When in doubt, check with Vegas.
Is your star running back injured, or is your coach just exercising a bit gamesmanship and calling him daily? Is the point protector poised for a big match, or did he have a bit too much fun last night away from home? Vegas does not always know, but the handicappers can oftentimes be a good guide to the truth.
Those trusty gambling lines can teach us things if we are paying attention. What can Vegas instruct us about Alabama?
Well, if you have been paying attention to college football, then you know Alabama coach Nick Saban has played with his starting quarterback position close to the vest. At first he wouldn’t name a starter, and now he’s splitting time between Tua Tagovailoa and Jalen Hurts. Why? It’s not out of the graciousness of heart.
Saban has two great quarterbacks, and he wants every advantage over his opponents. Why allow Ole Miss to prepare just one quarterback this weekend if he could create the Land Sharks prepare two?
Is Tagovailoa and Hurts going to continue to divide time now that SEC drama has begun? Vegas thinks it knows the answer, and the handicappers are in on Tua. Before this week, the Heisman stocks created Tagovailoa the obvious favorite for the award, decreasing his odds of winning it into 3-to-1.
He is currently the odds-on preferred to win it, which is a fairly good indication that Ole Miss is about to have a large dose of this Tua Show on Saturday at Oxford. You know who continues to fail at putting on a display? Joe.
Joe went 4-4 against the spread last week after starting the season 1-7. He cried, in other words, but Joe will need to do a great deal better to grab the Guru. Check out last week!
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