We’ve already released our SDS Week 4 predictions for the weekend but if you are looking for an analytic edge to the big SEC games this weekend, here’s an alternative set of picks that may interest you.
Ed Feng’s site The Power Rank recently released its picks for Week 4. Feng’s system has helped him to pick the correct winner 74.5% of the time dating back to the 2016 season. It’s also noteworthy that his record does not count games against FCS opponents, only FBS opponents.
As for the rest of the Week 4 SEC action, here’s how The Power Rank predicts the weekend to play out:
- Georgia will beat Mississippi State by 3.4 points at home. MSU has a 40% chance of winning on the road in this matchup.
- Kentucky will beat Florida by 0.5 points at home. The Gators have a 48% chance of winning on the road in Lexington.
- Alabama will beat Vanderbilt by 13.8 points on the road. The Commodores have a 16% chance of pulling an upset at home.
- Texas A&M will beat Arkansas by 6.1 points in Arlington, Texas. The Razorbacks have a 32% chance of winning at the neutral site location.
- LSU will beat Syracuse by 12.6 points at home. The Tigers have an 82% chance of winning in Death Valley.
- Tennessee will beat UMass by 22.2 at home. The Volunteers have a 93 % chance of winning in Neyland Stadium.
- South Carolina will beat Louisiana Tech by 11.2 points at home. The Gamecocks have a 79% chance of winning in Columbia.
- Auburn will beat Missouri by 15.4 points on the road. Mizzou has a 14% chance of pulling the upset at home.
A graduate of the University of Tennessee, Michael Wayne Bratton oversees the news coverage for Saturday Down South. Michael previously worked for FOX Sports and NFL.com
