It’s the second week in November. The 2025 season is almost gone. It seems like just yesterday we were booking Nuss, DJ, and LaNorris trips to New York City for the Heisman Trophy presentation. C’est la vie. Rather than crying over spilled milk and untimely interceptions, we need to get to the SEC Week 12 betting lines. But first, we have to unravel some hallucinations from the CFB Playoff committee’s rankings for Week 11.
If you have used or read anything about AI, you know that you should beware of hallucinations. We asked ChatGPT to define what exactly a hallucination is. ChatGPT said, “An AI hallucination happens when I confidently generate information that isn’t true or isn’t supported by real data. In other words, it’s when I make something up — a fact, a quote, an event — that sounds convincing but is actually incorrect.” We will use that definition to break down the three biggest SEC hallucinations from this week’s poll.
Three CFB Playoff Hallucinations After Week 2
- “Eight SEC Teams in the CFB Playoff.” Ok, this one didn’t come from the committee, but it came from SEC Commissioner Greg Sankey. Sankey said last week that he felt, “there is a real scenario where the SEC is an 8-bid conference.” We love you, Greg, and you do lots of nice things for the conference. This is just not realistic or likely….
- “Texas Tech Moving on Up” Cody Campbell ROI is looking good 12 weeks into the college football season. The Red Raiders have only a single loss and sit at #5 in the poll. The committee seems to be positioning CFB’s $25 million team for a first-round bye. Tech is good, but have they done anything that impressive to just leap from over Ole Miss?
- “Arch in Oxford” Texas is back (for now). The former #1 team in the country, which was unranked a month ago, finds itself back in contention for a playoff spot. The committee got plenty of clicks by having an all-SEC matchup in Oxford and put Arch back at home, where Uncle Eli and Grandaddy starred. A road game in Athens this week and home to the Aggies in two weeks stand in the Longhorns’ way of making it a reality. Sure, it would be fine and all eyes would be on Oxford, but for now, it’s our biggest hallucination.
Fanduel SEC Week 12 Betting Lines
Week 12 SEC rankings are based on the AP media poll. Lines and game totals are courtesy of FanDuel. All games are Eastern Standard Time. Check the links for insights from your favorite Last Word on College Football writers. After the lines, we’ll take a big picture look and predict the five biggest Week 11 SEC matchups on the weekend.
| Matchup | Date | Time | Channel | Line |
| South Carolina vs. No. 3 Texas A&M | 11/15 | Noon | ESPN | #12thMan – 19.5 |
| Arkansas vs. LSU | 11/15 | 12:45 PM | SECN | #Tigahs – 5.5 |
| Tennessee Tech vs. Kentucky | 11/15 | 1:30 PM | SECN+ | |
| No. 11 Oklahoma vs. No. 4 Alabama | 11/15 | 3:30 PM | ABC | #RollTide – 5.5 |
| New Mexico State vs. No. 23 Tennessee | 11/15 | 4:15 PM | SECN | #RockyTop – 40.5 |
| Florida vs. No. 7 Ole Miss | 11/15 | 7:00 PM | ESPN | #LaneTrain – 14.5 |
| No. 10 Texas vs. No. 5 Georgia | 11/15 | 7:30 PM | ESPN | #Dawgs – 5.5 |
| Mississippi State vs. Missouri | 11/15 | 7:45 PM | SECN | #MIZ -7.5 |
Last Week’s Picks
Three wins, two losses last week. Auburn found its offense in Nashville in its first game without Hugh Freeze, too bad it left its defense on The Plains. Is it time to shut it down in Gainesville? How the heck did Kentucky win 38-7 in Lexington? That is just a bad look all around for Gator Nation. Hats off to Georgia for taking care of business in StarkVegas, Alabama, winning ugly in Tuscaloosa, and Texas A&M continuing to avoid doing late-season Texas A&M things in CoMo.
- Week 1: 3-2
- YTD: 34-21
South Carolina vs. No. 3 Texas A&M
19.5 points. All the momentum, their offensive line coach, and their offensive coordinator have left the building in Columbia, SC. South Carolina is reeling in 2025. Shane Beamer looked ready to ascend and build off a 9-3 season in 2024, which saw them knock off the Aggies at Williams-Brice. Now, the Gamecocks are playing out the string and looking for answers as they wind down the season. Another sideways loss could stir more rumblings for another change for the Gamecocks, up top with Beamer.
Pick: Texas A&M
Arkansas vs. LSU
Pick: LSU
No. 11 Oklahoma vs. No. 4 Alabama
Alabama just wins at home under Kalen DeBoer. It was pretty last week, and the run game appeared out of the lunchbox against LSU, but Ty Simpson and the Crimson Tide receiving corps made up for it. DeBoer and the Tide look to return the favor from last year’s 24-3 drubbing in Norman. The Sooners knocked the Tide out of the Playoff with that win. Alabama can effectively do the same to the Sooners that seem them sitting as the first team out of the Playoff. Look for this one to be an aerial assault, as neither side has consistently mastered the ground game.
Pick: Alabama
Florida vs. No. 7 Ole Miss
Pick: Ole Miss
No. 10 Texas vs. No. 5 Georgia
Pick: Georgia
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