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SEC Week 5 lines: Georgia a 25.5-point favorite over Vanderbilt, Tennessee laying 6.5 against Auburn

Where the market opened Saturday's SEC slate on Novig and the sportsbooks, game by game: Vanderbilt at Georgia, Auburn at Tennessee, Florida at Missouri, Kentucky at South Carolina, Arkansas at Texas A&M.

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The Southern Line staff
Saturday, October 3 · 2 min read
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Five conference games are on the Saturday board, and the market has a clear opinion on four of them.

Vanderbilt at Georgia, 12:45 p.m. ET, SEC Network

Georgia is the week's heaviest SEC favorite. The Bulldogs opened at -25.5 on Novig with the total at 50.5. The moneyline is a formality: Georgia sits near -2300 on Novig and -2400 at most sportsbooks, with Vanderbilt around +2170. The spread is the only price with any disagreement, with books ranging from 25 to 26.5. Vanderbilt is 3-1 and has covered on the road this season; Georgia is 4-0 and has not yet been tested at home.

Auburn at Tennessee, 3:30 p.m. ET, ESPN

Tennessee is favored by 6.5 at home with the total at 54.5. The Vols are -233 on Novig, which is the best price on the board for Tennessee backers: BetMGM has -250, Pinnacle -251, and the rest of the market sits between -258 and -282. On the Auburn side Novig's +228 edges Polymarket's +233 after fees and the sportsbooks' +200 to +220. Both teams come in 3-1.

Florida at Missouri, 3:30 p.m. ET, ABC

The game of the day for value hunters. Florida is 4-0 and favored on the road at -199 on Novig against a 3-1 Missouri team, with the spread at Missouri +5.5 and the total at 57.5. The sportsbooks have Florida between -213 and -235, so the gap between Novig and the market on the Gators is the widest of the week, around $3.30 per $100 against Pinnacle and more against the rest.

Kentucky at South Carolina, 4:15 p.m. ET, SEC Network

The closest line of the week. South Carolina is -2.5 at home with the total at 52.5. Kentucky is +122 on Novig, South Carolina -125. The Gamecocks are 2-2 after a 49-18 loss at Alabama last week; Kentucky is 3-1.

Arkansas at Texas A&M, 7:00 p.m. ET, ESPN2

Texas A&M is a 13.5-point home favorite with the total at 50.5. The Aggies are -525 on Novig; Arkansas is +506. Both teams are 2-2 and both need the win to stay relevant in the conference race.

Off the board

Alabama at Mississippi State (noon ET, ABC) and McNeese at LSU (7:45 p.m. ET, SEC Network) did not have a fully priced market at the time this board was built, so they are not on the comparison page. Alabama arrives 4-0 after dispatching Florida State and South Carolina at home; the Tide host Georgia next Saturday in the first top-tier SEC game of the season.

Prices above are as of Saturday morning and move through kickoff. The live board refreshes every ten minutes, and every game page lays out the moneyline, spread and total at each venue.

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