By Vince Ferrara / @VinceSports
Below are my Week 3 SEC football predictions.
This season, I’m sharing my picks both against the spread and straight-up.
Week 2 Straight-Up Record: 10-3 (77%)
2021 Season Straight-Up Record: 21-6 (78%)
Week 2 vs. Spread Record: 6-7 (46%)
2021 Season Straight-Up Record: 14-13 (52%)
2020 SEC Season Prediction Record Straight-Up: 66-12 (85%)
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WEEK THREE IN THE SEC
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 18
SEMO (0-2) at Missouri (1-1, 1-0 SEC)
Series: MIZ leads, 4-0
Noon ET • SECN+/ ESPN+
Columbia, Mo. • Faurot Field (62,621)
Sirius: 98 • XM: 192
Spread: Missouri -34 ½
Vince’s Pick vs. the Line: Missouri -34 ½
Score Prediction: Missouri 49 SEMO 6
New Mexico (2-0) at Texas A&M (2-0, 0-0 SEC)
Series: TAMU leads, 4-0
Noon ET • SEC Network
College Station, Texas • Kyle Field (102,733)
Sirius: 108 • XM: 190
Spread: Texas A&M -29 ½
Vince’s Pick vs. the Line: New Mexico +29 ½
Score Prediction: Texas A&M 35 New Mexico 7
Chattanooga (1-1) at Kentucky (2-0, 1-0 SEC)
Series: First Meeting
Noon ET • SECN+/ ESPN+
Lexington, Ky. • Kroger Field (61,000)
Sirius: 104 • XM: 191
Spread: Kentucky -32
Vince’s Pick vs. the Line: Chattanooga +32
Score Prediction: Kentucky 37 Chattanooga 10
Tennessee Tech (0-2) at Tennessee (1-1, 0-0 SEC)
Series: UT leads, 6-0
Noon ET • SECN+/ ESPN+
Knoxville, Tenn. • Neyland Stadium (102,455)
Sirius: 81 • XM: 81
Spread: Tennessee -40
Vince’s Pick vs. the Line: Tennessee -40
Score Prediction: Tennessee 52 TN Tech 7
Alabama (2-0, 0-0 SEC) at Florida (2-0, 0-0 SEC)
Series: UA leads, 26-14
3:30 p.m. ET • CBS
Last: UA, 52-46 (2020 at SEC Championship Game)
Gainesville, Fla. • Ben Hill Griffin Stadium at Spurrier-Florida Field (88,548) Sirius: 104/81 • XM: 191/81
Spread: Alabama -14 ½
Vince’s Pick vs. the Line: Alabama -14 ½
Score Prediction: Alabama 42 Florida 21
Georgia Southern (1-1) at Arkansas (2-0, 0-0 SEC)
Series: First Meeting
4 p.m. ET • SEC Network
Fayetteville, Ark. • Reynolds Razorback Stadium (72,000)
Sirius: 108 • XM: 190
Spread: Arkansas -23 ½
Vince’s Pick vs. the Line: Arkansas -23 ½
Score Prediction: Arkansas 38 Georgia Southern 14
Mississippi State (2-0, 0-0 SEC) at Memphis (2-0)
Series: MSU leads, 33-11
4 p.m. ET • ESPN2
Memphis, Tenn. • Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium (58,325)
Sirius: 98 • XM: 192
Spread: Miss State -3 ½
Vince’s Pick vs. the Line: Miss State -3 ½
Score Prediction: Miss State 26 Memphis 21
South Carolina (2-0, 0-0 SEC) at Georgia (2-0, 0-0 SEC)
Series: UG leads, 52-19-2
7 p.m. ET • ESPN
Last: UG, 45-16 (2020 at Columbia)
Athens, Ga. • Sanford Stadium (92,746)
Sirius: 135/81 • XM: 201/81
Spread: Georgia -32
Vince’s Pick vs. the Line: South Carolina +32
Score Prediction: Georgia 35 South Carolina 6
Auburn (2-0, 0-0 SEC) at Penn State (2-0)
Series: Tied, 1-1
7:30 p.m. ET • ABC
University Park, Pa. • Beaver Stadium (106,572)
Sirius: 113 • XM: 202
Spread: Penn State -6
Vince’s Pick vs. the Line: Auburn +6
Score Prediction: Penn State 24 Auburn 23
Central Michigan (1-1) at LSU (1-1, 0-0 SEC)
Series: First Meeting
7:30 p.m. ET • SEC Network
Baton Rouge, La. • Tiger Stadium (102,321)
Sirius: 108 • XM: 190
Spread: LSU -19 ½
Vince’s Pick vs. the Line: LSU -19 ½
Score Prediction: LSU 38 Central Michigan 14
Tulane (1-1) at Ole Miss (2-0, 0-0 SEC)
Series: UM leads, 41-28
8 p.m. ET • ESPN2
Oxford, Miss. • Vaught-Hemingway Stadium (64,038)
Sirius: 104 • XM: 191
Spread: Ole Miss -14
Vince’s Pick vs. the Line: Ole Miss -14
Score Prediction: Ole Miss 49 Tulane 21
Stanford (1-1) at Vanderbilt (1-1, 0-0 SEC)
Series: First Meeting
8 p.m. ET • ESPNU
Nashville, Tenn. • Vanderbilt Stadium (40,350)
Sirius: 98 • XM: 192
Spread: Stanford -12
Vince’s Pick vs. the Line: Stanford -12
Score Prediction: Stanford 31 Vanderbilt 10
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