Alright, we do it every week. Before and after every SEC football Saturday we have our numbers to know. Deep Dives, betting lines, trends and statistical information that will undoubtedly make someone irrationally angry for no reason at all.
And why do we do it? Say it with me, because politicians lie. My girlfriend lies when she says she’s “fine.”McDonald’s lies about that damn milkshake machine on the daily. But I digress.
Numbers never lie.
Here are the Week 13 numbers to know in the SEC. Up first a mini deep dive on a specific team that finds itself against the odds in a situational betting spot of value.
Kentucky off a Bye Week – What the hell are they doing during the week off?
4-11 – Mark Stoops is 4-11 against the spread all-time in games following a bye week
4 – Stoops’s aforementioned 4-11 record off a bye is the fourth worst of any Power Four head coach in the country
1-6 – Dating back to 2021, Kentucky is 1-6 in their last 7 games coming off a bye week
15.3 – During the aforementioned 1-6 stretch off bye weeks, Kentucky is losing those games by an average of 15.3 ppg
Now, let’s get to the rest of the games…
15-2 – Lane Kiffin is 15-2 outright as a road favorite since the 2018 season
15.2 – Oklahoma is averaging 15.2 ppg against SEC opponents this season
18 – Oklahoma has lost 18 turnovers this season. That’s the second most in the conference.
24 – Alabama leads the SEC and is tied for second in the country in turnovers forced this season with 24.
20 – Oklahoma’s offense hasn’t scored more than 20 points in any game against a conference opponent all season.
2 – Alabama has allowed just two touchdowns in their last three games.
121 – Mississippi State ranks 121st nationally in yards per attempt allowed. Their defense also ranks 128th in QB Rating and dead last at No. 134 in opposing quarterback completion percentage.
34 – LSU has lost three straight games both outright and against the spread. They haven’t lost four games in a row in both those categories since 1990, 34 years ago.
7 – This is the seventh game this season that Vanderbilt is as an underdog by seven or more points. They are 6-0 against the spread in the previous six.
2-10 – Texas A&M is 2-10 overall in their last 12 true road games
1-10 – Auburn is a home underdog against A&M. Since 2019, Auburn is 1-10 as a home underdog.
14/72 – Auburn ranks 14th in the country in yards per play and yards per pass attempt. Yet, the somehow rank 72nd in scoring offense.
31 – UTEP is playing Tennessee which will be their fifth game against a Power Four team in the last 3 years. They lost all four previous games including three of the four by at least 31 points.
.420 – Tennessee’s opponent win percentage this season is .420. That ranks 117th in FBS and is the second worst record in all of the Power Four. Only Indiana ranks lower than them.
4 – South Carolina has played Wofford four times in the last twenty years. Wofford has covered the spread in all four games.
1 – Payton Thorne threw six interceptions in his first five games of the season. In his last five games he has only thrown one and has accounted for eight touchdowns.
