SEC picks, odds in Week 9: LSU, Texas A&M battle for first place as Alabama, Texas try to bounce back
No. 8 LSU and No. 14 Texas A&M face off Saturday in College Station as the lone SEC programs with unblemished conference records. Their trajectories to this showdown have not necessarily been alike, though their paths have mirrored each other: six straight wins following nail biters against nationally ranked opponents in their season openers.