SEC Week 4’s slate brings only two nonconference cupcakes and six head-to-head league battles. To all of this, we can only say: bring it. We’re getting bold about Week 4, because that’s what we do. We’re bringing you a bold prediction for each SEC game of the weekend. Let’s do this.

Kylin Hill shines, but Kentucky pulls the upset

The Mississippi State-Kentucky game may end up being the best game of the week. Kentucky remains underrated after beating Florida, and as State hasn’t played anybody yet, there are still some who scoff at the notion that they could be the best challenger to Alabama. This game goes down to the fourth quarter, in large part based on Kylin Hill, who not only can run the ball on a tiring Kentucky defense but will catch some key passes out of the backfield. Snell may outrush him, but Hill has a 120-yard rushing, 75-yard receiving kind of game. Kentucky plays State tough at home, and the UK passing game oddly looks a little sharper than State’s attack. That matters late, as for the second time in three years, Kentucky knocks off State on a late field goal.

Teeing it up for Ta’amu

Jordan Ta’amu’s career high for passing yards is 448. He’ll break it this week. Kent State has given up 247 passing yards per game while playing Howard and Illinois among its first three opponents. Meanwhile, no way to wash the bad taste of the Alabama beatdown away than by putting up a bajillion points this week.

Georgia Locks down Lock

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Last year, UGA gave up some long first-half touchdowns to Drew Lock to help Mizzou stay in this game for a half. It won’t happen this year. Missouri’s offense is good — but Georgia’s defense is better. Meanwhile, Mizzou has allowed 380 yards per game to Purdue, Wyoming and Tennessee-Martin. If South Carolina was a statement game for Georgia, this is an exclamation mark for the Bulldogs, who roll by 30 and hold Lock to less than 200 yards passing.

Who wins in Alabama-A&M? We do

As our Chris Wright pointed out, the best thing about this game is that it means a full helping of Tua Tagovailoa. Tua has done everything but duck into a phone booth and put on a cape, but he has had to do it in a couple of quarters because of the inevitability of the Alabama beatdown. A&M will keep this close enough to get Tua at least three quarters, and he’ll take the next step toward emerging as the Heisman front-runner, if he hadn’t already. Bama wins by 21, and Tua goes for 300.

Vandy makes the East crazier

South Carolina is good, but plenty of people are sleeping on the fact that Vandy, in their fairly boring way, might be the surprise of the conference. Who would’ve thought that Vandy and Kentucky could be borderline top 25 teams fighting for second place in the East in a few weeks? Well, we think it. Give us the ‘Dores by 6.

LSU finally gets some style points

The Tigers have been too busy winning as an underdog to get pretty. Nick Brossette changes that this week. Seriously, it’s time for LSU to establish a more cohesive offensive strategy than “survive and advance.” Nick is too good not to roll all over Louisiana Tech. Brossette leads the SEC in rushing this week, and LSU puts together a nice, solid 40-point victory.

Tennessee leads at the half, but Florida runs away with it

The biggest takeaway from Florida’s Week 3 game was the appearance of some of the playmaking swagger that the Gators should have. Van Jefferson, Freddie Swain, Dameon Pierce; these are the kind of playmakers Florida can isolate in space and use to crack opposing defenses. Tennessee will be all kinds of fired up and will go the locker room with the lead, but unlike recent Florida coaches, Dan Mullen will get the ball to his big-play guys later. Florida rolls in the second half and wins by 17 on the strength of the explosiveness factor that Tennessee can’t match yet.

Auburn’s pass rush has a huge day

What do you get when you take the SEC co-leader in sacks and put it up against the SEC co-last place finisher in sacks allowed? Well, that would be this game. Probably nothing here you can’t figure out, but Auburn will have a big, big day rushing whoever Arkansas puts at quarterback. But you know all this, so the bold prediction is that Marlon Davidson is SEC Defensive Player of the Week after a couple of sacks and a scoop and score.