LSU Tigers vs Alabama Crimson Tide in NCAA Football Betting

It all boils down to this as the #1 ranked Louisiana State University Tigers battle against the #2 ranked Crimson Tide in the BCS National Championship Game at the Superdome in New Orleans, LA on January 9th. After winning the national tournament in 2009 and additionally winning it with LSU as a head coach in 2003, Alabama head coach Nick Saban is no stranger to this game. LSU head coach Les Miles is additionally no stranger at this time as he has won the national tournament in 2007. Two excellent squads and head coaches meeting on a collision course in what is sure to be a great game. The sportsbooks presently have this at Alabama (-1) with the over-under scheduled at 40 points.

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The Tigers come into play undefeated at 13-0 with an 8-0 record in the SEC. They have additionally gone an amazing 8-0 against ranked squads with victories over number 3 Oregon, #25 Mississippi State, #16 West Virginia, #17 Florida, #20 Auburn, #2 Alabama, #3 Arkansas, and #14 Georgia. This game is a rematch of the classic November 5th game at Alabama with the Tigers winning in overtime over the Tide 9-6. The Tigers have a great offense ranked 12th in the nation with 38.5 ppg won. LSU’s real weapon is their defense which is ranked 2nd in the nation with only 10.5 ppg permitted. Senior Quarterback Jarrett Lee with 1,306 passing yards and a 152.0 rating mans the Tigers passing attack. The team of sophomores Michael Ford and Spencer Ware pace the LSU running attack with each racking up over 700 yards on the ground. CB Tyrann Mathieu ended fifth in the Heisman contest whilst nabbing 6 interceptions and getting 173 yards off of those picks which rate 1st in the nation.

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The Alabama Crimson Tide come into this game attempting to avenge their loss to LSU back in November. The Tide has gone 11-1 in total with a 7-1 record in the SEC. They have gone 4-1 against the Top 25 this season with victories over #23 Penn State, #14 Arkansas, #12 Florida, and #24 Auburn. Their only loss was the aforementioned game against LSU in November. The Tide has averaged 36.0 ppg on offense with an outstanding running game. As excellent as LSU is on defense, the Tide are even better at it standing 1st in the nation only giving up a mindboggling 8.8 ppg. The CrimsonTide place the offense in sophomore Quarterback AJ McCarron’s hands, McCarron has 2,400 passing yards and a 149.8 passer rating. Junior RB Trent Richardson ended 2nd in the Heisman whilst getting 1,583 rushing yards and 20 td’s on the ground.