After Two Weeks of Brutal Losses, ChatGPT’s Shocking Turnaround in College Football Picks Leaves Experts Stunned

So, here we are—watching ChatGPT stumble, fumble, and totally bomb its way through college football picks against the spread the past couple of weeks. Is it just me, or is expecting an AI to master the gridiron quicksand of betting lines a tad optimistic? Yet, after a rocky start, the algorithm’s finally stumbling toward some semblance of competence in week three. From a dismal 14-21 flop to a slightly better 17-16 hustle, and now—against all odds—a profitable 22-17 record, this mechanical brain seems to be learning on the fly. Funny thing is, despite no picks hitting a perfect 10 in confidence, the bot’s still managing to outpace me 20-19 this week! Makes you wonder—can artificial intelligence really decode the maddening puzzle of spreads, or is this just beginner’s luck wrapped in binary? One thing’s for certain: picking winners against the spread remains as challenging as ever—no matter if you’re human or some silicon-based predictor. LEARN MORE.

ChatGPT has been downright horrible picking college football games against the spread over the last two weeks. Still, given what we understand about Artificial Intelligence, it should come as no surprise that the computer has started to figure things out in its third week of making picks.

In the first go-around, ChatGPT went 14-21 with its picks against the spread. A week ago, it picked up the slack by posting a 17–16 record, but this week, the results were actually profitable.

This week, I selected 39 games from the CFB slate. I kept the prompt straightforward — telling ChatGPT to make picks against the spread (which I provided), to consider key injuries, and to “use analysis” when making the selections. The bot interpreted that as factoring in home-field advantage and look-ahead spots on the schedule.

As in previous weeks, ChatGPT ranked each game with a confidence level ranging from 1 to 10. There wasn’t a single game the computer liked enough to give a 10, but it did pull three games with a level 9 and another six with a level 8.

While ChatGPT did not fare particularly well with its most confident picks, it took care of business with the rest of the slate — posting an overall record of 22–17 against the spread.

For the first time in this three-week experiment, ChatGPT beat me, as I went 20–19 for the week.

The key takeaway this week is the same as the last: it is very difficult to pick winners against the spread.