SEC football picks, predictions: Value on LSU, Alabama and Georgia all missing College Football Playoff

The SEC has long been the top conference in college football and fielded three College Football Playoff teams last year: Georgia, Texas and Tennessee. Teams like Alabama and Ole Miss fell just short of making the 12-team field. Will one of those five teams top the SEC this year or are there any underdogs to keep in mind? Here, we break down the best college football futures bets for the SEC for the upcoming 2025 college football season. For all of my daily best bets, go to the Inside the Lines blog. You can also get all of the Week 1 college football odds.

SEC best futures bets 

Best win totals

Ole Miss Over 8.5 wins (-118, FanDuel)

We love Ole Miss’ schedule layout, which we think should get them to at least nine wins. We are buying into Austin Simmons’ limited action last year in which he completed 60% of his passes. It’s important to note that Simmons reclassified and should only be a true freshman this season, so getting experience, albeit limited, last season is important. While Ole Miss won’t be as talented as last year’s team, Lane Kiffin’s team might not need to be as talented in order to go further this season. Ole Miss gets LSU, Florida, and South Carolina at home. If the Rebels can win two out of three of those games, they should have no problem going Over this total. Bet on Ole Miss at FanDuel and get $150 in bonus bets:

Tennessee Under 8.5 wins (-135, Caesars)

Tennessee had an eventful offseason with quarterback Nico Iamaleava transferring to UCLA. While Tennessee has an incredibly easy non-conference schedule, which is why their line is at 8.5, going 9-3 with a brand-new starter that needs to learn a new system will not be an easy task. We would set the line right where it’s at, but this is a fade on a team that returns just 39% of its offensive…

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Author : Jacob Fetner

Publish date : 2025-08-07 18:59:00

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