{"id":17770,"date":"2010-01-07T18:47:24","date_gmt":"2010-01-07T23:47:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.capperspicks.com\/blog\/?p=17770"},"modified":"2010-01-07T21:40:41","modified_gmt":"2010-01-08T02:40:41","slug":"picks-alabama-vs-texas-bcs-championship-spread-70110","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/ncaa-football\/picks-alabama-vs-texas-bcs-championship-spread-70110\/","title":{"rendered":"#1 Alabama vs. #2 Texas Gambling Lines"},"content":{"rendered":"

Alabama vs. Texas BCS Championship Spread + Free Pick + Score Prediction<\/h2>\n

College Football Betting Odds: Alabama -4, Total Points 45<\/p>\n

After a full season of college football action, this is the one we\u2019ve all been waiting for. No. 1 vs. No. 2. SEC vs. Big XII. Texas vs. Alabama for the National Championship.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>
BCS<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

CLICK HERE FOR THE BEST NCAA Football Handicappers Plays Online!!! —–><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

When breaking down these two teams, everyone starts with the offensive weapons, but it\u2019s the defenses which got them here.<\/p>\n

First for Alabama, they\u2019re simply the best: First in scoring defense (11 points per game), second in total defense (271 yards per game) and second in run defense (just 78 yards per game). They have an extremely fast and athletic front-seven led by All-American linebacker Rolando McClain, as well as All-American defensive tackle Terrence Cody. And their defensive backs are just as good, with All-American (sensing a trend here?) Javier Arenas at cornerback and safties Justin Woodall and Mark Barron.<\/p>\n

Here are some NCAA football betting trends which may impact this game:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Texas: 2-3 ATS in their last 5 games
\nTexas: 5-0 SU in their last 5 games
\nTexas: The total has gone OVER in 4 of their last 6 games
\n \"\"<\/a>
\nAlabama: 2-3 ATS in their last 5 games
\nAlabama: 5-0 SU in their last 5 games<\/p>\n

As for Texas, they aren\u2019t too shabby themselves on the defensive side of the football, as they allowed the fewest rushing yards of any team in the game (62 per contest) and third fewest total yards (251). They are led by their own All-American, Sergio Kindle at defensive end, with Earl Thomas also starring at safety.<\/p>\n

Looking at these two offenses, rather than just studying the stats, lets look at what each needs to do to get their team a win.<\/p>\n

For Alabama, quarterback Greg McElroy just needs to keep doing what he\u2019s done these past few games. Although the numbers were good overall, they were even better the last five games, as he threw for eight touchdowns and just one interception since the Tide\u2019s bye week at the end of October. Obviously Alabama will also need to pound the football between the tackles as well, and there was hardly anyone in college football better at it than Heisman Trophy winner Mark Ingram. Ingram rebounded from a disastrous game against Auburn to lead Alabama against Florida in the SEC Championship game. He finished with 113 yards receiving and 76 yards rushing, outscoring Florida himself with three touchdowns.<\/p>\n

Finally for Texas on offense, Colt McCoy needs time to throw. He\u2019s got great receivers (Malcolm Williams, Jordan Shipley), but against Nebraska was rushed and hurried so often that he didn\u2019t even have time to think. We know Alabama won\u2019t let Texas run the ball much, so the pressure is on McCoy\u2019s shoulders. He cannot throw three interceptions like he did against Nebraska.<\/p>\n

At the end of it all, I give the slight edge to Alabama, and here\u2019s why: They simply have the most dominating front-seven in college football. Look at the Florida game, they all but took away Tim Tebow as a runner and made him beat them through the air. Because of those guys up front, it will allow their defensive backs more time in coverage, and I expect them to make a few more plays than the Longhorns.<\/p>\n

Texas just hasn\u2019t seen a defense this good all year. And because of it, I expect Alabama to cover the college football bettings, and win the 2010 BCS National Championship game. If you don\u2019t believe me, Tim Brown is saying the same thing.<\/p>\n

MY Pick: Alabama -4<\/strong>
\n <\/strong><\/p>\n

CFB BETTING SEASON PROMO: A 100% match play bonus for 1st Time players Up To $500. Grab Up to $600 In Free MONEY & Picks! CLICK HERE NOW!!! WTF ARE YOU WAITING FOR?<\/a><\/h3>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

After a full season of college football action, this is the one we\u2019ve all been waiting for. No. 1 vs. No. 2. SEC vs. Big XII. Texas vs. Alabama for the National Championship…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":68,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[13],"tags":[22270,22271,22272,22273,22274,22275,22276,22280,22282,6279,6210,22277,22278,22279,22281],"class_list":["post-17770","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-ncaa-football","tag-2010-alabama-texas-bcs-bowl-game","tag-2010-bcs-bowl-game-odds","tag-2010-bcs-national-championship-game","tag-alabama-texas-bcs-betting","tag-alabama-texas-bcs-bowl-game-line","tag-alabama-texas-bcs-bowl-game-prediction","tag-alabama-texas-bcs-odds","tag-alabama-texas-point-spread","tag-alabama-texas-spread-picks","tag-bcs-bowl-game-betting","tag-bcs-bowl-game-odds","tag-tide-longhorns-expert-picks","tag-tide-longhorns-odds","tag-tide-longhorns-over-under","tag-tide-longhorns-prediction"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17770","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/68"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=17770"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17770\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":17774,"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17770\/revisions\/17774"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=17770"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=17770"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=17770"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}