December 19, 2024
By: Dwayne Page
Ricky Atnip still leads the pack among WJLE’s Fearless Forecasters picking winners heading into the bowl and playoff season of college football.
Ricky has a record of 154-71 followed by Darrell Gill at 152-73, Scott Goodwin 148-77, John Pryor 146-79, Dewain Hendrixson 144-81, Alex Woodward 143-82, Grant James 142-83, Scott Brown 140-85, and Chad Kirby 134-91.
For the week, Darrell Gill had the best record at 12-3. Chad Kirby and John Pryor were each at 10-5, Ricky Atnip 9-6, Dewain Hendrixson, Grant James, Scott Goodwin, and Alex Woodward each at 8-7, and Scott Brown was 7-8.
Four of the forecasters hit their underdog picks last week. Dewain Hendrixson added 2.5 points to his lead with Georgia’s upset win over Texas. Scott Goodwin picked up 5.5 points as Marshall knocked off Louisiana, Ricky Atnip got 5 extra points with Army’s victory over Tulane, and Grant James had 2.5 points as Clemson beat SMU.
Overall, Dewain Hendrixson maintains his lead in underdog points with 56 points followed by Grant James with 39.5, Darrell Gill 36, Ricky Atnip 35.5, Scott Goodwin 30, Alex Woodward 29.5, Chad Kirby 28.5, Scott Brown 25.5, and John Pryor 20.
Today (Thursday) the Forecasters will be picking winners in 35 College Playoff and Bowl Season games.
Catch the Fearless Forecasters on WJLE today (Thursday) at 4:30 p.m. on AM 1480/FM 101.7 and the LIVE stream at www.wjle.com.
The program is sponsored by the Charles D. Atnip Realty and Auction Company, Middle Tennessee Natural Gas, FirstBank, DeKalb County Insurance, DeKalb County Ace Hardware, Gill Automotive, Love-Cantrell Funeral Home, Wilson Bank & Trust, and Domino’s Pizza.