Tennessee football: Vols, SEC and Top 25 predictions for Week 5 of 2018
Unanimous gambling picks
Texas A&M -21 vs. Arkansas
Any other year, we would not want to do this. The Texas A&M Aggies always struggle with the Arkansas Razorbacks, no matter where the teams stand. But this isn’t any other year. Arkansas is just that bad, and Jimbo Fisher will have his way with these guys.
West Virginia at Texas Tech, the Over 72
This is a Big 12 afternoon game featuring two air raid offenses, one of which includes a Heisman candidate at quarterback. Who in the world could think that this won’t hit the over? The over/under should be set at 100 here!
Auburn -26.5 vs. Southern Miss, the Under 53
This is a bit of a stretch. We all have the Auburn Tigers covering but still the game somehow hitting the under. That’s a rare unanimous combination. But the Tigers have been playing tough defense throughout the year and had inconsistent offenses. So they’ll do just enough to find themselves against Southern Miss while shutting the Golden Eagles down. That’s why we all have this play here.
South Carolina at Kentucky, the Under 51.5
It’s a Kentucky Wildcats defense that is getting more dominant by the week against a Will Muschamp-coached team. Does anybody believe that these teams will combine to hit the over? That’s a highly unlikely possibility.
Stanford at Notre Dame, the Under 52
An inconsistent Notre Dame Fighting Irish offense that doesn’t do what the Oregon Ducks do against a Stanford Cardinal team that wants to use ball control an play defense means a tough, regular game. And it’s one that won’t hit the over, which we all agree on.
LSU -10.5 vs. Ole Miss, the Under 59.5
Similar to the Auburn Tigers, we have a rare pick for the LSU Tigers to cover against the Ole Miss Rebels while the game hits the under. But both teams are similar in that this is how they’ve been beating their opponents, which is why their match-up against each other was such a thriller. So we agree on that again here.
Next. Tennessee-Georgia: keys to the game. dark
None of us could agree on anything related to Tennessee football’s match-up against the Georgia Bulldogs. We all had the Vols losing, but one of us had them at least covering that 31-point spread with the game hitting the under. The other two had UGA covering and the game hitting the over. Where it hits as far as gambling picks go is the only thing worth watching in it on Saturday.