginia+122 vs NC StateDanny_Kanell_ML
Kansas+210 vs MissouriDanny_Kanell_ML
Kansas+210 vs MissouriTom_Fornelli_ML
Mississippi State+210 vs Arizona StateTom_Fornelli_ML