Hope everyone stateside has a nice Thanksgiving weekend. I'm always excited to see family I haven't seen in over half a year, but being couped up for three days straight can get tedious as well. Makes you sort of wish Thanksgiving and Christmas were a little further apart. Anyways, I'm on 3 Games This Week, and here they are....
1.) Biggest Play....Kentucky ML and spread over Tennessee. I figured this line would open as a pick 'em, and was surprised to see it a tad higher than that in Kentucky's favor. This is quite simply a REALLY BAD MATCHUP for Tennessee. Kentucky can be had between the tackles, but Tennessee is not the team to do it. Conversely, I think we see Kentucky pick apart the vulnerable Tennessee secondary, while limiting Ainge in the air. I think we see a solid two touchdown victory for Kentucky here (which is the worst thing that could happen for LSU imo, as they'll have to face Georgia in Atlanta to survive if this scenario plays out).
2.) Mississippi State -6.5 over Ole Miss. Mississippi State's tougher between the tackles, and I think Dixon has 150+ yards with 2-3 touches. On the other side, I think we see MSU's opportunistic defense force Shaeffer (who appears to be set as the starter) into making more characteristic mistakes. Look for a solid two touchdown win here.
3.) Alabama +6 and ML over Auburn. Hate to go against any school that would give an idiot like me a graduate degree, but this line is crazy. Bama's getting five instrumental players back from suspension this week (including two starting O-lineman who've been sorely missed), and word has it that these guys' return has completely re-ignited the team in their practices this week. These two are very evenly matched, and I actually give the slight edge to Bama in terms of big play potential. I honestly believe Saban has a strong chance to win his first Iron Bowl outright, and these six points are a tremendous gift.
GL guys, hope everyone has a safe, fun, and profitable Thanksgiving holiday...
1.) Biggest Play....Kentucky ML and spread over Tennessee. I figured this line would open as a pick 'em, and was surprised to see it a tad higher than that in Kentucky's favor. This is quite simply a REALLY BAD MATCHUP for Tennessee. Kentucky can be had between the tackles, but Tennessee is not the team to do it. Conversely, I think we see Kentucky pick apart the vulnerable Tennessee secondary, while limiting Ainge in the air. I think we see a solid two touchdown victory for Kentucky here (which is the worst thing that could happen for LSU imo, as they'll have to face Georgia in Atlanta to survive if this scenario plays out).
2.) Mississippi State -6.5 over Ole Miss. Mississippi State's tougher between the tackles, and I think Dixon has 150+ yards with 2-3 touches. On the other side, I think we see MSU's opportunistic defense force Shaeffer (who appears to be set as the starter) into making more characteristic mistakes. Look for a solid two touchdown win here.
3.) Alabama +6 and ML over Auburn. Hate to go against any school that would give an idiot like me a graduate degree, but this line is crazy. Bama's getting five instrumental players back from suspension this week (including two starting O-lineman who've been sorely missed), and word has it that these guys' return has completely re-ignited the team in their practices this week. These two are very evenly matched, and I actually give the slight edge to Bama in terms of big play potential. I honestly believe Saban has a strong chance to win his first Iron Bowl outright, and these six points are a tremendous gift.
GL guys, hope everyone has a safe, fun, and profitable Thanksgiving holiday...