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Saturday is shaping up to be the biggest weekend in the SEC to date, with 2 huge games highlighting the conference schedule.
More specifically, national championship favorites Alabama and Georgia have sterns tests on their hands, as the top-ranked Crimson Tide play host to No. 12 Ole Miss while the No. 2 Bulldogs entertain 8th-ranked Arkansas.
As he does each week, ESPN’s Bill Connelly released his weekly SP+ predictions Wednesday, which uses a computer model that he has described as an “opponent- and tempo-adjusted look at the most sustainable and predictive aspects of college football. It is intended to be predictive and forward-facing.”
In the featured SEC games mentioned above, the SP+ model predicts a 37-24 Alabama victory and a 32-18 Georgia victory.
In another intriguing SEC showdown on Saturday, SP+ likes Auburn to sneak out a close win at LSU, 28-26, while the model predicts Tennessee to nip Missouri 29-28 in Columbia.
Here’s a look at what the SP+ model predicts for the rest of the week’s SEC action:
- Georgia 32, Arkansas 18
- Tennessee 29, Missouri 28
- Alabama 37, Ole Miss 24
- Troy 24, South Carolina 22
- Florida 34, Kentucky 23
- Texas A&M 28, Mississippi State 19
- Vanderbilt 32, UConn 22
- Auburn 28, LSU 26
??♂️ WEEK 5 SP+ PICKS ⁉️?
Miami 33, UVA 25
Maryland 25, Iowa 21!
UGA 32, Hogs 18
Michigan 24, Wisconsin 23
ND 25.3, Cincy 25.2!
Bama 37, Ole Miss 24
Oregon 37, Stanford 23
Florida 34, UK 23
Baylor 24, OSU 23
Penn St 36, Indiana 15
Auburn 28, LSU 26?
UCLA 31, ASU 29 pic.twitter.com/TeKBOPEc85— Bill Connelly (@ESPN_BillC) September 29, 2021
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