re: As of 8-25-16 : Vegas Lines for Week 1 SEC Games

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Miles team last year appeared to be a legitimate contender until early November. There were some underlying things that might have made people question that, but for the most part it seemed reasonable to think that team was a contender.

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I'm not talking about what they appeared to be. I mean what they actually were. Some might not have known it in October, but no way in hell was that LSU team going to have a snowball's chance of winning the national championship. Same has been true of most of our teams under Miles, and all of those teams that weren't legitimate contenders (regardless of whether people thought they were or not) struggled in openers away from home vs. P5 teams if they played in one. When we have actually had a true national contender (except in 2005) and opened away from home against a P5 opponent, we have won impressively and, conversely, when we have won impressively away from home vs. a P5 opponent, we have turned out to be a true contender. How these games go has, at least up to now, been an accurate barometer of whether LSU was a legitimate contender. If we struggle and barely win when favored to win big, it's more of the same LSU. If we win impressively, the sky's the limit. But, of course, that's no guarantee it'll be an accurate barometer this year.

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No it's not Auburn and Clemson are even teams talent wise

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I hate Clemson as much as anybody, but Bruh...you don't actually believe this

Clemson is returning a strong team, potential heisman candidate QB, and they are playing as the national runners up from a year ago against a team that was barely bowl eligible and they are only favored by 7.

That seems really strange to me.

Thanks for posting. Why the downvotes for you?

Don't listen to any Georgia fan who says we will destroy UNC. This game will be close. I think we win, but it won't be easy.

fwiw - here are my predictions ATS - from my thread about a week ago

lines have not moved much

South Carolina
Vanderbilt - 3

Appalachian State
Tennessee - 21.5

Missouri
West Virginia - 10.5

South Alabama
Mississippi State - 32

Southern Miss
Kentucky - 7

Louisiana Tech
Arkansas - 25

Massachusetts
Florida - 36

Clemson - 7.5
Auburn

UCLA
Texas AM - 2

* LSU - 9.5
Wisconsin

* North Carolina
Georgia - 3

* Southern Cal
Alabama - 10.5

* Mississippi
Florida State - 4.5

Auburn and Clemson have recruited well and are closer on talent than you guys think except qb.

I think the Dawgs win, but it'll be 1 score late, may get to double digits by end

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You don't know any of my predictions. You are by fact one of the biggest homers on the site by your predictions. Nothing wrong with it if you own it.

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You also don't know any of my predictions, except for UGA will beat a widely overrated UNC. That is not being a homer at all.