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There’s a lot of perception vs. performance that you always have to consider in college football .

Of course, that logic applies to any sport, but whether it be media narratives, program notoriety or rankings, a lot of these intangibles cloud judgement over quality of wins, consistency and execution in the fragile landscape of college football.

This contrast is what stands out in Saturday’s SEC battle between No. 8 Alabama and No. 14 Missouri.

Alabama vs. Missouri odds, prediction

Usually, public betting will follow suit with perception, but here, 65% of the handle is backing the Tigers to cover the spread since the line

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