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re: "Expert" Predictions for this Weekend's Games (FoxSports, CBS, Sporting News, etc.)
Posted on 11/1/18 at 1:08 pm to mistaken4193
Posted on 11/1/18 at 1:08 pm to mistaken4193
There is nothing lowkey about her hatred for Bama. She ranks slightly below Kanell's hatred for Bama.
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Posted on 11/1/18 at 1:18 pm to Sl0thstronautEsq
Her “Bama Hatred” aside, she’s just horrible at her job. Her job is supposed to be reporting on the committee but she has somehow transitioned that into being an analyst and commentator. Her takes are consistently awful.
Kind of maddening when you think about some of the people ESPN has laid off while they have kept her around.
Kind of maddening when you think about some of the people ESPN has laid off while they have kept her around.
Posted on 11/1/18 at 1:40 pm to mistaken4193
CBS Sports (Against the Spread)
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Dennis Dodd - LSU
Jerry Palm - LSU
Tom Fornelli - LSU
Chip Patterson - Alabama
Barton Simmons - LSU
Barrett Sallee - Alabama
Ben Kercheval - Alabama
Posted on 11/1/18 at 1:42 pm to TideSaint
CBS Sports (Straight Up)
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Dennis Dodd - Alabama
Jerry Palm - Alabama
Tom Fornelli - Alabama
Chip Patterson - Alabama
Barton Simmons - Alabama
Barrett Sallee - Alabama
Ben Kercheval - Alabama
Posted on 11/1/18 at 1:45 pm to TideSaint
Sports Illustrated
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Ross Dellenger: Alabama
Scooby Axson: Alabama
Molly Geary: Alabama
Joan Niesen: Alabama
Max Meyer: Alabama
Andy Staples: Alabama
Laken Litman: Alabama
Eric Single: Alabama
Ross Dellenger picks Alabgama: The Tide gets its toughest test, and QB Tua Tagovailoa gets his first road Top 25 matchup. Tiger Stadium will be rocking, and coach Ed Orgeron will have his boys jacked, but will that be enough? Sure, Alabama ain’t played nobody, but that doesn’t mean the Tide isn’t the best team in the nation. In a way, it’d be a success for the Tigers to give Nick Saban’s team its first four-quarter game of the season. Maybe we’ll get even more than that. This one might be closer than that 14-point spread would indicate.
Posted on 11/1/18 at 1:55 pm to TideSaint
College Football News
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Alabama at LSU
8:00 CBS
Line: Alabama -14, o/u: 53.5
Gill Alexander, VSIN @beatingthebook: Alabama
JeffFeyerer, CFN: Alabama
PeteFiutak, CFN: Alabama
DanHarralson, VolsWire.com: Alabama
PhilHarrisonBW, BuckeyeWire.com: Alabama
IsaiahHole, WolverinesWire.com: Alabama*
JeremyMauss, MWwire.com: Alabama*
Shannon McKinley, TicketCity.com: Alabama*
Russ Mitchell, CFN: Alabama*
Jeremy Simon, WVUwire.com: COMING
Keith Stewart, Winners & Whiners: Alabama
CrowleySullivan, SpartansWire.com: Alabama
JoeVitale, UGAwire.com: Alabama
Ben Worgull, BadgersInsider, @TheBadgerNation: Alabama*
Ryann_Zeller, FrogsWire.com: Alabama*
Clucko The Chicken (a coin flip): LSU
CONSENSUS PICK: Alabama
Posted on 11/1/18 at 1:56 pm to TideSaint
Posted on 11/1/18 at 1:57 pm to TideSaint
Athlon Sports (Against the Spread)
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Alabama (-14) over LSU
This could end up being the most impactful regular-season game in the 2018 college football season. We have the No. 1 and No. 3 teams in the initial College Football Playoff rankings, and this figures to be by far Alabama’s biggest test of the regular season. But how big of a test will it be? LSU is 7–1 overall and 4–1 in the SEC, highlighted by the 20-point win over Georgia in mid-October. But this is also a team that lost at Florida and had to rally to beat a mediocre Auburn team. Alabama, on the other hand, has barely broken a sweat en route to an 8–0 start. The Tide’s closest game has been a 45–23 win at home against Texas A&M. Alabama is simply too good. Alabama 34, LSU 17
Posted on 11/1/18 at 1:58 pm to mistaken4193
Nothing low key about her resentment of Saban and Alabama
Posted on 11/1/18 at 2:04 pm to YStar
FanSided (Against the Spread)
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Alabama at LSU
Current Spread: LSU +14.5
Spread Prediction:
In a game of top-four teams, Alabama is still a two-touchdown favorite on the road.
That tells you just how much Vegas thinks of the Crimson Tide.
I think this game could be close, but I’ve made a promise to take Alabama with the points until they prove me wrong.
I’m going to take Alabama -14.5 against LSU. If Tua is healthy, I think the Crimson Tide could take control of this one early. If he’s not, though, all bets are off.
Posted on 11/1/18 at 2:06 pm to TideSaint
Saturday Down South
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TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — We’re just a few days away from another epic showdown between Alabama and LSU.
The top-ranked Crimson Tide travel to Baton Rouge to square off with the fourth-ranked Tigers on Saturday inside Death Valley. Kickoff is scheduled for 8 p.m.
Here are some bold predictions for the game.
Tua Tagovailoa will have his Heisman moment
After Tagovailoa’s performance in the national championship game, expectations were incredibly high. He has somehow exceeded them.
Tagovailoa has thrown for 25 touchdowns to zero interceptions.
He is authoring one of the top passing seasons in UA history. The sophomore leads the nation in pass efficiency, yards per completion and yards per attempt. His 25 touchdown passes rank No. 4 on the Alabama single-season list, and he is already No. 5 on the Tide career touchdown pass list with 36 in 17 career games. In eight games this season, Tagovailoa has completed 107 of 152 passes for 2,006 yards and has an efficiency rating of 238.84.
We talk a lot about a player having a Heisman moment. What better way for Tagovailoa to lock up the trophy than in a top-five matchup with the world watching.
LSU won’t keep the score under 20 points
It kind of feels like we’re all overthinking this one. Everyone wants Alabama to have a “tough” test so bad that we end up talking ourselves into believing a team actually has a chance.
LSU’s offense is too pedestrian to keep up with Alabama’s offense. That’s pretty clear.
For LSU to win this game, they would need to become a completely different offense and have Alabama’s offense just not show up. Neither is likely.
Alabama receivers will win the battle against LSU’s secondary
LSU’s secondary is full of NFL talent, including a couple of potential first-round picks. The Tigers claim to be “DBU,” but look for Alabama’s wide receivers to win the battle against the Tigers secondary on Saturday, especially if DeVonta Smith (hamstring) is healthy.
If he were draft eligible, Jerry Jeudy would be mentioned among the top receiver prospects for the 2019 class. He’s that good and that explosive.
Smith and Henry Ruggs III are elite-level athletes who thrive at making defenders miss in space for big plays. Then there’s freshman phenom Jaylen Waddle, who might be the most electric player on the team. Waddle is so quick and explosive that it’s tough for defenders to get a hand on him.
LSU will try to play some man-to-man coverage against Alabama’s wide receivers, so expect Tagovailoa to be on point with his throws and for Alabama’s wideouts to have a big day.
Alabama’s offensive line will have its best game to date
Nick Saban said something interesting during his Monday press conference when asked about Alabama’s offensive line: “I think that it’s going to be a challenge in this game to get movement.”
While slight, that felt like a direct challenge to the O-line. Saban knows that the guys up front are the key to this game. They must protect Tagovailoa and create running lanes for the backs. So him putting out that challenge makes a lot of sense. Alabama’s offensive line will surely respond.
Joe Burrow will throw multiple interceptions
Alabama’s entire defense will be flying around on Saturday, which will force LSU quarterback Joe Burrow into some mistakes.
Alabama has intercepted 12 passes this year and returned 4 for touchdowns. Both of those numbers should go up on Saturday as the defense looks to make a statement.
LSU’s offense is average at best, and while Burrow has done some nice things, he’s not ready for what Alabama is going to do.
Posted on 11/1/18 at 2:43 pm to bigpapamac
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Seems to be somewhat of a consensus so far with Alabama winning in the low 30s to the 17-20 range. Right about where I think it ends up too.
I had been saying 38-17, but I honestly think we grab another score somewhere and get to 45.
But another part of me knows how bad LSU's offense is statistically, and that our defense is still really good. I also see Nick Saban acting pretty chill right now, which leads me to believe he's not stressing about Xs and Os. I believe he doesn't think LSU can score on us. Which makes me think it could end up being 38-9 or 42-12 or so.
Posted on 11/1/18 at 3:10 pm to TideSaint
Too.Much.RatPoison.
Posted on 11/1/18 at 7:48 pm to FairhopeTider
Dinich the dumb arse...talk about a token hire. Mowens level bad.
Posted on 11/1/18 at 9:26 pm to TideSaint
Some high quality rat poison in here.
Posted on 11/2/18 at 10:40 am to gumpinmizzou
Al.com
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Alabama vs. LSU
We see where former Auburn coach Tommy Tuberville says if LSU wants to pull the shocker in Baton Rouge coach Ed Orgeron must go "Riverboat Gambler" on Alabama.
He must not have watched the Georgia game. Orgeron and the Tigers took aggressive to another level, going for it on fourth down four times and converting all four. You want Riverboat Gambler? Orgeron went for it at the Tigers' 38 in the second quarter.
Aranda's game plan jump-started the beating with pre-snap formations Georgia had not seen, according to Bulldogs quarterback Jake Fromm.
With a week off, Aranda will play an early and aggressive chess game. If LSU stops Alabama on its first possession, which hasn't happened this season, get out the Richter scale. It'll be rocking in 102,000-seat Tiger Stadium. And if Tagovailoa plays in the fourth quarter for the first time this year, it's either because Jalen Hurts hasn't recovered from a high ankle sprain or Orgeron is making good on his promise that his team can match the Tide's talent and end a seven-game losing streak to Nick Saban. If it's kicking game close, LSU has a killer edge. Kicker Cole Tracey is first in the nation, having made 21 of 23 field goals. Zach Von Rosenberg is seventh in punting, averaging 46 yards a kick. He can flip a field. Alabama's? Don't ask.
The big problem for LSU is an offense that struggles to make big plays and ranks 86th in the nation on third down, converting just 37 percent. Quarterback Joe Burrow is steady but steady won't get it. Alabama's defense finally gets to show the country it isn't just tagging alone for the ride. And the story line on offense will be as much about running backs Josh Jacobs, Damien Harris and Najee Harris as it is Tagovailoa.
Alabama 35, LSU 20
Posted on 11/3/18 at 10:44 am to TideSaint
Damn Tide.....we should give up and not even play the game.
Posted on 11/3/18 at 11:27 am to Rohan Gravy
How did the Gameday picks go?
Posted on 11/3/18 at 11:31 am to Rohan Gravy
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Damn Tide.....we should give up and not even play the game.
But then we'd miss out on highlight reel materials.
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