re: SEC Rant ATS Pick'em Part 1 (1st cutoff, Friday, Aug. 30 @ 6:00pm CT)

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I know you are supposed to be good at this, but did you know that Dabo is 12-1 against the spread as an underdog? That's the sole reason I took Clemson. Otherwise I wouldn't have touched it at all. What's your reasoning?

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UGA is 17-8 ATS in neutral site games since Kirby’s second year, which includes playoff games & Bowl games.

This, to me, is setting up like a classic Bama neutral site opener back when Kirby/Pruitt were DC under Saban. Giving Kirby an entire off season to prepare with a team that is pissed off & against a team they’re clearly more talented than has the making of a demoralizing win, IMO.

Looking back at Bama games with a similar build up at neutral sites, and the outcome was often a blood bath with a score that was occasionally closer than the game.

That is my primary concern with this one - a back door cover late in the game from a Clemson team trying to make it respectable vs UGA’s backups. That is certainly possible.