Unlike Vanderbilt’s thrashing of Georgia State, there was not much excitement for the Pick’em in Week 4. Andrew, Import, and Christian were all 6-4 while Tom, Cole, and I went 5-5. The Nerd Herd was 4-6,
so you all need to get it together even though you are 1 game over .500 for the season. The staff is collectively 160-158 with all of us 5 games within even, so really 3 missed picks from being better than .500 so far.
There was a big miss on Texas actually finding their scoring against Sam Houston State to cover the 41.5-point spread. Only CDA saw that coming. The majority were also right on UAB-Tennessee, Tulane-Ole Miss, and Texas Tech-Utah. However, we all nailed Florida-Miami with only 1 person missing on Georgia State-Vanderbilt and Auburn-Oklahoma.
This week is a condensed slate. There are 5 SEC-SEC games along with 1 SEC-P4/Independent game. Two SEC teams (Vanderbilt and Missouri) are not playing major opponents. The dealer’s choice is the B1G matchup between Oregon and Penn State.
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 | 32 | 21 | 6 | 4 | |
| VU 04 | 31 | 22 | 6 | 4 | |
| Commentariat | 27 | 26 | 4 | 6 | |
| CDA | 25 | 28 | 6 | 4 | |
| Tom | 24 | 29 | 5 | 5 | |
| Patrick | 24 | 29 | 5 | 5 | |
| Cole | 24 | 29 | 5 | 5 | |
The Picks
| GAME | DotP | Cole | Tom | VU04 | CDA | Import |
| Utah State (+22.5) @ Vanderbilt |
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| Auburn (+6.5) @ Texas A&M |
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| Notre Dame (-5.5) @ Arkansas |
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| LSU (+2.5) @ Ole Miss |
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| Tennessee (-8.5) @ Mississippi State |
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| Alabama (+3.5) @ Georgia |
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| UMass (+43.5) @ Missouri |
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| Kentucky (+6.5) @ South Carolina |
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| Oregon (+3.5) @ Penn State |
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