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Last week was a good week, correctly picking 13 games and missing on only two. My season tally now stands at 33-10.
On to this week’s guesses:
1. Kentucky at Arkansas (Game of the Week). If their secondary doesn’t perform better this week, the Hogs will start 0-2 in SEC play. My guess is that Arkansas will find a way to pull out a close win at home. Hogs by three.
2. Chaffee, Mo., at Walnut Ridge. I know absolutely nothing about Chaffee. Walnut Ridge is off to an 0-3 start, but they’ve been competitive in each game. I’m picking the Bobcats to break into the win column in front of a homecoming crowd.
3. Georgia at Alabama. Alabama won’t get lucky this week. Georgia by a touchdown.
4. Hoxie at Harrisburg. Maybe the best high school contest in the area this week. I pick Harrisburg, but only because they’re at home.
5. New Mexico State at Auburn. Who knows what’s going on with Auburn. They eke out a narrow, come-from-behind win against Kansas State to open the season, and then lose back-to-back home games to South Florida and Mississippi State. Whatever the problem is, I look for them to get it corrected and roll over the Aggies.
6. Gosnell at Westside. Gosnell easily.
7. Arkansas State at Tennessee. The Indians may be catching the Vols at a bad time, after Tennessee was blown out by archrival Florida last week. I look for the Vols to lay a hurtin’ on the Tribe.
8. Manila at Rector. It’s hard to pick Rector to beat anybody, so I’ll take Manila.
9. Michigan State at Notre Dame. It looks like it’s going to be a long year for Notre Dame. MSU keeps the Irish winless.
10. Piggott at East Poinsett County. Another good high school match-up. Again, I’ll go with the home team.
11. Florida at Ole Miss. Gators chomp the Rebels.
12. Hughes at Corning. Corning.
13. South Carolina at LSU. LSU will win, but Spurrier and the Gamecocks could keep it interesting.
14. Rivercrest at Highland. Highland.
15. Mississippi State at Jacksonville State. MSU should roll.

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