Alabama:
— 5 starters back on offense, 7 on defense
— 104 starts back on offensive line; soph QB 15 starts
— Last two years, 9-3 ATS as home favorite.
— 9-3 ATS last 12 non-conference games.
— Since 2016, 1-1 ATS as an underdog (2 games vs Georgia LY)
Arkansas:
— 7 starters back on offense, 4 on defense
— 101 starts back on offensive line; soph QB 15 starts
— 10-4 ATS as underdog under Pittman
— +11 in turnovers last two years; previous five years, were minus-13
— Since 2014, are 31-18-4 ATS coming off a loss.
Auburn:
— 7 starters back on offense, 6 on defense
— 120 starts back on offensive line (4 starters); soph QB has 3 starts
— are on 4th offensive coordinator the last four years.
— Harsin is 30-19 ATS on the road.
— Auburn lost 4 of last 5 bowls; they were favored in four of the five games.
Florida:
— 6 starters back on offense, 7 on defense
— 98 starts back on offensive line (4 starters); soph QB has 1 start
— Last two years, are 1-8 ATS as a road favorite.
— 3-10-1 ATS in last 14 games following a win
— Napier was 11-3-1 ATS as an underdog at Louisiana.
Georgia:
— 7 starters back on offense, 3 on defense
— 62 starts back on offensive line; senior QB has 17 starts
— Smart is 17-6 ATS as a road favorite.
— Since 2015, Dawgs are 5-3 ATS as an underdog.
— covered five of last seven bowl games.
Kentucky:
— 6 starters back on offense, 5 on defense
— 45 starts back on offensive line; junior QB 13 starts
— Last three years, are 10-5 ATS as home favorites
— Last four years, are 19-9 ATS coming off a win.
— won last four bowls; underdogs covered last five bowls.
LSU:
— 6 starters back on offense, 5 on defense
— 41 starts back on offensive line; QB started 29 games at Arizona State
— In his career, Kelly is 32-16-2 ATS as an underdog.
— Since 2017, LSU is 8-2 ATS as a road underdog.
— Minus-3 in turnovers LY; previous four years, they were +41.
Ole Miss:
— 5 starters back on offense, 7 on defense
— 111 starts back on offensive line; two soph QB’s- one started 3 games at USC, other guy threw 37 passes as Rebels’ backup LY.
— Kiffin is 2-8 ATS as a home underdog, 14-7-1 ATS as a road dog.
— 10-4 ATS in last 14 games coming off a loss.
— Since 2018, Rebels are 10-6 ATS as a home favorite.
Mississippi State:
— 8 starters back on offense, 9 on defense
— 82 starts back on offensive line; soph QB 19 starts
— Under Leach, 2-8 ATS at home (6-6 SU)
— In his career, Leach is 39-27 ATS as a road dog.
— Since 2017, Bulldogs are 13-8 ATS out of conference.
Missouri:
— 6 starters back on offense, 8 on defense
— 83 starts back on offensive line (4 starters); senior QB started 27 games at Southern Miss
— Under Drinkwitz, they’re 2-7 ATS as a favorite.
— Last three years, they’re 5-11 ATS coming off a loss.
— Lost last three bowls; their last bowl win was in 2014.
South Carolina:
— 9 starters back on offense, 5 on defense
— 129 starts back on offensive line (all 5 starters back); soph QB started 17 games at Oklahoma
— Last three years, they’re 13-22 SU
— Last four years, favorites are 13-6 ATS in their home games.
— Last three years, Gamecocks are 7-15-1 ATS as an underdog.
Tennessee:
— 8 starters back on offense, 7 on defense
— 91 starts back on offensive line (4 starters); sr QB has 11 starts
— Since 2017, Vols are 8-18 ATS coming off a win
— were +3 in turnovers LY (were minus each of previous five seasons)
— In his career, Heupel is 2-5 ATS as an underdog.
Texas A&M:
— 6 starters back on offense, 5 on defense
— 37 starts back on offensive line; soph QB started 14 games at LSU
— Under Fisher, Aggies are 7-2 ATS as a road favorite.
— scored 42.3 ppg in last four bowls (3-1)
— Since 2017, A&M is 15-4-1 ATS out of conference.
Vanderbilt:
— 7 starters back on offense, 7 on defense
— 81 starts back on offensive line; they have 2 soph QBs who both played some LY.
— 5-28 SU the last three years.
— Last played in a bowl in 2018; last bowl win, 2013.
— Last two years, Vandy is 7-2 ATS as a road underdog.
