SEC Football Betting Odds

SEC football is the gold standard for college football. For much of the past decade, the College Football Playoff championship game has involved at least one SEC team. Those teams have lately been either Alabama, Georgia, or LSU, but the conference is far from top-heavy. Auburn, Florida, and Ole Miss challenge for SEC supremacy on a consistent basis.

Although Tennessee and Vanderbilt haven’t enjoyed such success in recent years, just being part of the SEC has its perks. Winning the conference automatically puts that team in a strong position for inclusion in the College Football Playoff. For sports bettors in Tennessee, this means the chance to bet on some of the most high-profile games each week.

SEC Football Latest Odds

See below for the current SEC Football futures odds for the season. To find the latest lines & odds for all SEC football games, check our full NCAAF football odds feed here. Select “NCAAF” in the drop-down menu to see odds for every football game including those involving SEC teams. Click on any odds below to jump directly to the sportsbook, claim your new-player bonus and start making your first SEC football bets.

Best SEC betting apps

Although there is no cap on the number of licenses the Tennessee Lottery can issue, there are three TN legal sports betting apps that stand out above the rest. That’s because of their bonuses and promotions, competitive odds, and the variety of markets offered on SEC football.

BetMGM

If variety is the spice of life, BetMGM is lively. On the BetMGM app, you’ll find a lot of different futures markets, including which teams will win the SEC East and SEC West division titles. BetMGM also has its Money Monday Club, through which you can get a $10 bonus every week just for placing your bet on Monday.

DraftKings

On a weekly basis, you’ll find moneyline bets, spreads and totals (over/under) on a wide array of SEC games on the DraftKings Sportsbook app. DraftKings has a great reputation for offering alternative spreads and totals as well as up to $1,250 in bonuses for new sign-ups.

FanDuel

Among FanDuel’s strongest points are its deep fields with generous odds on its SEC football futures. It also offers the weekly game lines you expect. FanDuel offers a no sweat first bet to new customers, worth up to $200 in site credit. In addition, FanDuel Sportsbook offers parlay insurance of up to $25 if you place a multisport parlay and one of your legs come up short.

All three of these apps offer unrivaled convenience. Not only can you register your account from anywhere in Tennessee, but you can also make deposits, browse odds, place wagers and cash out winnings online as well.

Hard Rock Bet

Hard Rock Bet‘s offerings include all of the major sports, such as college football. Sign up for the Hard Rock Bet app using our link to earn $100 when you bet $5 or more, which can be used on your SEC football team of choice.

Top SEC football teams

The top SEC programs are among the favorites every year for the National Championship. Here is a little more information about those programs; see more on betting on the Tennessee Volunteers here.

Alabama

The CFP Selection Committee has made Alabama a staple of its playoff teams every year. The Crimson Tide are perennial favorites to win the SEC each year as well.

• Location: Tuscaloosa, AL
• Stadium: Bryant-Denny Stadium
• Coach: Nick Saban
• Rivals: Auburn, Georgia, LSU

Georgia

Although Georgia has been part of the CFP bracket just once and has yet to win a CFP title, it’s usually one of the strongest teams in the SEC East every year. Bulldog fans are used to giving their team a home-field advantage in the SEC title game in Atlanta.

• Location: Athens, GA
• Stadium: Sanford Stadium
• Coach: Kirby Smart
• Rivals: Alabama, Florida, Georgia Tech

Florida

The typical power that threatens Georgia’s place in the SEC title game each year plays its home games just 350 miles away. The Gators have a great history of their own.

• Location: Gainesville, FL
• Stadium: Ben Hill Griffin Stadium
• Coach: Dan Mullen
• Rivals: Georgia, Florida State, Miami

LSU

Louisiana State University reasserted itself on the national scene in the 2019-20 season, winning the National Championship. The team figures to stay in the conversation for good.

• Location: Baton Rouge, LA
• Stadium: Tiger Stadium
• Coach: Ed Orgeron
• Rivals: Alabama, Mississippi, Mississippi State

How to bet on SEC football in Tennessee

People who are used to betting on NFL games or betting on college football in other states will notice a lack of in-game and prop bets at Tennessee sports betting apps. That’s because of state law.

Tennessee outlaws all in-game/live proposition bets on both individual and team performances in college sports. Proposition bets on individual athletes is outlawed altogether.

The law against bets on player prop bets applies to all college athletes, not just those that play for Tennessee teams.

Bettors won’t find markets on how many yards the Tennessee QB will throw for in a game, for example. That doesn’t mean there aren’t many other options, however.

Besides the futures markets already presented, there are spreads, straight bets, team props, and totals for individual games. An example of a team prop bet is a wager on which team will score first in a particular game.

Betting all these markets requires knowledge of the sport. Because there are several contending teams in the conference, a variety of opinions exists.

How to livestream SEC football

CBS and ESPN are the two primary broadcasters for SEC football. If you subscribe to a cable or satellite television service but aren’t at home, your provider may have options for you to stream SEC football games on your devices.

If you aren’t a cable or satellite subscriber, you aren’t left without options, however. Among your choices are subscribing to a live TV streaming service like AT&T Now, Sling, or YouTube TV. Those distributors may carry your local CBS affiliate, CBS Sports, and ESPN.

Another more a-la-carte option is subscribing to ESPN+. That may limit your choices of games to watch, however, at least on a live basis.

Arkansas, Mississippi, and Tennessee all have some form of legal sports betting. Tennessee is the only place among states with SEC teams within their borders where it’s legal to bet online from anywhere in the state, however.

Despite the lack of legal wagering among SEC states, there are a few sound strategies for SEC football betting. It’s good to know these before making wagers.

SEC football betting strategy

When betting on futures markets, the question to ask is whether the market will move away from or toward a specific contender in the field as time passes. Several factors influence that movement.

Those factors not only include how bettors are betting, but also things like coaching decisions, player injuries, and poor on-field performance. Successful futures wagering is all about timing.

If you were considering betting on Alabama to win the SEC title this year, for example, you would need to ask yourself whether you think the current SEC odds are the best you will see between now and Dec. 5 or not. If the answer is yes, now is the time to put your money down.

For bets on point spreads, moneylines, and totals on individual games, that same question can be relevant. You should ask yourself, will these lines move during the week, and if so, in which way? The usual rule of thumb is that earlier SEC football odds are better than later ones, since sportsbooks adjust lines and odds as they gather more information.

Some information that’s good to gather is the recent history of contests you want to wager on. The following is the history of the past decade’s worth of SEC title games.

Top 5 SEC football players of all time

• Herschel Walker: Walker is the only player to finish in the top three of Heisman Trophy voting in three consecutive seasons and each year he played. Walker won the award in 1982, his junior year. In his three seasons for Georgia, he amassed 5,259 rushing yards and 48 touchdowns on the ground. The College Football Hall of Fame inducted Walker in 1999.
• Cam Newton: After spending two seasons at Florida in which he only got into six games total, Newton had arguably one of the greatest campaigns in SEC quarterback history in 2010 after transferring to Auburn. He not only threw for over 2,800 yards and rushed for nearly another 1,500 but accounted for 50 touchdowns while leading the Tigers to an undefeated, national championship season. As you would expect, he won the Heisman in 2010 as well.
• Bo Jackson: Another Auburn Heisman Trophy winner makes this list. Jackson was a two-sport star for the Tigers from 1982-1985, also playing baseball. He accounted for nearly 9,000 yards from scrimmage and 45 touchdowns in his four seasons at Auburn. Perhaps most impressively, he averaged nearly seven yards for every touch of the football during his career.
• Lee Roy Jordan: Jordan only played one year for the Crimson Tide but that was all he needed to establish himself as one of the greatest defensive players in SEC history. The linebacker was not only fourth in the Heisman voting at a time when defensive players were almost never considered but led a stingy Alabama defense that never allowed an opponent to score more than seven points in any game during the 1962 season.
• John Hannah: Arguably the greatest offensive lineman in SEC history, Hannah was another one-season wonder for the Tide. Hannah helped clear the way for Bama running backs and protect Tide quarterbacks in the 1972 season, one in which Alabama averaged nearly 34 points and over 400 yards of total offense per game.