Odds to Win the SEC West 2016: Alabama, LSU

The odds to win the SEC West had Alabama at a near EVEN odds favorite and LSU at +250.

Alabama is not only the favorite to win this division, but also the favorite to win the College Football Championship game.

Athlon writes of the Crimson Tide’s chances:

The adversity and motivation that drove last year’s run back to the top disappeared into the sea of confetti and streamers on the field at the University of Phoenix Stadium. Now all Alabama has to do is the same thing again this fall. Expectations aren’t leaving with the first-round draft picks the Tide will replace this fall. The target will be as big as ever as Saban begins Year 10 in Tuscaloosa.

LSU is the value play when it comes to future odds though.

LSU returns 18 starters from a team that, at its peak, was No. 2 in the College Football Playoff rankings and had the presumed Heisman Trophy winner. A trip to Tuscaloosa sent the season, and Miles’ job security, into a tailspin before the Tigers ended their season on a two-game winning streak and kept Miles. Aranda’s arrival interjected exuberance into a defense that struggled at times last season, but it was hardly the main problem. LSU’s offense will need to, once again, refine its passing game and get consistent quarterback play if the Tigers hope to live up to their lofty preseason expectations. 

- Ean Lamb, Gambling911.com