Alabama Crimson Tide vs Vanderbilt Commodores Prediction & Odds – November 14, 2026

Alabama visits Vanderbilt in Nashville with a clear contrast in conference records: the Crimson Tide are 5-2 against league opponents, while the Commodores are 1-5. Vanderbilt’s home field offers a chance to narrow that gap.

Game details and odds

Saturday, November 14, 2026 at 12:45 pm EST · FirstBank Stadium

Total: 50.5 — over -108, under -112.

DraftKings odds checked November 12, 2026 20:01 UTC. Odds subject to change.

Alabama’s offense meets a test of consistency

Alabama averages 37.4 points and 397.8 yards per game, giving it the stronger offensive profile entering this matchup. Keelon Russell leads the team with 2,263 passing yards, 18 touchdown passes and five interceptions. The Crimson Tide also allow 104.6 rushing yards per game, a useful counterweight to their passing production.

The Crimson Tide arrive after winning at LSU 31-13 and beating Texas A&M 31-20. Those results followed consecutive losses: a 26-10 defeat at Tennessee and a 20-17 home loss to Georgia. The contrast makes Alabama’s recent scoring more revealing than either stretch alone. It has shown it can put up 31 points against two different opponents, but Tennessee held it to 10. Earlier, Alabama scored 56 at Mississippi State, its highest total among these five games. Vanderbilt will be trying to produce the kind of resistance Alabama encountered in its losses.

Vanderbilt looks to build on a road win

Vanderbilt enters at 4-5 overall but has won three of five home games. Its offense averages 23.0 points per game, compared with 29.4 allowed. Jared Curtis leads the team with 1,657 passing yards, while Junior Sherrill has 56 receptions for 747 yards. Moving the ball through the air could be important to keeping pace.

The Commodores broke a four-game losing streak by winning 25-23 at Mississippi State. That result gives them something to build on, though the preceding games show why the challenge remains substantial. Vanderbilt lost 34-17 at Kentucky after home defeats to Arkansas, 31-21, and Ole Miss, 52-17. Georgia also beat the Commodores 38-14 in Athens. Across those four losses, Vanderbilt never scored more than 21 points. The Mississippi State win was closer and more encouraging, but it does not erase the difficulty Vanderbilt has had matching opponents’ scoring in these completed games.

Injury news

Alabama Crimson Tide: No player statuses returned in the latest check..

Vanderbilt Commodores: No player statuses returned in the latest check..

Availability checked November 12, 2026 20:01 UTC. Reported statuses may change; final lineups are not confirmed here.

BTB Betting Pick

Winner pick: Alabama Crimson Tide.

Alabama’s stronger scoring profile and wins in its two most recent completed games make it the pick. Vanderbilt’s Mississippi State win offers a counterpoint, and Alabama’s earlier scoring dip shows this is no certainty.

Original winner pick recorded November 12, 2026 07:02 UTC. Subsequent updates retain that selection.