Alabama vs. Tennessee prediction, odds, time: Week 7 college football picks from proven model — SkimNews
Get the Sports newsletter
Daily sports — scores, transfers, the storylines from the leagues you actually follow. Free.
- Alabama (5-1, 3-1 SEC) faces No. 14 Tennessee (5-1, 2-1 SEC) on Saturday at 3:30 p.m. ET at Neyland Stadium in the 'Third Saturday in October' rivalry, still stinging from a 20-17 home loss to Georgia last week
- Alabama leads the SEC in scoring at over 44 points per game behind sophomore quarterback Keelon Russell, who has posted 1,599 passing yards and 12 touchdowns through six games
- Tennessee ranks No. 1 in the SEC in defense and has won the past two home matchups against Alabama; the Vols' rushing attack is paced by DeSean Bishop (678 yards, 8 TDs on the ground)
- Tennessee is expected to start George MacIntyre at quarterback — opening-week starter Faizon Brandon is available but battling a shoulder injury — while Alabama receiver Ryan Coleman-Williams has been ruled out
- Alabama is listed as a 7.5-point favorite with the over/under at 50.5; the SportsLine Projection Model projected 56 combined points across 10,000 simulations, backing the Over in 62% of runs
- The SportsLine model enters Week 7 on a 48-40 run on top-rated college football picks, returning more than $400 for $100 players
Why it matters: Alabama's conference-leading 44-plus points per game crash into Tennessee's SEC-best defense in a sharp contrast-of-styles matchup, and the SportsLine model laying the Over 50.5 in 62% of 10,000 simulations suggests the total may undersell the Tide's firepower — particularly since the Over has already cleared in five of six Alabama games, with the Tide alone finishing within six points of the number.
Ask SkimNews
