Anchor of Gold sets Week 11 SEC picks

Anchor of Gold’s Week 11 pick’em slate includes eight SEC conference games, with Tennessee’s visit to Texas A&M producing the only even split among the selections.

Tennessee was listed as a 2.5-point favorite. The other SEC lines were Alabama by 15.5 at Vanderbilt, Auburn by 2.5 at Mississippi State, Georgia by 16.5 against Missouri, Ole Miss by 1.5 at Oklahoma, Kentucky by 3.5 against Florida, LSU by 3.5 against Texas and South Carolina by 7.5 at Arkansas.

The panel did not reach a unanimous choice on any Week 11 game. Cole continued his practice of choosing Vanderbilt to cover, while Tom backed Mississippi State to stay within a field goal of Auburn. Tom also stood alone in supporting Arkansas to avoid a comfortable loss to South Carolina.

Those calls follow a strong Week 10 performance. The staff went 37-17 for a 68.5% success rate, nearly matching its 69.4% mark from Week 9. Cole led at 8-1, followed by CDA and Import at 7-2, Tom at 6-3, Patrick Sawyer at 5-4, and Andrew and the Commentariat at 4-5.

All three unanimous Week 10 selections hit. The panel also won two of the three games that split 5 to 1, missing when Kentucky failed to stay within a touchdown of Tennessee.

The competition uses picks against the spread rather than straight-up winners. Its lines were taken from FanDuel on Monday and could differ from numbers available when the article was published.

Why it matters

The Week 11 card covers every SEC conference matchup on the slate. Point spreads make large favorites such as Alabama and Georgia part of a different calculation than simply choosing the winner.

What to watch next

Week 11 results will decide whether Cole can extend his lead after an 8-1 Week 10 performance. Tennessee at Texas A&M is the only matchup that divided the selections evenly.