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Alabama vs USF Prediction, Game Preview, and Betting Lines
By Pete Fiutak,
8 hours ago
Last year’s game was … weird.
The Alabama coaches seemed to blamed Jalen Milroe for the bad gameplan against Texas and benched him, the rain wouldn’t stop, and it was a get-in-win-and-go-home 17-6 Tide win over USF.
Alabama gets the Bulls in its house in a prep game before the fun trip to Madison to deal with Wisconsin. USF goes to Southern Miss next, and then hosts Miami.
Aug 31, 2024; Tuscaloosa, Alabama, USA; Alabama Crimson Tide quarterback Jalen Milroe (4) and running back Justice Haynes (22) come to the sideline after Haynes scored on an 85 yard touchdown run against the Western Kentucky Hilltoppers at Bryant-Denny Stadium.
Obviously dealing with Bethune-Cookman is a wee bit different than facing Alabama, but the offense was fantastic before taking the foot off the gas in the third quarter.
WKU didn’t have any rushing element at quarterback to throw a scare into the Tide defense, and USF’s Byrum Brown will be a problem on the move.
The Bull O line won’t power over Bama, but the system is good at getting its guys into space to crank out yards in chunks.
It’s a quick USF attack that needs to get into a groove right away, put the Bama D on its heels, neutralize the pass rush, and …
Why Alabama Will Win
Western Kentucky is actually good.
The Hilltoppers should be deep in the mix for the Conference USA title and has an honest shot at a ten-win season. They also looked like they have nine guys on the field all game long against Alabama.
The Tide offense was supposed to be good because Kalen DeBoer teams always put up big numbers, but the efficiency and explosiveness were truly breathtaking on the way to a 42-0 halftime lead.
USF might have a decent enough offense to keep up for a while, but it doesn’t have the style to grind the clock to keep Bama off the field, and …
Alabama vs USF: Who Will Win
This will be nothing like last year’s game.
Alabama’s offense really will be just that good because DeBoer and his staff are just that good. USF will get a score early on, but this will get ugly in a hurry.
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