Auburn vs. Alabama Betting Preview 11/26/16 – Odds & TV

Betting Preview

Auburn opened the season losing two of their first three games and then won six straight before losing their third game to Georgia two weeks ago. They bounced back nicely last week amassing over 700 yards of offense in a 51-14 thrashing of Arkansas State. Their offense is led by running back Kamryn Pettway and a running game that averages almost 300 yards a game and has scored 32 touchdowns. They have an outstanding defense that has held nine opponents to less than 20 points scoring and they average giving up just 14.3 points a game.

Alabama keeps rolling over opponents winning their 11th straight game without a loss. They have won their last eight games by double digits while their amazing defense has given up an average of six points in their last five wins and just six points total in their last three. Their well balanced offense is led by quarterback Jalen Hurts who has thrown 19 touchdowns and is also the second leading rusher on the team with over 800 yards and a team leading 11 rushing touchdowns.

The oddsmakers have made Alabama a 17 point home favorite and set the total at 47. According to Covers.com Consensus Analysis 59% of the public feel the line is too high and are backing Auburn despite the fact Alabama has covered the spread in eight of the nine games they were a 30 point favorite or less.

Alabama has won four of the last five meetings between these schools winning by double digits each time.

Previous Meetings

11/28/15: Crimson Tide 29 @ Tigers 13
11/29/14: Tigers 44 @ Crimson Tide 55
11/30/13: Crimson Tide 28 @ Tigers 31

Trends

• The over is 4-1 in the last five meetings
• The favorite has covered the spread in four of the last five meetings
• The Tigers have covered the spread in nine of their last 12 games.

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