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Kirk Herbstreit had a rough year picking games on the College GameDay set this season. The college football analyst finished at a clip just over 60%, and his against the spread predictions were much, much worse.
The group as a whole won around 64% of their matchups, with Desmond Howard leading the way. That number could’ve been higher had it not been for Herbstreit’s 88-57 overall record.
This season on Gameday, Kirk Herbstreit incorrectly picked 57 out of 145 games (39.3%)
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Cole’s GameDay Blog provided information on all picks throughout the ’23 campaign. On the site, you’ll find Excel sheets for each of the four hosts picks, as well as those done by guests, who finished 95-57 according to the data.
Herbstreit was the only picker not to reach the 90-win mark on the year, a tough look when only picking winners versus losers rather than going against the spread.
Surprisingly, Howard was the only picker in the quartet to go over 100 wins, posting a 106-52 overall record. It’s been a successful season of predictions for the analyst, who saw three of four CFP teams make the field.
Hewas blasted last year for his College Football Playoff picks.
Howard fared much worse in the ATS segment of the show, where hosts attempt to pick upsets and are rewarded if underdogs cover the line.
Des was just 2-12, picking up wins when Wyoming covered against Air Force and Texas beat Alabama. Lee Corso actually took the cake in this category, posting a respectable 7-7 record in his underdog predictions.
And you can take a guess at who finished last with a 1-13 mark – Kirk Herbstreit!
His lone victory came with UCF covering a 17.5-point spread against Oklahoma, but after picking up that win, his predictions were downright awful.
Of his remaining six underdog picks, five lost by 23 points or more.
We’ll see if he fares better with his postseason guesses.