ESPN: Best Week 9 Bets

[golfballs]

Picks for Ole Miss-LSU, other big Week 9 games - College Football - ESPN

No. 4 Alabama Crimson Tide (-17) at Tennessee Volunteers

Saturday at 7:30 p.m. ET, ESPN2

The Crimson Tide have won seven in a row over the Volunteers by an average of 25 PPG. It's the longest winning streak by either team in the 112-year-old series. Alabama offensive coordinator Lane Kiffin figures to get a rude welcome back to the place he left after just one season in 2009. After all the talk of Alabama perhaps losing its dominating ways after less-than-impressive performances against Ole Miss and Arkansas, last week's 59-0 win over Texas A&M was the Crimson Tide's most lopsided SEC win since 1979. Tennessee is coming off a 34-3 loss to Ole Miss. A key mismatch here is an inexperienced Tennessee offensive line that has allowed 26 sacks in its past five games taking on an Alabama defense that had six sacks last week, the most in the Nick Saban era.

ATS pick: Alabama
Score: Alabama 31, Tennessee 13

 

[Plano Vol]

This isn't the longest winning streak.

 

[Plano Vol]

hope it ends, none the less.

 

[BearCat204]

It's the longest winning streak by either team in the 112-year-old series.

They must have forgotten about the UT streak '95-'01 and the Bama streak of '71-'81.............

 

[UTwild82]

They think we will score 13? Nice

 

[fade route]

The sports media at large has become so lazy it's laughable. The don't even bother to look up accurate info that is so easily accessible with a simple google search.

 

[Loweboy]

They think we will score 13? Nice

I guess that means 2 safeties and 3 fieldgoals.

Because we have had a lack of these..:td:

 

[golfballs]

They think we will score 13? Nice

 

[Plano Vol]

and completely ignores the fact that even if bama wins, they will still suck

 

[bamawriter]

Nice research ESPN. Even if Bama makes it 8 in a row, it still won't be the longest streak in the series.

 

[dreVol]

Sadly, I wouldn't be too disappointed if the final was 31-13. Our only chance to be in this game is to win the turnover battle with at least one defensive touchdown.

 

[supervol01]

Welcome to ESPN. Where the stats are not looked up, and the records don't matter.

 

[Sin City Vol]

Nice research ESPN. Even if Bama makes it 8 in a row, it still won't be the longest streak in the series.

ESPN is reporting that Andy Kelly has been named the starter this week for Tennessee. In other new Jimmy Hyams said Jamal Lewis is 100% healthy and will back up Jalen Hurd

 

[Wizard of Orange]

I distinctly remember the 10 year streak being broken. Didn't pay attention to the rest of the post...

 

[bamawriter]

I distinctly remember the 10 year streak being broken. Didn't pay attention to the rest of the post...

If you recall a 10 year streak being broken, then I question how distinct your memory is.

 

[alaVOL]

they think we will score 13? Nice

lol

 

[BULLET VOL]

sad!:cray:

 

[Wizard of Orange]

I only remember 10 of the eleven. I must've been drinking too much during one of them.

 

[General Jack]

I'll consider it a win if we score a TD.

 

[LA Vol]

31-13 would be watchable.

 

[HBCButch]

Picks for Ole Miss-LSU, other big Week 9 games - College Football - ESPN

Something told me UT would play within that line.