4-Dime College Football Play of the Day!
We go big here with Alabama right at the start. I just have too much respect for Nick Saba and the SEC vs. the top of the ACC in the likes of Virginia Tech. I'm not big on handicapping these big national televised events, but this one sticks out to me and has so for a month now. I just can't leave it alone as I think Alabama is going to win the west SEC again this year. Let's be honest they had arguably the best defense last year as they were 3rd overall defense in the nation and 2nd vs. the run. They return 9 starters including all of their linebackers who will be able to contain Taylor who to me is their only threat in the running game now that the Hokies star running back Darren Evans is done for the season. This game won't be your high scoring battle by any means, but remember last year when Alabama opened vs. Clemson as dogs. Alabama beat up on the ACC team 34-10. In my opinion Vegas is still a little bit behind the SEC and their is value to be had out there by backing SEC teams vs. other conference teams and this is another place where I think we can take advantage of. For Alabama's offense it only returns 4 starters, but the strength of this team was not the offense it was the defense and I believe they get enough to cover this spread.
