Alabama to top BCS Rankings at the end of the week?

October 24, 2009

Tim Tebow certainly hopes not.

Week 8 of the 2009 NCAA college football season continues this weekend and online sportsbook SPORTSBETTING.COM has a couple of picks that could be the difference between you taking your girl out for dinner or McDonalds.

First, we have the Alabama Crimson Tide, rank No.2 in the first BCS rankings of the season, going up against the Tennessee Volunteers.

Alabama will host the Tennessee Volunteers in their first test as the No.2 team in the nation. The Crimson Tide are favored by 14.5 points with an Over/Under of 43. They are listed at +250 to win the national championship this year.

Despite being favored by over two TDs, Alabama hasn’t been nearly as dominant against Tennessee. The Vols are 10-4 SU vs. the Tide but not such a good bet ATS, going 7-6-1 in those same games.

Still, Tennessee has been very solid in its last nine games when listed at more than +8, going 7-1-1 ATS. In the Volunteers’ last seven games in Alabama, they have gone 5-2 SU and 5-1-1 ATS. Those are a few strong head-to-head trends, but remember, trends are only a small part of the handicapping process.

So far, the favorite is getting a small nod, with 56 percent of all the early betting action coming in on the Crimson Tide.

Next, we have the Clemson Tigers visiting the Miami Hurricanes.

A dark horse in the race for the BCS championship, it’s been a while since ”The U” has been mentioned as a national contender. But with a current overall record of 5-1 (2-1 in the ACC) and a 10th-place ranking in the BCS, it’s not out of the realm that Miami finds a way into the BCS title game. The Hurricanes are a +2500 longshot to win the national title.

Unlike Florida and Alabama, the Hurricanes are favored by single digits this week. They are 5-point home faves for a game against the Clemson Tigers with a 44 Total.

For the Clemson Tigers, their last 13 games against conference rivals have produced 3 Overs and 10 Unders and they have gone 6-2 ATS in their last eight ACC matchups. Sure, Miami has been hot in their last nine home games, going 7-2 SU and in their last 18 home games with a posted Total, have 4 Overs and 14 Unders, including five-straight Unders in a row, but the Tigers have been very effective when ‘dogged by 6-points or less, going 13-3 ATS in their last 16 games with the betting line in that range.

This should be a close game but we’re going with the U.

Are you ready to bet on Week 8 of the 2009 NCAA college football season? SPORTSBETTING.COM has the odds.

Tennessee Volunteers @ Alabama Crimson Tide -15

Clemson Tigers @ Miami Hurricanes -5

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