Pick’em: Week 8

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GAMES	J LEE	JAY G	BILL	DAN
GT at DUKE	GT	GT	GT	DUKE
PSU at IOWA	IOWA	IOWA	IOWA	IOWA
UTAH at BYU	UTAH	UTAH	BYU	UTAH
LSU at VU	VU	LSU	LSU	LSU
OKL at USC	OKL	USC	OKL	USC
TAMU at ARK	TAMU	TAMU	TAMU	TAMU
OM at UGA	UGA	UGA	UGA	UGA
MSU at UF	UF	UF	UF	UF
TEN at ALA	ALA	ALA	ALA	ALA
MIZ at AUB	AUB	AUB	MIZ	MIZ

JEFFREY LEE (8-2, 41-19)

Auburn 23-20: Auburn (finally) catches some breaks and ends the three-game losing skid. Defense might have to account for a touchdown (or two), but the job will get done. Tigers beat the Tigers by three.

JAY G. TATE (6-4, 36-24)

Auburn 27-14: Isn’t it past time that the Tigers put things in order offensively? I’m sympathetic to the notion that Auburn has been let down badly by SEC officials this season, but what happened during the second half last week? Is Hugh Freeze’s attack really that bad? I don’t think so. I suspect the Tigers’ run game won’t thrive against Mizzou’s strong defensive front, but Arnold is so incredibly due for a big game. I see Auburn winning this one going away.

BILL CAMERON (5-5, 35-25)

Missouri 24-16: I went out on the limb last week and it snapped. The AU offense has been downright offensive, especially in the second half, and all these near-misses have to be weighing heavily on the players’ minds. Meanwhile, Eli’s Tigers can get back on track for another double-digit win season with a win at Jordan-Hare Stadium Saturday night. Once again, Auburn has the talent to win. But while Missouri is the show-me state, AU is the show-me before I step back out there again team.

DAN PECK (4-6, 34-26)

Missouri 27-13: I don’t like the look of it.

GAMES	CALEB	JUSTIN	COLE	BMATT
GT at DUKE	GT	GT	GT	GT
PSU at IOWA	IOWA	IOWA	PSU	PSU
UTAH at BYU	BYU	UTAH	BYU	BYU
LSU at VU	VU	LSU	VU	VU
OKL at USC	OKL	OKL	OKL	OKL
TAMU at ARK	TAMU	TAMU	TAMU	TAMU
OM at UGA	UGA	UGA	OM	UGA
MSU at UF	UF	UF	UF	MSU
TEN at ALA	ALA	ALA	ALA	ALA
MIZ at AUB	AUB	MIZ	AUB	MIZ

CALEB JONES (6-4, 33-27)

Auburn 20-19: Through each of the six games that Auburn’s played in, I’ve correctly picked the winner — and I never really doubted my pick. Until now. I don’t know what it is about this weekend that makes me want to pick Auburn. It just feels due for a win. Will this team still have any fight? Who knows? Will the offense do anything productive outside of the scripted drives? I doubt it. This is stupid, but give me the AUBURN TIGERS.

JUSTIN HOKANSON (4-6, 30-30)

Missouri 20-17: I think I leaned Auburn on the Friday Forecast, but I’m going Missouri in a tight one. I tried to go with Auburn in upsets over Oklahoma and Georgia and it didn’t work out. Nobody can blame me for going with Mizzou here. I think their run game and third-down defense could limit possessions in this game, which would be very bad for Auburn’s offense. But watch, I’ll take Missouri and Auburn will finally pull one out.

COLE PINKSTON (3-7, 30-30)

Auburn 24-21: It would be the most Auburn thing ever for the Tigers to win this Saturday. Hugh Freeze’s back is against the wall, Damari Alston’s situation looks awful for the direction of things, and Auburn’s offense can’t get it right. I bet they’ll get it right this week to further complicate things. 

BRYAN MATTHEWS (4-6, 29-31)

Missouri 21-10: I can’t keep picking Auburn. It’s not a well coached team on offense. Not even close. Missouri is well coached in all three phases and it will show Saturday.