Alabama Crimson Tide vs Colorado State Rams Point Spread Picks

These teams played once before back in 2013 and Alabama won 31-6 as a 40-point favorite as the game went UNDER by 18 points. Colorado State has gone UNDER its last two games, including a 38-10 win over FCS Abilene Christian last week and a 17-3 loss to Colorado the week before. The Rams return seven on defense but managed only 2.7 yards per carry against Colorado and Nick Stevens was 24-of-47 but with no touchdowns and two interceptions. Needless to say, Alabama has one of the top defenses in the country and both of their games have stayed UNDER this season. The Crimson Tide defeated Fresno State 41-10 following a 24-7 win over Florida State. Fresno State totaled only 287 yards of offense, including just 71 on the ground.  Alabama is 8-2 UNDER its last 10 home games and 5-2 UNDER its last seven games overall. Colorado State has stayed UNDER its last six September games. Take the UNDER.

Last week Alabama sought and got revenge in their rematch with Texas A&M- the only team that beat the Tide a year ago. I think most expect Alabama to come out as flat as a pancake vs. a soft opponent in Colorado State. I heard a few interviews with players addressing exactly that issue. The response was this week is our first home game of the year, and it will be exciting, and you can't be flat with 100,000 cheering for you. Nick Saban doesn't let down. Under his guidance Alabama is 31-19 ATS after back-to-back wins and 24-12 ATS after gaining 6.25+ yards per paly last game including 10-2 ATS after gaining 7.25+ ypp.  Let's put things in perspective here. The last seven times a team came here as a FBS opponent, but was not a BCS Conference opponent, the Tide has won by a total score of 314-24. That is an average score of 45-3. This may be the most offensive Tide team of all, so 60 points is not out of the question here. And none of those teams in the past scored more than 7 points. Colorado State is just 7-17 ATS on the road in their last 24. This is a ton of points, but it's not going to be enough. Take the Tide.