4 SEC football picks to hammer and one to avoid in Week 3

Sep 9, 2023; Tuscaloosa, Alabama, USA; Alabama Crimson Tide head coach Nick Saban walks off the field following their 34-24 loss to the Texas Longhorns at Bryant-Denny Stadium. Mandatory Credit: John David Mercer-USA TODAY Sports
Sep 9, 2023; Tuscaloosa, Alabama, USA; Alabama Crimson Tide head coach Nick Saban walks off the field following their 34-24 loss to the Texas Longhorns at Bryant-Denny Stadium. Mandatory Credit: John David Mercer-USA TODAY Sports /
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The SEC football slate is really getting started in Week 3 of the 2023 college football season, so it’s time to start making some picks. 

SEC football fans are probably glad to see the cupcakes leaving their schedules, making way for the good ol’ fashioned SEC football clashes happening.

This isn’t rivalry week, but the first week with some traditional conference games always has a special feel to it, and the unpredictability factor for games goes up significantly.

Here are the SEC football in-conference games scheduled for Week 3.

No. 14 LSU (1-1) @ Mississippi State (2-0)
South Carolina (1-1) @ No. 1 Georgia (2-0)
No. 11 Tennessee (2-0) @ Florida (1-1)

The rest of the SEC are still playing out-of-conference games.

No. 15 Kansas State (2-0) @ Missouri (2-0)
No. 10 Alabama (1-1). @ USF (1-1)
UL Monroe (2-0) @ Texas A&M (1-1)
Samford (1-1) @ Auburn (2-0)
Vanderbilt (2-1) @ UNLV (1-1)
Georgia Tech (1-1) @ No. 17 Ole Miss (2-0)
BYU (2-0) @ Arkansas (2-0)
Akron (1-1) @ Kentucky (2-0)

Which SEC football games will be the best bets for Week 3?

Here are four Week 3 SEC football picks that should be all but locks, and then one that you should avoid like grim death.

All odds via FanDuel Sportsbook