Hold the Mayo Week 9: OU -5.5?!

[Kyle Miller]

Last week I asked which underdog would win outright. Answer: none of them. All six favorites won, and five of the six covered. The only one that didn't was Alabama, who beat A&M by 11 as a 14.5-point favorite. I definitely didn't see that one coming, and it felt like A&M might be able to pull off the impossible until the 4th quarter.

The crowd had it backwards in two spots: 69% took Ole Miss +3.5 and Texas won by 7, and 76% took Tennessee +2.5 and South Carolina won by 3. So much for my hunches, too, with both Texas and South Carolina covering.

Congrats to @Ryan Clement, who Holds the Mayo after going 5-1 in Week 8. Nobody else got past 4-2.

Week 9 is open. Five SEC games against the spread, best record Holds the Mayo, ties go to whoever picked first:

• Auburn at Ole Miss (-13.5), 11:45 AM CT
• Florida vs Georgia (-10.5), 2:30 PM CT
• South Carolina at Oklahoma (-5.5), 3:15 PM CT
• Mississippi State at Texas (-21.5), 6:30 PM CT
• Missouri (-10.5) at Arkansas, 6:45 PM CT

The pick for each game locks at its own kickoff, and you can change your picks any time between now and then without losing your place in line.

Two weeks ago the underdogs ran wild and last week the favorites swept. So which is it this week? Texas laying 21.5 after a one-score game with Ole Miss feels like a lot to me, but with Super Kamario likely out I think it's possible, especially if Texas continues to find its groove on offense. Personally I think South Carolina will win outright against OU, and I will definitely be hate watching that one.

Let's make it two in a row Saturday night.

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Hook 'em! 🤘

[Kyle Miller]

And now I feel more confident about the 21.5 point spread with Kamario announced out for the rest of the season. Hate to see it, but he's got a very bright future.