Bettors took a hit when the Tide defense did a number on Gator QB Tim Tebow enroute to a 32-13 win.<\/p>\n
Now Nick Saban and his team will prepare to play the Texas Longhorns, who were much less convincing in their BCS title berth showcase.<\/p>\n
Coming into last week ranked No. 3 by the BCS, Texas were set for one of the national championship spots, facing the No. 22 Nebraska Cornhuskers in the Big 12 title game. Texas was in a \u201cwin and you\u2019re in\u201d scenario, kicking off as 14-point favorites.<\/p>\n
It was hardly a convincing win, as Texas struggled throughout, but they did manage to eke out a 13-12 win to claim the conference championship. Texas bettors were never really in a spot to cover the two touchdowns all game and moneyline bettors were fortunate to get even the straight up win.<\/p>\n
The near-loss to the \u2018Huskers didn\u2019t matter to the BCS selection committee though as the Longhorns were given a berth to the college football championship game in Pasadena to face the Crimson Tide. Sunday night SPORTSBETTING.com opened Alabama as a 3.5-point fave. Money immediately flowed in on the Tide and by Monday morning the number moved to -5. It has since gone up to -5.5 as \u2018Bama money continues to show up.<\/p>\n The total sites at 44.5, with about 65% of the action so far favoring a play on the \u201cUnder\u201d. Bettors have clearly been impressed by this team\u2019s defensive performance all year, but particularly in that matchup with the Gators in the SEC Championship game.<\/p>\n Let\u2019s look at a few numbers for the big game.<\/p>\n Bowl Game Trends<\/strong><\/p>\n – In the Crimson Tide\u2019s last 10 games when favored by 6-points or less, they are 6-3-1 against the spread.<\/p>\n – In Texas\u2019 last eight games when underdogs of 6-points or less, they are 6-2 straight up and ATS.<\/p>\n We\u2019ll be breaking this game down and all the bowl games over the next few weeks, plus tracking all the betting action on the games.<\/p>\n The bowl lines are up and the betting has begun for what should be another exciting December and January of NCAA football action.<\/p>\n Good luck.<\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n