2020-21 Bowl Season: #CFB Playoff picks mega-post!

Here are the combined picks and predictions for the two playoff games from everyone I track. I will continue updating as the morning progresses with the latest picks for your enjoyment.

Andrea Adelson:

Alabama  over  Notre Dame
Clemson  over  Ohio State

Tony Barnhart:

Alabama  -19.5 vs Notre Dame
Clemson  -7.5 vs Ohio State

Rico Bosco:

Alabama vs Notre Dame Over 65
Alabama  -20 vs Notre Dame
Clemson  -7 vs Ohio State

Stanford Steve Coughlin:

Alabama vs Notre Dame Over 65.5

Colin Cowherd:

Ohio State + 7.5 vs Clemson
Clemson vs Ohio State Under 66.5

Randy Cross:

Alabama  over  Notre Dame
Clemson  over  Ohio State

Chris Fallica:

Clemson  -7.5 vs Ohio State

Pat Forde:

Alabama  -20 vs Notre Dame
Clemson  -7 vs Ohio State

Tom Fornelli:

Alabama  -19.5 vs Notre Dame
Clemson vs Ohio State Under 66.5

Joe Fortenbaugh:

Alabama  -20 vs Notre Dame
Clemson  -7.5 vs Ohio State

Joey Galloway:

Alabama  over  Notre Dame
Clemson  over  Ohio State

Norm Hitzges:

Ohio State + 7 vs Clemson

Emory Hunt:

Ohio State + 7.5 vs Clemson

Brian Jones:

Alabama  over  Notre Dame
Clemson  over  Ohio State

Danny Kanell:

Alabama vs Notre Dame Under 66
Clemson vs Ohio State Under 66.5

Dan Katz:

Notre Dame + 20 vs Alabama
Clemson  -7 vs Ohio State

Doug Kezirian:

Notre Dame + 19.5 vs Alabama

Joel Klatt:

Alabama  over  Notre Dame
Clemson  over  Ohio State

Adam Kramer:

Alabama vs Notre Dame Under 65.5
Ohio State + 7.5 vs Clemson

Stewart Mandel:

Alabama  -20 vs Notre Dame
Clemson  -7.5 vs Ohio State

Trevor Matich:

Alabama  over  Notre Dame
Clemson  over  Ohio State

Greg McElroy:

Clemson  over  Ohio State

Rick Neuheisel:

Alabama  over  Notre Dame
Ohio State  over  Clemson

Jesse Palmer:

Alabama  over  Notre Dame
Clemson  over  Ohio State

Chip Patterson:

Notre Dame + 20 vs Alabama
Clemson  -7.5 vs Ohio State

Dave Portnoy:

Notre Dame + 20 vs Alabama
Alabama vs Notre Dame Over 65
Clemson  -7 vs Ohio State
Clemson vs Ohio State Over 65

Brady Quinn:

Notre Dame + 19.5 vs Alabama
Alabama vs Notre Dame Under 65.5
Clemson  -7.5 vs Ohio State
Clemson vs Ohio State Over 65.5

Adam Rittenberg:

Alabama  over  Notre Dame
Clemson  over  Ohio State

Barrett Sallee:

Alabama  -19.5 vs Notre Dame
Clemson  -7.5 vs Ohio State

Barton Simmons:

Notre Dame + 20 vs Alabama
Clemson  -7.5 vs Ohio State

Aaron Taylor:

Alabama  over  Notre Dame
Clemson  over  Ohio State

Pete Thamel:

Alabama  -20 vs Notre Dame
Ohio State + 7 vs Clemson

Clay Travis:

Alabama  -19.5 vs Notre Dame
Alabama vs Notre Dame Over 65.5
Ohio State + 7.5 vs Clemson
Clemson vs Ohio State Over 66.5

Dan Wetzel:

Alabama  -20 vs Notre Dame
Clemson  -7 vs Ohio State

2020-21 Bowl Season: Greg McElroy’s BIG BOARD from the ESPN #BowlMania special!

Here is the official Bowl Mania BIG BOARD from Greg McElroy to start off your 2020-21 Bowl Season. Enjoy.

Greg McElroy’s picks:

Iowa State  over  Oregon
Texas A&M  over  North Carolina
NC State  over  Kentucky
Ole Miss  over  Indiana
Georgia  over  Cincinnati
Northwestern  over  Auburn
Alabama  over  Notre Dame
Clemson  over  Ohio State
San Jose State  over  Ball State
Mississippi State  over  Tulsa
West Virginia  over  Army
TCU  over  Arkansas
Wake Forest  over  Wisconsin
Oklahoma  over  Florida
Iowa  over  Missouri
Miami (FL)  over  Oklahoma State
Texas  over  Colorado
Coastal Carolina  over  Liberty
Louisiana  over  UTSA
Georgia State  over  Western Kentucky
UAB  over  South Carolina
Buffalo  over  Marshall
Houston  over  Hawaii
Georgia Southern  over  Louisiana Tech
Memphis  over  Florida Atlantic
Nevada  over  Tulane
UCF  over  BYU

Week 11 2018: #CFB Picks are graded; results are in!

Week 11 picks and predictions are graded an the results are in.  Let’s dive right in.

Winners this week included David Pollack (5-0), Tim Tebow (6-1), Mark May (8-2), Desmond Howard (11-3), Lou Holtz (7-2), Stewart Mandel (8-3 straight up), Kirk Herbstreit (11-4), Chris Doering (5-2), and Marcus Spears (5-2).  In fact, I only had one lone expert in the loss column this week picking straight up, and it was Joel Klatt (1-2).  We had lots of ATS winners too, including Brett McMurphy (6-1 ATS), Dusty Dvoracek (4-1 ATS), Rufus Peabody (3-1-1 ATS), Dave Portnoy (9-5-1 ATS), Dan Katz (9-5-2 ATS), and lots more.  I’m giving this week’s official win as a split decision between Paul Finebaum (10-0) and @GamedayJen (13-1), so congratulations to both.

Losers were few and far between, so Pat Forde takes it this week at 2-4 against the spread.

Lee Corso went 9-4 on his picks this week, including a win with Clemson over Boston College in the headgear pick.  Special guest celebrity Chris O’Donnell had a great week at 10-3, but hopefully the Chainsmokers will be available again soon.  Bear’s Bank went 1-2 on the week, with Fallica going 3-4 ATS overall.

Everyone else is somewhere in between so check out the full grades below to find out how your favorite (or most hated) personality did this week.

Straight up grades:

percent.correct n.correct n.wrong
Corso.Headgear 100% 1 0
David.Pollack 100% 5 0
Steve.Coughlin 100% 5 0
Colin.Cowherd 100% 1 0
Paul.Finebaum 100% 10 0
Joey.Galloway 100% 4 0
Danny.Kanell 100% 1 0
Chris.Low 100% 4 0
Trevor.Matich 100% 2 0
Brett.McMurphy 100% 3 0
Dari.Nowkhah 100% 1 0
Jesse.Palmer 100% 4 0
Mark.Schlabach 100% 4 0
Pete.Thamel 100% 3 0
Jennifer 92.86% 13 1
Phil.Steele 86.67% 13 2
Tim.Tebow 85.71% 6 1
Mark.May 80% 8 2
Desmond.Howard 78.57% 11 3
Lou.Holtz 77.78% 7 2
Celebrity.Guest 76.92% 10 3
Tim.Cowlishaw 75% 3 1
Heather.Dinich 75% 3 1
Ivan.Maisel 75% 3 1
Ryan.McGee 75% 3 1
Les.Miles 75% 3 1
Adam.Rittenberg 75% 3 1
Bruce.Feldman 72.73% 8 3
Stewart.Mandel 72.73% 8 3
Kirk.Herbstreit 71.43% 10 4
Chris.Doering 71.43% 5 2
Marcus.Spears 71.43% 5 2
Lee.Corso 69.23% 9 4
Dusty.Dvoracek 66.67% 2 1
Pat.Forde 66.67% 4 2
Andrea.Adelson 63.64% 7 4
Rick.Neuheisel 60% 6 4
Chris.Fallica 57.14% 4 3
Aaron.Taylor 55.56% 5 4
Randy.Cross 50% 5 5
Brian.Jones 50% 5 5
Joel.Klatt 33.33% 1 2
Scott.Van.Pelt 0% 0 1

ATS grades:

percent.correct.ats n.correct n.wrong n.tie
Brett.McMurphy.ATS.Grade 85.71% 6 1 0
Dusty.Dvoracek.ATS.Grade 80% 4 1 0
Rufus.Peabody.ATS.Grade 70% 3 1 1
Doug.Kezirian.ATS.Grade 66.67% 2 1 0
Dave.Portnoy.ATS.Grade 63.33% 9 5 1
Dan.Katz.ATS.Grade 62.50% 9 5 2
Steve.Coughlin.ATS.Grade 60% 3 2 0
Tim.Cowlishaw.ATS.Grade 60% 3 2 0
Jeff.Ma.ATS.Grade 60% 3 2 0
Rico.Bosco.ATS.Grade 55.56% 5 4 0
Stewart.Mandel.ATS.Grade 54.55% 5 4 2
Danny.Kanell.ATS.Grade 50% 3 3 2
Pete.Thamel.ATS.Grade 50% 3 3 0
Phil.Steele.ATS.Grade 46.88% 7 8 1
Bruce.Feldman.ATS.Grade 45.45% 4 5 2
Chris.Fallica.ATS.Grade 42.86% 3 4 0
Scott.Spreitzer.ATS.Grade 40% 2 3 0
Scott.Van.Pelt.ATS.Grade 38.89% 3 5 1
Pat.Forde.ATS.Grade 33.33% 2 4 0
Colin.Cowherd.ATS.Grade 0% 0 1 0