Week 9 2021: CFB Picks from the Cover 3 podcast!

Here are the week 9 picks from the Cover 3 podcast including Money Line Sprinkles at the bottom.

Note: Danny’s picks include his appearance on CBS Sports HQ from this week, hence the large card.

Chip Patterson:

Fresno State + 1 vs San Diego State
Notre Dame  -3.5 vs North Carolina
Notre Dame vs North Carolina Over 62
Wisconsin vs Iowa Under 36.5
SMU + 1 vs Houston
Illinois vs Rutgers Under 42
Michigan State vs Michigan Under 51
Northwestern vs Minnesota Under 43.5
Kansas + 30.5 vs Oklahoma State

Tom Fornelli:

Colorado State vs Boise State Under 51.5
Indiana + 5.5 vs Maryland
Wisconsin vs Iowa Over 36.5
Baylor vs Texas Under 61.5
Virginia Tech + 4.5 vs Georgia Tech
Illinois vs Rutgers Under 42
Kansas State vs TCU Under 58.5
Nebraska vs Purdue Under 52.5
Northwestern vs Minnesota Under 43.5
Oklahoma State vs Kansas Over 54.5
UCLA + 6.5 vs Utah

Danny Kanell:

Fresno State + 1 vs San Diego State
San Diego State vs Fresno State Over 44.5
North Carolina + 3.5 vs Notre Dame
Notre Dame vs North Carolina Over 62.5
Florida + 14.5 vs Georgia
Florida vs Georgia Under 51
Wisconsin  -3.5 vs Iowa
Wisconsin vs Iowa Under 36.5
Auburn  -2.5 vs Ole Miss
Auburn vs Ole Miss Under 66
Texas + 2.5 vs Baylor
Baylor vs Texas Over 61
Virginia + 2.5 vs BYU
BYU vs Virginia Over 64
Clemson vs Florida State Under 47.5
Houston  -0.5 vs SMU
Houston vs SMU Over 62.5
Michigan State + 4.5 vs Michigan
Michigan State vs Michigan Under 51
Mississippi State + 1.5 vs Kentucky
Mississippi State vs Kentucky Over 47
Penn State + 18.5 vs Ohio State
Ohio State vs Penn State Over 60
Oklahoma  -18.5 vs Texas Tech
Oklahoma vs Texas Tech Under 66.5
Kansas + 30.5 vs Oklahoma State
Oklahoma State vs Kansas Under 54.5
Oregon  -24 vs Colorado
Oregon vs Colorado Under 49
Miami (FL) + 9.5 vs Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh vs Miami (FL) Under 61
Cincinnati  -24.5 vs Tulane
Tulane vs Cincinnati Under 62
Wake Forest  -16.5 vs Duke
Wake Forest vs Duke Over 70
West Virginia + 7 vs Iowa State
West Virginia vs Iowa State Under 47.5
Troy + 18.5 vs Coastal Carolina
Coastal Carolina vs Troy Over 52

Bud Elliott:

Georgia Southern vs Georgia State Over 55.5
Florida + 14.5 vs Georgia
Bowling Green + 14 vs Buffalo
Virginia + 3 vs BYU
Louisville + 7 vs NC State
Nevada vs UNLV Under 58.5

Money Line Sprinkles:
Chip: Florida+490, Texas+135, Virginia+120
Tom: Iowa+147, Texas+135, Virginia+120, Miami FL+310
Danny: Virginia+120, Florida State+320, Northwestern+265, Miami FL+310
Bud: Fresno State+100, Old Dominion+170, Hawaii+180, Wyoming+140

Week 8 2021: CFB Analyst picks are graded; results are in!

Week 8 is in the books and the picks from our expert panel of college football analysts are graded. Once again we will be using our experimental GDC Value (Game Day Cole Value) to weight picks.

Lee Corso went 6-5 on the week but missed on his headgear pick of UCLA over Oregon. Celebrity guest picker Bill Walton went 5-6 but put on an amazing performance on the show itself. Winners this week included Tom Fornelli (14-5, 7.755 GDC), Brady Quinn (11-3, 6.886 GDC) and Lou Holtz/Mark May (both 7-0, 6.763 GDC). This week’s winner is David Hale for going 11-2 with a GDC value of 8.471.

Everyone else is somewhere in between, so be sure to check out the full slate of results below 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
Average64.832231210NA
David.Hale84.6211208.471
Tom.Fornelli73.6814507.755
Brady.Quinn78.5711306.886
Lou.Holtz1007006.763
Mark.May1007006.763
Chip.Patterson68.4213605.899
Pete.Thamel1006005.82
Danny.Kanell71.4310405.015
Dan.Wetzel1005004.758
Dennis.Dodd63.1612703.955
Eric.Mac.Lain83.335103.887
Mark.Richt83.335103.887
Joey.Galloway83.335103.777
Bruce.Feldman707303.766
Colin.Cowherd1003002.836
Stewart.Mandel63.647402.815
Andrea.Adelson71.435202.711
EJ.Manuel66.674201.955
Dusty.Dvoracek753101.939
Brett.McMurphy753101.936
Sam.Acho1002001.916
Chris.Doering1002001.883
Houston.Nutt753101.794
Jennifer58.337501.68
Reggie.Bush1001000.974
Scott.Van.Pelt1001000.974
Paul.Finebaum1001000.965
Roman.Harper1001000.965
Jordan.Rodgers1001000.965
Tim.Tebow1001000.965
Bob.Stoops1001000.953
Brian.Jones55.565400.908
Jon.Berger66.672100.82
Steve.Coughlin57.144300.803
Kirk.Herbstreit53.857600.774
Lee.Corso54.556500.722
Kevin.Carter50330-0.076
Pat.Forde50880-0.209
David.Pollack33.33120-0.978
Corso.Headgear0010-0.981
Matt.Leinart0010-0.981
Greg.McElroy0010-0.981
Chris.Fallica33.33120-0.994
Aaron.Taylor42.86340-1.02
Randy.Cross44.44450-1.034
Celebrity.Guest45.45560-1.14
Rece.Davis0020-1.911
Phil.Steele25130-2.062
Desmond.Howard42.86680-2.221
Rick.Neuheisel30370-3.858

Week 8 2021: CFB Picks from the Cover 3 podcast!

Here are the picks from the Cover 3 podcast including Money Line Sprinkles at the bottom! Note: Danny’s picks are a mix of his picks from Cover 3 and his appearance on CBS Sports HQ, hence the large card.

Chip Patterson:

Wake Forest  -3 vs Army
Colorado + 8.5 vs California
Iowa State  -7 vs Oklahoma State
Kansas vs Oklahoma Over 66.5
UCLA  -2 vs Oregon
Virginia Tech vs Syracuse Under 46.5

Tom Fornelli:

Notre Dame vs Southern Cal Under 58
San Diego State + 3.5 vs Air Force
Navy vs Cincinnati Over 48.5
Colorado + 8.5 vs California
Oklahoma State + 7.5 vs Iowa State
Ole Miss vs LSU Under 76.5
Clemson + 3.5 vs Pittsburgh

Danny Kanell:

Notre Dame  -7 vs Southern Cal
Notre Dame vs Southern Cal Over 58
San Diego State + 3.5 vs Air Force
Air Force vs San Diego State Under 40
UTSA  -7 vs Louisiana Tech
Army + 3.5 vs Wake Forest
Army vs Wake Forest Over 52
Navy + 27.5 vs Cincinnati
Navy vs Cincinnati Over 49.5
Penn State  -23.5 vs Illinois
Penn State vs Illinois Under 46.5
Alabama  -23.5 vs Tennessee
Alabama vs Tennessee Under 67
Florida State  -35.5 vs Massachusetts
Ohio State  -20 vs Indiana
Indiana vs Ohio State Over 60
Oklahoma State + 7 vs Iowa State
Iowa State vs Oklahoma State Under 47
Kansas + 39 vs Oklahoma
Kansas vs Oklahoma Over 67.5
NC State  -3 vs Miami (FL)
Michigan  -23.5 vs Northwestern
Michigan vs Northwestern Under 51
LSU + 9.5 vs Ole Miss
Ole Miss vs LSU Over 76
Pittsburgh  -3 vs Clemson
Pittsburgh vs Clemson Under 46.5
Purdue + 3 vs Wisconsin
Purdue vs Wisconsin Under 40
Texas A&M  -21 vs South Carolina
UCLA  -2 vs Oregon
UCLA vs Oregon Under 59
SMU  -13.5 vs Tulane
SMU vs Tulane Under 71
Coastal Carolina  -4 vs Appalachian State
Appalachian State vs Coastal Carolina Over 59.5

Bud Elliott:

San Diego State + 3.5 vs Air Force
FIU vs Western Kentucky Under 77.5
Michigan vs Northwestern Under 51
Minnesota vs Maryland Under 56
Clemson + 3.5 vs Pittsburgh
Appalachian State + 5 vs Coastal Carolina

Money Line Sprinkles:
Chip: Southern Cal+220, Oregon State+130
Tom: Nevada+145, Northwestern+1120, Clemson+150, Temple+115, Oregon+110
Danny: Army+140, OK State+194, LSU+310, Purdue+140, Washington State+165
Bud: NIU+178, Ohio+185, Temple+115, Charlotte+235