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BCS Championship 2010 odds were among the most sought after this week at Gambling911.com as the title game is set to be played on Thursday at the Rose Bowl (8:10 pm ET, ABC). The Alabama Crimson Tide was listed as the -4 favorite in this one against Texas at betED.com.
Texas is undefeated all-time against the Crimson Tide, with seven wins and one tie in eight head-to-head matchups going back to 1902.
betED.com also has the Tide as -175 moneyline favorites and the over/under at 45.5 in NCAAF Lines.
The history between these programs goes back 108 years, when Texas won the first matchup 10-0 on Nov. 11, 1902 at Tuscaloosa.
Texas is 4-0-1 in five bowl meetings with Alabama, the first one coming in the 1948 Sugar Bowl, a 27-7 Longhorns' victory.
The rare tie came in the old Bluebonnet Bowl, when the teams ended up deadlocked in 1960.
The last time they met, the Longhorns won 14-12 in the 1982 Cotton Bowl.
Texas (13-0 SU, 5-7-1 ATS) last played in the Big 12 Conference Championship game on Dec. 5, beating the Nebraska Cornhuskers 13-12. Texas failed to cover the 14-point spread and the score went well under the total of 47.
Alabama (13-0 SU, 8-5 ATS) beat the then-No. 1 Florida Gators 32-13 in the SEC championship game at the Georgia Dome in Week 14.
Alabama covered as a 5.5-point underdog in that contest, while the final score played over the 41-point total.
Some important BCS Championship 2010 odds recent trends for Texas vs. Alabama include:
The Longhorns are 2-6-1 ATS vs. a team with a winning record.
The Longhorns are 20-8-1 ATS in their last 29 games as an underdog.
The Crimson Tide are 5-1 ATS in their last 6 vs. Big 12.
The Crimson Tide are 6-2 ATS in their last 8 games as a favorite of 3.5-10.0.
Don Shapiro, Gambling911.com
