Like your school’s odds? Initial 2017 SEC football championship odds released

It’s only spring practice, but early odds for the 2017 SEC champion are already out.

Odds Shark has Alabama as the favorite in its newly unveiled odds. Nick Saban’s squad would make it four in a row if the Crimson Tide can knock off the SEC East champ in Atlanta again.

Determining the No. 2 team in the SEC will be one of the bigger storylines heading into 2017. The most likely team to challenge the Tide is LSU in the opinion of these oddsmakers. Georgia is the favorite to win the SEC East, followed by defending division champ Florida.

Here are the odds for all 14 teams:

• Alabama: -140
• Arkansas: +5000 (50-1)
• Auburn: +700
• Florida: +1000
• Georgia: +700
• Kentucky: +8000
• LSU: +550
• Mississippi State: +5000
• Missouri: +15000
• Ole Miss: +6600
• South Carolina: +8000
• Tennessee: +1200
• Vanderbilt: +15000

The oddsmakers don’t see the SEC East catching up to the SEC West this year, as Kentucky, South Carolina, Missouri and Vanderbilt bring up the rear as the four least likely teams to win the title game in Atlanta.

For those interested in ranking, here are the odds in order from best to worst:

• Alabama – 5/7
• LSU – 11/2
• Auburn – 7/1
• Georgia – 7/1
• Florida – 10/1
• Tennessee – 12/1
• Texas A&M – 40/1
• Arkansas – 50/1
• Mississippi State – 50/1
• Ole Miss – 66/1
• South Carolina – 80/1
• Kentucky – 80/1
• Missouri – 150/1
• Vanderbilt – 150/1

Andrew Olson

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