LSU vs Alabama
LSU vs Alabama Saturday afternoon the no. 1 ranked Crimson Tide head to Baton Rouge to take on the 15th ranked LSU Tigers as Alabama coach Nick Saban makes his much anticipated return to Tiger Stadium. Odds makers are calling the Crimson Tide single digit favorites on the road at LSU. The college football betting lines have Alabama at -3.5 with the total sitting at 48.

Alabama coach Nick Saban, says this is just another game.

"I know there are going to be a lot of people, who want to talk about this game. I am going to say it again, this game is not about me," Saban went on to say at his weekly news conference. "We appreciated our time there. It was very special what we were able to do there. We have great memories and great friends, but my heart is with this team."

True to their battle cry, the top ranked Tide has "Rolled" through their schedule thus far. At 9-0 overall and 5-0 in the SEC, Alabama has done on both sides of the ball outscoring
their opponents by about 3 to 1 through nine games.

On the other hand, at 6-2 overall and 3-2 in the SEC, LSU has not been able to handle the elite teams in the conference losing on the road to Florida and the Georgia Bulldogs in Death Valley. The Tigers must win Saturday to have any hope of advancing to the SEC title game and keep whatever slim hopes they have for a second straight national championship, they won't be using Nick Saban as motivational tool.

"I promise you that it's not in the locker room for us," Tigers coach Les Miles said about Saban's return being overblown. "They are a Western Division rival. This is a team that you have to go through to sit atop the conference. They have the same issue. It's something we look at with great importance, but it has nothing to do with who coaches there or who coaches here, at least it doesn't by me."

The Tigers will need to use some kind of intangible as motivation; they won't win on talent alone. Take Alabama and give the 3 1/2 points on the road.