Alabama Crimson Tide vs Vanderbilt Commodores Prediction, Picks and Game Preview - 11/14/2026

Game Time: 12:45 pm ET, Saturday, November 14, 2026

Venue:  FirstBank Stadium, Nashville, TN

Where to Watch:  SEC Network

DraftKings:  Point Spread:  Alabama -17.5, Vandy +17.5; Over/Under:  52.5 points

Bet365:  Point Spread:  Alabama -17.5, Vandy +17.5; Over/Under:  52.5 points

BetMGM:  Point Spread:  Alabama -17.5, Vandy +17.5; Over/Under:  52.5 points

Alabama Crimson Tide:  7-2 (5-2) (2nd place, SEC)

Vanderbilt Commodores:  4-5 (1-5) (16th place, SEC)

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Alabama Crimson Tide:  won their last game on the road against the LSU Tigers 31-13.

Vanderbilt Commodores:  won their last game on the road against the Mississippi State Bulldogs 25-23.

Alabama is entering this game with a 7-2 record overall and they have a 5-2 record in their conference games too. They are 4-1 in their home games, 3-1 in their road games, and they are also 0-0 in their neutral site games this season, but they will be on the road for this game. They won their last game against LSU 31-13. Sam Leavitt was the starting QB and he completed 35/47 passes for 380 passing yards, 0 touchdowns, and 1 interception. Dilin Jones led the team in rushing yards with 56 and 1 TD. Jackson Harris led the receivers with 166 receiving yards on 11 receptions. Luke Metz led the defense in that game with 11 tackles while DJ Pickett and Ty Benefield each led the defense in sacks with 1. No one on the defense came away with an interception for them in that one.

 

 

 

Vanderbilt is entering this game with a 4-5 record overall and they have a 1-5 record in their conference games too. They are 3-2 in their home games, 1-3 in their road games, and they are also 0-0 in their neutral site games this season, but they will be at home for this game. They won their last game against Mississippi State 25-23. Jared Curtis was the starting QB and he completed 17/27 passes for 168 passing yards, 0 touchdowns, and 0 interceptions. Makhilyn Young led the team in rushing yards with 63. Tristen Brown led the receivers with 52 receiving yards on 2 receptions. Mason Lewis led the defense in that game with 11 tackles while Yilanan Ouattara led the defense in sacks with 2. Jordan Matthews came away with the only interception for them in that one.

The current betting odds have Alabama listed as a 17.5 point favorite in this game according to Draftkings Sportsbook. Alabama has looked great in their games this season with their 7-2 record overall and their 5-2 conference record which has them right near the top of the SEC. They have been a good road team too with their 3-1 road record this year. Meanwhile, Vanderbilt has looked terrible in their games this season with their 4-5 record overall and their 1-5 conference record which has them right at the bottom of the SEC. They have looked better on their home field though with their 3-2 home record this season. Vanderbilt is coming off a 25-23 road win over Mississippi State in their last one, but they have looked like one of the worst teams in the SEC all season. They finally got their 1st conference win, but they did it against a Mississippi State team that has been a shell of the team that started the season with a healthy QB, and Vandy has been getting blown out in a lot of their other conference games this year. Alabama has looked like one of the best teams in the conference though and they really made a statement in their game last week. There was some controversy when the CFP rankings came out with Alabama being ranked 5th in the nation, but they really proved all of the doubters wrong with an emphatic 31-13 road win over LSU in their last one. Their defense has looked great all season as they have held some really good offenses down this year and their offense has been rolling, putting up a ton of points in every game this year and really breaking games open in the 2nd half. Vanderbilt is feeling good from their 1st SEC win, but they are still one of the worst teams in the conference and won't be able to keep up in this game as Alabama pulls away throughout it. The best way to place a bet here is on Alabama to cover the spread in this game. 

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Alabama Crimson Tide: 5-9 ATS on the road as a favorite. 3-7 ATS on the road off a win against a conference rival. 3-7 1H ATS off an upset win as a road underdog. 52-34 OVER on the road after a win by 17 or more points. 33-22 OVER in games played on turf.

Vanderbilt Commodores: 20-11 ATS against FBS division opponents. 11-3 ATS when the total is between 49.5 and 56. 9-2 ATS vs. good passing teams averaging 250 or more passing yards/game. 20-10 OVER against FBS division opponents. 8-4 OVER when the total is between 49.5 and 56.

Alabama Crimson Tide:  E. Crowell (RB) Questionable - Leg. C. Morgan (WR) Questionable - Hamstring. A. Walker (WR) Out - Undisclosed. J. Ford (TE) Questionable - Arm. R. Coleman-Williams (WR) Out - Knee.

Vanderbilt Commodores:  K. Smith (WR) Questionable - Undisclosed.

“That’s what it always comes down to is getting off the field. I thought guys were locked in on the plan all week long. You could feel the confidence growing.” - Kalen DeBoer after his team’s win against LSU in their last game. 

“This team, to the last second, every blade of grass. We played the way that we want to play at Vanderbilt.” - Clark Lea after his team’s win against Mississippi State in their last game. 

WR Meadows, Derek

WR Scott, Rico

WR Brooks, Lotzeir

TE Edwards, Kaleb

QB Russell, Keelon

RB Hill, Daniel 

WR Sherrill, Junior

WR Thomas, Ja'Cory

WR Brown, Tristen

TE Spence, Cole

QB Curtis, Jared

RB Alexander, Sedrick

Passing: Keelon Russell (2,263)

Rushing: Trae'shawn Brown (359)

Receiving: Rico Scott (501)

Touchdowns: Trae'shawn Brown (5)

Passing: Jared Curtis (1,657)

Rushing: Sedrick Alexander (333)

Receiving: Junior Sherrill (747)

Touchdowns: Sedrick Alexander (7)

Coaches:

Alabama Crimson Tide: Kalen DeBoer (3rd season)

Vanderbilt Commodores: Clark Lea (6th season)