The best possible matchup for the BCS National Championship is on tap for Thursday night as No. 1 Alabama faces No. 2 Texas (8:30 p.m. ET, ABC).
While Boise State and TCU may have felt slighted, there is no question that the Crimson Tide and the Longhorns are the two best teams in the country.
Alabama features Heisman Trophy winner RB Mark Ingram and the country’s best defense while Texas has QB Colt McCoy and a lot of experience.
Alabama is 3.5 point favorite at SBG Global. and the total for the game is set at 45.5.
Texas will be looking to win their second BCS title in the last five years. They have fond memories of the Rose Bowl where they won the title in 2005 upsetting USC 41-38.
Texas is an underdog again this time against an Alabama team that looked very impressive in the SEC title game when they routed Florida.
Texas will have to find a way to slow down Ingram who rushed for a school-record 1,542 yards and 15 touchdowns. He may find the going tough against a Texas defense that was ranked first in all of college football against the run.
Texas will look to be more balanced with a mixture of runs and throws but it will usually be McCoy doing both. He threw for 3,512 yards and 27 touchdowns this season and he was the team’s second leading rusher with348 yards. His top receiving target is Jordan Shipley, who had 106 catches for 1,363 yards and 11 TDs.
Both Alabama and Texas have a lot of talent on defense. The Crimson Tide have Butkus Award winner Rolando McClain and a solid secondary led by Javier Arenas and Mark Barron.
Texas had excellent defensive numbers as well so they will look to contain Ingram and put pressure on quarterback Greg McElroy. Texas had the most interceptions in all of college football with 24 and Earl Thomas led the team with eight of them.
Here are the college football betting stats for Thursday’s game:
The Longhorns are 4-0 ATS in their last four neutral site games as an underdog. The Longhorns are 3-7 ATS in their last 10 bowl games. The Longhorns are 1-4 ATS in their last five non-conference games. The Crimson Tide are 5-1 ATS in their last six vs. the Big 12 Conference.
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