No. 3 LSU (1-1) at Mississippi St (2-2) Time: 2:30 p.m. Television: Pay-per-view.

Skinny: Tigers looking to bounce back from tough home loss; State has been outscored by LSU 83-6 in last two home games versus Tigers.

Key Players: LSU punt returner Skyler Green is averaging 18 yards per return; Mississippi State end Willie Evans leads SEC with five sacks.

Line: LSU by 14 1/2.

South Carolina (2-2)_at Auburn (3-1) Time: 7 p.m. Television: ESPN2.

Skinny: First meeting between teams since 1997; Auburn has outscored opponents 114-20 in first half this year. Teams' long snappers are brothers.

Key Players: South Carolina linebacker Ricardo Hurley had 10 tackles vs. Alabama, and will be busy vs. Auburn; Tigers' Kenny Irons has started last two games at running back and had more than 100 yards by halftime in both.

The line: Auburn by 14.

No. 5 Florida (4-0)_at No. 15 Alabama (4-0) Time: 3:30 p.m. Television: WVLT.

Skinny: Gators lead SEC and rank eighth in nation in pass efficiency; Tide defense is 14th nationally versus the pass.

Key players: Florida QB Chris Leak will be pressed to perform on road; Alabama QB Brodie Croyle has seven-game win streak.

Line: Florida by 4.

Middle Tennessee (0-3)_at Vanderbilt (4-0) Time: 7 p.m. Television: Nashville area only.

Skinny: Vandy looks for first 5-0 start since 1937; Blue Raiders have won last two meetings with Commodores (2001, 2002).

Key players: Vandy QB Jay Cutler leads SEC and is 11th nationally with 322.8 yards of total offense per game; MTSU QB Clint Marks set school record with 2,749 yards passing in 2004.

Line: Vanderbilt by 15 1/2.