We just missed out on a clash of two undefeated teams after LSU lost in Gainesville this weekend but that should make next weekend’s home game against Georgia essentially a do-or-die game for the Tigers in Death Valley during the SEC on CBS nationally televised game of the week.
Georgia won the previous matchup between these two in a 44-41 thriller in Athens back in 2013. That game closed the gap between the two programs history, but LSU still holds the edge 16-13-1.
Tennessee travels to Auburn this week to renew what was once an annual SEC affair. The Tigers hold a six-game streak in this series, having won every game between 2003 and 2013 between these two programs, and the all-time mark by a 28-21-3 mark. The last game in this series was a 55-23 win by Auburn in Neyland Stadium.
South Carolina has yet to beat Texas A&M since the Aggies joined the SEC and now get a chance to end the four-game skid in Columbia. The four games are the only in the all-time series between these two programs.
These initial offshore lines come courtesy of Vegas Insider and are subject to change as incoming money can alter point spreads:
Tennessee at Auburn (-18.5)
Florida (-10) at Vanderbilt
Georgia (-8.5) at LSU
Missouri at Alabama (-29.5)
Ole Miss (-7.5) at Arkansas (in Little Rock)
This game won’t have an opening line until the status of Jake Bentley is announced:
Texas A&M at South Carolina
A graduate of the University of Tennessee, Michael Wayne Bratton oversees the news coverage for Saturday Down South. Michael previously worked for FOX Sports and NFL.com
