Alabama Crimson Tide vs. Mississippi State Bulldogs: Betting odds, point

Charleston Southern is 9-1 this season and is in first place in the Big South. The game will be at 4:00 PM EST on the SEC Network.

If Alabama can keep affecting the quarterback like that the rest of the season, the College Football Playoff Championship is well in sight.

This is another one of those all-important separation games SEC teams play this week. You can also watch the game live online via CBS’ College Football Live service.

Enter Mississippi State quarterback Dak Prescott, who is the unquestioned leader of the Bulldogs and fits that profile like a glove.

Mullen hopes the team can find solace in a few hours of play on the field.

Alabama is ranked number two in the nation thanks to an 8-1 record which includes wins over four teams which were ranked at the time.

It wasn’t until the postgame press conference that Alabama’s Nick Saban could explain why he was roaming the sidelines with a prominent cut and bruise on his left cheek. It’s beginning to look like the Crimson Tide won’t again this year. LSU scored a late cosmetic touchdown. The extra point was blocked, ensuring the game stayed under the total.

Momentum was on South Carolina’s side as Florida faced a third-and-8 with 2:30 to play but Taylor broke through the center of the defense for a 53-yard run to the 1-yard line.

In addition to Alabama and Florida, other teams already qualified are Georgia (7-3) and Tennessee (6-4) in the East and LSU (7-2), MS (7-3), Texas A&M (7-3), Mississippi State (7-3), and Arkansas (6-4) in the West.

Mississippi State head coach Dan Mullen will need his offense to produce against a stingy Alabama defense. The Tide will take a win away from Starkville this week: 31-17. The Bulldogs have home wins over Northwestern State 62-13, Troy 45-17, Louisiana Tech 45-20 and Kentucky 42-16.

Even so, the Bulldogs will bring a tough game and this one will be close. Kendell Beckwith and Deion Jones each have 67 tackles to lead LSU’s defense and Jamal Adams has 51 tackles and four interceptions. Mississippi State won and covered as a road favorite last weekend versus Missouri and is now 7-2 overall and 6-3 against the spread. Each team had two turnovers. “Playing against a great team like Alabama, that can’t happen”. Alabama is #7 in points allowed and #45 in scoring. He needs just 66 yards passing on Saturday to become the 12th player in Football Bowl Subdivision history with 8,000 yards passing and 2,000 yards rushing. The Crimson Tide have four pick sixes and a punt return for a touchdown this season.

Alabama’s offense is led by workhorse and Heisman Trophy candidate Derrick Henry, who leads the SEC in carries (218). He had one touchdown catch, 115 yards, and 11 receptions.

Derrick Henry ran for two touchdowns and 204 yards on 22 carries. He has a rushing touchdown in 14 straight games dating back to last season. With 300 yards through the air, the Bulldogs’ signal caller finished with a rather impressive stat line.