9th Annual SEC Rant ATS Pick'em (Cutoff is TODAY, 6:30 ct)

Welcome back everyone, to the 9th Annual SEC Rant Against the Spread Pick'em. This was originally started by Doc Fenton, and continued on by TheMightyTerrier and NorthGwinnettTiger before I took over last season.

Last year the minimum amount of picks was 40, so we'll stay with that. Please bold your picks for me. I'll post the thread each week on either Monday, Tuesday, or Wednesday and the picks will be locked at the start of the first game of the week. If you edit anything after the first game starts, your picks for that week (and possibly for the entire year) will be void. I'll attempt to post the standings by either Sunday or Monday.

The first team listed will be the team that is favored, and the team that is in ALL CAPS will be the home team. I will be using sportsbook.ag for the lines. Please follow the example I set as the way to pick the games. It makes things much easier for me to tabulate the results.

You do not have to pick every game each week, but you must end up with 40 total for the season. FCS games will not be included. If there is a push on the line, the game will not count. We will include bowl games once again this season, but pick accordingly throughout the season because there is not a definitive number of teams that will make a Bowl Game.

Previous Winners:
2015 - Chadaristic
2014 - JBearden
2013 - TxGunslinger
2012 - Ray Penpillage and Tornado Alley
2011 - WG_Dawg
2008, 2009, 2010 - rolltide1283, nftiger & CockNBlythewood, Wildcat

If you post your picks after the cutoff time they will not count. If you edit your picks after the cutoff time, you will be eliminated from the competition.

Cutoff time for this Week 1 is Thursday, Sep. 1 at 6:30 central time (always the start time of the 1st SEC game).

Without further ado...

TENNESSEE 21 Appalachain State
VANDERBILT 3 South Carolina
WEST VIRGINIA 9.5 Missouri
MISSISSIPPI STATE 31 South Alabama
TEXAS A&M 3 University of California-Los Angeles (UCLA)
Louisiana State 10 Wisconsin*
ARKANSAS 25.5 Louisiana Tech
Georgia 2.5 North Carolina **
KENTUCKY 6.5 Southern Mississippi
FLORIDA 35.5 Massachusetts
Alabama 11 University of Southern California (USC) ***
Clemson 7.5 AUBURN
Florida State 4.5 Ole Miss ****

* Denotes game played in Green Bay, WI
** Denotes game played in Atlanta, GA
*** Denotes game played in Arlington, TX
**** Denotes game played in Orlando, FL