Opening lines released for SEC's Week 3 games
The opening lines for next weekend’s slate of SEC games have just been released.
There are several interesting matchups looking ahead to the Saturday, Oct. 10, schedule in the SEC but only one showdown between undefeated teams as Tennessee takes its SEC-leading 8-game winning streak on the road to Athens to face off against undefeated Georgia.
Both Florida and Alabama will be on the road this weekend facing Texas A&M and Ole Miss, respectively, while Auburn will attempt to rebound following its first loss of the season against an emerging Arkansas team. Remember, this matchup will also feature Chad Morris against his former Razorback team for the first time.
Will Muschamp and Mark Stoops are both still searching for their first wins of the season as South Carolina travels to Vanderbilt and Kentucky hosts Mississippi State.
Here are the lines Circa Sports just released for Week 3 in the SEC:
Tennessee at Georgia (-14)
Florida (-7) at Texas A&M
South Carolina (-12) at Vanderbilt
Arkansas at Auburn (-18)
Alabama (-23) at Ole Miss
Mississippi State at Kentucky (-3)
Missouri at LSU (-18)
Auburn favored by 18 over Ole Miss!? WOW!
Oops! Misread that.
After Arkansas beat Mississippi State in Starkville and limited “Air Raid” to only 14 points combined with Auburn looking bad against Georgia, I’d say that “WOW!” is still warranted.
Yep
Maybe the Vols can beat the spread by 15 points… maybe… IDK…
Not sure about that 14 pt spread… something’s happening in Knoxville, but can they bring it to Athens.
Honestly if we lose this in a single score game id be extremely proud but thats what we need to do. This SHOULD be a close game. We will find out soon
I’m thinking
UT +14 (med confidence)
UF -7 (high confidence)
Florida should cover that spread easily
Georgia scored 27 total points last night and is favored by 14 over Tennessee? I will freely admit I was wrong about Auburn, but I just don’t see a 14 point spread. I think Tennessee is better than Auburn.
Before the season I might have been concerned about a TAMU upset win over Florida, but I don’t think they can score enough. 7 points seems low. Florida should cover.
Auburn by 18 over Arkansas? Obviously down on Auburn, but I guess this weekend we’ll get some insight into just how good or bad Auburn really is.
Mississippi State vs. Kentucky. All passing versus all rushing. A repeat of last night.
Missouri vs. LSU. Who the heck knows? LSU should win but by how much?
I figured the UGA/UTjr line would have opened around 10-11. Not sure how their defense compares to Auburn’s, but should definitely have a better OL. Worse QB and WRs though. Guess we’ll see. I can certainly see UGA pulling away in the second half against Tennessee.
A&M was able to hang with Bama for a minute so I can see them keeping it close at home with Florida. They’ll be facing an equivalent offense but a worse defense IMO.
I think Auburn wins but Arky covers that 18 point spread. Odom seems to have that defense turned around in Fayetteville.
Not sure about that State/UK game.
LSU over Mizzou by 18 sounds right. I don’t think Mizzou is very good and LSU seems to be finding itself after a rough start.
Tennessees wide receivers are coming out just fine. QB and CB are the only two questions right now but JG seems to be holding it down just fine. We will see this week what hes really got
Tennessee has more national titles than Texas and a better record this year so who is actually UTjr?
TN has a covered of recievers. Not sure what you mean by shortage. Also we’ll have at least 4 to 6 backs to gash you. Our D is good, way beyond Auburn’s and your O’line can’t match ours. So i fully expect us to push you off the line and control tempo. The long the game goes on and your offense I feel isn’t on par with ours. Should be a close game but if TN goes methodically behind this line, they should win.. Unless Bennett is really is good against good D’s. So far, you haven’t seen a good D. Should be fun game though.
Where did I say Tennessee had a shortage of WRs? I simply said I didn’t think they were quite as talented as Auburn’s.
I also think “gash” is a strong term. Remind me what good D-line Tennessee has played? Or what good offense for that matter? Didn’t Tennessee barely beat South Carolina?
Hmm UT has won more National Titles and Bowl games. I don’t think I’d say we’re UT jr.
The University of Tennessee is almost 100 years older than the University of Texas.
If it weren’t for a bunch of brave Tennesseans back in the 1830s, there probably wouldn’t be a “Texas” at all.
UGA scores 24 by half and put it on cruise control…as frustrating as it is.
Auburn board admitting that UGA could put 40+ If they wanted to.
Too big of a spread for UGA vs. UT, I expect it to be a close game.
I agree. I’ll say 31-23 Georgia with UT trailing 31-9 but scoring 2 late TDs to close the gap but it wont be enough.
Are they hiding something on offense we don’t know about? You do realize most of the time the offensive line that is the most dominant usually wins, especially when you have a better QB. JG is better than Bennett and he has more targets.
JT is better than SB3 based off of what? QBR? Total yards? Recruiting rankings?
Ah, I see you know nothing about UGA’s defense. Your unfounded confidence is laughable.
The UGA D allowed a busted coverage TD in the first quarter of the first game on the road. In 7 quarters since, just 3 FGs. The game is in Athens. The Dawgs are allowing a conference best 8.0 PPG. If the UT offense scores more than 13 I’d be surprised. Adam Anderson & Co. are likely going to make it a very long night for JG.
The only thing I can see that might keep this game close is if Stetson tosses a couple of picks. He does make some risky throws.
I really think our Offense is just as good as UGA’s at this point. I think the edge will be with Jim Chaney. No turnovers so far this year and lead the SEC in least flags. I like our chances. UTs Defense has some players but I will give the edge on D to UGA. Gonna be a great game.
gwhite713, “Jarrett Guarantano is better than Stetson Bennett.”
You might want to refer to the QB rankings. SB leads JG in YPG, QB Rating, CP, TD’s…
I’m not sure, are you actually singing the praises of Jarrett Guarantano or disrespecting Stetson Bennett?
UT is a dog and pony show. Here is the biggest laugh . . . longest current NCAA win streak at 8:
Let’s recap the last 8 wins, shall we?
South Carolina (which has been a stink pile since Muschamp arrived)
UAB (they discontinued their program a few years ago it was so bad)
Kentucky (a mediocre team last year)
Missouri (do I really need to say?)
Vanderbilt (see previous statement)
Indiana (they play football?)
South Carolina (better than last year, but still bad)
Missouri (worse than last year)
Let’s not pretend Tennessee is a much improved team. Guarantano is still the quarterback . . . he just doesn’t have Jauan Jennings to make spectacular catches out of terrible passes.
Georgia covers and then some this weekend.
Coming from a non Tennessee fan you are out of your mind. UGA isn’t going to cover the spread. This game is gonna be close…UT has better offense and Dawgs have better Defense. It’s gonna be a good one. I’m calling for the upset here it isn’t gonna be a surprise if it happens.
Cap22, The strength of the UT offense is the run game (No.2-SEC). UT ranks No.10 Passing (SEC).
The strength of the GA defense is the Run defense (No.1 SEC) and the Pass defense (No.1 SEC). And the Scoring defense (No.1 SEC).
Tennessee won’t be able to establish much of a run game against GA. Now it’s up to Jarrett Guarantano to save the day. Did you see what the GA defense just did to Bo Nix. Many would say he’s a better QB than Jarrett Guarantano.
The only way UT stays within 14 is to hold the GA offense to 27 or less. The UT defense just gave up an average of 19.5 points to Missouri and South Carolina – both offenses rank in the lower half of the SEC.
14 is a huge line. If Smart has a lead of 14 or more during the 3rd quarter he will likely just run the ball and the clock. That may give UT a chance at a garbage score late, and they may cover the points.
The only way this turns out to be a down to the wire game is if GA turns the ball over. If both teams play clean, GA will very likely cover the points.
Man, I deal in facts. It’s easy to just say something and believe it. Oh, homer . . . it will be a huge upset if Tennessee wins the game. HUGE!!
Balkwyll, How did you ended up beating Georgia last year and missouri beating South carolina last year in double digits?
*by double digits?
UT has enough to knock UGA on their butts a few times, but they aren’t hanging for 60 mins. Just too much depth on the UGA bench still.
South Carolina’s victory over Georgia was completely unforeseen. Georgia just kept throwing the ball to the wrong team. It was more Georgia making mistakes than South Carolina really doing anything special. Hell, Georgia had a chance to win it if Rodrigo kicks a field goal at the end. He was normally clutch, but … not that game.
lol
Safest bet of the year has got to be Florida (-7) at Texas A&M. Florida looking like the best team in the east, if not the conference, and A&M looking like the “middle of the pack team” that they are.
Queue the triggered Dawg fans in 3,2….
Naa. I see the Gators putting up big numbers. A&M is a mess.
Jimbo has never lost to UF
He lost in 2012, but other than that he’s never faced a Gator offense even remotely close to
this one.
Best passing offense.Yes. Best overall? No. TN, Bama and probably UGA are better if you count their D’s. Doesn’t alway equal a win but those teams are more rounded. The first team to successfully pass rush UF beats them. That D isn’t going to save them at that point.
Arkansas +18, MSU +3, Mizzou +18
Missouri found there QB.
There offense will get better each week. I dont see LSU blowing them out.
Missouri was moving the ball. They just need to be more consistent and finish drives.
I think tn got them at a good time.
UGA is in the same situation. .. wish we would have got them week 1
LSU is going to drag us around town square in our underwear. The first week for LSU was a lot of new faces getting ambushed by a firing squad. It will be a different team we face unfortunately.
I’ll take Tennessee +14, Arkansas +18, A&M +7, South Carolina -12, Alabama -23, Mississippi State +3, and Missouri +18
I believe UT will hold the score closer than 14 points, who really knows. UT has a very good offensive line, a QB who is starting to play at an SEC level, and young but talented WRs. I think it will be epic on that side of the ball. Where I am worried is the UT defense vs the UGA offense. The D has not been consistent and prone to being gashed. Should be an entertaining game. Can’t wait for the CBS music to start.
Our D vs Bennett and their running backs.. I think we can stop them more than they cant stop our O’line.. This should give us the advantage to control temp and wear their D down. Their D hasn’t been elite against elite O’line’s.. TN has one this year.
Slow down… they still have plenty of debth on defense.
Hard for 5 great players to wear down 15 really good players
That’s kinda how I see it. UT will make a game of it until Georgia’s depth on D starts causing problems in the 4th . Close for 3 qtrs and UGA pulls away in the last 10 mins.
Best bets to me are UF -7 and Arkansas +18. Tennessee has the potential to play UGA much tougher than Auburn did. If that line were to move another half point, Tennessee would seem to be a safe bet to cover. If bad JG shows up, they could get blown out though. I think he has matured and will stay within himself.
I think we are still finding out how good everyone is besides bama. Very interested in uga versus ut. That game will tell us a lot about both teams. My Gators still scare me but I think they will pull away in the 2nd half. Hope the D starts improving. Also interested to see who LSU is. How auburn responds will also be telling. Really would like to see Ole Miss put some numbers up on bama, but the tide will roll on their defense.
I disagree, A&M is a complete mess right now and your offense is rolling. The only thing I worry about for the Gators is your defense, I don’t think that they could hold out Georgia or Alabama for 4 qrts.
I could really see that UT-UGA game going like the 2018 game. Close in the 4th and Georgia strikes fast on a back breaking turnover. Then the dagger I am very interested to see the UT O-Line vs that Georgia D-Line. Would love to see a UT win, but I don’t think we have the depth just yet to go all 60 minutes. JG has improved and learned a lot but I’m waiting to see him truly win a game, not play to NOT lose it (however that has worked well lately)
yeh UT won’t beat UGA playing not to lose. They’ll have to keep pressure on for 4 full qtrs to pull this one off.