Week 1 2023: CFB Picks from the Cover 3 Podcast!

Here are the week 1 picks from the Cover 3 podcast. As always I recommend you watch/listen/subscribe/like so you can get the picks as soon as they drop along with the great analysis.

Chip Patterson:

Florida State vs LSU Over 55.5
Wyoming+14.5 vs Texas Tech
Alabama-39 vs MTSU
Baylor-27.5 vs Texas State
Colorado State+11.5 vs Washington State
Ohio State-30 vs Indiana
TCU-20.5 vs Colorado
NC State TT over 29.5

Tom Fornelli:

LSU-2.5 vs Florida State
Rutgers vs Northwestern Under 39.5
Texas Tech-14 vs Wyoming
Illinois-9 vs Toledo
South Carolina+2.5 vs North Carolina
Colorado State+11.5 vs Washington State
North Texas vs California Under 54
Massachusetts+35 vs Auburn
Boise State+14 vs Washington
Purdue-3.5 vs Fresno State
TCU-20.5 vs Colorado
NC State-14.5 vs Connecticut

Danny Kanell:

Florida State+3 vs LSU
North Carolina-2.5 vs South Carolina
Washington vs Boise State Over 58.5
Tennessee vs Virginia Over 55.5
TCU-20.5 vs Colorado
Iowa vs Utah State Under 43.5
Utah vs Florida Under 44
NC State-14.5 vs Connecticut

Bud Elliott:

Florida State vs LSU Over 55.5
Florida State+3 vs LSU
Florida State TT over 27.5
Alabama-39 vs MTSU
Southern Cal vs Nevada Under 66.5
Washington 1H TT over 19.5
Indiana vs Ohio State Under 59.5
Tennessee-27.5 vs Virginia
SMU-19.5 vs Louisiana Tech
TCU-20.5 vs Colorado
Liberty vs Bowling Green Under 50
Kentucky 1H-13.5 vs Ball State
NC State-14.5 vs Connecticut

Money line sprinkles:
Chip: North Texas+225, Hawaii+136, Colorado State+330
Tom: South Alabama+220, Nebraska+240
Danny: Florida State+120, Georgia Tech+240, South Alabama+220
Bud: Akron+330

Week 0 2023: CFB Locks from the Cover 3 Podcast!

We are officially opening the 2023-24 college football season with the week 0 edition of Locks from the Cover 3 Podcast!

Chip Patterson:

Southern Cal 1H-17.5 vs San Jose State
Vanderbilt 1H-9.5 vs Hawaii
Vanderbilt TT over 37.5
Ohio+2.5 vs San Diego State
New Mexico State-6 vs Massachusetts
Jacksonville State+1.5 vs UTEP

Tom Fornelli:

Louisiana Tech vs FIU Over 58.5
San Jose State+32 vs Southern Cal
Vanderbilt-17.5 vs Hawaii
New Mexico State-6 vs Massachusetts
Jacksonville State+1.5 vs UTEP
Notre Dame-20.5 vs Navy

Danny Kanell:

Southern Cal 1H-17.5 vs San Jose State
Vanderbilt-17.5 vs Hawaii
New Mexico State-6 vs Massachusetts
Jacksonville State+1.5 vs UTEP
Notre Dame vs Navy 1H Under 27

Bud Elliott:

Louisiana Tech 1H-6.5 vs FIU
Southern Cal 1H-17.5 vs San Jose State
Vanderbilt 1H-9.5 vs Hawaii
Vanderbilt vs Hawaii Over 55
Navy 1Q TT under 0.5 vs Notre Dame

Money line sprinkles:
Chip: Ohio+120
Tom: Ohio+120
Danny: Jacksonville State+100
Bud: Ohio+120

2023-23 College football season: Final grades are in!

After a few delays due to some significant technical problems, we have finalized the grades for our 2022-23 college football season.

For the college football analysts making straight up picks (not against the spread), this year’s champion is none other than the famous sportswriter Tom Fornelli. He went 229-88 with a win percentage of 72.24 and a GDC value of 118.201.

For our college football gambling picks against the spread, this year’s champion is none other than the world famous Chris Fallica AKA the Bear. The Bear had a fantastic season profiting 17.91 units with a win percentage of 60.91 against the spread.

For our money line gambling picks, there was a single gambler who was head and shoulders above the field. Danny Kanell had a tough season against the spread, but his money line sprinkles on the Cover 3 podcast were huge. He profited 11.67 units on 46 money line picks.

Congratulations to Tom Fornelli, Chris Fallica and Danny Kanell on their impressive performances this season and look for the congratulatory GamedayCole fruit basket which is on the way.

2022-23 Analyst Grades:

NamePctWinLossGDC.Value
Tom.Fornelli72.2422988118.201
Chip.Patterson71.1622792112.557
Dennis.Dodd72.0421985111.597
Brady.Quinn75.641183869.778
David.Hale69.741365966.193
Desmond.Howard681195657.66
Danny.Kanell74.8923152.63
Ross.Dellenger63.511347751.057
Jennifer61.951277843.295
Stewart.Mandel64.381035741.076
Bruce.Feldman64.331015639.576
Pat.Forde59.741389337.902
Kirk.Herbstreit62.891005936.583
Rece.Davis71.74662635.591
Celebrity.Guest62.84935534.569
Andrea.Adelson66.38773931.053
Dan.Wetzel68.42653030.696
Chris.Fallica77.78421227.079
Randy.Cross62.18744527.022
Lou.Holtz67.95532525.175
Pete.Thamel65.93603125.086
Lee.Corso62.26664023.892
Phil.Steele75.51371220.86
Jon.Berger70.37381618.761
Pat.McAfee56.13876816.041
Paul.Finebaum7527915.941
Greg.McElroy64.29362014.791
Steve.Coughlin64.81351913.761
Dusty.Dvoracek74.1923813.327
Brian.Jones56.1695412.895
Dan.Mullen57.45544012.489
David.Pollack66.67281412.193
Chris.Doering84.2116311.932
Colin.Cowherd86.6713210.267
Roman.Harper66.67241210.162
Aaron.Taylor55.56604810.03
Eric.Mac.Lain721879.938
Tim.Tebow65.7123129.032
Joey.Galloway76.471347.936
Mark.May56.4144347.795
Scott.Van.Pelt72.221357.338
Rick.Neuheisel53.3364566.907
Mark.Richt60.6120136.337
Tom.Luginbill57.1424185.291
Corso.Headgear69.23944.909
Reggie.Bush64.711164.448
Brett.McMurphy59.3819134.399
Joel.Klatt60962.504
Urban.Meyer58.821072.498
Trevor.Matich62.5531.696
EJ.Manuel52.9418161.212
Skip.Bayless100100.888
Brad.Edwards100100.888
Jesse.Palmer66.67210.78
Clint.Stoerner53.85760.724
Houston.Nutt5011-0.033
Jordan.Rodgers51.521716-0.262
Adam.Rittenberg502121-0.639
Stephen.A.Smith001-0.888
Emmanuel.Acho001-0.994
Kevin.Carter44.4445-1.106
Matt.Leinart47.0689-1.233
Sam.Acho45.451012-2.1
Average65.4333581774NA

2022-23 Gambling Grades:

NamePctWinLossTieProfit
Chris.Fallica.ATS60.916743117.91
Emory.Hunt.ATS57.798965415.91
Wes.Reynolds.ATS61.635333015.18
Adam.Kramer.ATS57.538462414.36
Stuckey.ATS62.864426214
Scott.Spreitzer.ATS80205313.18
Scott.Van.Pelt.ATS57.487354412.36
Kelly.Stewart.ATS58.335640410.91
Phil.Steele.ATS57.78523829.27
Steve.Coughlin.ATS59.68372518.64
Collin.Wilson.ATS57.83483538.64
Todd.Fuhrman.ATS57.14523908.27
Sam.Cooper.ATS53.85988415.09
Bud.Elliott.ATS54.35504223.45
Rufus.Peabody.ATS57.69151102.64
David.Pollack.ATS61.548502.27
Dusty.Dvoracek.ATS54.24322722.09
Doug.Kezirian.ATS53.25413641.27
Trevor.Matich.ATS1001000.91
Jeff.Ma.ATS66.672100.82
Greg.McElroy.ATS53.33242100.82
Pat.McAfee.ATS50552-0.45
Stewart.Mandel.ATS52.1784772-0.64
Darren.Rovell.ATS50770-0.64
Colin.Cowherd.ATS50880-0.73
Norm.Hitzges.ATS52.187800-0.91
Jason.McIntyre.ATS51.1622210-1
Matt.Barrie.ATS5012120-1.09
Joel.Klatt.ATS44.44450-1.36
Lee.Corso.ATS46.15670-1.55
Desmond.Howard.ATS46.15670-1.55
Joe.Fortenbaugh.ATS51.2840382-1.64
Anita.Marks.ATS46.67780-1.64
Erin.Kate.Dolan.ATS25130-2.09
Chris.Doering.ATS48.5717181-2.55
Dan.Katz.ATS52.092622419-2.82
Joey.Galloway.ATS45.8311130-3
Tony.Barnhart.ATS5038382-3.45
Tyler.Fulghum.ATS49.1529302-3.64
Bryant.McFadden.ATS47.3718201-3.64
Brett.McMurphy.ATS50.551503-3.64
Bruce.Feldman.ATS50.9878754-4.09
Kirk.Herbstreit.ATS33.335100-5.45
Kayce.Smith.ATS45.6521251-5.91
Brent.Musburger.ATS45.8322260-6
Brady.Quinn.ATS51.7228526612-6.91
Matt.Youmans.ATS48.4848511-7.36
Pamela.Maldonado.ATS48.5149524-7.45
Clay.Travis.ATS49.6980810-8.27
Dan.Wetzel.ATS48.861643-8.54
Nick.Bromberg.ATS48.4663670-9.73
Bill.Connelly.ATS48.4864685-9.82
Kenny.White.ATS46.9446522-10.18
Brandon.Walker.ATS47.9570763-12.36
Chip.Patterson.ATS46.3169803-17.27
Tom.Fornelli.ATS46.4171821-17.45
Jon.Berger.ATS45.5962743-17.64
Megan.Makin.Money.ATS46.8682933-18.45
Pete.Thamel.ATS43.9458745-21.27
Rico.Bosco.ATS45.5176911-21.91
David.Hale.ATS46.35891031-22.09
Rece.Davis.ATS43.9762795-22.64
Ross.Dellenger.ATS42.8654723-22.91
Mark.May.ATS34.6726493-25.36
Pat.Forde.ATS41.652734-25.73
Katie.Pondiscio.ATS38.3838610-26.45
Barrett.Sallee.ATS46.891431627-32
Dave.Portnoy.ATS46.641391595-32.64
Dennis.Dodd.ATS45.051321617-41
Danny.Kanell.ATS47.9427930314-49.36

2022-23 Money Line Grades:

NameROI.PctUnits.Up.DownN.Picks
Danny.Kanell.ML25.3711.6746
Anita.Marks.ML1301.31
Kenny.White.ML6.150.813
Stuckey.ML74.070.741
Tom.Fornelli.ML1.150.6254
Bud.Elliott.ML1.240.5141
Steve.Coughlin.ML-10-0.22
Bryant.McFadden.ML-7.33-0.223
Wes.Reynolds.ML-11.54-0.232
Colin.Cowherd.ML-3.31-0.4313
Brandon.Walker.ML-2.47-0.4920
Kayce.Smith.ML-100-11
Phil.Steele.ML-100-11
Collin.Wilson.ML-100-11
Pamela.Maldonado.ML-8.44-1.3516
Megan.ML-18.5-1.669
Todd.Fuhrman.ML-100-22
Emory.Hunt.ML-45-2.255
Katie.Pondiscio.ML-100-44
Chip.Patterson.ML-14.94-5.2335
Jon.Berger.ML-37.53-7.1319
Kelly.Stewart.ML-28.95-12.4543
Chris.Fallica.ML-28.97-18.2563