Southern Football Predictions

Dean Legge makes his weekly picks for the 23 schools in the South.

1. Miami – Best in the South – Yes, better than Bama, but not if the Tide goes undefeated…

2. Alabama – In control of the SEC West for now, but need to score to win out…

3. Georgia – Dawgs get a much-needed week off before Auburn, which will decide their fate in the East…

4. LSU – Not that great of a performance against App State, but its all on the line this weekend against Bama…

5. Virginia Tech – Looked good for some time, but Miami looked like the Miami from the 1980s – Virginia Tech looked a big like the Virginia Tech of the 1980s, too – not good…

6. Auburn – Struggled early against Kentucky, but blew them out in the end. Upsetting Georgia keeps Tigers in the SEC West race. Tigers will know their fate before taking the field…

7. Florida – Looked horrible against Vanderbilt, and benefited from two questionable calls by the officials. “Mighty” Gators should be nervous about game in Columbia – very nervous…

8. South Carolina – Now or never for the Cocks as it relates to the Gators. Spurrier won’t be intimidated, and Florida is not that great. Cock fans would burn the city down if they won…

9. Georgia Tech – Qualified for bowl with win – now needs solid wins to finish the season…

10. Florida State – Pathetic – and can still win the ACC…

11. North Carolina – Good win over Boston College – Tar Heels are difficult to predict…

12. Clemson – Saw this one live last Saturday – looked shaky against Duke. Getting to a bowl would be an accomplishment at this point…

13. Arkansas – Can really run the ball – really can’t pass it…

14 Wake Forest – Same old song – and it doesn’t sound good…

15. Maryland – No clue what will happen against North Carolina this week…

16. Ole Miss – Stay-out-of-the-cellar game with Arkansas…

17. North Carolina State – Sorry, but I’m not moving them up for following the same pattern as the last few seasons. State can beat FSU, but no one else it seems…

18. Tennessee – This is getting sad…

19. Virginia – Great win over Temple!

20. Vandy – “Can beat Florida, but won’t” – they never do!

21. Kentucky – First home basketball game within days…

22. Mississippi State – Worst team in the SEC…

23. Duke – Worst in the South, but quarterback looked good this weekend…

This week’s games:

NOTE: these are Sunday lines; some may have moved


LSU (-2.5) at Alabama
Winner straight up – LSU
Winner with points – LSU
Comment – Difficult one to pick, but Bama can’t score…
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Arkansas (+1) at Ole Miss
Winner straight up – Arkansas
Winner with points – Arkansas
Comment – Hogs should win – if they don’t have to pass…
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Auburn (+4) at Georgia
Winner straight up – Georgia
Winner with points – Georgia
Comment – Shockley is back, which makes the Dawgs better than the Tigers…
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Florida (-5.5) at South Carolina
Winner straight up – South Carolina
Winner with points – South Carolina
Comment – Williams-Brice is such an easy place to play! Gators beware…
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Kentucky (+12.5) at Vanderbilt
Winner straight up – Vanderbilt
Winner with points – Vandy
Comment – Cats are horrid…
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Memphis (+19.5) at Tennessee
Winner straight up – Tennessee
Winner with points – Memphis
Comment – Vols are in a downward spiral…
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NC State (+5.5) at Boston College
Winner straight up – Boston College
Winner with points – Boston College
Comment – Pack is up and down – this week they’ll be down…
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Florida State (-3) at Clemson
Winner straight up – Florida State
Winner with points – Florida State
Comment – Tigers aren’t that good – but neither are the Noles. I wouldn’t be surprised with any outcome in this one…
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Georgia Tech (+5) at Virginia
Winner straight up – Virginia
Winner with points – Georgia Tech
Comment – Take Tech ATS…
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Maryland (+3) at North Carolina
Winner straight up – North Carolina
Winner with points – North Carolina
Comment – Heels are better, but do you really know what you’ll get out of them?
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Miami (-16.5) at Wake Forest
Winner straight up – Miami
Winner with points – Miami
Comment – Wake will crumble late in the season, as usual
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LOCK OF THE WEEK
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Kentucky (+12.5) at Vanderbilt
Winner with points – Vandy
Comment – Kentucky is really bad…
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Year – Lock of the week: 6 of 10 or 60%
Year – Straight up: 101 out of 132 or 77%
Year – Points: 60.5 of 120 or 50%