Alabama’s trip to Vanderbilt looks like it could be another tight one, at least if EA Sports’ College Football 27 has the pulse of this matchup.
Roll Tide Wire ran its weekly simulation ahead of Saturday afternoon’s game in Nashville, and the result was a narrow Alabama win: 26-20 over the Commodores. That would keep the Crimson Tide perfect in the site’s game-by-game predictions this season, with the simulation now sitting at 9-0 when it has correctly picked Alabama’s results.
The video game version of the matchup didn’t give the Tide much breathing room. Vanderbilt had a shot to steal it on the final play, but Alabama came up with an interception in the end zone as time expired to preserve the six-point win. Alabama led 13-10 at halftime and matched Vanderbilt with 13 points in the second half.
The simulated Tide offense piled up 479 total yards, though it also gave the ball away twice on interceptions. Tight end Kaleb Edwards turned in one of the bigger performances, and Conor Talty was reliable enough to knock through four field goals.
The teams have split the last two meetings dating back to 2024, with the home team winning both times. Vanderbilt shocked Alabama in Nashville two years ago in Kalen DeBoer’s first season, and Alabama answered a year ago in Tuscaloosa in a game that was tied at halftime.
Alabama and Vanderbilt are set to kick off at 12:45 p.m. ET on SEC Network at FirstBank Stadium in Nashville, Tennessee.
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