National media outlet unified in prediction for Tennessee vs Alabama
It's been a long time — 16 years, in fact — since the Alabama Crimson Tide have entered the Third Saturday in October while looking for revenge against the Tennessee Vols. Tennessee's win last year against Alabama was the Vols' first win against the Crimson Tide since 2006. On Saturday, Tennessee will be looking for […]
It's been a long time — 16 years, in fact — since the Alabama Crimson Tide have entered the Third Saturday in October while looking for revenge against the Tennessee Vols.
Tennessee's win last year against Alabama was the Vols' first win against the Crimson Tide since 2006.
On Saturday, Tennessee will be looking for their first win in Tuscaloosa since 2003.
On Tuesday, 247Sports' Chris Hummer and Brad Crawford each made their score predictions for this year's installment of the Tennessee vs Alabama rivalry.
And they both think the game will end the same way — with an Alabama win.
Hummer has Alabama winning 31-24 while Crawford has the Tide leaving Bryant-Denny Stadium with a 24-13 win.
From 247Sports: The Crimson Tide played with their food against Arkansas. Alabama had a commanding lead in the game, then took its foot off the gas and the Razorbacks, who had lost four straight and came in with a limp, had a chance to take the lead in the fourth quarter. Perhaps Tennessee coming to Bryant Denny makes Alabama play a little harder and a bit more focused. Last season's game went to the wire in a shootout, but points may come at a premium in this one.
This game is definitely winnable for the Vols. It might be the most winnable game for Tennessee in Tuscaloosa since Nick Saban was hired by Alabama in 2007. Bama just hasn't looked like typical Bama this season despite only having one loss.
But I can't fault Hummer and Crawford for picking the Tide in this one. Tennessee's offense struggled to score last week against Texas A&M after putting up 34 points in UT's 41-20 win against South Carolina two weeks ago (UT added seven points via Kamal Hayden's pick-six).
It wouldn't be shocking to see Tennessee get a win on Saturday. But the Vols just haven't shown enough this season to confidently predict that they'll beat Alabama on Saturday.
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