Down the Line: SEC West Week One
I jumped the gun a little at the end of last week. While I will leave the original UT ‘Down the Line’ article up, here is the newer (and easier to view) DtL article with each SEC East and West teams in their own post. If you can see ways to improve this format, please use the contact form at the top of the blog.
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8/30 in Atlanta, GA
Nick Saban 98-48-1; 2nd year. The Crimson Tide were 7-6 last season.
Tommy Bowden 87-46; 10th year. The Tigers were 9-4 last season.
Alabama Odds Info last two years:
Straight Up Away: 2-6
vs Non-Conf: 7-3
ATS Away Dog: 3-1-1
Clemson Tigers:
Straight Up Away: 6-3
vs Non-Conf: 7-3
ATS Away Favorite: 3-5
The Line: Clemson is favored by 5 points. This Nick Saban’s chance to get Bama started in the right direction.
Alabama 17
Clemson 19
8/30 @ Oxford, MS
Houston Nutt 80-54; 1st year. The Rebels were 3-9 last season.
Tommy West 72-72; 8th year. Memphis was 7-6 last season.
Ole Miss Odds Info last two years:
Straight Up @ Home: 6-8
vs Non-Conf: 5-3
ATS Home Favorite: 1-1-2
Memphis:
Straight Up Away: 4-6
vs Non-Conf: 2-7
ATS Away Dog: 5-3-2.
The Line: Ole Miss is an 8.5 point favorite in this game. The home opener for Houston Nutt is extremely important to this team’s psyche.
Ole Miss 24
Memphis 13
8/30 @ Ruston, La
Sylvester Croom 17-30 5th year; Bulldogs were 8-5 last season.
Derek Dooley 5-7; 2nd year. La Tech was 5-7 last season.
MSU Odds Info the last two years:
Straight up Away: 5-6
vs Non-Conf: 6-3
ATS Away Favorite: 1-0.
La Tech:
Straight Up Home: 5-5
vs Non-Conf: 3-6
ATS Dog: 1-2
The Line: MSU is an 8.5 point favorite
MSU 34
La Tech 26
8/30 @ Auburn, AL
Tommy Tuberville 105-53; 10th year at Auburn. The Tigers were 9-4 last year.
Charlie Weatherbee 66-101; 6th year at ULM. ULM was 6-6 last season.
Auburn Odds info the last two years:
Straight Up Home: 12-4
vs Non-Conf: 9-1
ATS Away Dog: 5-9
ULM:
Straight Up Away: 5-10
vs Non-Conf: 3-7
ATS Away Dog: 9-3
The Line: Auburn is favored by 26.5 points. AU has the offense and defense to pull this spread…..will the Tigers call off the pressure late?
Notes: ULM is 0-14 in road openers with 4 shutouts. 3-29-1 all time vs the SEC; however, ULM beat Bama 21-14 a year ago.
Auburn 43
ULM 17
8/30 @ Baton Rouge 4pm
Les Miles: 62-27; 4th year at LSU. LSU was 12-2 a year ago and National Champions.
Jerry Moore: 167-70. Appy State was FCS Champions last year
LSU Odds the last two years:
Straight Up Home: 14-1
vs Non-Conf: 10-0
ATS Home Favorite: 7-7
Appy State:
No Data
The Line: No line
Notes: Appy State defeated Michigan in the Big House last season and won the FCS championship. LSU is the reigning National Champs.
This game could potentially be entertaining. Do not allow the league designations to throw your attention. This is an opportunity for Les Miles’ team to drudge a lower division champion.
All stats were obtained piece meal from the following sites: PhilSteele.com, ESPN, BoDog.com, et al. Images are © the respective universities and MGHelmets.com
