Alabama vs. Tennessee prediction, odds, time: Week 7 college football picks from proven model — SkimNews
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- Alabama (5-1, 3-1) travels to face No. 14 Tennessee (5-1, 2-1) at Neyland Stadium in Knoxville on Saturday at 3:30 p.m. ET, coming off a 20-17 home loss to Georgia
- Alabama leads the SEC in scoring at over 44 points per game, powered by sophomore QB Keelon Russell, who has thrown for 1,599 yards and 12 touchdowns
- Tennessee is paced by RB DeSean Bishop (678 rushing yards, 8 touchdowns) and the No. 1 defense in the SEC, and is expected to start QB George MacIntyre while opening-week starter Faizon Brandon is listed as questionable
- Alabama opened as a 7.5-point favorite with the over/under at 50.5, and the home team has won each of the last four meetings in this series
- SportsLine's model simulated the game 10,000 times and projects 56 combined points, hitting the Over 51.5 in 62% of simulations
- The model enters Week 7 on a 48-40 run on top-rated college football picks, with the spread pick hitting well over 60% of the time locked behind SportsLine's paywall
Why it matters: SportsLine's model — on a 48-40 run on top-rated CFB picks — pegs the Over 51.5 as a 62% value play, projecting 56 combined points in a clash of Alabama's SEC-best 44+ point offense against Tennessee's conference-leading defense. The model's spread pick, which wins in over 60% of simulations, sits behind a paywall, giving SportsLine subscribers a potential edge on the 7.5-point line.
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