CBS Sports predicts over/unders for SEC East teams in 2016
Predicting SEC win totals ahead of the season is always entertaining.
The reaction of the over/unders when they’re first released is rather funny, as potential bettors weigh in on what’s a good buy and what isn’t. Largely, Tennessee is projected to win the SEC East, and that’s reflected in Vegas, too, along with a consensus from the media.
CBS Sports’ Robby Kalland recently predicted the SEC East’s over/unders, which was set by Las Vegas, for 2016, and the site thinks the Vols win the SEC East and hit the over on 9.5 wins. Here’s the reasoning:
The roster is there and the schedule provides an opportunity for them to be a 10-win team for the first time in the regular season since 2004. Alabama must come to Knoxville this year, as will Florida, and the Vols’ toughest out-of-conference game is against a Virginia Tech team in Bristol, Tennessee. Road games at Georgia, Texas A&M and spunky in-state rival Vanderbilt could prove to be stumbling blocks on the Vols road this year, but I’m going to buy in on all that talent in a weak division and say they get it done, keep it to two losses and land a 10-win season in 2016.
Here are the picks:
Florida Gators (7.5): UNDER
Georgia Bulldogs (8.5): OVER
Kentucky Wildcats (5): OVER
Missouri Tigers (5.5): UNDER
South Carolina Gamecocks (5): UNDER
Tennessee Volunteers (9.5): OVER
Vanderbilt Commodores (5): OVER
Few takeaways:
- I, too, think Tennessee is the favorite entering the season, but I don’t think the Vols will win it. We’ll find out whether Butch Jones is a championship coach in 2016. A ten-win season would put the Vols on the over, and that’s probably a decent bet.
- The most attractive over/under here is Florida at 7.5. While CBS Sports takes the under, I’m taking the over. There’s a ton of value there, and Jim McElwain will try and follow up a 10-win rookie season.
- CBS thinks Kentucky hits the over, thus making a bowl game and breaking the streak.
I just don’t see 6 wins on Kentuckys schedule.
USM, NMSU, AP, vandy, USC, and Mizzou/MSU.
Are you serious? You lost to Vandy last year so are you considering that a sure win? That game comes right after @Alabama which isn’t a good combination. @Missouri wont’ be easy. Are you saying you are going to beat USC but give up on the Louisville game?
Did I say they were sure wins? No, those all all the games UK has the best chance to win and I might as well add UF and UofL. Kentucky will be in every game except for UGA, UT, and Bama. Kentucky will be fun to watch next season and if UK wins the games I mentioned above, they make a bowl game and seemingly take a step up in the east. I personally think 7-5 is what UK is gonna finish with.
I think UK gets to 5 wins.
UK will lose to South Carolina and Vanderbilt
Extra gum. USC and Vandy are the 2 worse teams in the SEC. UK has beaten USC back to back. And vandy was lucky to beat us last season
So losing to what you consider one of the worst teams in the SEC was just luck and no representation of the product that takes the field. Got it.
OMG They’re dreaming… I’ll bet $10,000 that South Carolina wins 7 minimum and UT taking the East?? Sorry folks but that won’t ever happen again…
Lol
Ever again? Seriously? I’m not so sure we do this year, but that’s a ridiculous statement. Maybe focus on beating FCS schools first.
Well they got all of them right except Florida.
The only teams to solidly beat SC last yr were UGA (@UGA) and LSU (@LSU). SC was beaten close by every team that beat them. I predict 6-7 wins. Dont think UK wins 3 in a row and think they get one upset win.
I think USC wins around 4-5. Maybe 6, but like Mizzou, they have a lot of questions so idk. But I think UK will have the upper hand offensively.
South Carolina was a good team last year…they went in Knoxville and gave a really tough game but came short 27-24 and they gave Clemson a really good game….
I would switch the Georgia and Florida picks, and the Kentucky and Missouri picks. Kentucky wasn’t good on offense or defense last year, at least Missouri was good on defense. If they can just get a little offense then they should get 6 wins.
Missouri is definitely the best odds at over. I can see the top three hitting these marks. I dont see Ky as over, or Vandy. SC would be anybody’s guess but i see Muschamp as a possible liability. I also see why everyone might not expect much out of Mizzou, new o-line, no RB, lousy old receivers and unproven new ones etc. But how many more games did we win last yr with one more score? I can easily see one more score this yr. Plus why are some (certainly not all) not respecting what looks like to me another top ten defense and probable top three scoring D in the SEC. (Second last yr) we only replace three and we have two who have started returning also. A slight improvement on special teams and offense and we win 7. A better improvement and we win 9. No back to back losing seasons in 10 yrs. And not anytime soon either.