After two rough weeks, a 39-27 record for the week got the staff back over .500 for the season at 167-163. Andrew expanded his lead ever so slightly by going 8-3. Stan and I tried to keep pace at 7-4 along with CDA. Paul inched forward at 6-5. Tom and Import brought up the rear at a still respectable 5-6.

Week 5 is heavy on SEC-SEC matchups again. Only Vanderbilt and South Carolina play nonconference foes. I am the odd man out in 2 of the 6 SEC matchups. Two of them are 5 to 2 splits. The other 3 games also have 2 with 5 to 2 ratios. I believe this is the first week without a game picked unanimously.

The Rules

1. Normally, the picks are for all SEC games with one dealer’s choice where I get to choose another game to make us pick. With two new teams set to join in “2025” (Who wants to bet that timeline holds up?), Texas and Oklahoma will have all of their games picked, too.
2. The picks will be made AGAINST THE SPREAD. Too many games are easy to pick heads up. Also, this will serve as a PSA for why you should not get into sports gambling, which is especially important with sports gambling being legal in Tennessee now.
3. The lines will be taken from Oddshark’s consensus spread some time Monday, so they may not match what is listed at the time this article is published.

The Standings

The Picks

GAME	DotP	Stan	Tom	VU04	CDA	Import	Paul
UConn (+14.5) @ Vanderbilt
Auburn (+3.5) @ LSU
Arkansas (+18.5) @ Georgia
Tennessee (+3) @ Missouri
Ole Miss (+14.5) @ Alabama
Troy (+20) @ South Carolina
Florida (-8.5) @ Kentucky
Mississippi State (+7) @ Texas A&M
Texas (-5) @ TCU
Oklahoma (-10.5) @ Kansas State
Cincinnati (-2) @ Notre Dame