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You can bet the much anticipated Ole Miss Rebels vs. Alabama Crimson Tide game online from Alabama and Mississippi courtesy of BetUS, now celebrating 30 years in business.
Alabama was coming in as a -6.5 favorite with the line not moving at some books. Action was pretty balanced.
The Tide have won the last seven in this series. Last season they did so by 6 points, which falls just shy of covering this current spread. The prior five games were blowouts.
Ole Miss will come into this game having statement wins in their first three games of the season to Mercer (75-7), Tulane and Georgia Tech.
Alabama drops out of the Top 10 rankings for the first time in years. They come into this game 2-1 after losing to Texas in Week 2 and just barely beating South Florida last week.
Adam Rittenberg offered an explanation for the Tide's woes as they come into this game
"The quarterback shuffling without a great solution overshadows the team, but coaches see other problems, too. Coach Nick Saban is going back to Jalen Milroe at quarterback, which makes sense given his dual-threat upside. "That guy's a problem, he is so fast," a defensive coordinator who has faced Milroe told me. "You see him take off on film and you're like, 'Oh, he's running away from everybody,' and then you try to track him down with an angle, [and] he's going to pull away from you."
"Milroe needs help, though, as Alabama seemingly lacks an elite receiver and has some challenges on a talented defense. "It's definitely not the same Alabama, that's for sure," an offensive assistant who has faced Alabama said. 'They're talented on defense, still really good, but there's some weaknesses. As an overall deal, it's a little different'."
- Ean Lamb, Gambling911.com
