Alabama @ AUBURN
AUBURN +14½ -109 over Alabama

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Posted at 9:15 AM EST.

3:30 PM ET. The “Iron Bowl” is one of college football’s most historic rivalries that is saturated with triumphant comebacks, miraculous plays and thrilling finishes. Alabama enters this fight as a significant favorite while having to endure the daunting task of facing hated foe Auburn in the hostile Jordan-Hare Stadium. Alabama is one of the favorites to win the college football playoff and therefore if you are going to play them today we promise that you will pay a premium to do so. We saw Alabama in a similar situation just two years ago entering this hallowed showdown. Alabama was once again a “shoe-in” to win the Iron Bowl, the SEC and perhaps even the National Championship. Auburn was a 10-point home pooch that day and would ultimately pull off the upset in a 34-28 victory.

In many instances this rivalry series comes down to one play. Auburn has had a disappointing season but everything will be forgotten and forgiven if they were to knock off its most despised adversary. You are going to read and hear about Alabama’s defense being too stout for the Tigers but if we listened to those yo-yos on television, we’d all be broke. Auburn has always managed to find ways to give the Tides’ defense fits. Last year, Auburn put up 44 points on the road in Tuscaloosa and even jumped out to a considerable lead before the Tide would rally back and win the match in the 4th quarter on former quarterback Blake Sims’ heroics. In addition, Alabama features a potential Heisman candidate in Derrick White, who has simply been one of the best running backs in football. However, Auburn’s defense has been getting better every week and when compared to Week 1, it is obvious defensive coordinator Will Muschamp is achieving success with his personnel. We have seen Auburn surprise the Tide on numerous occasions throughout this long and storied rivalry. This one should be no different. We’re not suggesting that the Tigers will emerge victorious but we rarely bet a team that we don’t think can win outright. At the very least, we trust the Tigers to stay well within this range but what we trust matters not. The real value here is that we’re absolutely getting inflated points. 

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Our Pick

#198 AUBURN +14½ -109 (Risking 2.18 units - To Win: 2.00)