SEC Week 7 Predictions: Alabama-Texas A&M Showdown, Florida Visits LSU
The SEC is home to two of college football’s biggest showdowns for Week 7. Alabama heads to College Station to take on Texas A&M in a must-win game for coach Nick Saban’s team. After a defeat against Ole Miss earlier this year, the Crimson Tide can’t afford two losses in the SEC West or playoff picture. The Aggies are 5-0, but Alabama is this team’s biggest test so far in 2015. The other huge matchup this weekend in the SEC takes place in Baton Rouge. LSU hosts Florida in a meeting between two unbeaten teams and a potential preview of the SEC Championship in December. How will the Gators respond without starting quarterback Will Grier? Elsewhere in the SEC for Week 7, Ole Miss steps out of conference for a trip to Memphis, Georgia hosts Missouri, South Carolina begins the post-Steve Spurrier era with a home game against Vanderbilt, and Kentucky takes on Auburn on Thursday night. Mississippi State finishes non-conference play with a visit from Louisiana Tech.
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Athlon Sports offers its SEC Week 7 predictions from four editors: Steven Lassan (@AthlonSteven), David Fox (@DavidFox615), Mitch Light (@AthlonMitch) and Braden Gall (@BradenGall)
SEC Week 7 Game Power Rankings & Predictions
1. Alabama at Texas A&M
Date: Saturday, Oct. 17 at 3:30 p.m. ET
TV Channel: CBS
Spread: Alabama -4
Predictions for Alabama at Texas A&M
StevenLassan | MitchLight | DavidFox | BradenGall |
31-27 | - | 31-28 | 37-30 |
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2. Florida at LSU
Date: Saturday, Oct. 17 at 7 p.m. ET
TV Channel: ESPN
Spread: LSU -9.5
Predictions for Florida at LSU
StevenLassan | MitchLight | DavidFox | BradenGall |
27-20 | - | 20-14 | 27-17 |
3. Ole Miss at Memphis
Date: Saturday, Oct. 17 at Noon ET
TV Channel: ABC/ESPN2
Spread: Ole Miss -10.5
Predictions for Ole Miss at Memphis
StevenLassan | MitchLight | DavidFox | BradenGall |
45-31 | - | 41-31 | 41-24 |
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4. Missouri at Georgia
Date: Saturday, Oct. 17 at 7:30 p.m. ET
TV Channel: SEC Network
Spread: Georgia -16
Predictions for Missouri at Georgia
StevenLassan | MitchLight | DavidFox | BradenGall |
30-13 | - | 24-14 | 31-21 |
5. Auburn at Kentucky
Date: Thursday, Oct. 15 at 7 p.m. ET
TV Channel: ESPN
Spread: Auburn -2.5
Predictions for Auburn at Kentucky
StevenLassan | MitchLight | DavidFox | BradenGall |
27-24 | - | 28-21 | 30-24 |
6. Vanderbilt at South Carolina
Date: Saturday, Oct. 17 at 4 p.m. ET
TV Channel: SEC Network
Spread: South Carolina -3
Predictions for Vanderbilt at South Carolina
StevenLassan | MitchLight | DavidFox | BradenGall |
24-20 | - | 17-13 | 27-24 |
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7. Louisiana Tech at Mississippi State
Date: Saturday, Oct. 17 at Noon ET
TV Channel: SEC Network
Spread: Mississippi State -13.5
Predictions for Louisiana Tech at Mississippi State
StevenLassan | MitchLight | DavidFox | BradenGall |
38-24 | - | 35-24 | 40-13 |