SEC Rant 2010, Picks ATS: Week 1

Okay. We're doing things a little different this year. Compiling all the weekly results was getting a little tedious, so I thought it would be easier to just do an aggregate competition based on cumulative picks over the course of the season. Also, I thought I'd make it a little more realistic to the actual betting world by letting people choose which games they want to pick for against the spread.

The only requirement is that you make 20 picks against the spread over the course of the season, and whomever has the highest picking percentage at the end of 13 weeks will be declared the winner.

For those who haven't been through this before, games against FCS opponents are ignored. Home teams are in ALL CAPS, and favorites are listed on the left side. Spreads are locked in around Wednesday (or sometimes a little earlier if there is a Thursday night game), and are generally taken from a median spread of what's listed over at covers.com .

EDIT: Also for those who don't know, picks are traditionally made by just bolding the team you want to pick, although it isn't really with the new format.

Alright, bitches, let's get this ball rollin'...







THE 3RD ANNUAL SEC RANT AGAINST-THE-SPREAD COMPETITION

Who dares to make bold picks against the spread?

Thursday, September 2
SOUTH CAROLINA 13.5 Southern Miss

Saturday, September 4
FLORIDA 35 Miami-OH
GEORGIA 28 UL-Lafayette
Kentucky 3 LOUISVILLE
AUBURN 31 Arkansas State
ALABAMA 37.5 San Jose State
MISS. STATE 21.5 Memphis
Northwestern 5.5 VANDERBILT
Louisiana State 1.5 NORTH CAROLINA (in Atlanta)

FCS Opponents
Ole Miss vs. Jacksonville State
Tennessee vs. UT-Martin
Arkansas vs. Tennessee Tech