Southern Football Predictions

ATHENS - Dean Legge makes his weekly picks for the 23 schools in the South.

1. LSU – Clearly the tops around here…
2. Florida – Don't know what they have, but they've got more than everyone else…
3. Clemson – Got 'em ranked high - now I wait for Clemson's bad loss…
4. Virginia Tech – Can't score & Turkey defense isn't that great…
5. South Carolina – Should challange for the East…
6. Georgia Tech - Look like the best in the ACC behind Clemson and the other Tech...
7. Arkansas – Huge game at Alabama…
8. Tennessee – Have not looked great this season, and probably won't this weekend, either…
9. Georgia – Lots are people are doubting Dawgs - including me…
10. Florida State – Don't look very good so far…
11. Auburn – Could be 0-2…
12. Kentucky – Can upset Louisville, but will need defense to slow Cards…
13. Alabama – Favored against Hogs, which confuses me a little…
14. Miami – Ouch! Still hurting from that Sooner beating…
15. Wake Forest – Need to rally to save season - already...
16. Maryland – Yawn…
17. Vanderbilt – Game with Rebels is a must win for Vandy…
18. Ole Miss – See above…
19. Virginia – Beat Duke last week - so what?
20. N.C. State – Not a good team…
21. Mississippi State – Grabbed a win, but can they upset Auburn?
22. North Carolina – Viginia game this week is winnable...
23. Appalachian State – Yuck will never make this list again until they become respectable...

This week’s games:

NOTE: These are last Sunday’s lines; some may have moved


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West Virginia (-16) at Maryland
Winner straight up – West Virginia
Winner with points – West Virginia
Comment – Not a marquee matchup…

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Virginia (-3.5) at North Carolina
Winner straight up – Virginia
Winner with points – Virginia
Comment – I would stay FAR AWAY from this debacle…

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Mississippi State (+13) at Auburn
Winner straight up – Auburn
Winner with points – Mississippi State
Comment – I know State is horrible... horrible, but Auburn looks bad right now and two scores is A LOT when you can't score…

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Furman at Clemson
Winner straight up – Clemson
Winner with points – No Line
Comment – Should roll…

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Western Carolina at Georgia
Winner straight up – Georgia
Winner with points – No Line
Comment – Dawgs need a HUGE win to jump start season after difficult early-season loss…

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Ohio (+18.5) at Virginia Tech
Winner straight up – Virginia Tech
Winner with points – Ohio
Comment – I DO NOT like Tech's offense…

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Army at Wake Forest
Winner straight up – Wake Forest
Winner with points – Army
Comment – Our military guys get it done ATS…

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Florida International (+33) at Miami
Winner straight up – Miami
Winner with points – Florida International
Comment – Far too many points - I don't trust it...

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Tennessee (+8) at Florida
Winner straight up – Florida
Winner with points – Tennessee
Comment – Would love to see the Gators lose - they won't…

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Arkansas (+3.5) at Alabama Winner straight up – Arkansas
Winner with points – Arkansas
Comment – Coin flip game - I like the way the Hogs run it like Chris Brown…

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Wofford at North Carolina State Winner straight up – NC State
Winner with points – No Line
Comment – Pack wins a tight one…

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Ole Miss (+4.5) at Vandy
Winner straight up – Vandy
Winner with points – Vandy
Comment – I thought Vandy would be better, so I would stay away from this one…

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South Carolina State at South Carolina
Winner straight up – Carolina
Winner with points – No Line
Comment – SCSU is horrible - Cocks need to get healthy for LSU…

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Boston College (+7.5) at Georgia Tech
Winner straight up – Georgia Tech
Winner with points – Boston College
Comment – I have no doubt that Tech will win - by less than 7.5…

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Yuck (+16.5) at Northwestern
Winner straight up – Northwestern
Winner with points – Northwestern
Comment – Yuck would lose to Roswell…

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MTSU (+41.5) at LSU
Winner straight up – LSU
Winner with points – MTSU
Comment – Being someone who doesn't enjoy spelling, I am staying away from this alphabet soup…

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Louisville (-6.5) at Kentucky
Winner straight up – Louisville
Winner with points – Kentucky
Comment – I am tempted to take the Cats…

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Florida State (+3.5) at Colorado
Winner straight up – Florida State
Winner with points – Florida State
Comment – Interesting game which is hard to pick…

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LOCK OF THE WEEK
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Boston College (+7.5) at Georgia Tech
Winner with points – Boston College
Comment – Take the Eagles…
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Last Week – Lock of the week: 1 of 2 or 50%
Last Week – Straight up: 32 out of 39 or 82%
Last Week – Points: 17 of 30 or 57%

Football predictions perfect

By Larry L. Stephens

I got all my predictions right on the opening night of high school football for the games in the SAC. A few of the teams tried to prove me wrong, but I've been doing this for years and I know what I'm talking about. Yes, I know, I should be in Vegas. Because I'm batting a thousand, I'm going to let it all ride on this weeks picks:

Wayne at Bishop Luers-Starting off, we have a battle of two teams on the south side. Last week, Luers beat a suspect Northrop team so it's hard to tell how good they are. Wayne got by an improved Elmhurst team. Last year, Luers won this game by two points, but this is '07 and Wayne's Ray Byers will run wild. I pick the Generals.

Elmhurst at North Side-I'm an Elmhurst grad and I'd love to pick the Trojans, but North Side almost upset Harding. I'm going with the team by the river. That's North Side for the geography challenged.

Bishop Dwenger at Harding-Most might think this is a hard pick, but any old school Lee Corso fan knows not to bet against the Catholic. The Saints are on a mission this year and if Jemarkis Willis is healthy, the Saints won't be denied.

Snider at Concordia-Talk about a revenge game. The Cadets beat Snider 21-17 last year. Cadet fans will be leaving this one at half time because the Panthers will run up the score in this one.

South Side at Northrop-These are two teams who are filling in time until basketball season. There is a fan out there who is torn between her alma mater and her employer. Northrop gets the nod here, only because they are playing at home. PW, enjoy this win, Snider's next.

All games start at 7 p.m. Friday night.