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

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

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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,

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