Ole Miss 27, Auburn 9
The Rebels offense woke up for the first time all season last week as they throttled Arkansas at home. Now Houston Nutt travels to a place where he’s had success (albeit as the Arkansas coach) against Auburn. The Tigers look nothing like the team that reeled off 5 wins to start the year as the offense has been unable to produce anything consistent, hanging a thin defensive unit out to dry in the process. Jevan Snead and Dexter McCluster will have big games as the Rebels are simply a better team than Auburn right now.
Florida 23, Georgia 19
The Bulldogs got back on track with a win over Vanderbilt two weeks ago and got a much needed week off before the annual showdown with the Florida Gators. Florida’s offense showed some improvement against Mississippi State but is still nowhere near as explosive as it was last season. Everything about this match-up points to advantage Florida, but that week off for Georgia will give the Bulldogs fresh legs and coupled with Florida’s inability to put teams away, this may be more of a game than most expect. In the end, though, superior talent and coaching will win it.
Mississippi State 20, Kentucky 17
Mississippi State has played through a brutal schedule and is probably one of the toughest 3-5 teams in the country. Kentucky has survived its own long road home riddled with injuries though they have emerged with a winning record and a serious chance at a bowl game. The Bulldogs have been close so many times this year and haven’t been able to finish. Eventually, if you are hanging around long enough, the breaks fall your way. They fall for Mississippi State this weekend.
South Carolina 19, Tennessee 17
Tennessee has been very close in some losses this year thanks to a stingy defense. The Volunteers offense has been erratic at best. The same could be said for South Carolina. This has the makings of a close, smashmouth game with both teams fighting for yardage and field position. In the end, South Carolina has enough to get it done and solidify their spot as second in the SEC East.
Out of Conference Games
Arkansas 34, Eastern Michigan 13
Arkansas got thumped by Ole Miss last week. This week, the Razorbacks take out the frustration on Eastern Michigan.
Georgia Tech 28, Vanderbilt 9.
Vanderbilt can’t stop anybody and they can’t score. Georgia Tech isn’t great at stopping teams, but they can bulldoze over defenses left, right and up the middle.
LSU 38, Tulane 3
I hear Tulane has a fine law school. Their football team is no match for LSU at all.
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