Oct 29, 2026 · 1h 40m
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Cover 3 builds a volatile Week 9 betting card
Week 9 LOCKS 🔒 Best Bets, Against The Spread Picks, Moneyline Sprinkles & More! | Cover 3
The panel turns mixed Week 8 results into a broad Week 9 slate shaped by injuries, matchup edges, totals, and late line movement.
- 1The hosts revisit Week 8 records before converting their results into three-star locks and best bets.
- 2Marquee games hinge on contrasting reads of Florida–Georgia, Ohio State–USC, Minnesota–Indiana, and Clemson–Florida State.
- 3The finalized card combines spread and total positions with team-total plays and moneyline upset sprinkles.
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The brief
Tom Fornelli, Danny Kanell, Chip Patterson, and Bud Elliott begin by reviewing Week 8 betting results, then set out to build a more selective Week 9 card.
The marquee slate produces the sharpest disagreements: Florida–Georgia turns on clock control, Ohio State–USC on quarterback and line play, and Minnesota–Indiana on spread and schedule concerns.
Across the card, the panel weighs unusually low totals, injury situations, home-field advantages, and letdown spots in games including Arizona–Texas Tech and Clemson–Florida State.
Tom’s Mississippi State team-total under against Texas becomes a featured three-star position, while the group also debates underdog value in games such as Cincinnati and Boston College.
The episode closes with finalized three-star locks, best bets, and moneyline sprinkles spanning Wisconsin, Arizona, Northwestern, Virginia, Washington, and other upset candidates.
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