SEC Showdowns Highlight Football Betting Slate for Week

The races for berths in the SEC title game and this season’s College Football Playoff rage on this Saturday afternoon in a battle between Mississippi State and Alabama. The betting odds from online sportsbook 5Dimes have the Crimson Tide listed as 7-point home favorites in this West Division clash.

The Bulldogs are just 2-10 straight-up in their last 12 road games as underdogs and Alabama has gone 6-2 against the spread in its last eight games as a favorite at home. Head-to-head, the Tide have won 11 of the last 13 meetings SU and the current winning streak stands at six games.

On the undercard in the SEC this Saturday is a key showdown between the Auburn Tigers and the Georgia Bulldogs. Auburn is coming off a stunning 41-38 loss to Texas A&M as a 23.5-point home favorite. This time around, 5Dimes has the Tigers listed as 2.5-point road underdogs in its betting odds for this game. Auburn is 5-1 ATS in its last six road games in conference play, while the Bulldogs are 11-1 SU in their last 12 home games against a SEC foe. They also have a 6-2 edge ATS in their last eight games against the Tigers.

Turning to the 5Dimes early NFL betting odds, the 5-4 Buffalo Bills have been opened as 5-point road underdogs for this Thursday night’s AFC East tilt against the 5-4 Miami Dolphins. The total for this game has been set at 42. The Bills struck first blood in the season series with a 29-10 victory as 1.5-point home favorites, but they are 2-4 ATS in their last six road games against the Dolphins. The total has stayed UNDER in six of their last eight meetings in Miami.

A key matchup on Sunday’s NFL Week 11 slate has 5-4 San Francisco on the road as a 4-point favorite over the 3-6 New York Giants. The total in this NFC clash has been set at 43.5 points. The 49ers are 11-4 SU in their last 15 road games with a profitable 10-3-2 record ATS. The Giants are 1-4 both SU and ATS in their last five games, but 6-1 ATS in their last seven games against San Francisco. The total has stayed UNDER in seven of the last 10 meetings.