Kentucky may be 5-1, a road overtime loss from unbeaten. But that doesn’t impress Las Vegas, apparently.
The Wildcats opened as an 11.5-point road underdog at LSU, which escaped The Swamp with a narrow win against the same team that Kentucky took to overtime. LSU (5-2, 1-2) needed late-game failures by Wisconsin and Florida, or it would be 3-4 entering the game.
Bluegrass State natives likely care more about securing a rare bowl game with a sixth win than beating the perception in Vegas, but it’s an indication of how little respect the SEC East is getting.
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Texas A&M, ranked No. 6 just two weeks ago, opened as nearly a two-touchdown road underdog against Alabama after getting pasted by the two Mississippi schools. Meanwhile, Georgia is a field goal favorite at Arkansas, attempting to salvage some pride for the SEC East.
Here are the rest of the Week 8 lines. Auburn, Mississippi State and Vanderbilt are off.
| Matchup | Kickoff Time* | Line# |
|---|---|---|
| Furman at South Carolina | Noon | Off |
| Texas A&M at Alabama | 3:30 p.m. | Alabama -13.5 |
| Georgia at Arkansas | 4 p.m. | Georgia -3 |
| Tennessee at Ole Miss | 7 p.m. | Ole Miss -17 |
| Missouri at Florida | 7 p.m. | Florida -3 |
| Kentucky at LSU | 7:30 p.m. | LSU -11.5 |
*Based on Eastern Time Zone
#Based on CG Technology lines as of 6:30 p.m. ET Sunday
Ole Miss and Mississippi State entered the weekend as underdogs despite being tied at No. 3 in the Associated Press Top 25. The Rebels and Bulldogs have been undervalued all season in Vegas.
Ole Miss improved to 5-0-1 against the spread after back-to-back SU wins as underdogs (vs. Alabama, at Texas A&M). The Rebels are the only SEC team without a loss ATS this season.
Mississippi State is 5-1 ATS, with the lone loss against UAB, but 6-0 overall and a lock to go over the Vegas preseason win total of 7.5.
Kentucky and Arkansas are both 5-1 ATS as well. Vanderbilt’s three-game Vegas win streak ended against Charleston Southern in a 21-20 win.
An itinerant journalist, Christopher has moved between states 11 times in seven years. Formally an injury-prone Division I 800-meter specialist, he now wanders the Rockies in search of high peaks.
