Texas vs. Alabama 2010 BCS Odds: Thursday night, it will be two members of the college football elite playing for this season's BCS national championship when the Alabama Crimson Tide and Texas Longhorns play at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, Calif., with kickoff set for 8:00 pm Eastern (ABC).
Texas vs. Alabama 2010 BCS odds experts at online sportsbook SPORTSBETTING.com is currently listing top-ranked Alabama as a 4-point favorite for the BCS game, with a total of 46. The Tide are also being offered at -175 on the SPORTSBETTING moneyline, with second-ranked Texas getting +155 to win outright.
Prior to this season's beginning, SPORTSBETTING.com was listing the Longhorns at +600 to win the BCS championship game, behind only defending champion Florida at +200 and Oklahoma at +500. Alabama was the eighth choice on that board at +2000.
As Alabama outscored opponents on average this season 32-11, they went 6-6-1 on the SPORTSBETTING.com totals. And as Texas won its games by an average score of 41-15, they went 6-7 on the totals.
The Tide also went 8-5 vs. SPORTSBETTING pointspreads this season, and 3-0 ATS when favored by a touchdown or less.
The Longhorns went 5-7-1 vs. the numbers this season, as they were favored in every game by an average of more than three touchdowns. The last time Texas was an underdog came last season, when they beat Oklahoma 45-35, getting six points.
