Alabama University vs Duke
Alabama 1H -21 1.5U
This is just a simple mismatch of talent where Alabama just has to much talent for a duke team that returns only 4 offensive starters and lost their starting QB of last year to the NFL draft (Daniel Jones, 1st pick 6). Duke does return 8 starters on defense, but they will have a major task on their hands when it comes to slowing down Tua and what is considered one of the best WR cores in college football. We are taking the 1H point spread because we know from history that Nick Saban has a habit of jumping out to a big lead and then taking his foot off the gas in the 2H.
UNC vs South Carolina
South Carolina -7.5 2U
This is another talent gap mismatch game where you have a South Carolina team that returns 7 starters on offense including experienced QB Jake Bently. The offense does lose Deebo Samuel to the NFL, but they still have a good WR core and have 3 starters returning on a good offensive line. Defense also returns 7 starts which should cause problems for true freshman Sam Howell. The tar heels do return 14 total starters and should be improved compared to last year team, but this could be one Will Muschamp most talented teams.
