The Alabama Crimson Tide (4-0, 1-0 SEC) and Vanderbilt Commodores (2-2, 0-1) meet Saturday. Kickoff from FirstBank Stadium in Nashville is set for 4:15 p.m. ET (SEC Network).'Below, we look at Alabama vs. Vanderbilt odds from BetMGM Sportsbook’s college football odds before making our expert college football picks and predictions'later in the week.
Alabama escaped with a 41-34 win in a thrilling finish over the then-No. 1 Georgia Bulldogs Saturday, covering as a 2-point underdog. Trailing 33-15 to start the 4th quarter, Georgia rallied and grabbed a 34-33 lead with 2:31 left. But on the 1st play from scrimmage after the Bulldogs’ go-ahead touchdown, ‘Bama QB Jalen Milroe hit WR Ryan Williams for a 75-yard TD — the true freshman wideout caught the ball at the Bulldogs’ 46-yard line and outran 2 Georgia defenders for the eventual winning score.
When Sunday’s new was released, Alabama jumped 2 spots to No. 2, Georgia fell to No. 5 and the Texas Longhorns were the new No. 1. However, Alabama became the new No. 1 in the AP Top 25, just ahead of Texas.
As for Vanderbilt, the Commodores enjoyed a bye week after a heartbreaking 30-27 double-OT loss at the then-No. 11 Missouri Tigers Sept. 21 as 17.5-point underdogs. Vandy QB Diego Pavia'played well despite the loss, completing 14 of 23 passes for 178 yards and 2 TDs without a pick, while also rushing for a team-leading 84 yards.