{"id":14579,"date":"2018-06-14T17:48:56","date_gmt":"2018-06-14T22:48:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.joeduffy.net\/blog\/?p=14579"},"modified":"2018-06-14T17:48:56","modified_gmt":"2018-06-14T22:48:56","slug":"sec-football-2018-exclusive-notes-bullet-points-betting-preview","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.joeduffy.net\/blog\/2018\/06\/sec-football-2018-exclusive-notes-bullet-points-betting-preview\/","title":{"rendered":"SEC Football 2018 Exclusive Notes, Bullet Points, Betting Preview"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Joe Duffy\u2019s news and notes and bullet points from <a href=\"http:\/\/www.offshoreinsiders.com\/\">OffshoreInsiders.com<\/a> betting simulcast. Odds to win SEC. Bullet points sponsored by\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/record.bettingpartners.com\/_Izswyc1vPl8UbyPgnoR23mNd7ZgqdRLk\/1\/\">Bovada<\/a>\u00a0sportsbook. 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href=\"https:\/\/record.commission.bz\/_ejy4onLiLhHT2Fu8bIPGIGNd7ZgqdRLk\/1\/\">SportsBetting<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Alabama +115<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Tua Tagovailoa likely to be new starting QB\n<ul>\n<li>Marcus Mariota<\/li>\n<li>Backup Jalen Hurts<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Usual deep group of WR with DeVonta Smith, Henry Huggs, Jerry Jeudy<\/li>\n<li>RB Damien Harris returns for senior year\n<ul>\n<li>2,197 yards rushing and 14 TDs in three seasons<\/li>\n<li>About half the yards and 11 of his TDs last year<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Georgia +300<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Jake Fromm will be pushed by 5-star recruit Justin Fields\n<ul>\n<li>Can Fromm match the magic of freshman season?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Nick Chubb, Sony Michel, WR Javon Wims gone<\/li>\n<li>RB D\u2019Andre Swift has sensational and freshman Zamir White, James Cook join fray<\/li>\n<li>4 OL<\/li>\n<li>Lots of losses on defense<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Auburn +700<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>People forget, they won the west before losing to UGA<\/li>\n<li>Jarrett Stidham and Ryan Davis among top pass-catch duos in nation\n<ul>\n<li>Deep group of receivers<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>But lost tons of talent including star RB Kerryon Johnson<\/li>\n<li>Four OL gone and nobody beside Johnson could run behind them last year<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>https:\/\/youtu.be\/hYfmbBSXwTQ<\/p>\n<p>Mississippi St +1000<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Now coach Joe Moorehead 16 starters from 9-4 team<\/li>\n<li>Led by QB Nick Fitzgerald and stud DL Jeffery Simmons and Montez Sweat (as in sweating hot)<\/li>\n<li>Aeris Williams and Kylin Hill two good RBs<\/li>\n<li>Very strong front seven<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Florida +1200<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Dan Mullen new HC, great offensive mind<\/li>\n<li>Will Muschamp had great defenses, but team always came up short<\/li>\n<li>Jim McElwain had headed in right direction, but wheels fell off<\/li>\n<li>Need true freshman Emory Jones to step up at QB<\/li>\n<li>Perine and Davis, great running game<\/li>\n<li>Defense lost only two key players<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>LSU +1500<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Among best defenses and worst offenses<\/li>\n<li>Lots of under though defense will wear down as year goes on<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Texas A&amp;M +1500<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Jimbo Fisher, not so unbeatable without Jameis Winston and when Deondre Francois went down<\/li>\n<li>Talented redshirt soph Nick Starkel to work with at QB<\/li>\n<li>Great upside with four talented sophs at WR<\/li>\n<li>Two of first four games at Clemson and hosting Alabama<\/li>\n<li>Get better as year goes on with baptism by fire as Clemson non-conference<\/li>\n<li>Bet on updated odds after blown out twice<\/li>\n<li>18 of 20 tacklers are back<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Missouri +2000<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Team finished strong winning 6-of-7 to close season<\/li>\n<li>QB Drew Lock is back and is an NFL prospect<\/li>\n<li>Damarea (De-Mar-ee-AA) Crockett at RB and WR Emanuel Hall lead a solid group of weapons<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>South Carolina +2000<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Typical Will 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