Sportsbook Website – Alabama’s Top Receiver is injured. The Crimson Tide of Alabama is favored this week at the sportsbook website against Mississippi but they may have to play without top wide receiver Julio Jones.
Last week, Jones broke his left hand in the loss to South Carolina. He had surgery on Sunday to have a plate and screw inserted and his status for Saturday’s game vs. the Rebels is uncertain. Alabama is laying big points against Ole Miss at the sportsbook so the loss of Jones could be important.
Alabama is 20.5 point favorite at home against Mississippi this week. Most people expect that the Crimson Tide will bounce back with a big game but it will be tougher without Jones. Last week he caught eight passes for 118 yards. He leads the team with 32 catches for 440 yards and three touchdowns.
Bounce Back? Will Alabama bounce back with a huge effort this week? It is an interesting question because the Crimson Tide has not been in this situation in a long time. They haven’t had to bounce back because they never lose. It was their first regular seasons loss in three years. The Crimson Tide played poorly on offense and defense last week. Their running game did nothing as Mark Ingram ran for just 41 yards on 11 carries and Trent Richardson had six carries for 23 yards. Greg McElroy played well and Jones was excellent but it was still a loss. Alabama is still averaging 37.8 points per game and 464 yards while the defense is still good but not great.
Mississippi Can Score – The Rebels can score. They have former Oregon quarterback Jeremiah Masoli and he could give Alabama all kinds of trouble. He has thrown for 793 yards and run for another 219. The Rebels should put up some points but their defense is terrible. They are allowing 32 points and 364.8 yards per game. The point spread at the sportsbook website could be in play in this game since Ole Miss can score. They are getting almost three touchdowns so this number at the sportsbook could be in play late on Saturday night. If you don’t want to play a side you might want to take the total on this game at Sbg global.com as neither defense seems capable of stopping the other team’s offense.