Gamecocks +17.5 vs Crimson Tide
After a dominant defensive showing last week against highly overated Ole Miss, I look for the Crimson Tide to come out and look to make a statement offensively against an overmatched Gamecock team.....but they won't cover 17.5 points. If last week proved anything, it's that you don't have to crush a team to look good to the pollsters. Nick Saban never publicly speaks about the rankings, but he knows that Bama is sitting pretty and all they need to do is win out for a rematch with Florida. Spurrier has his team believing and playing very well, but the Bama defense will be too much for Garcia to handle. It will be a close game in the first half. I say the Tide by 14.
Oklahoma -3 vs Texas
Statement game. Bottom line, Texas needs a big win and a big offensive showing. They dropped in the polls last week despite winning by a comfortable margin and being undefeated this season. Most people argue that if Sam Bradford hadn't been hurt, Oklahoma might still be undefeated. I say that is bullshit. The defense wasn't hurt against BYU. If anything, that game showed some weaknesses in the OU secondary and I look for Colt McCoy to take advantage. If Texas can protect him and give him time in the backfield, this game could get ugly. Texas by a touchdown.
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