Alabama opens as solid favorite in road showdown at Tennessee
Nick Saban arrives before Alabama's SEC football game at Arkansas, Saturday, Oct. 8, 2016, at Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium in Fayetteville, Ark. Vasha Hunt/vhunt@al.com
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on October 09, 2016 at 2:36 PM
Easily the most anticipated Alabama-Tennessee meeting in years has a fast-moving point spread Sunday afternoon.
The No. 1 Crimson Tide opened as an 8-point favorite for the 2:30 p.m. CT Saturday game in Knoxville. The lines quickly moved to make Alabama a 10-point favorite after early betting, according to VegasInsider.com.
Alabama (6-0, 3-0) has won nine straight games over the traditional rival to the north.
No. 9 Tennessee (5-1, 2-1) was unbeaten until another wild Saturday. Texas A&M ended the Vols' unbeaten run with a 45-38 double-overtime win in College Station. The eighth-ranked Aggies will come to Bryant-Denny Stadium after a bye week on Oct. 21.
Last year's Alabama win over Tennessee was the closest game in this rivalry since surviving the 12-10 "Rocky Block" in 2009. The Vols took a late lead with 5:49 left. Alabama responded with an 8-play, 71-yard drive capped by Derrick Henry with 2:24 left. The 19-14 win was Alabama's closest in SEC play.
Nick Saban arrives before Alabama's SEC football game at Arkansas, Saturday, Oct. 8, 2016, at Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium in Fayetteville, Ark. Vasha Hunt/vhunt@al.com
By Michael Casagrande | mcasagrande@al.com Follow on Twitter
on October 09, 2016 at 2:36 PM
Easily the most anticipated Alabama-Tennessee meeting in years has a fast-moving point spread Sunday afternoon.
The No. 1 Crimson Tide opened as an 8-point favorite for the 2:30 p.m. CT Saturday game in Knoxville. The lines quickly moved to make Alabama a 10-point favorite after early betting, according to VegasInsider.com.
Alabama (6-0, 3-0) has won nine straight games over the traditional rival to the north.
No. 9 Tennessee (5-1, 2-1) was unbeaten until another wild Saturday. Texas A&M ended the Vols' unbeaten run with a 45-38 double-overtime win in College Station. The eighth-ranked Aggies will come to Bryant-Denny Stadium after a bye week on Oct. 21.
Last year's Alabama win over Tennessee was the closest game in this rivalry since surviving the 12-10 "Rocky Block" in 2009. The Vols took a late lead with 5:49 left. Alabama responded with an 8-play, 71-yard drive capped by Derrick Henry with 2:24 left. The 19-14 win was Alabama's closest in SEC play.
