Tracking college football picks and predictions for YOU
Scott Van Pelt was back on the air this week, and gave out his week 1 WINNERS late last night/early this morning.
Note: Stanford Steve was MIA this week so no pick from him.
| Miami (FL)+2.5 vs Notre Dame (-110) |
| Clemson-4.5 vs LSU (-110) |
| UTSA+23.5 vs Texas A&M (-110) |
| Florida State+13.5 vs Alabama (-110) |
| Toledo+10.5 vs Kentucky (-110) |
| Northwestern+4.5 vs Tulane (-110) |
| Baylor+2.5 vs Auburn (-110) |
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.
| Pick | Name |
| 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
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:
| Name | Pct | Win | Loss | Tie | Profits |
| Richard_Johnson_ATS | 63.64 | 14 | 8 | 0 | 4.73 |
| Wes_Reynolds_ATS | 61.54 | 16 | 10 | 0 | 4.55 |
| Rico_Bosco_ATS | 72.73 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 4.27 |
| Joel_Klatt_ATS | 83.33 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 3.55 |
| Collin_Wilson_ATS | 83.33 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 3.47 |
| Chris_Fallica_ATS | 75 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 3.45 |
| Joe_Fortenbaugh_ATS | 80 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2.52 |
| Todd_Fuhrman_ATS | 80 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2.64 |
| Brett_McMurphy_ATS | 71.43 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2.56 |
| Brandon_Walker_ATS | 66.67 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 2.45 |
| Erin_Kate_Dolan_ATS | 100 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.91 |
| Ryan_McGee_ATS | 75 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1.73 |
| Megan_Makin_Money_ATS | 66.67 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1.54 |
| Geoff_Schwartz_ATS | 66.67 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1.64 |
| Phil_Steele_ATS | 66.67 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1.64 |
| Dan_Wetzel_ATS | 66.67 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1.64 |
| Lee_Corso_ATS | 100 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.91 |
| Kirk_Herbstreit_ATS | 100 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.91 |
| Pamela_Maldonado_ATS | 100 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.91 |
| Rick_Neuheisel_ATS | 100 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.91 |
| Ryen_Russillo_ATS | 100 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.59 |
| Kayce_Smith_ATS | 100 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.91 |
| Aaron_Taylor_ATS | 100 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.91 |
| Greg_McElroy_ATS | 66.67 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0.82 |
| Andy_Staples_ATS | 60 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0.73 |
| Stuckey_ATS | 53.85 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0.09 |
| Tyler_Fulghum_ATS | 50 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -0.13 |
| Kelly_Stewart_ATS | 50 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -0.09 |
| Tony_Barnhart_ATS | 50 | 3 | 3 | 0 | -0.27 |
| Matt_Youmans_ATS | 50 | 4 | 4 | 0 | -0.36 |
| Steve_Coughlin_ATS | 50 | 5 | 5 | 0 | -0.49 |
| Desmond_Howard_ATS | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 |
| Nick_Saban_ATS | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 |
| Randy_Cross_ATS | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 |
| Rece_Davis_ATS | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 |
| Joey_Galloway_ATS | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 |
| Shehan_Jeyarajah_ATS | 50 | 11 | 11 | 0 | -1 |
| Brian_Jones_ATS | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 |
| Pat_McAfee_ATS | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 |
| Bryant_McFadden_ATS | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 |
| Danny_Kanell_ATS | 50 | 14 | 14 | 0 | -1.27 |
| Chip_Patterson_ATS | 44.44 | 4 | 5 | 0 | -1.36 |
| Bud_Elliott_ATS | 45.45 | 5 | 6 | 0 | -1.45 |
| Lucy_Burdge_ATS | 25 | 1 | 3 | 0 | -2.09 |
| Katie_Pondiscio_ATS | 25 | 1 | 3 | 0 | -2.09 |
| Pat_Forde_ATS | 33.33 | 2 | 4 | 0 | -2.18 |
| Scott_Spreitzer_ATS | 33.33 | 2 | 4 | 0 | -2.18 |
| Scott_Van_Pelt_ATS | 33.33 | 2 | 4 | 0 | -2.18 |
| Adam_Kramer_ATS | 37.5 | 3 | 5 | 0 | -2.27 |
| Josh_Pate_ATS | 37.5 | 3 | 5 | 0 | -2.27 |
| Bruce_Feldman_ATS | 40 | 4 | 6 | 0 | -2.36 |
| Emory_Hunt_ATS | 40 | 4 | 6 | 0 | -2.45 |
| Barrett_Sallee_ATS | 40 | 4 | 6 | 0 | -2.36 |
| Clay_Travis_ATS | 42.86 | 6 | 8 | 0 | -2.55 |
| Ross_Dellenger_ATS | 20 | 1 | 4 | 1 | -3.09 |
| Pete_Thamel_ATS | 28.57 | 2 | 5 | 0 | -3.18 |
| Tom_Fornelli_ATS | 33.33 | 3 | 6 | 0 | -3.27 |
| Dave_Portnoy_ATS | 40 | 6 | 9 | 0 | -3.55 |
| Mackenzie_Brooks_ATS | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | -4 |
| Dan_Katz_ATS | 44.44 | 12 | 15 | 2 | -4.09 |
| Dennis_Dodd_ATS | 40.91 | 9 | 13 | 0 | -4.82 |
Money line grades:
| Name | ROI.Pct | Units.Up.Down | N.Picks |
| Emory_Hunt_ML | 212.5 | 4.25 | 2 |
| Collin_Wilson_ML | 12.27 | 0.49 | 4 |
| Stuckey_ML | -16.67 | -0.33 | 2 |
| Joey_Galloway_ML | -100 | -1 | 1 |
| Katie_Pondiscio_ML | -100 | -1 | 1 |
| Wes_Reynolds_ML | -100 | -1 | 1 |
| Brandon_Walker_ML | -100 | -1 | 1 |
| Kelly_Stewart_ML | -32.5 | -1.3 | 4 |
| Tom_Fornelli_ML | -100 | -2 | 2 |
| Chris_Fallica_ML | -54 | -2.7 | 5 |
| Bud_Elliott_ML | -100 | -3 | 3 |
| Danny_Kanell_ML | -100 | -4 | 4 |
| Chip_Patterson_ML | -100 | -4 | 4 |