SEC Predictions, Odds & Best Bets Week 2
The SEC had its good and bad moments in Week 1, with several top teams cruising to landslide victories, while others fell flat in key non-conference spots. Georgia is still the favorite in the SEC odds, though Texas isn't too far behind.
My SEC predictions acknowledge that Alabama, Ole Miss, Tennessee, and Auburn all won Week 1 contests by 60-plus points against non-Power 4 teams. Those four wins by 60 or more points were the most for a conference in one day in the AP Poll era (since 1936).
Adding to the good for the SEC was the Georgia Bulldogs, who recorded their 40th straight regular-season win in a 34-3 blowout of Clemson. The Bulldogs are now 43-2 since the start of the 2021 season, with both losses coming against Alabama in the SEC Championship.
However, Florida, Texas A&M, and LSU all suffered disappointing defeats in non-conference matchups, despite two of the three entering as favorites against ranked opponents.
The SEC features three teams in the top five of the college football championship odds entering Week 2.
We also highlighted a few of these games in our Week 2 college football expert picks.
SEC best bets: Week 2
College football odds as of Friday and subject to change. Track the college football scores for the latest line movement and matchup info.
- South Carolina +6.5 first-half spread (-114 via FanDuel) vs. Kentucky ⭐⭐⭐⭐
- Jordan Waters Under 60.5 rushing yards (-114 via FanDuel) vs. Tennessee ⭐⭐⭐⭐
- Quinn Ewers Under 1.5 passing touchdowns (-104 via FanDuel) vs. Michigan ⭐⭐⭐
Best SEC predictions this week
College football picks made Friday; odds subject to change.
South Carolina +6.5 first-half spread (-114) ⭐⭐⭐⭐
The full-game line of South Carolina +10.5 at FanDuel (all of our other best live betting sites are at +10) seems like a classic overreaction to the Gamecocks getting all they could handle while eking out a come-from-behind win in the fourth quarter against Old Dominion last week.
I was tempted to back the Gamecocks at +10.5 for the full game given the extra half-point of value available at FanDuel. But I'm instead limiting this wager to the first half, as Kentucky’s new commitment to a more up-tempo offense after averaging an FBS-low 56 plays per game last year has me worried that the Wildcats will wear down the visitors in the second half.
Similar to the full-game spread, there's a full point worth of value with FanDuel’s first-half line, as all the other sites featuring the best sportsbook promos offer South Carolina +5.5 over the first 30 minutes.
A difference of six is not as common in football scores as seven, but I'm still rushing to grab the six points and the hook, especially since FanDuel isn't juicing it heavily.
A winning $10 wager pays out $18.77.
Best odds: -114 via FanDuel | Implied probability: 53.27%
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Jordan Waters Under 60.5 rushing yards (-114) ⭐⭐⭐⭐
Tennessee’s strength defensively is along the line, with three returning starters who helped the team finish 25th in run defense last year (113.8 yards per game allowed).
By contrast, the Volunteers' secondary lost six defensive backs with 300-plus snaps of experience, and that should lead to a heavy dose of NC State setting up its downfield passing attack with RPOs from quarterback Grayson McCall.
Not only does FanDuel feature the best price to back Waters’ rushing yards Under, it's also offering the best number. Some of our other best sports betting apps like bet365 and Caesars are setting the total at 58.5.
However, the Under there is juiced as high as -117, which carries a slightly higher 53.92% implied probability. Thus, I'm laying down my $10 wager at FanDuel in the hopes of returning $8.77 in profit.
Waters might not enjoy a quality rushing day, but quarterback Nico Iamaleava is well-positioned to reach paydirt on the opposite sideline, as I outlined in my college football best bets for Week 2.
Phil Wood is also backing Tennessee as part of his college football parlay picks.
Best odds: -114 via FanDuel | Implied probability: 53.27%
Quinn Ewers Under 1.5 passing touchdowns (-104) ⭐⭐⭐
The Michigan secondary would have likely been considered one of the top units in the country had it not lost safety Rod Moore to a torn ACL in the spring.
However, the group was still ranked eighth in Phil Steele’s top 25. I expect arguably the best individual cornerback, Will Johnson, to produce a huge impact while slowing down Ewers and the Longhorns' passing attack.
Ewers faced five ranked teams last year, including the playoffs, and he threw just one touchdown in three of those games. Ewers’ six games with 300-plus passing yards last year tied Colt McCoy’s school record set in 2008. But in five of the 10 games since 2022 when he passed for 235 or fewer yards, Ewers also tallied one or fewer passing touchdowns.
That's significant, as Ewers’ total for passing yards is 235.5 in a game that figures to be low-scoring (the overall total is down from 44.5 to 42.5).
FanDuel is alone among our best sports betting sites while charging less than -115 in juice to back the Under. You'll make the most of a winning $10 wager there while getting a payout of $19.62.
I dove further into this pick in my Texas vs. Michigan prediction, and Shane Jackson believes backing a kicker in a likely tight affair is the right play in his Texas vs. Michigan player props.
Best odds: -104 via FanDuel | Implied probability: 50.98%
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