Week 12 SEC Picks and College Football Best Bets
By Evan Ertel
Week 12 of the 2023 college football schedule is here, so here’s our staff’s picks on this week’s college football slate of games.
Welcome to Week 12 of the college football season, you primer for the marathon that is rivalry week on Thanksgiving weekend. Only three SEC matchups on the slate, but that means we went and found four games from around the country to give you some guaranteed winners.
Week 11 saw everyone stay above .500 on the week, keeping Ryan atop the standings at 56 percent, John on his heels at 55 percent, Andrew as the only other picker above 50 percent on the season at 52 percent, myself at 49 percent, Ethan has rapidly improved to 47 percent, and Justin is working hard.
Let’s go!
Week 12 SEC Picks and College Football Best Bets
No. 1 Georgia (-10.5) @ No. 18 Tennessee (O/U 58.5)
Evan Ertel: Tennessee was absolutely manhandled last week in Columbia, and they are certainly not bouncing back as the Athens Death Star nears its completion. Georgia -10.5
Justin Strawn: Georgia is case study number one on why picking against the spread is hard. As a matter of fact, In ESPN’s college pick ’em, I’m in the top .5 percentile of their season-long competition. I have a legitimate shot at winning. But they don’t do it against the spread, and Georgia has been horribly inconsistent when it comes to the spread. I think Georgia knows they need the style points this week, and they cover this one, even if it is on the road. Georgia -10.5
Andrew Miller: Let’s make this simple. Tennessee isn’t that good. Georgia is. And Georgia showed last year they have the formula to shut down Tennessee’s Veer and Shoot against a much better Vol offense. The Dawgs handle business. Georgia -10.5
Ethan Lee: Georgia is the much better team here and that was observable last week. Tennessee’s offense isn’t consistent enough against solid defenses this season. Meanwhile, we’ve seen Georgia continue to gain steam as the season goes on. Georgia -10.5
Ryan Strickland: Georgia is a lot better than Tennessee and just crushed Ole Miss. Playing at Tennessee is never easy nowadays but Georgia is on a roll and will be too much for Tennessee. Georgia -10.5
John King: Tennessee has been a lot better in the last two years than they had been in the previous twenty, but unfortunately for Vols fans, they’re still a step behind the ugly dogs. And by “step behind” I mean not within 10.5 points. Georgia -10.5