The Alabama Crimson Tide is a touchdown underdog that's not being given much of a chance to upset the undefeated No. 1 Indiana Hoosiers in the Rose Bowl this coming Thursday.
That point spread illustrates the benefit of SEC bias for the Tide, at least according to FOX Sports' Michael Cohen.
Cohen believes the benefit makes Alabama a smaller underdog at the spread than the Texas Tech Red Raiders would've been against the reigning Big Ten champions. Cohen sees Nick Saban's lasting legacy in Tuscaloosa as the reason Kalen DeBoer's squad isn't seen as a more appropriate underdog.