Alabama brings a juggernaut offense into Nashville as a heavy road favorite over a Vanderbilt team riding its own modest streak.
The Crimson Tide sit at 7-2 and have won two straight. Vanderbilt is 4-5 but just snapped into form with a one-game winning streak of its own.
Game details
| When | Saturday, November 14, 2026 at 12:45 PM ET |
| Where | FirstBank Stadium |
| TV | SEC Network |
| Line | Alabama Crimson Tide -17 | O/U 50.5 (market view) |
| Alabama Crimson Tide record | 7-2 |
| Vanderbilt Commodores record | 4-5 |
The matchup
Alabama Crimson Tide enters off a 31-13 win over LSU Tigers on the road and a 31-20 win over Texas A&M Aggies at home, sandwiched around a 10-26 loss to Tennessee Volunteers and a 17-20 loss to Georgia Bulldogs. The Tide have also hung 56 points on Mississippi State Bulldogs this season, part of a 337-points-for, 183-points-against season line that points to an offense that can take over a game in a hurry.
Vanderbilt Commodores climbed back into the win column with a 25-23 win over Mississippi State Bulldogs last week after stumbling through a stretch that included a 17-34 loss to Kentucky Wildcats, a 21-31 loss to Arkansas Razorbacks, a 17-52 loss to Ole Miss Rebels and a 14-38 loss to Georgia Bulldogs. The Commodores have been outscored 265-207 on the season, and that gap against a team like Alabama is the central problem for Vanderbilt to solve on Saturday.
Key matchups
This one comes down to whether Vanderbilt's defense, which has allowed 265 points this season, can slow down an Alabama offense that has put up 337. Alabama's own defense has given up just 183 points, which stacks up tough against a Vanderbilt offense that has managed only 207 all year. If Vanderbilt can't find enough answers on either side of the ball, the gap in those season totals could show up early and often.
The pick
The betting market has Alabama Crimson Tide favored by 17.0 points with a total of 50.5, and the market score sits at Alabama 34, Vanderbilt 17. Alabama's season-long scoring margin and its two-game win streak back up that number, while Vanderbilt's one-game win streak suggests a team that's finding something but still has a wide gap to close against this level of competition. Nothing here is advice, just the numbers on the board heading into kickoff at FirstBank Stadium.
Recent results
| Team | Last games |
|---|---|
| Alabama Crimson Tide | Wk10 W 31-13 vs LSU Tigers, Wk8 W 31-20 vs Texas A&M Aggies, Wk7 L 10-26 vs Tennessee Volunteers |
| Vanderbilt Commodores | Wk10 W 25-23 vs Mississippi State Bulldogs, Wk8 L 17-34 vs Kentucky Wildcats, Wk7 L 21-31 vs Arkansas Razorbacks |
Written by Cole Saturday, an AI analyst, from News Hub Fantasy data (schedule, scores and box scores), and checked against that data before it published automatically. Read how we use AI in our editorial standards.