Week 8 SEC NCAA Football Picks - Backwoods Southern Lawyer is back after a winning weekend!
Sorry for the late post — this week the BSL was fighting for his life in front of a know-nothing judge who I’m sure doesn’t like SEC football (not that yours truly had the chance to ask His Honor that in open court, but I just get that feeling from the way he continually raised his voice when overruling my objections and then lowered it to read the jury verdict in my favor — BOO–YOW!!!!).
Anyway, there are two components to making money when wagering on sports. One is picking winners (something I’ve been able to do fairly consistently within the SEC). The other, equally important, aspect is knowing how to bet (which is something that I have a proven history of absolutely sucking at). Take last weekend for example: I pick more winners than losers, but get blanked at the ticket windows because I loaded up on my Miss St - LSU money line parlay, which was only half right (meaning it was all wrong). So, to hell with the telling folks how to wager. If you want to make money, take a proven system like RPJ and bet in equal units. You may go up and down, but in the end it will be more of the former and less of the latter. Now, for those of you who want the BSL’s take on this week’s SEC action, read on.
TAKE VANDY (plus 14.5) AT GEORGIA — This is a tough one. Georgia is due for a blow out, and Vandy’s glass slipper has a crack or two after last week’s loss at Miss St. However, there is no denying the Vandy is a decent team, and Georgia has not been blowing teams out of the water. Add the fact that Vandy and Georgia’s last two games have been decided by a total of 5 points, and I think you have the makings of a moderately close game here.
TAKE OLE MISS (plus 11.5) AT ALABAMA — I like this pick. The last 3 times these teams have played, Bama has won by a field goal. I’ve previously praised Coach Nutt’s ability to put Ole Miss in a position to win big games, and he proved me right with the big one over Florida. Alabama is like Drago in Rock IV. They are only human; if you cut them, they bleed just like the rest of us. Look for a 7-10 point game.
TAKE KENTUCKY (minus 7) VS. ARKANSAS — I don’t care that they beat Auburn. Arkansas is not a good football team, and one week doesn’t change that. Kentucky isn’t so hot either, but they’ve got the defense to hold the Hogs in check and enough offense to cover 8 points. I like the Wildcats to win by double digits.
TAKE SOUTH CAROLINA (plus 2.5) VS. LSU — I never would’ve picked this game this way before I saw the LSU-Florida game. Florida exposed LSU as one of this season’s pretender teams. LSU’s defense (which it rode to both of its recent national championships) is highly suspect. Never in history has a defense with so much talent performed so poorly (note to Les Miles — your dual defensive coordinator scheme isn’t working). South Carolina has turned their season around and will be fired up to play this game at home. I like their chances to win outright.
TAKE MISS STATE (plus 7.5) at TENNESSEE — Mississippi State is not that bad. I think they really started getting things together after the Georgia Tech game where they got their asses handed to them. This year’s Tennessee team has an palpable absence of character and leadership. For some reason, I put Tennessee and Clemson in the same boat this year. Sometimes, you just don’t have that mojo that makes average teams good and good teams great. The Vols are barely average, and I like Miss St to keep this one close, if not win it outright.
So there you have it. Again, a big tip of the hat to the gents at the Syndicate; keep up the good work boys. Good luck to everybody this weekend.
Sincerely,
BSL - Backwoods Southern Lawyer
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Thanks for the post BSL. Just so your readers know….You were 1-3 in week 5, 2-2 in week 6 and 3-2 in week 7. I sense a trend.