Week 8 SEC score predictions straight-up and spread; Vols/UT-Martin, 4 other league games

Week 8 SEC score predictions straight-up and spread; Vols/UT-Martin, 4 other league games

Posted on October 22, 2022

By Vince Ferrara / @VinceSports

Here’s a look at my Week 8 SEC football game predictions.

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2022 Week 7 Straight-Up Record: 6-1 (86%)
2022 Week 7 Spread Record: 5-2 (71%)
2022 Season Straight-Up Record: 59-11 (84%)
2022 Season Spread Record: 40-30 (57%)
2021 Season Straight-Up Record: 92-34 (73%)
2021 Season Spread Record: 63-63 (50%)

FIVE GAMES ON THE SCHEDULE WEEK EIGHT IN THE SEC

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 22
Tennessee-Martin (4-2) at No. 3 Tennessee (6-0, 3-0 SEC)
Series: UT leads, 1-0
Noon ET • SEC Network
Knoxville, Tenn. • Neyland Stadium (101,915)
SiriusXM: 137/190
Line: Tennessee -36
Pick vs. Spread: Tennessee -36
Score Prediction: Tennessee 56 UT-Martin 14

No. 7 Ole Miss (7-0, 3-0 SEC) at LSU (5-2, 3-1 SEC)
Series: LSU leads, 64-41-4
3:30 p.m. ET • CBS
Last: UM, 31-17 (2021 at Oxford)
Baton Rouge, La. • Tiger Stadium (102,321)
SiriusXM: 113/191 – 106/192
Line: LSU -1.5
Pick vs. Spread: Ole Miss +1.5
Score Prediction: Ole Miss 42 LSU 28

Vanderbilt (3-4, 0-3 SEC) at Missouri (2-4, 0-3 SEC)
Series: MIZ leads, 9-4-1
4 p.m. ET • SEC Network
Last: MIZ, 37-28 (2021 at Nashville)
Columbia, Mo. • Faurot Field (62,621)
SiriusXM: 204 – 137/190
Line: Missouri -13.5
Pick vs. Spread: Vanderbilt +13.5
Score Prediction: Missouri 31 Vanderbilt 24

No. 24 Mississippi State (5-2, 2-2 SEC) at No. 6 Alabama (6-1, 3-1 SEC)
Series: UA leads, 84-18-3
7 p.m. ET • ESPN
Last: UA, 49-9 (2021 at Starkville)
Tuscaloosa, Ala. • Bryant-Denny Stadium (100,077)
SiriusXM: 113/191 – 106/192
Line: Alabama -21
Pick vs. Spread: Alabama -21
Score Prediction: Alabama 38 Miss State 14

Texas A&M (3-3, 1-2 SEC) at South Carolina (4-2, 1-2 SEC)
Series: TAMU leads, 8-0
7:30 p.m. ET • SEC Network
Last: TAMU, 44-14 (2021 at College Station)
Columbia, S.C. • Williams-Brice Stadium (77,559)
SiriusXM: 138/202 – 137/190
Line: Texas A&M -3
Pick vs. Spread: South Carolina +3
Score Prediction: Texas A&M 19 South Carolina 17

Open Date: Arkansas (4-3, 1-3 SEC); Auburn (3-4, 1-3 SEC); Florida (4-3, 1-3 SEC); No. 1 Georgia (7-0, 4-0 SEC); No. 19 Kentucky (5-2, 2-2 SEC).

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