Thursday, October 4, 2007

SEC Games of the Week Oct. 6th

Kentucky(5-0) at South Carolina(4-1)
This is the game that lets the world know if Kentucky is a real contender for the SEC East this year. Kentucky has the SEC's best scoring offense averaging over 46 points a game going against a SC defense that lost it's biggest play maker in Jasper Brinkley. Kentucky so far has had a balanced offense, averaging 223 yards rushing and 268 yards passing per game. On the flip side Kentucky's defense is unable to stop anyone on the ground, ranking 11th in the SEC in rushing defense.

South Carolina will look to pound the ball against a porous defensive line at Kentucky , though at this point in the season the running game has been less than spectacular. An interesting matvh up in this game should be Woodson against the SEC's #1 pass defense. If South Carolina is unable to get penetration into the backfield it will be along night in Columbia.
Prediction: Kentucky win 31-24

Florida(4-1) at LSU(5-0)
This game was being billed as a preview of the SEC Championship game, that is now in question as over the last 2 weeks Florida has been exposed. Auburn and Ole Miss to a lesser extent showed how to beat the Gators. LSU is not an offensive juggernaut, but they have the best defense in the country. Mark this down, this is the game that Tim Tebow gets hurt in. When Tebow run the QB option up the middle, expect to see the defensive line of LSU deliver some vicious hits. This one will not even be close so I'm not gonna waste much time on it. The game will not be as close as the score makes it appear.
Prediction: LSU win 30-21

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