A pair of SEC powerhouse programs are set to collide when the No. 15 Alabama Crimson Tide (5-2, 2-2) host the No. 21 Missouri Tigers (6-1, 2-1) at Bryant-Denny Stadium on Saturday. The Tide are coming off a 24-17 road loss to Tennessee, and can't afford another loss if they want to have any shot at qualifying for the College Football Playoff. The Tigers have won two straight and are looking to build off a 21-17 win over Auburn in their last outing. 

Kickoff in Tuscaloosa is at 3:30 p.m. ET. The Tide are 17.5-point favorites in the latest Alabama vs. Missouri odds via SportsLine consensus, while the over/under for total points scored is 51.5. Alabama is a -926 (risk $926 to win $100) favorite on the money line, with Missouri listed as a +598 underdog (see up-to-date odds for every game this week on our college football odds page). 

Before you make any Missouri vs. Alabama picks or any other college football predictions, you NEED to see which side proven SportsLine expert Jimmie Kaylor is on. 

Kaylor is a NFL, college football and DFS expert for SportsLine, who has covered the NFL and college football for close to a decade as a member of the Pro Football Writers of America. His background as a former college football All-American and NFL player gives him a unique perspective when building his fantasy lineups and locking in his betting picks. He has his finger on the pulse of the college football landscape and has been cashing in big for the last two years. 

Kaylor has destroyed the books in college football the last two seasons, netting a whopping 63.8 units while posting a 178-107-2 record since Week 1 of the 2023 season. All of his picks have been featured on his SportsLine expert page or in his weekly bylined articles. Anyone who followed his picks finished the season WAY UP!

Now, Kaylor has locked in a confident against-the-spread pick for Alabama vs. Missouri in their Week 9 SEC matchup. We can tell you he's leaning Under on the point total, but he knows a crucial X-factor makes one side of the spread a MUST-BACK! You ABSOLUTELY need to see what it is before locking in any picks of your own.

Who wins Missouri vs. Alabama in their Week 9 matchup in Tuscaloosa on Saturday, and what critical X-factor makes one side of the spread a must-back? ... Join SportsLine right now to see which side of the spread to jump on, all from the expert who is 178-107-2, returning $6,380 for $100 bettors, betting on college football since Week 1 of the 2023 season, and find out!

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