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Posted on July 20, 2025 before Week 0. Odds are subject to change

Alabama UNDER 9½ Wins (-110)

Alabama’s win total is sitting at 9½ and we’re here to tell you that number isn’t rooted in logic—it’s rooted in brand equity. “Alabama” still rings bells, still draws headlines, and still gets priced like a juggernaut. But pull back the curtain and what you’ll find is a flawed roster, a schedule loaded with landmines, and a program in transition.

Kalen DeBoer’s second year at the helm is being spun as a “rebound season,” but rebound from what, exactly? The Tide just went 9-4, got boat-raced in two of those losses, and had zero identity on either side of the ball. The media wants you to believe DeBoer inherited a Ferrari and just needs to keep it between the lines. What he actually inherited is a mid-range rental that’s starting to stall on the highway.

Gone is Jalen Milroe. In steps Ty Simpson—a fourth-year guy with as many meaningful SEC reps as your Uber driver. Behind him? A true freshman. This offense is supposed to improve with a QB room that hasn’t done squat and a WR corps still trying to figure out who can catch the ball consistently? Even with a generational talent like Ryan Williams on the outside, we’re a long way from the days of Waddle, Jeudy, and Devonta Smith.

Defensively, the Tide bring back plenty of starters… and that’s the problem. This group allowed Vandy to hang a 40-burger on them. They nearly blew a four-touchdown lead to Georgia in a game that looked like it was over before halftime. Alabama fans will point to returning experience. We’ll point to returning dysfunction. If they couldn’t stop the run last year, why should we believe they suddenly can now?

Then there’s the schedule. It opens in Tallahassee, where Florida State has revenge on its mind and is absolutely good enough to deliver it. Two weeks later, it’s a trip to Athens, where no visiting team has won since the Trump administration. That’s two potential losses before October. After that? Missouri on the road (trap), Tennessee at home (dangerous), South Carolina away (problem), LSU and Oklahoma in back-to-back November weeks, and oh yeah—the Iron Bowl at Auburn to finish it off, where weird things happen every single year.

Find us 10 wins on that slate. Better yet, just find me three losses and we’re cashing this ticket. The market is treating Alabama like it’s still Saban’s Death Star. What it really is now is a well-branded question mark with more holes than answers. The price is standard, the value is not.

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