One of college football's fiercest rivalries is on tap this weekend when the No. 11 Alabama Crimson Tide (6-1, 4-0 SEC) host the No. 17 Tennessee Volunteers (5-1, 2-1 SEC) in the 'Third Saturday in October' rivalry game. Kickoff is at 3:30 p.m. ET at Bryant-Denny Stadium in Tuscaloosa on CBS and Paramount+. Alabama is coming off a 24-21 win over Arkansas, while Tennessee defeated Texas A&M 20-13 in its last outing. Alabama leads the all-time series 59-39-7.

The Crimson Tide are 9-point favorites in the latest Alabama vs. Tennessee odds via SportsLine consensus, while the over/under for total points scored is 47.5. Alabama is a -354 (risk $354 to win $100) favorite on the money line, with Tennessee listed as a +274 underdog (see up-to-date odds for every game this week on our college football odds page). 

Before you make any Alabama vs. Tennessee 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 been red-hot all season, going 24-9-1 on his college football best bets for SportsLine this season so far! Anyone who has followed his picks is WAY UP!

Kaylor knows that Tennessee has one of the nation's best rushing attacks. The Vols rank sixth in college football averaging 231.3 yards per game behind Jaylen Wright, Jabari Small and Dylan Sampson. Defensively, Tennessee is also strong, allowing 303 total yards of offense per game.

Kaylor, however, also factored in that Alabama is once again one of the most talented overall teams in the country and will be out for revenge after their 15-game winning streak over the Vols got snapped in 2022. Quarterback Jalen Milroe has improved over the last couple of weeks and is capable of making game-changing plays. The Tide are also elite defensively, allowing 292.4 total yards per game, and will have the benefit of home-field advantage in this rivalry game.

Now, Kaylor has locked in a confident against-the-spread pick for Tennessee vs. Alabama. 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 Alabama vs. Tennessee at Bryant-Denny Stadium 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 Tennessee vs. Alabama spread to jump on, all from the expert who is on a 24-9 roll betting on college football this season, and find out!