SEC Football Predictions Week 1: Picking Games Against the Spread

Aug 30, 2014; Atlanta, GA, USA; General view of the field prior to the 2014 Chick-fil-a kickoff game between the West Virginia Mountaineers and the Alabama Crimson Tide at Georgia Dome. Mandatory Credit: Paul Abell-USA TODAY Sports

The 2015 college football season is finally here, which means it’s time for the Week 1 edition of our SEC predictions against the spread. 

All 14 Southeastern Conference teams kick off the season this weekend, and since 11 teams are playing against FBS competition, there is plenty of opportunity for action in Week 1. If you’re into odds and point spreads, or just like to make games a little more interesting by wagering a couple of bucks between buddies, you can find Saturday Blitz SEC predictions against the spread each week.

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We’ll even keep a tally of what we got right and what we got wrong.

• 2015 Straight Up: 0-0
• 2015 Against the Spread: 0-0
• 2015 Over/Under: 0-0
• Last Week Straight Up: 0-0
• Last Week vs. the Spread: 0-0
• Last Week Over/Under: 0-0

This week, we get the party started early with two Thursday night match-ups. As they often do, the South Carolina Gamecocks are the first team to take the field and will play North Carolina in Charlotte as a small favorite. Later, Vanderbilt is a rare SEC home underdog against a Conference USA opponent, WKU.

On Saturday, Georgia, Tennessee, Arkansas, Florida and Mississippi State all face FBS cupcakes, but Auburn, Texas A&M, and Alabama will be tested by the likes of Louisville, Arizona State and Wisconsin, respectively, in a trio of neutral site meetings.

Other Week 1 SEC Football games that do not currently have betting lines available because they involve FBS vs. FCS match-ups, and will not be picked against the spread are UT Martin at Ole Miss, SE Missouri State at Missouri and McNeese State at LSU.

*Note: Point spreads used in the following pages come from VegasInsiders.com, unless otherwise noted, as of Wednesday September 2, 2015

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