Date/Time: Sat, Oct 20 / 07:05:00 PM ET, Neyland Stadium, Knoxville, TennesseeThe Alabama Crimson Tide, the No.1 team in the BCS standings, will continue its quest to the revalidate the BCS title when they visit Southeastern Conference rival Tennessee on Saturday night.
The defending national champion will seek their seventh victory after posting several lopsided wins, including last weekend's 42-10 victory over new SEC member, the Missouri Tigers. In its previews six games, Alabama has outscored its rivals 211-45. The closest margin recorded this season was a 19 point win (33-14) against Ole Miss on September 29th. On top of that, Alabama is scoring 40.5 points per game and giving up just 7.5 points per game, which puts them in the number one spot in the NCAA.
Meanwhile, the Tennessee Volunteers won their three non-conference games, but lost all three SEC matches, including a 41-31 loss to unbeaten Mississippi State last weekend. The team will close a four-game series against top-25 rivals next week when they visit the South Carolina Gamecocks in Columbia.
Tennessee has lost 10 of its last 11 conference games and is 0-13 against Top 25 opponents since Coach Derek Dooley took over the team in 2010. In addition, Tennessee allowed a total of 92 points in back-to-back losses to Mississippi State and Georgia and has given up a combined 129 points in its three games against Top 25 rivals this season (43 points per game in SEC competition).
But not everything is bad news for the Volunteers. For the first time in the program’s history, Tennessee has scored 31 or more points in each of its first six games. Quarterback Tyler Bray has thrown for 1,730 yards and an SEC-leading 17 TDs, but he was limited to a season-low 148 yards in last week's 41-31 loss to Mississippi State. The Vols are expected to be without rusher Rajion Neal, who sustained an ankle injury last week following back-to-back 100-yard games.
Game Odds:
Alabama Crimson Tide: -20-110
Tennessee Volunteers: +20-110
Game Total: 55.5, o/u-110
The college football odds for this game are clear. Oddsmakers are expecting the Crimson Tide to demolish Tennessee. Overall, Alabama leads the series with an official 48–38–7 record. The first game between the two programs took place in 1901 in Birmingham, and end in a 6–6 tie. From 1902 to 1913, Alabama had a clear dominance over Tennessee, losing only one game, and not allowing a single touchdown.
The last time the Volunteers won the famous “Third Saturday in October “was back in 2006 when Tennessee defeated the Crimson Tide 13-16. Since then, Alabama has won five straight in the series, including a 37-6 victory in Tuscaloosa in 2011.
The Crimson Tide will also look for its third consecutive win in Knoxville. Alabama's win streak in the series is longest since a seven-game run achieved between October, 1986 and October, 1992.
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