Week 12 2021: CFB Analyst picks are graded; results are in!

Week 12 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 got his headgear pick right choosing Ohio State over Michigan State. Coach Corso went 8-2 overall on the week with a GDC value of 5.704. @GamedayJEn went 8-2 on her picks as well with a slightly higher 5.848 GDC. Celebrity guest pickers Twenty One Pilots went 7-3 with a GDC of 3.88. Other winners this week included Dennis Dodd (20-2, 16.444 GDC), Brady Quinn (15-1, 12.99 GDC) and Pat Forde (13-3, 9.73 GDC). However this week’s official winner was an extremely right race with Chip Patterson going 21-2 with a GDC of 17.329 barely edging out Tom Fornelli at 22-3 with a GDC of 17.225. That is two of the highest GDC weekly values we have seen this season! Congratulations to both of you but Chip gets the official win in the record books.

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
Average79.82265670NA
Chip.Patterson91.3212017.329
Tom.Fornelli88223017.225
Dennis.Dodd90.91202016.444
Brady.Quinn93.75151012.99
Pat.Forde81.2513309.73
Bruce.Feldman909107.642
Stewart.Mandel81.829206.742
Desmond.Howard81.829206.664
Aaron.Taylor81.829206.637
David.Hale76.9210306.277
Jennifer808205.848
Mark.May87.57105.707
Lee.Corso808205.704
Andrea.Adelson87.57105.513
Pete.Thamel1005004.755
Brian.Jones72.738304.729
Celebrity.Guest707303.88
Steve.Coughlin1004003.817
Dan.Wetzel1004003.681
Kirk.Herbstreit707303.656
Chris.Fallica83.335103.586
Phil.Steele83.335103.46
Dusty.Dvoracek1003002.87
Rick.Neuheisel63.647402.832
Joey.Galloway1003002.786
EJ.Manuel753101.956
Eric.Mac.Lain753101.916
Scott.Van.Pelt753101.891
Kevin.Carter1002001.84
Houston.Nutt753101.799
Lou.Holtz62.55301.797
Colin.Cowherd1001000.975
Corso.Headgear1001000.923
Randy.Cross54.556500.826
Danny.Kanell57.144300.787
Mark.Richt50220-0.024
David.Pollack50110-0.047
Greg.McElroy50110-0.054
Jon.Berger50110-0.083
Paul.Finebaum50110-0.142
Roman.Harper50110-0.142
Jordan.Rodgers50110-0.142
Tim.Tebow50110-0.142
Matt.Leinart0010-0.975

Week 12 2021: CFB Picks from the Cover 3 Podcast!

Here are the week 12 picks from the Cover 3 podcast including money line sprinkles at the bottom.

Tom Fornelli:

North Texas  -10 vs FIU
Cincinnati vs SMU Under 65
Clemson vs Wake Forest Over 56.5
Miami (FL) vs Virginia Tech Under 56.5
Michigan State + 19.5 vs Ohio State
Iowa State + 4 vs Oklahoma
Tulsa  -21 vs Temple
UCLA  -3 vs Southern Cal
Oregon + 3.5 vs Utah

Chip Patterson:

Clemson vs Wake Forest Over 56.5
Iowa vs Illinois Under 38.5
Kansas State  -0.5 vs Baylor
Michigan State + 19.5 vs Ohio State
Virginia + 14.5 vs Pittsburgh
UCLA  -3 vs Southern Cal
Texas + 3.5 vs West Virginia

Danny Kanell:

Alabama vs Arkansas Under 58.5
Liberty  -4 vs Louisiana
Miami (FL)  -7.5 vs Virginia Tech
Missouri vs Florida Under 69.5
Ohio State  -19 vs Michigan State
Arizona State  -3 vs Oregon State
Kansas + 21.5 vs TCU
UCLA  -3 vs Southern Cal
Nebraska + 9 vs Wisconsin
Wisconsin vs Nebraska Under 42
Duke vs Louisville Under 60

Bud Elliott:

MTSU  -3.5 vs Old Dominion
Akron vs Kent State Under 75
Clemson  -4 vs Wake Forest
Colorado + 7 vs Washington
Kansas State vs Baylor Under 50.5
Oklahoma vs Iowa State Under 59.5
South Carolina vs Auburn Over 44.5
TCU vs Kansas Under 65.5
Oregon + 3.5 vs Utah
UNLV vs San Diego State Under 41.5
Nevada vs Air Force Under 52.5
Duke vs Louisville Over 60

Money line sprinkles:
Tom: FSU+110, Illinois+385, USF+180, Oregon+140
Chip: Colorado+235, Missouri+270, South Carolina+260
Danny: FSU+110, Iowa State+155, Oregon+140, Nebraska+310
Bud: VT+250, Oregon St+135,

Week 11 2021: CFB Picks from the Cover 3 podcast!

Here are the week 11 picks from the Cover 3 podcast including money line sprinkles at the bottom.

Note: Danny Kanell was on CBS Sports HQ yesterday giving out picks and some of his picks differ from the Cover 3 podcast picks. You decide what to make of that.

Tom Fornelli:

Auburn vs Mississippi State Under 50
Oklahoma  -5.5 vs Baylor
Boston College + 2 vs Georgia Tech
South Carolina + 1 vs Missouri
Purdue + 21 vs Ohio State
Oklahoma State vs TCU Over 54.5
Michigan  -1 vs Penn State
Houston  -24.5 vs Temple
Tulane vs Tulsa Under 55.5
Wisconsin vs Northwestern Over 40.5

Chip Patterson:

Oklahoma  -5.5 vs Baylor
Iowa vs Minnesota Under 37.5
Michigan State vs Maryland Over 60.5
Washington State + 14 vs Oregon
Penn State vs Michigan Under 48.5
Tennessee vs Georgia Over 56
Notre Dame  -5.5 vs Virginia
South Florida + 23.5 vs Cincinnati
Pittsburgh vs North Carolina Under 72.5

Danny Kanell:

Utah  -24 vs Arizona
Arizona vs Utah Under 54
Florida State + 3 vs Miami (FL)
Maryland + 13.5 vs Michigan State
Missouri  -1 vs South Carolina
Oklahoma State  -12.5 vs TCU
Washington State + 14 vs Oregon
Penn State + 1 vs Michigan
Tennessee vs Georgia Over 56
Wisconsin  -24 vs Northwestern
South Florida + 23.5 vs Cincinnati
Pittsburgh vs North Carolina Under 72.5

Bud Elliott:

Alabama vs New Mexico State Under 68
Baylor vs Oklahoma Under 62.5
Miami (FL)  -2.5 vs Florida State
Rutgers + 7 vs Indiana
Michigan State vs Maryland Under 61.5
Washington State + 14 vs Oregon
SMU vs UCF Over 60
Temple vs Houston Under 54.5
Texas vs Kansas Under 62.5
Texas Tech vs Iowa State Under 58.5
Tulane vs Tulsa Over 55.5
Notre Dame  -5.5 vs Virginia

Money line sprinkles:
Tom: Syracuse+135, Nevada+130, Ark State+135
Chip: USF+1200, ECU+172, UConn+15000
Danny: Nevada+130, LSU+115, NC State+108, Baylor+186, Tennessee+945
Bud: Syracuse+135, Minnesota+195