It. Got. Worse. You ruffians and miscreants managed to match my mark last week by going 1-7! HOW?! It’s a group project! And y’all were like 70% sure on most of these games. Do not worry. I cannot brag. My dumb self, along with Andrew, were right behind at 2-6. Import was a bit better at 3-5. Cole and Christian managed to not embarrass themselves at 4-4. Tom took another step to catching Import by going 5-3. Overall, the staff was 20-28. We also dipped below .500 for the season with a cumulative
record of 256-260.
The main problems were a Kamario Taylor-less Mississippi State team getting waxed by LSU, the Tide going low on the banks of Neyland, and our beloved Commodores finding new depths of misery. Auburn’s upset had only 2 winners even as 20.5-point underdogs. I was not one of them.
Four more SEC teams are on bye weeks, so there are 6 SEC games and a Big XII battle between red teams with massive U’s in their primary logo. We are all in on Mississippi State (Christian tried to couch his bet by taking Oklahoma if Taylor does not play, but he’s stuck with the rest of us.) again, but only 1 other game was even 5 to 1. We have 2 games with even splits, including the Vanderbilt game, so there are favorites at least in the other 3 games.
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 7 | |||
| W | L | W | L | ||
| Cole | 48 | 38 | 4 | 4 | |
| Import | 47 | 39 | 3 | 5 | |
| Tom | 46 | 40 | 5 | 3 | |
| CDA | 45 | 41 | 4 | 4 | |
| Commentariat | 40 | 38 | 1 | 7 | |
| Patrick | 36 | 50 | 2 | 6 | |
| VU 04 | 34 | 52 | 2 | 6 | |
The Picks
| GAME | DotP | Cole | Tom | VU04 | CDA | Import |
| Vanderbilt (+10.5) @ Kentucky |
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| LSU (-6.5) @ Auburn |
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| Texas A&M (+14.5) @ Alabama |
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| Oklahoma (-4.5) @ Mississippi State |
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| Tennessee (+2.5) @ South Carolina |
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| Ole Miss (+3.5) @ Texas |
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| Houston (+6.5) @ Utah |
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