With all 14 teams in action, the SEC Week 5 slate is loaded.
Saturday’s 8 conference games include multiple marquee contests featuring teams ranked in the AP Top 25, including the “College GameDay” game of No. 8 Arkansas at No. 2 Georgia and the “SEC on CBS” showcase game of No. 12 Ole Miss at No. 1 Alabama.
ESPN’s Football Power Index predicts the outcome of each game:
- Georgia (89.1 percent chance to win) vs. Arkansas
- Missouri (52.8 percent) vs. Tennessee
- Alabama (80.8 percent) vs. Ole Miss
- South Carolina (71. 4 percent) vs. Troy
- Florida (77.3 percent) at Kentucky
- Texas A&M (68.6 percent) vs. Mississippi State
- Vanderbilt (83 percent) vs. UConn
- LSU (52.2 percent) vs. Auburn
Here’s how ESPN defines the FPI:
FPI is a predictive rating system designed to measure team strength and project performance going forward. The ultimate goal of FPI is not to rank teams 1 through 128; rather, it is to correctly predict games and season outcomes. If Vegas ever published the power rankings it uses to set its lines, they would likely look quite a lot like FPI.
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