SEC rivalry week opening lines
Florida’s recent trend downwards certainly had an effect on the point spread for the Gators’ upcoming game.
Florida is actually an underdog to Florida State. Sure, it’s just a one-point spread but that would have sounded ludicrous when the season began. The Seminoles were coming off of a lackluster 3-6 season while Florida was expected to be an SEC championship contender.
The Gators were on the rise after an 8-4 season in 2020 in which they won the SEC Eastern Division. Since then, Florida has fallen on hard times. The Gators are 5-6 and fired head coach Dan Mullen a day after Florida lost to Missouri 24-23 in overtime on Saturday.
The Egg Bowl certainly has some intrigue as Ole Miss is just a 2 ½-point favorite against Mississippi State. Clemson is a 14-point favorite over South Carolina despite the Gamecocks’ recent improvement. South Carolina has won two of its last three games including a win against Auburn on Saturday.
Here are the rest of the opening lines from Circa Sports:
Ole Miss -2.5 at Mississippi State
Missouri at Arkansas -15
Georgia -35 at Ga Tech
FSU -1 at Florida
Alabama -21 at Auburn
Vandy at Tennessee -31
Texas A&M -7 at LSU
Kentucky -2 at Louisville
Clemson -14 at South Carolina