Alabama at Tennessee

The Alabama Crimson Tide built a 12-6 record with some soft early season scheduling. They were looking good offensively, scoring 70 points or more in five of their first eight games. The schedule began to toughen, and the points started dropping as the Tide has since topped the 70-point mark just one time in their last 10 games, failing to reach 60 in the last two. The Tide has struggled to get out of the gate, scoring a total of 39 first half points in their last two. Tennessee has had their share of offensive issues scoring in the 30s twice this season, and in the 40s on another occasion. I look for this game to be defensive from the opening tip, as the defenses try to put the clamps on their opponents struggling offenses early. Play the first half under the total.