• SEC BAMA-NATION Staff Picks For Week 3 Of Season •

• 2023 Bama Sports 2023 •  Tuscaloosa, AL We’re getting started with conference play in college football in 2023, and BAMA-NATION’s staff picks are here. Though Alabama and Auburn have one last non-conference date before we get into the meat of the schedule, there are three SEC vs. SEC games on the docket. Scroll along below to find out how various AL.com sports staffers see this week’s games playing out. We’ve also given predicted scores for this week’s Alabama and Auburn games. On with this week’s picks (all times Eastern and all games Saturday unless noted): LSU (-9.5) at Mississippi State, 12 p.m., ESPN - (Bamabuc - LSU) - (Staff - LSU) Kansas State (-5.5) at Missouri, 12 p.m., SEC Network - (Bamabuc - KSU) - (Staff - MO) South Carolina (+27.5) at Georgia, 3:30 p.m., CBS - (Bamabuc - UGA) - (Staff - UGA) Tennessee (-7.5) at Florida, 7 p.m., ESPN - (Bamabuc - UT) - (Staff - UF) Vanderbilt (-3.5) at UNLV, 7 p.m., CBS Sports Network - (Bamabuc - VANDY) - (Staff - VANDY) BYU (+10.5) at Arkansas, 7:30 p.m., ESPN2 - (Bamabuc - ARK) - (Staff - ARK - 2 For BYU) Samford (no line) at Auburn, 7 p.m., ESPN+/SECN+ - (Bamabuc - AU) - (Staff - AU) Alabama (-31.5) at South Florida, 2:30 p.m., ABC - (Bamabuc - UA) - (Staff - UA -1 For USF) • ROLLING WITH THE TIDE •