With three weeks left in the 2024 regular season, the SEC standings are a complete cluster. We still have no idea who might be playing in the conference championship game on Dec. 7.
Things are a bit clearer in AL.com’s staff picks, with the first place panelist having been unchanged for several weeks. There’s still a chance that things get shuffled as we head down the season’s homestretch, however.
Alabama and Auburn take a break from conference play this week, though the other four in-state teams all have league games. In addition, there are two or three SEC games that will go a long way toward settling the conference standings.
Scroll along below to find out how various AL.com sports staffers see this week’s games playing out. We’ve also given predicted scores for this week’s Alabama and Auburn games.
A reminder that these picks are AGAINST THE SPREAD. That means that each person’s selection doesn’t necessarily mean he or she thinks that team will win outright, just that it will cover the point spread.
On with this week’s picks (all times Central and all games Saturday):
Texas (-14.5) at Arkansas, 11 a.m., ABC
Thomas Ashworth: Texas
Michael Casagrande: Texas
Patrick Greenfield: Texas
Andrew Hammond: Arkansas
Mark Inabinett: Arkansas
Nick Kelly: Texas
Peter Rauterkus: Texas
Creg Stephenson: Texas
Missouri (+13.5) at South Carolina, 3:15 p.m., SEC Network
Thomas Ashworth: Missouri
Michael Casagrande: South Carolina
Patrick Greenfield: South Carolina
Andrew Hammond: South Carolina
Mark Inabinett: Missouri
Nick Kelly: Missouri
Peter Rauterkus: South Carolina
Creg Stephenson: South Carolina
LSU (-4.5) at Florida, 2:30 p.m., ABC
Thomas Ashworth: LSU
Michael Casagrande: Florida
Patrick Greenfield: Florida
Andrew Hammond: LSU
Mark Inabinett: Florida
Nick Kelly: LSU
Peter Rauterkus: LSU
Creg Stephenson: LSU
Arizona State (+8.5) at Kansas State, 6 p.m., ESPN
Thomas Ashworth: Kansas State
Michael Casagrande: Kansas State
Patrick Greenfield: Kansas State
Andrew Hammond: Arizona State
Mark Inabinett: Kansas State
Nick Kelly: Kansas State
Peter Rauterkus: Kansas State
Creg Stephenson: Kansas State
Tennessee (+9) at Georgia, 6:30 p.m., ABC
Thomas Ashworth: Georgia
Michael Casagrande: Tennessee
Patrick Greenfield: Tennessee
Andrew Hammond: Tennessee
Mark Inabinett: Tennessee
Nick Kelly: Georgia
Peter Rauterkus: Georgia
Creg Stephenson: Tennessee
Florida International (+14) at Jacksonville State, 1 p.m., ESPN+
Thomas Ashworth: Jacksonville State
Michael Casagrande: Jacksonville State
Patrick Greenfield: Florida International
Andrew Hammond: Jacksonville State
Mark Inabinett: Jacksonville State
Nick Kelly: Jacksonville State
Peter Rauterkus: Jacksonville State
Creg Stephenson: Jacksonville State
Troy (+7.5) at Georgia Southern, 4 p.m., ESPN+
Thomas Ashworth: Troy
Michael Casagrande: Troy
Patrick Greenfield: Georgia Southern
Andrew Hammond: Georgia Southern
Mark Inabinett: Georgia Southern
Nick Kelly: Georgia Southern
Peter Rauterkus: Georgia Southern
Creg Stephenson: Georgia Southern
South Alabama (+8.5) at Louisiana, 6 p.m., ESPN+
Thomas Ashworth: South Alabama
Michael Casagrande: Louisiana
Patrick Greenfield: Louisiana
Andrew Hammond: South Alabama
Mark Inabinett: South Alabama
Nick Kelly: South Alabama
Peter Rauterkus: South Alabama
Creg Stephenson: South Alabama
UAB (+14.5) at Memphis, 7 p.m., ESPN2
Thomas Ashworth: Memphis
Michael Casagrande: Memphis
Patrick Greenfield: UAB
Andrew Hammond: Memphis
Mark Inabinett: Memphis
Nick Kelly: Memphis
Peter Rauterkus: Memphis
Creg Stephenson: Memphis
Louisiana-Monroe (+24.5) at Auburn, 11:45 a.m., SEC Network
Thomas Ashworth: Auburn 31, Louisiana-Monroe 14
Michael Casagrande: Auburn 35, Louisiana-Monroe 14
Patrick Greenfield: Auburn 21, Louisiana-Monroe 18
Andrew Hammond: Auburn 23, Louisiana-Monroe 14
Mark Inabinett: Auburn 34, Louisiana-Monroe 11
Nick Kelly: Auburn 34, Louisiana-Monroe 17
Peter Rauterkus: Auburn 31, Louisiana-Monroe 10
Creg Stephenson: Auburn 28, Louisiana-Monroe 3
Mercer (no line) at Alabama, 1 p.m., ESPN+
Thomas Ashworth: Alabama 45, Mercer 13
Michael Casagrande: Alabama 52, Mercer 9
Patrick Greenfield: Alabama 45, Mercer 7
Andrew Hammond: Alabama 45, Mercer 10
Mark Inabinett: Alabama 49, Mercer 9
Nick Kelly: Alabama 45, Mercer 3
Peter Rauterkus: Alabama 56, Mercer 3
Creg Stephenson: Alabama 56, Mercer 6
Standings after Week 11
Mark Inabinett 60-50 (6-4 last week)
Nick Kelly 58-52 (5-5 last week)
Michael Casagrande 56-54 (5-5 last week)
Peter Rauterkus 55-55 (4-6 last week)
Andrew Hammond 54-56 (4-6 last week)
Patrick Greenfield 54-56 (5-5 last week)
Creg Stephenson 52-58 (4-6 last week)
Thomas Ashworth 50-60 (3-7 last week)