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No. 8 Alabama will host No. 14 LSU in 1 of the most crucial games of the college football slate for Week 10.
Alabama is currently atop the SEC West standings with LSU in a tie with No. 10 Ole Miss for second place. This game could have major implications on who will represent the division in the SEC title game.
ESPN’s SP+ is predicting Alabama to edge LSU 32-26 in Tuscaloosa.
WEEK 10 SP+ PICKS
UGA 34, Mizzou 20
Bama 32, LSU 26
UW 35, USC 32 (uh, try 55-52)
Texas 31, K-State 24
Ohio St 32, RU 14
Ole Miss 27, A&M 24
ND 27, Clemson 22
OU 34, OSU 25
Louisville 31, VT 18
Michigan 43, Purdue 7https://t.co/fjsWyQPXfP pic.twitter.com/q7HpCtFhSE— Bill Connelly (@ESPN_BillC) October 29, 2023
If that situation actually occurs, it would prevent LSU from winning back-to-back games vs. Alabama for the first time since 2010-11. LSU narrowly defeated Alabama last season in Baton Rouge during Brian Kelly’s first year at the helm.
With divisions going away starting next season, Kelly is advocating for the rivalry to still be played every year.
“We’re going to have a say with teams we want to keep on our schedule. Each school has natural rivalries,” Kelly said. “Talking to Scott Woodward, we’d both be in agreement LSU-Alabama is a game we’d like to see played every year.”
Alabama leads the all-time series 55-27-5 against LSU. LSU at Alabama is set for 7:45 p.m. EST on CBS. With CBS in its last season of SEC coverage, Nick Saban also recently reflected on Alabama’s storied relationship with the network.
