Joel Klatt analyzed the matchup between No. 11 Texas Longhorns and the No. 3 Alabama Crimson Tide.
Texas Longhorns at Alabama Crimson Tide (-7, O/U 54)
This number feels light, doesn’t it?
Alabama was a three-touchdown favorite last year in Austin, and the Tide barely escaped with a last-minute 20-19 victory. I remember it vividly because I went to the game and forgot sunscreen. Temperatures hovered around 100 degrees on the field, and I looked like the Kool-Aid man for three whole days. It was not a pretty sight.
Anyways… I love it when Nick Saban’s teams are undervalued. Sure, they’re replacing Bryce Young, Jahmyr Gibbs and Will Anderson, among others, but the cupboard is never bare at Bama, and I’m higher on redshirt sophomore quarterback Jalen Milroe than most.
Texas has a mean defense, but I think the Tide will make the necessary adjustments at halftime and pull away late. It’s mostly about the number, though. You don’t get many chances to lay a touchdown with Alabama at home.
Roll Tide.
PICK: Alabama (-7) to win by more than 7 points
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