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Halloween week in the SEC could be scary bad or scary good. Saturday’s Florida-Georgia matchup features two teams battling for the SEC East, while Ole Miss visits Auburn with its SEC West destiny still in its hands. Tennessee-Kentucky should be a competitive contest, but South Carolina and Vanderbilt are facing tough opponents in Texas A&M and Houston, respectively.
There are six games involving SEC teams this week, so let’s take a look at projected final scores for Saturday’s conference matchups, according to four different media outlets — tennessean.com, Bleacher Report, saturdayblitz.com and Fox Sports.
SEC PICKS BY TENNESSEAN COLUMNIST DAVE AMMENHEUSER
Texas A&M 33, South Carolina 24
Ole Miss 35, Auburn 32
Florida 38, Georgia 28
Arkansas 44, Tennessee-Martin 17
Houston 28, Vanderbilt 14
Tennessee 31, Kentucky 21
Note: Here is what stands out. Ammenheuser likes Florida and Tennessee to win and cover in their respective games. The Gators are favored by 2.5 points while the Vols are favored by 7.5. Plus, he also likes South Carolina and Auburn to cover as underdogs. The Gamecocks are getting 16.5 points while the Tigers are getting 7.5.
SEC PICKS BY BLEACHER REPORT
Ole Miss 34, Auburn 21
Texas A&M 34, South Carolina 17
Florida 29, Georgia 24
Arkansas 44, Tennessee-Martin 21
Houston 37, Vanderbilt 17
Tennessee 27, Kentucky 23
Note: A couple of results jump out here. Like Ammenheuser does, Bleacher Report predicts that Florida will win and cover. It also has Houston winning and covering over Vanderbilt, which is getting nearly two touchdowns. In addition, it sees Ole Miss and Texas A&M winning and covering as well while it forecasts a loss but a cover for Kentucky, which is getting at least a TD.
SEC PICKS BY SATURDAYBLITZ.COM’S NICHOLAS IAN ALLEN
Texas A&M 35, South Carolina 17
Ole Miss 28, Auburn 21
Georgia 28, Florida 27
Houston 28, Vanderbilt 14
Tennessee 35, Kentucky 24
Note: Hmm. Allen has made the ballsiest pick of the week. He likes Georgia not only to cover but to win outright over Florida. He has no pick for the UT Martin-Arkansas matchup, which is more than likely due to the fact that there is no line for the game.
SEC PICKS BY FOX SPORTS
Texas A&M 32, South Carolina 28
Florida 26, Georgia 23
Houston 29, Vanderbilt 27
Tennessee 29, Kentucky 28
Note: Each game in Fox Sports’ predictions is simulated 101 times, so these scores may actually turn out to be quite accurate. No Ole Miss-Auburn or UT Martin-Arkansas scores are available, but of the remaining games, each one is expected to be a one-score affair.
Stan Chrapowicki is a contributing writer for Saturday Down South. He covers SEC football, Alabama and Auburn.
