Sammy’s Sportsbook Whispers: What To Make Of The Crimson Tide

Alabama is outside the preseason AP Top 10 for the first time since 2008 — despite big transfer‑portal offensive line additions and mixed power‑ratings (handicappers around 11th–13th, one bettor as high as 8th), bettors say the Tide must get back to running the ball under Kalen DeBoer.
SMU vs. Florida State is shaping up to be one of the year’s biggest college‑betting games: the market has tilted toward SMU (line around +3) and Caesars expects massive one‑way action on the Mustangs for Monday night.
Books are sweating a Heisman long shot — Louisville QB Lincoln Kienholz drew a sizable ticket at 80/1, a result sportsbooks say would be particularly painful for liabilities.