Tennessee football is back on the road Saturday night as they travel to Tuscaloosa looking to earn its first road win against heated rival Alabama since 2003.
While Tennessee-Alabama is the primetime game on ABC, ESPN’s College Gameday instead went to Athens for the marquee SEC showdown between Georgia and Ole Miss as the Bulldogs look to avenge last season’s loss in Oxford.
In Tuscaloosa, the Vols and Crimson Tide collide for a critical SEC matchup. Both teams enter the game with one total loss this season and badly need to earn the rivalry win for their SEC Championship and College Football Playoff hopes. Tennessee and Alabama could run the table the back half of the season but whoever loses will have no room for error the rest of the regular season.
Since its week one loss at Florida State, Alabama has looked like the national title contender analysts believed they were before the season. Tennessee lost in overtime against Georgia but has since earned SEC wins over Mississippi State and Arkansas.
As of Saturday morning, Tennessee is 9.5-point underdogs against Alabama according to the DKSportsbook. The over/under is set at 58.5. Kickoff between Tennessee and Mississippi State is at 7:30 ET Saturday afternoon. Sean McDonough, Greg McElroy and Molly McGrath are on the call for ABC.
The college gameday crew largely likes Alabama to defend home field Saturday night, but it was not a unanimous decision. See how the ESPN College Gameday crew picked the Third Saturday in October showdown.
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Desmond Howard: Alabama
Pat McAfee: Alabama
Nick Saban: Alabama
Celebrity Guest Picker Jelly Roll: Tennessee
Kirk Herbstreit: Alabama
