Week 7 SEC score predictions straight-up and spread; Vols/Tide, 5 other league games

KNOXVILLE, TN - September 10, 2022 - Quarterback Hendon Hooker #5 of the Tennessee Volunteers during the game between the Pittsburgh Panthers and the Tennessee Volunteers at Acrisure Stadium in Knoxville, TN. Photo By Andrew Ferguson/Tennessee Athletics

Week 7 SEC score predictions straight-up and spread; Vols/Tide, 5 other league games

By Vince Ferrara / @VinceSports

Here’s a look at my Week 7 SEC football game predictions.

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2022 Week 6 Straight-Up Record: 5-2 (71%)
2022 Week 6 Spread Record: 2-5 (29%)
2022 Season Straight-Up Record: 53-10 (84%)
2022 Season Spread Record: 35-28 (56%)
2021 Season Straight-Up Record: 92-34 (73%)
2021 Season Spread Record: 63-63 (50%)

THIRD SATURDAY IN OCTOBER IN THE SEC

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 15
Auburn (3-3, 1-2 SEC) at #9 Ole Miss (6-0, 2-0 SEC)
Series: AU leads, 35-10-0
Noon ET • ESPN
Last: AU, 31-20 (2021 at Auburn)
Oxford, Miss. • Vaught-Hemingway Stadium (64,038)
SiriusXM: 137/190 – 81/81
Line: Ole Miss -15
Pick vs. Spread: Ole Miss -15
Score Prediction: Ole Miss 35 Auburn 7

Arkansas (3-3, 1-3 SEC) at BYU (4-2)
Series: First Meeting
3:30 p.m. ET • ESPN
Provo, Utah • LaVell Edwards Stadium (63,725)
SiriusXM: 121/192
Line: BYU -1
Pick vs. Spread: Arkansas +1
Score Prediction: Arkansas 31 BYU 27

#3 Alabama (6-0, 3-0 SEC) at #6 Tennessee (5-0, 2-0 SEC)
Series: UA leads, 58-38-7
3:30 p.m. ET • CBS
Last: UA, 52-24 (2021 at Tuscaloosa)
Knoxville, Tenn. • Neyland Stadium (101,915)
SiriusXM: 111/191 – 81/81
Line: Alabama -8.5
Pick vs. Spread: Tennessee +8.5
Score Prediction: Tennessee 38 Alabama 35

Vanderbilt (3-3, 0-2 SEC) at #1 Georgia (6-0, 3-0 SEC)
Series: UGA leads, 59-20-2
3:30 p.m. ET • SEC Network
Last: UGA, 62-0 (2021 at Nashville)
Athens, Ga. • Dooley Field at Sanford Stadium (92,746)
SiriusXM: 158/201 – 137/190
Line: Georgia -37.5
Pick vs. Spread: Georgia -37.5
Score Prediction: Georgia 56 Vanderbilt 14

LSU (4-2, 2-1 SEC) at Florida (4-2, 1-2 SEC)
Series: UF leads, 33-32-3
7 p.m. ET • ESPN
Last: LSU, 49-42 (2021 at Baton Rouge)
Gainesville, Fla. • Spurrier-Florida Field at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium (88,548)
SiriusXM: 111/191 – 137/190
Line: Florida -2.5
Pick vs. Spread: LSU +2.5
Score Prediction: LSU 17 Florida 16

#16 Mississippi State (5-1, 2-1 SEC) at Kentucky (4-2, 1-2 SEC)
Series: MSU leads, 25-24
7:30 p.m. ET • SEC Network
Last: MSU, 31-17 (2021 at Starkville)
Lexington, Ky. • Kroger Field (61,000)
SiriusXM: 121/192 – 81/81
Line: Miss State -4
Pick vs. Spread: Miss State -4
Score Prediction: Miss State 28 Kentucky 23

Open Date: Missouri (2-4, 0-3 SEC); South Carolina (4-2, 1-2 SEC); Texas A&M (3-3, 1-2 SEC)

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KNOXVILLE, TN – September 10, 2022 – Quarterback Hendon Hooker #5 of the Tennessee Volunteers during the game between the Pittsburgh Panthers and the Tennessee Volunteers at Acrisure Stadium in Knoxville, TN. Photo By Andrew Ferguson/Tennessee Athletics

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