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ESPN’s FPI predicts Iron Bowl, other big SEC rivalry week games
By Adam Spencer
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After a week filled with cupcakes, it’s time for rivalry week, which includes big games like the Iron Bowl.
Around the SEC teams are playing bitter rivals and out-of-conference foes. It should be an exciting week of action to wrap up the regular season.
ESPN’s Football Power Index has made its picks for next weekend’s action, picking a favorite and how likely that favorite is to emerge victorious.
As you can see below, Alabama is given a 60.7-percent chance to win the Iron Bowl. Here’s what chance the other SEC teams have to win next weekend:
- Alabama over Auburn — 60.7 percent
- Mississippi State over Ole Miss — 87 percent
- Mizzou over Arkansas — 65.9 percent
- Tennessee over Vanderbilt — 69.3 percent
- LSU over Texas A&M — 74.5 percent
And here’s what ESPN’s FPI thinks of some of the non-SEC rivalry week games:
- Clemson over South Carolina — 84.6 percent
- Louisville over Kentucky — 71 percent
- Florida State over Florida — 63.8 percent
- Georgia over Georgia Tech — 78.7 percent
It’ll be interesting to see if the games go as ESPN predicts, or if there will be some major upsets along the way.
Adam is a daily fantasy sports (DFS) and sports betting expert. A 2012 graduate of the University of Missouri, Adam now covers all 16 SEC football teams. He is the director of DFS, evergreen and newsletter content across all Saturday Football brands.
