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The Michigan State Spartans and the Alabama Crimson Tide will both be gunning for a victory on January 1 when they meet at Florida Citrus Bowl in the Capital One Bowl.
Oddsmakers currently have the Crimson Tide listed as 10-point favorites versus the Spartans, while the game's total is sitting at 52.
In their last action, Michigan State was a 28-22 winner on the road against Penn State. They covered the 1.5–point spread as favorites, while the combined score (50) was profitable news for UNDER bettors.
Last time out for Alabama, they were a 28-27 loser as they battled Auburn at home. Alabama failed to cover in the match as a 4.5-point favorite, while 55 combined points moved the game UNDER for totals bettors.
Team records:
Michigan State: 11-1 SU, 6-5 ATS
Alabama: 8-3 SU, 6-5 ATS
Michigan State most recently:
When playing in January are 1-2
When playing on grass are 9-1
After being outgained are 5-5
When playing outside the conference are 6-4
Alabama most recently:
When playing in January are 3-2
When playing on grass are 7-3
After outgaining opponent are 8-2
When playing outside the conference are 9-1
A few trends to consider:
Michigan State is 11-1 SU in its last 12 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Michigan State's last 7 games
Alabama is 22-3 SU in its last 25 games
Alabama is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games
Oddsmakers currently have the Crimson Tide listed as 10-point favorites versus the Spartans, while the game's total is sitting at 52.
In their last action, Michigan State was a 28-22 winner on the road against Penn State. They covered the 1.5–point spread as favorites, while the combined score (50) was profitable news for UNDER bettors.
Last time out for Alabama, they were a 28-27 loser as they battled Auburn at home. Alabama failed to cover in the match as a 4.5-point favorite, while 55 combined points moved the game UNDER for totals bettors.
Team records:
Michigan State: 11-1 SU, 6-5 ATS
Alabama: 8-3 SU, 6-5 ATS
Michigan State most recently:
When playing in January are 1-2
When playing on grass are 9-1
After being outgained are 5-5
When playing outside the conference are 6-4
Alabama most recently:
When playing in January are 3-2
When playing on grass are 7-3
After outgaining opponent are 8-2
When playing outside the conference are 9-1
A few trends to consider:
Michigan State is 11-1 SU in its last 12 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Michigan State's last 7 games
Alabama is 22-3 SU in its last 25 games
Alabama is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games
