This Week in the SEC: Halfway through the season, the matchups are heating up

Somehow, there are still teams playing non-conference games in the middle of October. For the rest of the league, this part of calendar brings out the best the Southeastern Conference has to offer starting with the Red River Shootout this weekend in Dallas.
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Here’s a look around the rest of the league.
All betting lines via BetMGM.
No. 8 Alabama (4-1, 2-0 SEC) at No. 14 Missouri (5-0, 1-0 SEC)
Time/TV: 11 a.m. CT • ABC
Location: Columbia, Mo. • Faurot Field (57,321)
Point spread: Alabama -3
Washington State (3-2) at No. 4 Ole Miss (5-0, 3-0 SEC)
Time/TV: 11:45 a.m. CT • SEC Network
Location: Oxford, Miss. • Vaught-Hemingway Stadium (64,038)
Point spread: Ole Miss -32.5
Texas (3-2, 0-1 SEC) vs. No. 6 Oklahoma (5-0, 1-0 SEC)
Time/TV: 2:30 p.m. CT • ABC
Location: Dallas, Texas • Cotton Bowl Stadium (92,100)
Point spread: Texas -1.5
Arkansas (2-3, 0-1 SEC) at No. 12 Tennessee (4-1, 1-1 SEC)
Time/TV: 3:15 p.m. CT • SEC Network
Location: Knoxville, Tenn. • Neyland Stadium (101,915)
Point spread: Tennessee -12.5
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- 1New
Lane Kiffin
Blocks out coaching rumors
- 2
Tortilla Toss punishment
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- 3Hot
Jon Gruden
Reacts to coaching return talk
- 4
Upset Alert
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- 5Trending
Billy Napier
Where things stand
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Florida (2-3, 1-1 SEC) at No. 5 Texas A&M (5-0, 2-0 SEC)
Time/TV: 6 p.m. CT • ESPN
Location: Bryan – College Station, Texas • Kyle Field (102,733)
Point spread: Texas A&M -7.5
No. 10 Georgia (4-1, 2-1 SEC) at Auburn (3-2, 0-2 SEC)
Time/TV: 6:30 p.m. CT • ABC
Location: Auburn, Ala. • Jordan-Hare Stadium (88,043)
Point spread: Georgia -3.5
South Carolina (3-2, 1-2 SEC) at No. 11 LSU (4-1, 1-1 SEC)
Time/TV: 6:45 p.m. CT • SEC Network
Location: Baton Rouge, La. • Tiger Stadium (102,321)
Point spread: LSU -9.5
Open Date: Kentucky (2-3, 0-3 SEC); Mississippi State (4-2, 0-2 SEC); Vanderbilt (5-1, 1-1 SEC).
SEC Standings
conf | cpct | overall | opct | home | road | neutral | strk | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ole Miss | 3-0 | 1.000 | 5-0 | 1.000 | 4-0 | 1-0 | 0-0 | W5 |
Texas A&M | 2-0 | 1.000 | 5-0 | 1.000 | 4-0 | 1-0 | 0-0 | W5 |
Alabama | 2-0 | 1.000 | 4-1 | 0.800 | 3-0 | 1-1 | 0-0 | W4 |
Missouri | 1-0 | 1.000 | 5-0 | 1.000 | 5-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | W5 |
Oklahoma | 1-0 | 1.000 | 5-0 | 1.000 | 4-0 | 1-0 | 0-0 | W5 |
Georgia | 2-1 | 0.667 | 4-1 | 0.800 | 3-1 | 1-0 | 0-0 | W1 |
Vanderbilt | 1-1 | 0.500 | 5-1 | 0.833 | 3-0 | 2-1 | 0-0 | L1 |
LSU | 1-1 | 0.500 | 4-1 | 0.800 | 3-0 | 1-1 | 0-0 | L1 |
Tennessee | 1-1 | 0.500 | 4-1 | 0.800 | 2-1 | 1-0 | 1-0 | W2 |
Florida | 1-1 | 0.500 | 2-3 | 0.400 | 2-1 | 0-2 | 0-0 | W1 |
South Carolina | 1-2 | 0.333 | 3-2 | 0.600 | 2-1 | 0-1 | 1-0 | W1 |
Texas | 0-1 | 0.000 | 3-2 | 0.600 | 3-0 | 0-2 | 0-0 | L1 |
Arkansas | 0-1 | 0.000 | 2-3 | 0.400 | 1-1 | 0-2 | 1-0 | L3 |
Mississippi State | 0-2 | 0.000 | 4-2 | 0.667 | 3-1 | 1-1 | 0-0 | L2 |
Auburn | 0-2 | 0.000 | 3-2 | 0.600 | 2-0 | 1-2 | 0-0 | L2 |
Kentucky | 0-3 | 0.000 | 2-3 | 0.400 | 2-1 | 0-2 | 0-0 | L2 |