The Alabama Crimson Tide are 25-0 straight up and 16-9 against the spread over their last 25 games. The Crimson Tide will try to take another step towards a second straight national championship with a win over the Washington Huskies in the Peach Bowl.
2016 Peach Bowl odds: Alabama a two-TD favorite against Washington in Playoff
The Alabama Crimson Tide will try to keep their perfect season intact as big betting favorites against the Washington Huskies in the Peach Bowl.
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Alabama is a 14-point favorite in Atlanta at sportsbooks monitored by OddsShark.com. In their last seven games against teams with winning records, the Crimson Tide are 6-1 ATS.
While there was plenty of drama surrounding spots No. 2 through No. 8 in the College Football Playoff Rankings in 2016, there was never any doubt at all about who belonged at No. 1.
Alabama blew through a tough schedule with relative ease, putting together a 13-0 SU and 9-4 ATS season while winning its games by an average margin of 28.8 points per game. The Crimson Tide ranked best in the nation on defense allowing only 11.8 points per game, holding opponents to 10 points or less eight times in the process.
The Crimson Tide are 12-0 straight up and 9-3 against the spread in their last 12 games as a favorite of 17.5 points or less per the OddsShark College Football Database.
Betting Line / Total: Alabama -14 / 54 Points
Trend: Washington is 4-0 ATS in its last four games in December.
Trend: Alabama is 6-1 ATS in its last seven games against teams with winning records.
Washington is best known by many this season for its high-powered offense, which averaged 44.5 points per game this season and will be the highest scoring offense this Alabama defense has faced this season.
But the Huskies were also strong on defense in 2016, ranking eighth in the nation in scoring defense allowing 17.2 points per game. Criticisms of Washington’s soft schedule are fair, but the Huskies have earned this playoff spot with a 15-1 SU and 10-6 ATS record over their last 16 games.
Saturday’s total is set at 54 points. The OVER is 5-1 in Alabama’s last six games in the month of December.
Nick Saban has built this Alabama team into a dynasty, and this year’s unit may be the best team that he’s had yet. Washington has the talent on both sides of the ball to keep this game close, but it will take a whole lot of bounces going the right way to upset this well oiled Crimson Tide machine.
Washington Huskies vs. Alabama Crimson Tide
When: Saturday, Dec. 31, 3 p.m. ET
Where: Georgia Dome, Atlanta
