It could be any early test for the No. 1 defending national champion Alabama Crimson Tide when they face the 14th-ranked Miami Hurricanes in Atlanta on Saturday afternoon. The Tide went 13-0 last season and cruised to a 52-24 victory against Ohio State in the national title game, while Miami was 8-3 and finished the season with consecutive losses.    

Kickoff from Mercedes-Benz Stadium is set for 3:30 p.m ET. The Crimson Tide are favored by 19.5 points in the latest Alabama vs. Miami odds from Caesars Sportsbook, and the Over-Under is set at 61.5. 

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Alabama lost many of its stars, but coach Nick Saban always has plenty of talent to work with. He has won six national titles with the Crimson Tide (seven overall), and the team has dominated in season openers. Bama is 14-0 straight-up and 12-2 against the spread in kickoff games under Saban, outscoring opponents by an average of 39-12. The past nine have been away from Tuscaloosa against Power Five teams. 

The Hurricanes want to make a statement and regain some of the stature they had when the teams last met, in the 1992 national title game (a 34-13 Tide victory). Quarterback D'Eriq King is back from a torn ACL, and he is a veteran leader who has 108 touchdown passes and just 15 interceptions in his college career. On the other side, first-year Tide starter Bryce Young could face a lot of pressure from a stout UM pass rush.   

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