SEC
Nearly every SEC team is favored heading into bowl season
The Southeastern Conference is sending nine teams to the postseason this bowl season, and wouldn’t you know it, nearly each and every one of them is currently favored to win their matchups.
The lone underdog from the SEC this bowl season is Kentucky, which is facing off against Virginia Tech in the final Belk Bowl. Tennessee’s game against Indiana is currently listed as a Pick ‘Em but all other SEC programs are listed as the favorites this postseason.
Here is a look at the early point spreads for the upcoming SEC bowl season.
Here are the current point spreads courtesy of Las Vegas-based CircaSports:
- LSU (-11.5) vs. Oklahoma – Peach Bowl (Atlanta)
- Florida (-14) vs. Virginia – Orange Bowl (Miami)
- Georgia (-8) vs. Baylor – Sugar Bowl (New Orleans)
- Alabama (-7) vs. Michigan – Citrus Bowl (Orlando)
- Texas A&M (-4.5) vs. Oklahoma State – Texas Bowl (Houston)
- Mississippi State (-3.5) vs. Louisville – Music City Bowl (Nashville)
- Kentucky vs. Virginia Tech (-3) – Belk Bowl (Charlotte)
- Auburn (-7.5) vs. Minnesota – Outback Bowl (Tampa)
- Tennessee (Pick ‘Em) vs. Indiana – Gator Bowl (Jacksonville)
Does Alabama beat Michigan without Tua, Najee, D. Smith, Ruggs, or Jeudy? Saban has never had to deal with player bowl game NFL attrition. Compound that with the ridiculous amount of injuries, and that -7 looks like an interesting bet to me.
I am wondering how many players they have sit out. Not saying they won’t win anyway, but that would make for an interesting game.
I wonder how many players from around the country will decide to sit after seeing Tua go down.
That’s another very good question. The playoff has diminished the value of bowl games so much that if I was going to be a 1st round pick I’d probably sit too in all honesty.
good point. wonder if meechigan has any critical players sitting out.
Depends who sits out the how well each SEC Team plays in Bowl Game. Also what frame of mind will Georgia be in. Last year they mailed it in will they do the same this year.
Hopefully the SEC lives up to expectations. At least a team or two seems to lay a rotten egg every year though. I’ll be pulling for all of our teams, but am sure to let the egg layers hear about it if they do so.
Hard to believe Tennessee is only a pick ’em vs Indiana.
Well, I believe that Tennessee is still rebuilding…after the Dooley and ole Butch eras. Indiana played some good games this season, but let’s face it…the Tennessee fans are glad to just be invited to a bowl game.
I don’t think they are rebuilding in the regular sense. They have plenty of talent, at least on paper. It’s more of getting the most out of the players, both in effort and development, but it looks like they are starting to turn the corner on that.
As much as I want to see Derrick and Marlon murder some B1G OL’s, I hope they sit out this one. They both did Auburn a huge service coming back for their Senior year and playing lights out. They are probably the main reason we aren’t sitting at 7-5 or worse.
No need for any further risk, go get paid boys!
I completely agree. I’d like for them to play, but they earned the right to sit out if they choose just by coming back this year. Very grateful for what they did for our program.
If they sitout, should Dinson and Thomas sit out as well. Dinson said the only reason he came back was because Brown did.
The SEC is primed to crush it this bowl season. It’s that fun time of the year where every SEC fan can put their biases and rivalries aside to cheer on SEC dominance.
Agree in principle, but the SEC (LSU aside) could be decimated if a wave of draft-projection players pass on playing. The other leagues will have some that sit, but none have the sheer numbers of the SEC. It’ll be interesting to see how this develops, and how the betting lines move.