Questions abound this week leading up to the Oct. 7 SEC East showdown between UT and UGA. Tennessee’s run game wasn’t nearly as impressive against Marshall as the final stats would indicate, LaMarcus Coker’s 89-yard touchdown run notwithstanding. Meanwhile, Georgia has a surprisingly weak run game so far despite having some highly-regarded tailbacks. Both teams appear to have talented tailbacks held back by offensive line problems.

That moves us on to other problem areas for both teams: Tennessee’s porous run defense and Georgia’s potentially toxic quarterback situation. If I were picking the game this week, I’d say it would come down to which of those two situations hurt their team less. But I’m not picking the game this week.

There’s a game for each team between now and then, and each team has a chance to work on their problem areas. Tennessee plays Memphis, which is always a scary game. Four of the last five have been close. Georgia plays a horrible, horrible Ole Miss team it should handle easily no matter which quarterback starts… even if they were to dig Quincy Carter out of the crack house.

Week 4 Results

Player ATS Win % Fav %
Furious D 14-5 73.68% 73.68%
Kelley Roberson 13-6 68.42% 57.89%
Thomas 13-6 68.42% 68.42%
ARBY 12-7 63.16% 84.21%
Audacity 12-7 63.16% 94.74%
CM 12-7 63.16% 94.74%
Carl Lindecrantz 11-8 57.89% 47.37%
Epistemizer 11-8 57.89% 57.89%
Garrett 11-8 57.89% 100%
Rusty 11-8 57.89% 89.47%
brit878 11-8 57.89% 89.47%
griftdrift 11-8 57.89% 78.95%
rugby_fan 11-8 57.89% 100%
Ben K 10-9 52.63% 84.21%
Alyssa 9-10 47.37% 68.42%
Cee yoU Next Tuesday Sir 9-10 47.37% 89.47%
Jared Brown 9-10 47.37% 89.47%
Lush 9-10 47.37% 89.47%
Patrick 9-10 47.37% 68.42%
The Ixxperience 9-10 47.37% 89.47%
buzzbrockway 9-10 47.37% 78.95%
chuck 9-10 47.37% 78.95%
Bill 8-11 42.11% 63.16%
Kenneth 8-11 42.11% 42.11%
Scrivener 8-11 42.11% 84.21%
Josh Page 7-12 36.84% 78.95%
Sara 7-12 36.84% 68.42%
Seth 7-12 36.84% 68.42%
Tony 5-14 26.32% 68.42%
Amber 0-19 0% 0%
Bull 0-19 0% 0%
Dignan 0-19 0% 0%
Jerry 0-19 0% 0%
Ron 0-19 0% 0%
Salvatore Sheffo 0-19 0% 0%
Scott 0-19 0% 0%
Scott Sherman 0-19 0% 0%
TheMuse 0-19 0% 0%

Overall Standings Through Week 4

Player ATS Win % Fav %
Alyssa 57-25 69.51% 80.49%
Furious D 57-25 69.51% 75.61%
rugby_fan 57-25 69.51% 92.68%
Rusty 56-26 68.29% 81.71%
Garrett 55-27 67.07% 90.24%
Thomas 55-27 67.07% 82.93%
brit878 55-27 67.07% 87.8%
griftdrift 55-27 67.07% 78.05%
Cee yoU Next Tuesday Sir 54-28 65.85% 86.59%
Lush 54-28 65.85% 71.95%
Audacity 53-29 64.63% 82.93%
Ben K 53-29 64.63% 75.61%
Jared Brown 53-29 64.63% 85.37%
Scrivener 53-29 64.63% 82.93%
The Ixxperience 53-29 64.63% 85.37%
chuck 53-29 64.63% 75.61%
Patrick 52-30 63.41% 71.95%
ARBY 51-31 62.2% 85.37%
Epistemizer 50-32 60.98% 67.07%
Kenneth 50-32 60.98% 62.2%
Sara 50-32 60.98% 74.39%
Carl Lindecrantz 49-33 59.76% 60.98%
Josh Page 47-35 57.32% 78.05%
Tony 47-35 57.32% 70.73%
buzzbrockway 47-35 57.32% 65.85%
Dignan 44-38 53.66% 69.51%
Kelley Roberson 41-41 50% 50%
Scott 40-42 48.78% 52.44%
Amber 38-44 46.34% 50%
Seth 34-48 41.46% 46.34%
CM 31-51 37.8% 50%
Bill 30-52 36.59% 46.34%
TheMuse 27-55 32.93% 39.02%
Jerry 18-64 21.95% 26.83%
Salvatore Sheffo 17-65 20.73% 18.29%
Bull 15-67 18.29% 18.29%
Scott Sherman 15-67 18.29% 18.29%
Ron 12-70 14.63% 13.41%
ATS
Against The Spread: A win is rewarded for accurately predicting when a team does or does not cover the spread. An inaccurate prediction results in a loss.
Win %
Win Percentage: Percentage of games won.
Fav %
Favorite Percentage: How many times a player predicted the favorite would cover the spread

Full results can be viewed here.

Week 5 Odds

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