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Alabama Opens as 3-Touchdown SEC Title Game Favorite

Published Jun. 30, 2017 6:28 p.m. ET

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Alabama football has opened as a 21-point favorite against Florida in the Southeastern Conference Championship Game this Saturday, according to Las Vegas sportsbooks.

Alabama football opened as a 21-point favorite Sunday against the Florida Gators in the Southeastern Conference Championship Game this Saturday, according to Las Vegas sportsbooks.

Not long after opening at -21, the Westgate Superbook had the Crimson Tide as a 23.5-point favorite.

After Saturday’s 30-12 win over 13th-ranked Auburn, Alabama has won 14 straight games vs. ranked opponents, the longest streak since Southern California won 16 straight from 2002-05 under Pete Carroll and the third-longest run of all-time. The current streak began at Georgia (Oct. 3) last season with a 38-10 win over the No. 8 Bulldogs in Athens. In those 14 games, the Tide is 7-0 against top-10 teams and 3-0 vs. the top five (LSU, Michigan State and Clemson). The Tide’s last loss to a top-25 team was Sept. 19, 2015, against Ole Miss (37-43).

Alabama owns the longest winning streak in the Football Bowl Subdivision, having won 24 consecutive games dating back to last season (a loss on Sept. 19, 2015, vs. Ole Miss). The 24-game streak is the third-longest in Alabama and SEC history (28 games twice: 1991-93 & 1978-80) and is the longest under the direction of head coach Nick Saban (previous long: 19 games in 2009-10). During this stretch, the Crimson Tide have won four consecutive neutral-site contests while going 16-0 against teams from the Southeastern Conference. Alabama has outscored its opponents by 596 points (890-294; 37.1-12.3), an average of 24.8 points per game, during the streak.

Alabama’s 51-3 win over Mississippi State on Nov. 12, coupled with Auburn’s 13-7 loss at Georgia that same day, clinched Alabama’s 12th SEC Western Division title. Alabama will be making its 11th appearance in the SEC Championship game with the Crimson Tide holding a record of 6-4 in 10 previous appearances.

The game will be televised by CBS beginning at 3 p.m. CT at the Georgia Dome in Atlanta.

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