Oct 13, 7:43 AM EDTstats the morning after a game; scores and grades the same night

Alabama

5–1 FBS · SEC · this season
Rating
+23.5
Rank
4
Résumé
1
Projected wins
9.9▲ 2.8 vs preseason
CFP odds
90%

Schedule

our line · the market · graded at the early week line
DateOpponentOur lineOursMarketResultPerf.Our call
Sat, Sep 59/5East CarolinaECUALA −21.8ALA −28.5W 48–1081ECU · L
Sat, Sep 129/12at KentuckyUKALA −20.3ALA −10.5W 45–1772UK · L
Sat, Sep 199/19Florida StateFSUALA −23.6ALA −19.0W 50–3663ALA · L
Sat, Sep 269/26South CarolinaSCALA −14.8ALA −12.0W 49–1872ALA · W
Sat, Oct 310/3at Mississippi StateMSSTALA −6.6ALA −6.0W 56–2379ALA · W
Sat, Oct 1010/10GeorgiaUGAALA +1.8ALA −1.5L 17–2037UGA · W
Sat, Oct 1710/17at TennesseeTENNALA −10.0ALA −8.5ALA −8.5Pass
Sat, Oct 2410/24Texas A&MTA&MALA −15.3ALA −2.5wk 8
Sat, Nov 711/7at LSULSUALA −4.5ALA +3.5wk 10
Sat, Nov 1411/14at VanderbiltVANALA −19.4—wk 11
Sat, Nov 2111/21ChattanoogaChattanoogaALA −63.0—wk 12
Sat, Nov 2811/28AuburnAUBALA −16.9ALA −10.0wk 13

Model on ALA games: 3–3 ATS at the early week line · as the favorite 2–1 · as the dog 1–2 · home 1–2, away 2–1 · avg gap to the market +5.0 · closer than the market 4 of 6

Outlook

from 10,000 season simulations
Projected wins
9.95–1 banked, 6 to play · preseason 7.2
Bowl (6+)100%
9+ wins69%
11+ wins0%

The 6 games left add 4.9 expected wins.

Playoff picture
Reach title game55%
Win conference26%
Make the CFP90%
First-round bye42%
Win it all12%
  • A CFP bid: 96% with a win vs Tennessee, 73% with a loss.

Full bracket on the playoffs page.

Offense and defense

6 games · rank of 138 FBS
rank of 138
Offense
EPA per play+0.297th
Success rate49.2%20th
Pass EPA+0.3515th
Rush EPA+0.249th
Explosive rate17.8%5th
Quality-drive rate60.3%20th
Points per quality drive5.37th
Defense
EPA allowed−0.0142nd
Success allowed36.7%27th
Pass EPA allowed−0.0156th
Rush EPA allowed−0.0252nd
Explosive allowed14.1%116th
Havoc rate12.5%12th

Special teams, luck and schedule

through the latest board
rank of 138
Special teams & luck
Special teams EPA / game+2.031st
Turnover margin+102nd · exp. +9.0
Field position margin+8.4 yd8th
Hidden points / game+10.2banked
Luck, wins−0.25.2 earned
One-score record0–1flipped 6–0
Rush rate over expected−2.7%83rd
Overall
Rating, pts vs average+23.54th
Schedule played+9.85th
Schedule remaining+8.921st
Full schedule+9.47th
Pregame expected wins2.9of 6

Ranking by week

ours vs the AP poll
151025Wk 0Wk 2Wk 4Wk 6
Ours 4th · +23.5AP 6thWeek 6
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Alabamaoff +0.29 7thdef −0.01 allowed · 42nd

Every FBS team, through the latest board. EPA is garbage-time filtered. Tap a logo for its numbers.

Records and stats cover FBS-vs-FBS games only — the games the model grades. Rate stats exclude garbage time (a lead of 38+ in the first half, 28+ in the third quarter, 22+ in the fourth); turnovers are counted whole. Hover a row for its definition.