Bodog Beat

If you are making college football picks this weekend, then the matchup between the Alabama Crimson Tide and LSU Tigers might just be the next best thing to a championship game.

It could also wind up being huge in the national title race. Alabama coach Nick Saban meets his old team in a game that could send his current one to the SEC championship game. The Tide only has to win to secure a spot.

Or LSU could win and take control of the SEC West.

These two teams have combined to win three of the last four division titles. They’re standing in each other’s way once again.

College football betting lines have the Tide listed as 7.5-point favorites.

Last season, Alabama snapped a five-game losing streak to LSU with a 27-21 overtime win.

The defenses might be an even better storyline than the coaches this time. Alabama is fifth nationally in scoring defense, LSU is seventh.

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