We finally got off the slide last week by leaning on the most complete team in the SEC, Texas A&M, to take care of business against Missouri. It did so emphatically, 38-17. With that, the worst skid in four-year history of this service, which drove our all-time success rate under 70%, came to an unmerciful end. LAST WEEK'S PICK: SEC football prediction of the week against the spread, What game does our expert like?

Goodspread SEC Pick of the Week

Mississippi State +7.5 at Missouri

Going against the Tigers ' third-string quarterback, Matt Zollers, now pressed into duty by injury, delivered an easy win against Texas A&M last week. He completed 7 of 22 passes for 77 yards; Missouri's only source of offense was its running game. MSU doesn't have a defense like A&M's, but until Mizzou's

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