BCS Championship Betting Odds

Match-Up: Alabama vs. LSU

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The SEC is poised to crown its sixth-straight national champion when the Alabama Crimson Tide and the LSU Tigers clash on Monday, January 9 in this season’s BCS title game at the Superdome in New Orleans. Kick-off for this showdown is scheduled for 8:30 p.m. (ET) and the game will be broadcast nationally on ESPN.

Alabama comes into this championship game undefeated in regulation as its only setback this season was a 9-6 overtime loss to LSU on Nov.5 as a 5.5-point home favorite. It is 11-1 straight-up on the year and 8-4 against the spread. The total has gone an even 6-6 in its 12 games this season.

The Crimson Tide was able to establish a 27.2 point margin of victory this season behind a punishing rushing attack that averaged 219.8 yards a game and a shutdown defense that held its opponents to an average of just 8.8 points a game. Heisman trophy finalist Trent Richardson led the Tide’s ground game with 1,583 yards on 263 carries. He also led the team in scoring with 23 touchdowns.

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LSU extended this season’s winning streak to 13 games with a 42-10 pounding of Georgia in the SEC title game as an 11.5-point favorite. In the only two games the Tigers were not favored to win this year, they covered as three-point underdogs in a 40-27 season opening win over Oregon and covered the 5.5 points in the first game against Alabama. They finished the season 10-3 ATS and the total went 7-5-1 in their 13 games.

This team is a mirror-image of the Tide with a rushing attack that was ranked 17th in the nation with 215.2 yards per game and a defense that was ranked second in points allowed; giving-up an average of just 10.5 points a game. LSU had five players with over 200 yards rushing this season led by Michael Ford’s 755 yards on 123 carries. Quarterback Jordan Jefferson came into his own down the stretch with close to 500 yards passing and four touchdown throws in his last four games.

The Crimson Tide are 4-1 ATS in their last five games played at a neutral site and 9-4 ATS in their last 13 games as favorites. The total has gone ‘over’ in their last four bowl games as favorites.

The Tigers are 5-1 ATS in their last six bowl games and 5-2 ATS in their last seven games as underdogs. The total has stayed ‘under’ in four of their last five games as underdogs.

Head-to-head in this series, LSU has won seven of the last nine games SU and is 5-3-1 ATS. The total has gone ‘over’ in four of the last six meetings, but has stayed ‘under’ in the last two.

Game Betting Pick

It is safe to say that this time around will be another hard-fought, drawn-out battle in the trenches. Expect a bit more scoring on such a grand stage, but the result will be the same, a three-point victory for the Tigers.