Overview
- Kickoff is set for Saturday at 7:30 p.m. ET on ABC at Bryant-Denny Stadium in Tuscaloosa.
- Sportsbooks list Alabama by roughly 10–10.5 points, while SportsLine’s model projects LSU to cover in 58% of simulations.
- The Crimson Tide have won seven straight overall and carry the nation’s longest active home streak with 16 consecutive wins and 84 in a row at home vs unranked opponents.
- Alabama QB Ty Simpson enters with 20-plus touchdown passes and just one interception through eight games, placing him among the Heisman favorites.
- LSU arrives 5-3 with Frank Wilson stepping in as interim head coach and a defense allowing 18.9 points per game, as some analysts warn of potential ‘interim boost’ volatility.