The staff ended up at 28-26 in a very strange way. Andrew, Import, and I all went 4-5. You riff raff matched us. Meanwhile, Cole and Tom had stellar weeks at 7-2. Those of you mad at former site editor
Christian D’Andrea for picking against Vanderbilt the last 2 weeks (He was right against Utah State) will enjoy his abysmal 2-7 contribution.
We were unanimously correct about Oregon, who beat Penn State outright as the underdog, and only CDA missed out on Ole Miss beating LSU easily as 2.5-point favorites. Then we had 4 games where 2 of the 4 staffers were correct with the Commentariat getting none of them right either. Furthermore, Cole gets credit for realizing Alabama may not be the invincible villain anymore, but they do still do have Georgia’s number.
Week 6 is a light slate with 4 SEC-SEC matchups, 1 SEC-MAC game, and an ACC-ACC battle of ranked teams that probably would have hosted GameDay instead of Tuscaloosa if Florida State did not choke against Virginia. There are no unanimous games. We do have a 5 to 1 opinion on 4 of the 6 games. The other contests have 1 4 to 2 split and 1 gridlocked 3 to 3.
The Rules
- Normally, the picks are for all SEC games with one dealer’s choice where I get to choose another game to make us pick.
- The picks will be made AGAINST THE SPREAD. Too many games are easy to pick heads up. Also, this will serve as a PSA for why you should not get into sports gambling, which is especially important with sports gambling being legal in Tennessee now.
- The lines will be taken from FanDuel, who SB Nation has partnered with this season, some time Monday, so they may not match what is listed at the time this article is published. I may also use a backup for FBS-FCS matchups if the line is available elsewhere when I get the spreads.
The Standings
| WRITER | SEASON | WEEK 4 | |||
| W | L | W | L | ||
| Import | 36 | 26 | 4 | 5 | |
| VU 04 | 35 | 27 | 4 | 5 | |
| Cole | 31 | 31 | 7 | 2 | |
| Tom | 31 | 31 | 7 | 2 | |
| Commentariat | 31 | 31 | 4 | 5 | |
| Patrick | 28 | 34 | 4 | 5 | |
| CDA | 27 | 35 | 2 | 7 | |
The Picks
| GAME | DotP | Cole | Tom | VU04 | CDA | Import |
| Vanderbilt (+10.5) @ Alabama |
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| Kentucky (+20.5) @ Georgia |
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| Texas (-6.5) @ Florida |
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| Kent State (+45.5) @ Oklahoma |
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| Mississippi State (+14.5) @ Texas A&M |
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| Miami (-4.5) @ Florida State |
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