By Chris Marler
Oddsmakers have released Week 13 SEC point spreads. The he theme of week 11 seems to be road favorites once again. While there aren’t many surprises this week, there are a few lines that may give the smart bettor cause for concern.
Let’s start with the two stinky lines. Vanderbilt is a nine-point underdog on the road at LSU. The Commodores are coming off a bye and LSU is in the midst of a three game losing streak. It all feeds into one of my favorite stats of the year which is SEC road underdogs are 18-5-1 this season against the spread. Can Diego Pavia handle Death Valley at night? We’ll see.
The other game with a line that stinks to high heaven is Texas A&M minus-2.5 at Auburn. The Tigers are 4-6 on the season and their only Power Four win is against Kentucky. Texas A&M is 2-11 in their last 13 true road games. Is this bait from the billionaires in the desert hoping we’ll go heavy on Texas A&M with a Top 15 ranking and exciting dual threat quarterback in Marcel Reed?
Outside of those two there weren’t many surprises on this week’s board. One final interesting note is the comparison of the Alabama-Oklahoma line from when it opened this summer versus now. The original line that was released in July listed Alabama as a 2.5-point favorite in Norman. Now that the season has played out, the line has ballooned to two touchdowns.
Here’s a look at the rest of the lines for Week 13:
Ole Miss -6.5 at Florida
Massachusetts at Georgia -42.5
UTEP at Tennessee -41.5
Kentucky at Texas -20.5
Louisiana Tech at Arkansas -23
Missouri -7.5 at Mississippi State
Alabama -13.5 at Oklahoma
Texas A&M -2.5 at Auburn
Vanderbilt at LSU -9
