In the annual in-state rivalry battle called the Iron Bowl 10-1 Alabama, now back in the BCS championship picture, hosts 3-8 Auburn (3:30 pm ET, CBS).

The Tide, who jumped back to No. 2 in the BCS standings after Kansas State and Oregon both lost Saturday, were early 31-point favorites over the disappointing Tigers.



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Betting Line: The visitors opened as 34-point underdogs in this one at Sportsbook and most sportsbooks tracked here at OddsShark. No total had been posted as of press time check the live lines pages in the coming days to see where the number opened.

Power Rankings / Prediction: This game matches up the No. 2 (Crimson Tide) and the No. 99 (Tigers) teams in the league, according to our current NCAAF Power Rankings at OddsShark. A 52-18 result in favor of the Crimson Tide is predicted by handicapping models.



How They Match Up:
Offensively, the game matches up Alabama's No. 19-ranked offense (38.1 PPG) against a Tigers defense that ranks No. 59 at 26.5 PPG. The Crimson Tide passing attack has averaged 219.1 yards per game, less than the Tigers give up through the air (223.5 YPG on average).

In comparing defenses, the Tigers own the league's No. 81-rated front 7 in terms of stopping the run, allowing 191.7 yards per game when on the road. Alabama, on the other hand, rates No. 49 this week in generating rushing yards at home.

Auburn was a 51-7 Sportsbook in its last match at home against Alabama A&M. The game involved a non-board team, hence there was no line or total on it. Alabama A&M was unable to contain Tre Mason in its last action Saturday and the result was a 51-7 Week 12 loss against the Tigers.

In their last action, Alabama was a 49-0 Sportsbook at home against Western Carolina. The game had no spread or over-under wagering, as it involved a non-board school. Western Carolina didn’t make much of a game of it last time out, losing to the Crimson Tide as Alabama blasted them 49-0 in Week 12 action.


Auburn Tigers Trends:
When playing in November are 6-4
When playing on grass are 3-7
After outgaining opponent are 4-6
When playing within the conference are 1-9

Alabama Crimson Tide Trends:
When playing in November are 6-4
When playing on grass are 9-1
After outgaining opponent are 10-0
When playing within the conference are 9-1

A few Tigers at Crimson Tide trends to consider:
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Auburn's last 5 games when playing on the road against Alabama
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Auburn's last 6 games when playing Alabama
Auburn is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Alabama
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Auburn's last 7 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Alabama's last 5 games when playing at home against Auburn
Alabama is 14-1 SU in its last 15 games
Alabama is 22-3 SU in its last 25 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Alabama's last 6 games when playing Auburn