LSU favored over Alabama in critical SEC showdown


Stephen Lew

BATON ROUGE, La. — LSU and Alabama will meet in Tiger Stadium Saturday with their College Football Playoff hopes hanging in the balance. Both teams enter the SEC showdown with two losses, making a third defeat potentially devastating to their postseason aspirations. The Tigers are 4.5-point favorites over the Crimson Tide, according to BetOnline Sports & Casino, in one of several marquee matchups highlighting a loaded Week 10 college football schedule. With Georgia visiting Ole Miss and other playoff contenders facing ranked opponents, Saturday could dramatically reshape both the SEC championship race and the national playoff picture.

Week 10 Spreads

Tuesday, November 3

  • Ohio at Akron (-12.5)
  • Buffalo at Miami (OH) (-7)

Wednesday, November 4

  • Central Michigan at Eastern Michigan (-1.5)
  • Toledo at Sacramento State (+27.5)
  • Ball State at Massachusetts (-4)

Thursday, November 5

  • UTSA at Florida Atlantic (+6.5)
  • James Madison at Southern Miss (+14.5)

Friday, November 6

  • Virginia Tech at SMU (-6.5)
  • South Florida at East Carolina (+1.5)
  • Nebraska at Illinois (+5)
  • New Mexico at Nevada (+11.5)
  • TCU at Arizona (-9)

Saturday, November 7

  • Arkansas at Auburn (-10.5)
  • Oklahoma at Florida (-7)
  • Alabama at LSU (-4.5)
  • Vanderbilt at Mississippi State (-2)
  • Texas at Missouri (+2)
  • Georgia at Ole Miss (+3.5)
  • Texas A&M at South Carolina (-7)
  • Kentucky at Tennessee (-6)
  • Florida State at Boston College (+6.5)
  • Louisville at Georgia Tech (+14)
  • Duke at NC State (+6)
  • Clemson at Syracuse (+1.5)
  • Northern Illinois at San Jose State (-10)
  • Hawai’i at UTEP (+10)
  • Rice at North Texas (-16.5)
  • Tulsa at Tulane (+3)
  • Charlotte at UAB (-10.5)
  • Michigan State at Michigan (-12.5)
  • UCLA at Minnesota (+7)
  • Iowa at Northwestern (-2.5)
  • Oregon at Ohio State (-9.5)
  • Maryland at Purdue (-6.5)
  • Penn State at Washington (-1.5)
  • Rutgers at Wisconsin (-16.5)
  • Colorado at Arizona State (-2.5)
  • Iowa State at Baylor (-10)
  • Cincinnati at Houston (-10.5)
  • UCF at Kansas (-3)
  • Oklahoma State at Kansas State (+5.5)
  • West Virginia at Texas Tech (-17)
  • BYU at Utah (-5.5)
  • Georgia State at Appalachian State (-3.5)
  • Old Dominion at Coastal Carolina (-7)
  • Marshall at Georgia Southern (-9.5)
  • Louisiana Tech at Troy (+6)
  • South Alabama at Louisiana (-7.5)
  • North Carolina at UConn (+7)
  • Delaware at Kennesaw State (+2)
  • UL Monroe at Arkansas State (-14)
  • Temple at Navy (-7)
  • Western Kentucky at Middle Tennessee (pk)
  • Missouri State at Florida International (-3.5)
  • Liberty at New Mexico State (+17)
  • Boise State at Colorado State (+18)
  • Sam Houston at Jacksonville State (-16)
  • Miami at Notre Dame (-4.5)
  • Air Force at Army (-5)
  • Fresno State at Utah State (+2)
  • Wyoming at UNLV (-7)
  • Texas State at Oregon State (-7.5)

Matt Moscona

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