Alabama is coming into this game with a 10-5 record this season and they have been playing much better in their recent games. They have won their last 4 straight games but their schedule has not been that strong recently and they have already shown this season that they have struggled against some of the better teams they have played against. They have faced 3 ranked opponents this season and they lost all 3 of those games with 1 being on the road and 2 being at a neutral location. They also have losses against Clemson and Ohio State. They are coming off of a big win at home against South Carolina in their last game but they have only played 1 conference game on the road which was a very tight win against Vanderbilt by 3 points. They are going up against a Mississippi State team that is 12-3 this season and has been playing very well recently. They were ranked coming into the season and they have fallen out of the rankings now but they only have 3 losses this season and will be hungry to prove why they deserve to be a ranked team. They do have a conference loss which came on the road against South Carolina in a close game but they are also coming off of a 5 point win against Tennessee in their last game at home. They have won 6 of their 7 home games this season and they are going to have a lot of confidence from their win over a ranked Tennessee team. Mississippi State has less losses than Alabama this season but they also have a conference loss so there is going to be more urgency for MS State in this game while Alabama has already struggled on the road against a much weaker team in the conference. Mississippi State will cover the spread in this game.