Scott Van Pelt shared his pick for Alabama vs. Michigan in his regular “winners” segment this weekend.
The veteran ESPN host is going with Michigan -2 against the Crimson Tide. Van Pelt acknowledged that he doesn’t like betting against Alabama as the underdog, but is doing so in this situation.
“This next one is simple. Have you heard one human say Michigan is going to win? Me either,” Van Pelt said. “One rule in ‘Winners’ is when Alabama is getting points, you have to take them. But that rule is trumped by the ‘not a single human’ rule. So, we are backing Michigan laying the points for that simple reason. Feels like a New Year’s Day of holding on to your butts special there. You’re hitting 16 against an ace — not a great feeling — but it must be done.”
Van Pelt is 4-2 all-time when picking Michigan on ‘Winners,’ per ESPN.
Alabama is 1-0 against the spread as an underdog this season. The Crimson Tide won outright against Georgia in the SEC Championship Game back in early December.
Kickoff from the Rose Bowl is set for 5 p.m. ET on Sunday afternoon.
Spenser is a news editor for Saturday Down South and covers college football across all Saturday Football brands.
