The Alabama Crimson Tide trail the LSU Tigers in this week's AP Top 25 poll, but they still opened as the betting favorites at sportsbooks monitored by Odds Shark for the matchup between the two rivals at Bryant-Denny Stadium on Saturday night.
LSU is No. 4 and Alabama is No. 7 in the latest AP Top 25, but the Crimson Tide opened as seven-point favorites for Saturday's meeting in Tuscaloosa. LSU is a perfect 7-0 straight up and 4-3 against the spread on the season, with Alabama at 7-1 SU and 3-5 ATS.
When the schools met last year the Crimson Tide won 20-13 as a seven-point road favorite, resulting in a push on the betting lines.