Clark desk · DallasThursday, September 24, 2026
The Saturday Slate
Fri, Oct 23 · 11:00pm CT · Bryant-Denny Stadium · Tuscaloosa, AL11:00pm CT
#23 TA&M
Texas A&M Aggies · SEC · 2-1 · Away
FPI 18.2 · rank 11 · No CFBD row
+2.5 (-112)
+120
#8 ALA
Alabama Crimson Tide · SEC · 3-0 · Home
FPI 22.3 · rank 7 · No CFBD row
-2.5 (-108)
-142
Market vs model
Spread
ALA -2.5
ALA -2.5 (-108)
TA&M +2.5 (-112)
TA&M +2.5 (-112)
Model
ALA -6.5
Edge 4 pts ALA
Full ratings
ESPN FPI only
Full ratings
ESPN FPI only
ML / total
ALA
ALA -142 · TA&M +120
Total 54.5 — no O/U pick
Total 54.5 — no O/U pick
CallPlay
Why
CFBD enrichment is off. No API key and no ratings cache, so these numbers are ESPN FPI only.
- ALA rating 22.3, TA&M rating 18.2.
- Fuel: ESPN FPI only. CFBD enrichment is not in this number.
- Home field adds 2.5 to ALA.
- Predicted margin is ALA by 6.5.
- Edge is 4 points toward ALA.
- Edge 4 pts vs the posted number. (Rating gap 4; home field +2.5).
- Moneyline ticket is ALA, because the predicted margin clears 2 points.
- No totals model — we do not guess over/unders.
Recent form
TA&M
- Lvs UK 31-21 · Sat, Sep 19
- Wvs ASU 48-20 · Sat, Sep 12
- Wvs MOST 50-0 · Sat, Sep 5
- Lvs MIA 10-3 · Sat, Dec 20
- L@ TEX 27-17 · Fri, Nov 28
ALA
- Wvs FSU 50-36 · Sat, Sep 19
- W@ UK 45-17 · Sat, Sep 12
- Wvs ECU 48-10 · Sat, Sep 5
- Lvs IU 38-3 · Thu, Jan 1
- W@ OU 34-24 · Fri, Dec 19
Injuries
no injury feed wired yet
Lock a ticket
Same rules as the board. ATS only when the edge clears 1.5 and the rating is not a placeholder. Moneyline only when the model has a winner by 2 or more. The lock stores the line now. CLV stays empty until there is a closing number.
Writes this spread into the ledger. Closing-line value stays blank.
Writes this moneyline into the ledger. No point line, and no fake close.