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Week 14 2021: CFB Picks from the Cover 3 Podcast!

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Here are the week 14 LOCKS from the Cover 3 podcast. Money line sprinkles are at the bottom.

Please note, many of Danny Kanell’s picks are different from his picks with Brady Quinn earlier this week. You decide what to do with that.

Chip Patterson:

Louisiana vs Appalachian State Under 53.5
Alabama + 6.5 vs Georgia
Michigan vs Iowa Under 44
Western Kentucky  -2.5 vs UTSA

Tom Fornelli:

California  -4 vs Southern Cal
Kent State  -3.5 vs Northern Illinois
San Diego State vs Utah State Under 50
Georgia  -6.5 vs Alabama
Michigan  -10.5 vs Iowa
Wake Forest vs Pittsburgh Under 71.5
Western Kentucky  -2.5 vs UTSA

Danny Kanell:

California  -4 vs Southern Cal
Baylor + 5.5 vs Oklahoma State
San Diego State vs Utah State Over 49.5
Louisiana + 3 vs Appalachian State
Cincinnati  -10.5 vs Houston
Alabama + 6.5 vs Georgia
Pittsburgh  -3 vs Wake Forest
Wake Forest vs Pittsburgh Over 71.5
UTSA + 3 vs Western Kentucky
UTSA vs Western Kentucky Under 72.5

Bud Elliott:

California  -4 vs Southern Cal
Oklahoma State vs Baylor Under 47
Cincinnati vs Houston Under 53.5
Georgia  -6.5 vs Alabama
Michigan vs Iowa Under 44
Pittsburgh  -3 vs Wake Forest

Money line sprinkles:
Chip: Baylor+180, Alabama+215, Wake+130
Tom: Louisiana+120, Wake+130, Oregon+116,
Danny: Baylor+180, Louisiana+120, Oregon+116,
Bud: Houston+340

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Week 13 2021: CFB Analyst picks are graded; results are in!

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Week 13 is in the books and the picks from our expert panel of college football analysts are graded. We will once again be using our experimental GDC Value (Game Day Cole Value) to weight individual picks.

Lee Corso missed his headgear pick Ohio State over Michigan and went 7-5 overall with a GDC Value 1.716. Celebrity guest picker Sebastian Maniscalco went 8-4 on the week with a GDC Value of 3.772. Winners this week include Dennis Dodd (16-7, 7.832 GDC), @GamedayJen (9-3, 5.58 GDC) and Danny Kanell (6-1, 4.705 GDC). Our winner this week is Tom Fornelli at 19-7 on the week with a GDC Value of 10.662.

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

***GDC is an aggregate computer rating applied to each team, whereby any specific pick can be assigned a positive/negative value based on the ratio of team ratings.

NamePctWinLossTieGDC.Value
Average60.671991290NA
Tom.Fornelli73.08197010.662
Dennis.Dodd69.5716707.832
Jennifer759305.58
Danny.Kanell85.716104.705
David.Hale66.6710504.23
Celebrity.Guest66.678403.772
Booger.McFarland804102.987
Jordan.Rodgers1003002.815
Tim.Tebow1003002.815
Mark.May71.435202.714
Stewart.Mandel63.647402.676
Jon.Berger804102.671
Randy.Cross62.55302.041
Rick.Neuheisel62.55301.943
Pete.Thamel753101.92
Pat.Forde56.259701.742
Lee.Corso58.337501.716
Desmond.Howard58.337501.708
Chris.Fallica66.674201.694
Andrea.Adelson62.55301.666
Chip.Patterson56141101.66
Colin.Cowherd1001000.966
Chris.Doering1001000.926
Phil.Steele66.672100.902
Paul.Finebaum66.672100.875
Steve.Coughlin66.672100.854
Brett.McMurphy66.672100.841
Brady.Quinn603200.73
Brian.Jones504400.054
Bob.Stoops501100.026
Matt.Leinart50110-0.06
Aaron.Taylor50440-0.124
Bruce.Feldman50550-0.441
Roman.Harper33.33120-0.963
Scott.Van.Pelt33.33120-0.979
Corso.Headgear0010-1.026
EJ.Manuel40230-1.097
Mark.Richt40230-1.097
Lou.Holtz42.86340-1.172
Kirk.Herbstreit45.45560-1.304
Dan.Wetzel25130-1.998
Eric.Mac.Lain33.33240-2.02
Reggie.Bush0020-2.059
Joey.Galloway25130-2.092
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Week 13 2021: CFB Picks from the Cover 3 podcast!

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Here are the week 13 locks with money line sprinkles at the bottom. Please note, some of Danny’s picks may differ from his picks on CBS Sports HQ with Brady Quinn. You can decide what to make of that.

Chip Patterson:

Arizona + 20.5 vs Arizona State
East Carolina + 14.5 vs Cincinnati
Florida State + 3 vs Florida
Louisville  -2.5 vs Kentucky
Wisconsin  -6.5 vs Minnesota
Clemson  -11 vs South Carolina
Virginia  -7 vs Virginia Tech
Mississippi State  -1 vs Ole Miss

Tom Fornelli:

Southern Miss  -10 vs FIU
Ohio State  -7.5 vs Michigan
Boston College vs Wake Forest Under 64.5
East Carolina + 14.5 vs Cincinnati
Illinois  -6.5 vs Northwestern
Oklahoma State vs Oklahoma Under 50.5
Navy  -12.5 vs Temple
Air Force vs UNLV Over 50.5
Missouri + 14.5 vs Arkansas
Nebraska vs Iowa Under 41.5
Northern Illinois vs Western Michigan Under 63.5

Danny Kanell:

Michigan + 8.5 vs Ohio State
Michigan vs Ohio State Under 64.5
Florida vs Florida State Under 59.5
Georgia Tech + 35.5 vs Georgia
Oklahoma State  -4 vs Oklahoma
Clemson  -11 vs South Carolina
Notre Dame  -19 vs Stanford
Vanderbilt + 3.5 vs Tennessee
UCLA  -6.5 vs California
Nebraska + 1.5 vs Iowa
NC State  -6 vs North Carolina
Mississippi State  -1 vs Ole Miss

Bud Elliott:

Michigan vs Ohio State Under 64.5
Boston College + 5 vs Wake Forest
Florida vs Florida State Under 59.5
Illinois  -6.5 vs Northwestern
Memphis vs Tulane Over 57.5
Oklahoma + 4.5 vs Oklahoma State
Notre Dame  -19 vs Stanford
Air Force vs UNLV Under 50.5
Kansas State + 3 vs Texas
Northern Illinois vs Western Michigan Under 63.5

Money line sprinkles:
Chip: East Carolina+470, Michigan+250
Tom: Ole MIss+105, North Carolina+200, Kentucky+130, OU+172
Danny: FSU+125, Michigan St+105, KState+!30
Bud: BGSU+195, Army+155, UMass+200

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