With Auburn’s miraculous win over Georgia, we’re set up for perhaps the most important Iron Bowl in the storied history of the Alabama-Auburn rivalry.
The winner will win the SEC West and remain in national-title contention. The loser has to listen to its arch-rival for 365 days, gets denied a trip to the SEC Championship Game and is eliminated from a shot at going to Pasadena for the BCS title game.
The LVH SuperBook currently has top-ranked ‘Bama installed as a 15.5-point favorite at Auburn. I made the number 13.5.
As for what’s looking like the most likely BCS Championship Game, the Golden Nugget has Alabama a 5-point favorite over Florida State. That’s down from 5.5 last week.
This past weekend, FSU rolled over Syracuse, 59-3, while Alabama plodded to a 20-7 win at Mississippi State.
I spoke to long-time handicapper and oddsmaker Kenny White, one of The Linemakers on Sporting News, on Monday. His number is ‘Bama -3 against the Seminoles.
Although Nick Saban’s team fell into a classic letdown situation at Mississippi State, it’s clear that many experts downgraded the Tide after the uninspired performance – the Bulldogs’ leading rusher, Dak Prescott, couldn’t play due to an injury.
Brian Edwards' complete Weekly Read-Option, including updated Heisman odds and an early lean, is right here at The Linemakers on Sporting News.