TV
:
7 p.m. Saturday; WBBM-Ch. 2.
The line:
Alabama by 8.
Records:
Alabama 8-0, 5-0 SEC; LSU 7-1, 3-1.
Last meeting:
Alabama won 21-0 on Jan. 9, 2012, in the BCS title game in New Orleans.
ON THE OFFENSIVE:
Alabama’s AJ McCarron is the nation’s most efficient quarterback (18 TD passes, 0 interceptions), and the Crimson Tide offensive line routinely clears holes for Eddie Lacy and T.J. Yeldon.
GETTING DEFENSIVE:
Alabama is allowing a national-low 8.1 points per game and 1.9 yards per carry. The Crimson Tide will try to make LSU quarterback Zach Mettenberger (56.6 completion percentage) beat them.
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THE NUMBER:
0. If LSU pulls the upset, there’s a good chance the BCS title game will feature zero teams from the SEC.
THE TALK:
After South Carolina’s Steve Spurrier opined that No. 1 Alabama could beat some NFL teams, oddsmaker RJ Bell set a mythical line: The worst NFL team would be favored by 24 points.
TEDDY GREENSTEIN’S PICK:
Fifth-ranked LSU is at home and coming off an open date, but those factors won’t be enough.
Alabama 30-13