The No. 1 ranked Alabama Crimson Tide are perfect 8-0 SU on the season and have scored 50 points or more on six occasions. They've been favored by 22.5-points or more in all their games, and that's one reason why I don't think they'll look past 4th ranked LSU here in their first "test" of the season.

I could throw out a bunch of stats like how Bama averages 54.1 ppg while allowing only 15.9 ppg and how sophomore quarterback Tua Tagovailoa has 25 TD passes vs. 0 interceptions, but at the end of the day it all comes down to whether Bama will care enough to beat LSU in a blowout.

"(LSU) is one of the best teams in the nation," Alabama coach Nick Saban said during a press conference. "I think they're very elite in a lot of ways in terms of the way they play defense. Their offense is very efficient. They've really done a great job this year and the quarterback (Joe Burrow) plays well for them."

Yeah, Saban will have them ready and the Tide will roll.

10* play on Alabama Crimson Tide.