Week 9 2015: Saturday morning college football picks! #cfb #cfbpicks
Good morning ladies and gentlemen. Picks may be slightly delayed today due to some ongoing business which needs to be handled this morning, but check back later for the latest and greatest picks from all of your Saturday morning favorites including the SEC Nation, College Gameday crew, Corso’s headgear, and whoever else we find along the way!
Lee Corso:
Notre Dame over Temple (headgear pick)
Florida over Georgia
Stanford over Washington State
USC over Cal
Virginia over Georgia Tech
Ole Miss over Auburn
Tennessee over Kentucky
Okla St over TTU
Michigan over Minnesota
Kirk Herbstreit:
Clemson over NC St
Okla St over TTU
Georgia over Florida
Stanford over Washington State
USC over Cal
Ole Miss over Auburn
Tennessee over Kentucky
Michigan over Minnesota
Desmond Howard:
Clemson over NC St
Okla St over TTU
Florida over Georgia
USC over Cal
Arizona over Washington
Ole Miss over Auburn
Kentucky over Tennessee
Stanford over Washington State
Michigan over Minnesota
Notre Dame over Temple
Philly Phanatic:
Ole Miss over Auburn
Tennessee over Kentucky
Georgia over Florida
Cal over USC
Stanford over Washington State
Michigan over Minnesota
Temple over Notre Dame
David Pollack:
Stanford over Wash St
Notre Dame over Temple
Okla St over TTU
Florida over Georgia
Clemson over NC St
Jennifer’s Picks:
TCU over WVU
Clemson over NC St
Okla St over TTU
USC over Cal
Ole Miss over Auburn
Tennessee over Kentucky
Georgia over Florida (upset special)
Stanford over Washington State
Michigan over Minnesota
Notre Dame over Temple
Penn St over Illinois
Rece Davis:
Georgia over Florida
Phil Steele:
Pitt+3 vs UNC
Pitt over UNC
TCU-14 vs WVU
TCU over WVU
UGA+3 vs Florida
UGA+1.5 vs Florida
UGA over Florida
ND over Temple
ND-11 vs Temple (Double play)
Stanford over Wash St
Ole Miss over Auburn
Okla St over TTU
Iowa over Maryland
Iowa-18 vs Maryland
Minnesota over Michigan
Minnesota+13 vs Michigan
Houston over Vanderbilt
FSU over Syracuse
Chris Fallica:
Clemson over NC St
Stanford over Wash St 40-31
Wash St+12 vs Stanford
Notre Dame-10 vs Temple
Notre Dame over Temple 31-13
Georgia over Florida 24-21
Georgia+2.5 vs Florida
TTU over Okla St 45-38
TTU+3 vs Okla St
TTU+2.5 vs Okla St (Bear’s Bank)
Memphis over Tulane 49-21
Tulane+30.5 vs Memphis
Tulane+31.5 vs Memphis (Bear’s Bank)
Colorado+23 vs UCLA
UCLA over Colorado
Scott Van Pelt:
NC St+10 vs Clemson
TTU+2.5 vs Okla St
Vanderbilt+11.5 vs Houston
Minnesota+13 vs Michigan
SMU+2.5 vs Tulsa
Tim Tebow:
TAMU over S.Carolina
Florida over Georgia
Ole Miss over Auburn
Tennessee over Kentucky
Marcus Spears:
TAMU over S.Carolina
Florida over Georgia
Ole Miss over Auburn
Tennessee over Kentucky
Greg McElroy:
Clemson over NC St
TAMU over S.Carolina
Iowa over Maryland
Florida over Georgia
Paul Finebaum:
TAMU over S.Carolina
Georgia over Florida
Notre Dame over Temple
Ole Miss over Auburn
Tennessee over Kentucky
Booger McFarland:
Ole Miss over Auburn 35-20
Arkansas over UT-Martin
Florida over Georgia 27-21
Houston over Vanderbilt
Tennessee over Kentucky 31-14
TAMU over S.Carolina 42-17
Notre Dame over Temple
Clemson over NC St
Trevor Matich:
TCU over WVU
UNC over Pitt
Georgia over Florida
Notre Dame over Temple
Stanford over Wash St
Okla St over TTU
Oregon over Ariz St
Notre Dame-10.5 vs Temple
AF-6.5 vs Hawaii
AF over Hawaii
Tulane+31 vs Memphis
Brad Edwards:
Notre Dame-10.5 vs Temple
Notre Dame over Temple
Michigan-11.5 vs Minnesota
Michigan over Minnesota
Utah-26.5 vs Oregon St
Utah over Oregon St
Dari Nowkhah:
TCU over WVU
Maryland+17.5 vs Iowa
Week 9 2015: Weekday college picks! #cfb #cfbpicks
Week 9 seems like an off week for a lot of this year’s heavy hitters, and it is also a big week for the home underdog. Thursday night has some pretty big action for a weeknight so let’s get right to it. Weekday picks are in and we will continue to update as things progress into the weekend, so check back often for the latest picks and predictions.
Jon Berger:
TCU over WVU
Okla St over TTU
Texas over Iowa St
Kevin Carter:
Pitt over UNC
Stanford Steve Coughlin:
Notre Dame over Temple 34-20
Notre Dame-10 vs Temple
Stanford over Wash St 38-28
Florida over Georgia 20-13
Florida-2.5 vs Georgia
AF over Hawaii 31-19
AF-7 vs Hawaii
Penn St over Illinois 24-14
Penn St-5.5 vs Illinois
Colin Cowherd:
Notre Dame over Temple
USC over Cal
Florida over Georgia
Michigan over Minnesota (close)
Stanford over Wash St
Heather Dinich:
Iowa over Maryland
Clemson over NC St
Chris Doering:
South Carolina over TAMU 27-24
Tennessee over Kentucky 30-23
Ole Miss over Auburn 34-24
Florida over Georgia 26-20
Chris Fallica:
Clemson over NC St
Stanford over Wash St 40-31
Wash St+12 vs Stanford
Notre Dame-10 vs Temple
Notre Dame over Temple 31-13
Georgia over Florida 24-21
Georgia+2.5 vs Florida
TTU over Okla St 45-38
TTU+3 vs Okla St
Memphis over Tulane 49-21
Tulane+30.5 vs Memphis
Paul Finebaum:
TAMU over S.Carolina
Georgia over Florida
Pat Forde:
ECU over UConn
Duke over Miami Fl
FSU over Syracuse
Clemson over NC St
GaTech over Virginia
Virginia Tech over Boston College
Notre Dame over Temple
Texas over Iowa St
Oklahoma over Kansas
Iowa over Maryland
Michigan over Minnesota
Arkansas State over Georgia State
USC over Cal
UCLA over Colorado
Washington over Arizona
Stanford over Washington State
Florida over Georgia
Tennessee over Kentucky
Ole Miss over Auburn
Houston over Vanderbilt
TAMU over South Carolina
Okla St over TTU
Utah over Oregon St
Memphis over Tulsa
Joey Galloway:
Tennessee over Kentucky
ND over Temple
Pitt over UNC
Florida over Georgia
Stanford over Wash St
TTU over Okla St
Oregon over Ariz St
USC over Cal
Mike Golic:
Iowa over Maryland
Mike Greenberg:
Iowa over Maryland
Travis Haney:
ND over Temple
Pitt over UNC
Jennifer’s Picks:
TCU over WVU
Danny Kanell:
Houston over Vanderbilt
ND over Temple
Iowa over Maryland
Florida over Georgia
USC over Cal
Okla St over TTU
Ariz St over Oregon
Tom Luginbill:
ND over Temple
Ivan Maisel:
Pitt over UNC
Trevor Matich:
TCU over WVU
UNC over Pitt
Georgia over Florida
Notre Dame over Temple
Stanford over Wash St
Okla St over TTU
Oregon over Ariz St
Greg McElroy:
Clemson over NC St
TAMU over S.Carolina
Iowa over Maryland
Booger McFarland:
Ole Miss over Auburn 35-20
Arkansas over UT-Martin
Florida over Georgia 27-21
Houston over Vanderbilt
Tennessee over Kentucky 31-14
TAMU over S.Carolina 42-17
Ryan McGee:
ND over Temple
Dari Nowkhah:
TCU over WVU
David Pollack:
Stanford over Wash St
Notre Dame over Temple
Ryen Russillo:
Notre Dame-11 vs Temple
Notre Dame over Temple
Georgia+2 vs Florida
Mark Schlabach:
Florida over Georgia
Jason Sehorn:
Clemson over NC St
Notre Dame over Temple
Florida over Georgia
Auburn over Ole Miss
Stanford over Wash St
TTU over Okla St
Duke over Miami Fl
Memphis over Tulane
Robert Smith:
Temple+11 vs Notre Dame
Notre Dame over Temple
Florida over Georgia
Florida-2.5 vs Georgia
Ole Miss-7 vs Auburn
Ole Miss over Auburn
USC-6.5 vs Cal
USC over Cal
TTU over Okla St
TTU+3 vs Okla St
Phil Steele:
Pitt+3 vs UNC
Pitt over UNC
TCU-14 vs WVU
TCU over WVU
UGA+3 vs Florida
UGA over Florida
ND over Temple
Stanford over Wash St
Ole Miss over Auburn
Okla St over TTU
Iowa over Maryland
Minnesota over Michigan
Houston over Vanderbilt
FSU over Syracuse
Clint Stoerner:
Florida over Georgia
Week 8 2015: Picks are graded; results are in! #cfb
Week 8 brought us more close games and a few upsets, but it was another tough week to predict. Our expert panel of predictors and prognosticators had their second tough week in a row, so let’s dive right into the results.
We had a handful of winners this week but not many dominant performances like we get from someone most weeks. Winners include Kirk Herbstreit (10-4), Desmond Howard (8-4), Chris Fallica (12-6-1, 4-5-1 ATS), Pat Forde (19-5), Booger McFarland (7-2), Chris Doering (5-1), Phil Steele (14-4, 5-2 ATS), and Paul Finebaum (6-1). This week’s official win in the record book is going to go to Scott Van Pelt, who went 6-2 on the week but 4-2 against the spread, and we like that around here. His “WINNER$!” segment went 3-2 on the week, but he also threw in the fact that he loved USC laying the points but basically refuses to issue favorites as an official pick for the segment. That was enough to nudge him past Finebaum at 6-1, so congratulations to SVP this week. Official correction: Due to an error in our data processing division, Phil Steele’s record was graded wrong. Boy I hope someone got fired for that blunder. Phil Steele booked a 14-4 week and went 5-2 against the spread, so that was enough to nudge him past SVP for this week’s win. Congratulations Phil!
With every week of winners we also have a few losers which need to be pointed out. Dari Nowkhah posted his second losing week in a row at 2-4. However, our undisputed loser of the week was Robert Smith who went 1-5 this week. In fact, he self reported a 2-8 week against the spread, but I couldn’t find a full slate of his picks so we only go with what we know and what we know is 1-5. If you have his full slate of 2-8 picks against the spread, please let me know because I’d certainly like to see that.
Special guest celebrity Dierks Bentley went 4-4 on the week, confirming that showing up with little-to-no worthwhile input on the games you are picking is not a winning formula. He basically rolled out of bed looking pretty disheveled and possibly reeking of whiskey and a 4AM taco run and proceeded to pick games based on cities where he liked the bars. Way to go Dierks. Jennifer had a solid week at 7-4 while both Charley the Cat and Lee Corso both missed on the headgear pick, going with JMU over Richmond.
Check out the full slate of results below to see how your favorite (or most hated) personality did this week!
Lee Corso: 7-5
WRONG James Madison over Richmond (headgear pick)
RIGHT Alabama over Tennessee
RIGHT Ohio St over Rutgers
WRONG Utah over USC
RIGHT Stanford over Washington
WRONG TAMU over Ole Miss
RIGHT Texas over KState (by 8)
WRONG Nebraska over NW (by 3)
RIGHT Clemson over Miami Fl (overtime, by 3)
WRONG FSU over GaTech
RIGHT Duke over VaTech
Kirk Herbstreit: 10-4
RIGHT LSU over WKU
WRONG FSU over GaTech
RIGHT Vanderbilt over Mizzou
RIGHT Alabama over Tennessee
RIGHT Clemson over Miami Fl
WRONG Utah over USC
RIGHT Stanford over Washington
RIGHT Ole Miss over TAMU
RIGHT Baylor over Iowa St
RIGHT Texas over KState
WRONG Nebraska over NW
RIGHT Clemson over Miami Fl
RIGHT Duke over VaTech
WRONG James Madison over Richmond
Desmond Howard: 8-4
WRONG FSU over GaTech (by 17)
RIGHT LSU over WKU
RIGHT Vanderbilt over Mizzou
RIGHT Alabama over Tennessee
RIGHT USC over Utah
RIGHT Stanford over Washington
WRONG TAMU over Ole Miss
RIGHT Texas over KState
WRONG Nebraska over NW
RIGHT Clemson over Miami Fl
RIGHT Duke over VaTech
WRONG James Madison over Richmond
Dierks Bentley: 4-4
RIGHT Texas over KState
WRONG Nebraska over NW
RIGHT Clemson over Miami Fl
WRONG FSU over GaTech
WRONG VaTech over Duke
RIGHT USC over Utah
RIGHT Ole Miss over TAMU
WRONG James Madison over Richmond
David Pollack: 5-3
WRONG TAMU over Ole Miss
RIGHT Alabama over Tennessee
RIGHT Clemson over Miami Fl
WRONG FSU over GaTech
RIGHT USC over Utah
RIGHT LSU over WKU
WRONG Mizzou over Vanderbilt
RIGHT Stanford over Washington
Jennifer’s Picks: 7-4
RIGHT Clemson over Miami Fl
RIGHT Alabama over Tennessee
RIGHT Texas over KState
WRONG Nebraska over NW
WRONG FSU over GaTech
RIGHT Duke over VaTech
WRONG Utah over USC (upset special)
RIGHT Ole Miss over TAMU
WRONG James Madison over Richmond
RIGHT Boise St over Wyoming
RIGHT Stanford over Washington
Chris Fallica: 12-6-1 (4-5-1 ATS)
WRONG TAMU over Ole Miss 33-31
WRONG TAMU+5.5 vs Ole Miss
RIGHT USC over Utah 34-24
RIGHT USC-3.5 vs Utah
RIGHT USC-6.5 vs Utah (Bear’s Bank)
WRONG Charlotte+16 vs S.Miss
RIGHT S.Miss over Charlotte 38-28
PUSH E.Michigan+28 vs NIU
RIGHT NIU over E.Michigan 49-28
RIGHT TX State-3.5 vs S.Alabama
RIGHT Tx State over S.Alabama 42-31
RIGHT Clemson over Miami Fl 27-24
WRONG Miami Fl+6.5 vs Clemson
WRONG Miami Fl+7 vs Clemson (Bear’s Bank)
RIGHT Vanderbilt over Mizzou 17-13
RIGHT Vanderbilt+2.5 vs Mizzou (Bear’s Bank)
RIGHT App St over Georgia Southern
WRONG Georgia Southern+5.5 vs App State
RIGHT Alabama over Tennessee
Pat Forde: 19-5
RIGHT Memphis over Tulsa
WRONG FSU over GaTech
RIGHT Clemson over Miami Fl
RIGHT Ohio St over Rutgers
RIGHT Pitt over Syracuse
RIGHT Duke over VaTech
WRONG Nebraska over NW
RIGHT OU over TTU
RIGHT Okla St over Kansas
RIGHT Wisconsin over Illinois
RIGHT Mich St over Indiana
WRONG Arizona over Wash St
WRONG Utah over USC
RIGHT Stanford over Washington
RIGHT Alabama over Tennessee
RIGHT Arkansas over Auburn
RIGHT LSU over WKU
WRONG TAMU over Ole Miss
RIGHT Miss St over Kentucky
RIGHT Baylor over Iowa St
RIGHT Texas over KState
RIGHT Louisville over BC
RIGHT Toledo over UMass
RIGHT Houston over UCF
Mel Kiper Jr: 4-1 (0-1 ATS)
RIGHT Clemson over Miami Fl
WRONG Miami Fl+7 vs Clemson
RIGHT USC over Utah
RIGHT Ohio St over Rutgers
RIGHT OU over TTU
Dari Nowkhah: 3-4 (0-2 ATS)
RIGHT Miss St over Kentucky
WRONG Miami Fl+7 vs Clemson
RIGHT Mich St over Indiana
RIGHT OU over TTU
WRONG Utah over USC
WRONG TAMU+6 vs Ole Miss
WRONG TAMU over Ole Miss
Trevor Matich: 3-2
RIGHT Ole Miss over TAMU
RIGHT Alabama over Tennessee
RIGHT Clemson over Miami Fl
WRONG FSU over GaTech
WRONG Utah over USC
Tim Tebow: 3-2
WRONG Mizzou over Vanderbilt
RIGHT Miss St over Kentucky
RIGHT Arkansas over Auburn
WRONG TAMU over Ole Miss
RIGHT Alabama over Tennessee
Marcus Spears: 3-2
WRONG Mizzou over Vanderbilt
RIGHT Miss St over Kentucky
RIGHT Arkansas over Auburn
WRONG TAMU over Ole Miss
RIGHT Alabama over Tennessee
Greg McElroy: 3-2
RIGHT Miss St over Kentucky
WRONG Mizzou over Vanderbilt
RIGHT Arkansas over Auburn
WRONG TAMU over Ole Miss
RIGHT Alabama over Tennessee
Paul Finebaum: 6-1
RIGHT Ohio St over Rutgers
RIGHT USC over Utah
WRONG TAMU over Ole Miss
RIGHT Vanderbilt over Mizzou
RIGHT Miss St over Vanderbilt
RIGHT Arkansas over Auburn
RIGHT Alabama over Tennessee
Booger McFarland: 7-2
RIGHT Arkansas over Auburn 35-31
WRONG Mizzou over Vanderbilt 28-13
RIGHT Miss St over Kentucky 28-21
RIGHT LSU over WKU 42-21
RIGHT Alabama over Tennessee 27-21
WRONG TAMU over Ole Miss 30-27
RIGHT USC over Utah
RIGHT Clemson over Miami Fl
RIGHT Duke over VaTech
Jon Berger: 2-0
RIGHT Texas over KState
RIGHT OU over TTU
Kevin Carter: 1-0
RIGHT UNC over UVA
Stanford Steve Coughlin: 9-6 (5-3 ATS)
RIGHT USC over Utah 27-20
RIGHT USC-3.5 vs Utah
RIGHT Ole Miss over TAMU 31-28
WRONG TAMU+5.5 vs Ole Miss
RIGHT Temple over ECU 24-21
RIGHT Temple+3 vs ECU
RIGHT LSU over WKU 42-28
WRONG WKU+16.5 vs LSU
WRONG FSU over GaTech 31-26
RIGHT GaTech+6.5 vs FSU
WRONG Georgia Southern over App st
WRONG Georgia Southern+5.5 vs App St
WRONG UCLA vs Cal over 68
RIGHT Cinci-13 vs UConn
RIGHT GT+6 vs FSU
Colin Cowherd: 5-2
WRONG Miami Fl over Clemson
RIGHT Mich St over Indiana
RIGHT Alabama over Tennessee
RIGHT OU over TTU
WRONG TAMU over Ole Miss
RIGHT Stanford over Washington
RIGHT USC over Utah
Chris Doering: 5-1
RIGHT Vanderbilt over Mizzou 16-6
RIGHT Arkansas over Auburn 28-23
RIGHT Miss St over Kentucky 34-29
RIGHT LSU over WKU 27-24
RIGHT Alabama over Tennessee 34-17
WRONG TAMU over Ole Miss 31-27
Brad Edwards: 1-0
RIGHT Ohio St over Rutgers
Joey Galloway: 5-2
RIGHT Ohio St over Rutgers
RIGHT Clemson over Miami Fl
WRONG TAMU over Ole Miss
RIGHT Clemson over Miami Fl
WRONG Utah over USC
RIGHT Memphis over Tulsa
RIGHT Mich St over Indiana
Travis Haney: 2-1
WRONG Cal over UCLA
RIGHT OU over TTU
RIGHT USC over Utah
Danny Kanell: 5-3
RIGHT Houston over UCF
RIGHT Clemson over Miami Fl
WRONG Miami Fl+7.5 vs Clemson
RIGHT Ole Miss over TAMU
WRONG TAMU+6.5 vs Ole Miss
WRONG Utah over USC
RIGHT LSU over WKU
RIGHT Memphis over Tulsa
Ivan Maisel: 1-1
RIGHT Clemson over Miami Fl
WRONG Utah over USC
Ryan McGee: 1-0
RIGHT Alabama over Tennessee
Mark Schlabach: 0-1
WRONG Utah over USC
Jason Sehorn: 5-3
RIGHT Ohio St over Rutgers
WRONG TAMU over Ole Miss
WRONG Utah over USC
RIGHT Stanford over Washington
RIGHT Alabama over Tennessee
WRONG FSU over GaTech
RIGHT Okla St over Kansas
RIGHT LSU over WKU
Robert Smith: 1-5 (0-2 ATS)
WRONG TAMU over Ole Miss
WRONG FSU over GaTech
RIGHT Clemson over Miami Fl
WRONG Miami Fl+7.5 vs Clemson
WRONG Utah over USC
WRONG TTU+14.5 vs OU
Phil Steele: 14-4 (5-2 ATS)
RIGHT LSU over WKU
RIGHT Ohio St-21 over Rutgers (double play)
RIGHT UCLA over Cal
WRONG Miami Fl+7 vs Clemson
RIGHT Clemson over Miami Fl
RIGHT OU over TTU (by 21)
RIGHT OU-14 vs TTU
RIGHT USC over Utah
RIGHT USC-3.5 vs Utah
RIGHT USC-3 vs Utah
RIGHT Stanford over Washington
RIGHT Alabama over Tennessee
RIGHT Ole Miss over TAMU
WRONG FSU over GaTech
WRONG FSU-6 vs GaTech
RIGHT Baylor over Iowa State
WRONG VaTech over Duke
RIGHT Syracuse+7 vs Pitt
Scott Van Pelt WINNERS!: 6-2 (4-2 ATS)
RIGHT Vanderbilt+3 vs Mizzou
WRONG UMass+14.5 vs Toledo
RIGHT GaTech+6.5 vs FSU
WRONG Miami Fl+7.5 vs Clemson
RIGHT Maryland+6.5 vs Penn St
RIGHT Clemson over Miami Fl
RIGHT USC-3.5 vs Utah (unofficial pick)
RIGHT USC over Utah (unofficial pick)
Andre Ware: 1-0
RIGHT Ohio St over Rutgers