Opening Odds: While Mizzou is away, the SEC will play

OXFORD, MISSISSIPPI – OCTOBER 17: Eli Drinkwitz of the Missouri Tigers looks on during the second half against the Mississippi Rebels at Vaught-Hemingway Stadium on October 17, 2026 in Oxford, Mississippi. (Photo by Justin Ford/Getty Images) | Getty Images

We’ve got one hell of an SEC season on our hands, huh?

No one is left undefeated, and the top of the table is a four-way tie between Tennessee, Georgia, Ole Miss, and… Kentucky?? And let’s be honest, none of their losses were great. Tennessee dropped a home game to Texas, which has looked like a shell for two weeks. Georgia got punked by Auburn (again at home.) Ole Miss got run over by Florida which looks like the best or the worst team in the conference depending on when you tune in. And Kentucky didn’t just get beat by Alabama in Lexington… they got waxed.

Mizzou fans might be down in the dumps after the Tigers’ embarrassing showing in Oxford, but we’re halfway through the season and have no idea how it’s going to turn out. For all we know, Mizzou controls its own destiny. So it might as well start on Monday by resting up and getting ready for the Halloween showdown against Arky. Hopefully the rest of the conference can keep the chaos rolling in Week 8 and create an opening for Eli Drinkwitz’s squad.

Some interesting lines this week for those of you watching. Auburn is getting no respect after waltzing into Athens and taking down Georgia, as they’re giving 8.5 points to Lane Kiffin’s up-and-down Bayou Bengals. Meanwhile, South Carolina is a one score favorite over conference leader Tennessee, while Texas – which is currently considering benching its two-year starter!! – is a 3.5-point favorite over an Ole Miss team that just beat a fellow ranked conference opponent by four scores.

Think you have any clue what’s going to happen this week? Good for you. Check out the opening odds at FanDuel and press your luck. Because that’s all you can count on at this point.

SEC games to watch in Week 8:

• No. 18 LSU (-8.5) at Auburn, O/U 50.5
• Oklahoma (-2.5) at Mississippi State, O/U 45.5
• Texas A&M at No. 13 Alabama (-14.5), O/U 50.5
• No. 11 Tennessee at South Carolina (-2.5), O/U 50.5
• Vanderbilt at No. 12 Kentucky (-10.5), O/U 51.5
• No. 7 Ole Miss at No. 19 Texas (-3.5), O/U 52.5

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