Week 1 2025: CFB Locks from the Cover 3 Podcast!

Here are your week 1 locks from the Cover 3 podcast earlier today! ATS picks are up top with money line sprinkles at the bottom.

Note: Some of Danny’s picks are from his appearance on CBS Sports HQ if that matters to you.

PickName
Virginia Tech+7.5 vs South Carolina (-110)Danny Kanell
Virginia Tech vs South Carolina Under 52.5 (-110)Bud Elliott
Miami (FL) vs Notre Dame Under 50 (-110)Chip Patterson
Miami (FL) vs Notre Dame 1H Under 24.5 (-110)Danny Kanell
Miami (FL) vs Notre Dame 1H Under 24.5 (-110)Bud Elliott
UCLA vs Utah Over 51.5 (-110)Chip Patterson
Utah-5.5 vs UCLA (-110)Danny Kanell
Tulane vs Northwestern Under 46 (-110)Bud Elliott
Texas A&M 1H-13.5 vs UTSA (-110)Chip Patterson
UTSA+24.5 vs Texas A&M (-110)Danny Kanell
Syracuse vs Tennessee Under 50.5 (-110)Danny Kanell
Syracuse+13.5 vs Tennessee (-110)Danny Kanell
Tennessee 1Q-3.5 vs Syracuse (-102)Bud Elliott
Purdue-17.5 vs Ball State (-110)Tom Fornelli
Penn State 1H-27.5 vs Nevada (-110)Danny Kanell
Penn State vs Nevada Under 56.5 (-110)Tom Fornelli
Montana State+28.5 vs Oregon (-110)Chip Patterson
Oregon-27.5 vs Montana State (-110)Danny Kanell
Ole Miss vs Georgia State 1H Under 34.5 (-110)Danny Kanell
Oklahoma-36.5 vs Illinois State (-110)Danny Kanell
Texas 1H+0.5 vs Ohio State (-110)Chip Patterson
Ohio State vs Texas Under 48 (-110)Danny Kanell
Ohio State-2.5 vs Texas (-110)Danny Kanell
Ohio State-1.5 vs Texas (-110)Tom Fornelli
Ohio State vs Texas 1H Under 23.5 (-110)Bud Elliott
Michigan-34.5 vs New Mexico (-110)Danny Kanell
Merrimack+6.5 vs Kent State (-110)Tom Fornelli
Kansas State-25.5 vs North Dakota (-110)Danny Kanell
South Dakota 1H+8.5 vs Iowa State (-110)Danny Kanell
Indiana 4Q-5.5 vs Old Dominion (-110)Chip Patterson
Indiana-23.5 vs Old Dominion (-110)Danny Kanell
Georgia vs Marshall Under 55.5 (-110)Chip Patterson
Georgia-39.5 vs Marshall (-110)Danny Kanell
Alabama-13.5 vs Florida State (-110)Chip Patterson
Florida State 1H+7.5 vs Alabama (-110)Danny Kanell
Florida State+13.5 vs Alabama (-110)Danny Kanell
Alabama-13.5 vs Florida State (-110)Tom Fornelli
Long Island University+45.5 vs Florida (-110)Danny Kanell
Clemson 3Q-0.5 vs LSU (-110)Chip Patterson
Clemson-3.5 vs LSU (-110)Danny Kanell
Clemson vs LSU 1H Under 29.5 (-110)Danny Kanell
Clemson vs LSU Under 57.5 (-110)Tom Fornelli
Arizona State-28.5 vs Northern Arizona (-110)Danny Kanell
Sam Houston State vs UNLV Over 61 (-110)Chip Patterson
Sam Houston State vs UNLV Over 61 (-110)Tom Fornelli
Illinois-45.5 vs Western Illinois (-110)Danny Kanell
Illinois vs Western Illinois Under 63.5 (-110)Tom Fornelli
Georgia Tech-4 vs Colorado (-110)Danny Kanell
Auburn TT under 30.5 (-110)Bud Elliott
South Florida+5.5 vs Boise State (-110)Danny Kanell
NC State-13.5 vs East Carolina (-125)Danny Kanell
NC State vs East Carolina Under 31.5 (-110)Bud Elliott
Akron 1H+3.5 vs Wyoming (-110)Bud Elliott
Western Kentucky vs Sam Houston State Under 61.5 (-110)Bud Elliott
Idaho State 1H+14.5 vs UNLV (-110)Tom Fornelli
Kansas 1H-7 vs Fresno State (-110)Chip Patterson
Kansas-12.5 vs Fresno State (-110)Tom Fornelli
Iowa State vs Kansas State 1H Under 25.5 (-122)Chip Patterson
Kansas State-3 vs Iowa State (-110)Danny Kanell
Kansas State-3 vs Iowa State (-110)Tom Fornelli
Iowa State vs Kansas State 1H Under 25.5 (-122)Bud Elliott
Hawaii-2 vs Stanford (-110)Chip Patterson
Stanford+2.5 vs Hawaii (-110)Danny Kanell

Money line sprinkles:

Chip: Colorado+165, North Carolina+140, Baylor+115, Miami FL+125
Tom: Baylor+115, Miami FL+125
Danny: Baylor+115, North Carolina+140, South Florida 185
Bud: Charlotte+180

Week 1 2024: CFB gambling picks are graded; results are in!

Here are your week 1 college football gambling grades. Big winners include Wes Reynolds, Rico Bosco, Joel Klatt, and Collin Wilson. However, Richard Johnson takes home the win this week going 14-8 for a profit of 4.73 units. Emory Hunt wins the money line contest this week going 2-0 with a profit of 4.25 units.

Other notable results: Bear Bets went 6-2 for Chris Fallica this week. Scott Van Pelt went 2-4 with his WINNERS this week. The Ramen Noodle Express went 3-5 for Josh Pate. Phil Steele went 4-2 on his Youtube picks. Stanford Steve went 2-1 on the Gameday board this week.

Super Dog results: 3-4 on the week (Winners: Corso, Herbstreit, Coughlin . Losers: Howard, Davis, McAfee, Saban).

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

ATS grades:

NamePctWinLossTieProfits
Richard_Johnson_ATS63.6414804.73
Wes_Reynolds_ATS61.54161004.55
Rico_Bosco_ATS72.738304.27
Joel_Klatt_ATS83.335103.55
Collin_Wilson_ATS83.335103.47
Chris_Fallica_ATS756203.45
Joe_Fortenbaugh_ATS804102.52
Todd_Fuhrman_ATS804102.64
Brett_McMurphy_ATS71.435202.56
Brandon_Walker_ATS66.676302.45
Erin_Kate_Dolan_ATS1002001.91
Ryan_McGee_ATS753101.73
Megan_Makin_Money_ATS66.674201.54
Geoff_Schwartz_ATS66.674201.64
Phil_Steele_ATS66.674201.64
Dan_Wetzel_ATS66.674201.64
Lee_Corso_ATS1001000.91
Kirk_Herbstreit_ATS1001000.91
Pamela_Maldonado_ATS1001000.91
Rick_Neuheisel_ATS1001000.91
Ryen_Russillo_ATS1001000.59
Kayce_Smith_ATS1001000.91
Aaron_Taylor_ATS1001000.91
Greg_McElroy_ATS66.672100.82
Andy_Staples_ATS603200.73
Stuckey_ATS53.857600.09
Tyler_Fulghum_ATS50110-0.13
Kelly_Stewart_ATS50110-0.09
Tony_Barnhart_ATS50330-0.27
Matt_Youmans_ATS50440-0.36
Steve_Coughlin_ATS50550-0.49
Desmond_Howard_ATS0010-1
Nick_Saban_ATS0010-1
Randy_Cross_ATS0010-1
Rece_Davis_ATS0010-1
Joey_Galloway_ATS0010-1
Shehan_Jeyarajah_ATS5011110-1
Brian_Jones_ATS0010-1
Pat_McAfee_ATS0010-1
Bryant_McFadden_ATS0010-1
Danny_Kanell_ATS5014140-1.27
Chip_Patterson_ATS44.44450-1.36
Bud_Elliott_ATS45.45560-1.45
Lucy_Burdge_ATS25130-2.09
Katie_Pondiscio_ATS25130-2.09
Pat_Forde_ATS33.33240-2.18
Scott_Spreitzer_ATS33.33240-2.18
Scott_Van_Pelt_ATS33.33240-2.18
Adam_Kramer_ATS37.5350-2.27
Josh_Pate_ATS37.5350-2.27
Bruce_Feldman_ATS40460-2.36
Emory_Hunt_ATS40460-2.45
Barrett_Sallee_ATS40460-2.36
Clay_Travis_ATS42.86680-2.55
Ross_Dellenger_ATS20141-3.09
Pete_Thamel_ATS28.57250-3.18
Tom_Fornelli_ATS33.33360-3.27
Dave_Portnoy_ATS40690-3.55
Mackenzie_Brooks_ATS0040-4
Dan_Katz_ATS44.4412152-4.09
Dennis_Dodd_ATS40.919130-4.82

Money line grades:

NameROI.PctUnits.Up.DownN.Picks
Emory_Hunt_ML212.54.252
Collin_Wilson_ML12.270.494
Stuckey_ML-16.67-0.332
Joey_Galloway_ML-100-11
Katie_Pondiscio_ML-100-11
Wes_Reynolds_ML-100-11
Brandon_Walker_ML-100-11
Kelly_Stewart_ML-32.5-1.34
Tom_Fornelli_ML-100-22
Chris_Fallica_ML-54-2.75
Bud_Elliott_ML-100-33
Danny_Kanell_ML-100-44
Chip_Patterson_ML-100-44

Week 1 2024: CFB analyst picks are graded; results are in!

Here are the grades for your week 1 analyst picks. Week 1 is weird because of week 0 and the Sunday/Monday games but here’s what I’ve got graded out for week 1 this season.

Lee Corso rejoined Gameday this week and went 7-2 on his picks, including a win choosing Notre Dame to beat Texas A&M with the headgear pick. Celebrity guest picker Johnny “Football” Manziel went 7-5 on the week. Nick Saban also went 7-5 on his first full week of picks, but if I know Nick Saban (which I don’t) then he is about to start a new dynasty picking games on Gameday.

Check out the full slate of results below to see how your favorite (or most hated) personality did this week.

NamePctWinLoss
Joel_Klatt10060
Andy_Staples10040
Ryan_McGee10020
Phil_Steele10020
Corso_Headgear10010
Sam_Acho10010
Rece_Davis10010
Mark_Ingram10010
Trevor_Matich10010
Brady_Quinn10010
Shehan_Jeyarajah86.36193
Richard_Johnson86.36193
Chip_Patterson86.36193
Tom_Fornelli81.82184
Greg_McElroy8041
Lee_Corso77.7872
Dennis_Dodd77.27175
Dan_Wetzel7531
Pete_Thamel71.4352
Bruce_Feldman7073
Danny_Kanell7073
Brian_Jones66.6763
Josh_Pate66.6742
Steve_Coughlin66.6721
Pat_Forde66.6721
Roman_Harper66.6721
Brett_McMurphy66.6721
Kirk_Herbstreit6064
Nick_Saban58.3375
Celebrity_Guest58.3375
Jennifer54.5565
Desmond_Howard5066
Pat_McAfee5066
Aaron_Taylor5044
Ross_Dellenger5011
Chris_Fallica5011
Rick_Neuheisel33.3336
Paul_Finebaum33.3312
Jordan_Rodgers33.3312
Tim_Tebow33.3312
Randy_Cross2526
Colin_Cowherd001
Joey_Galloway001
Matt_Leinart001
Urban_Meyer001
Average68.6921598