A conference championship is on the line when the No. 1 Alabama Crimson Tide (11-1) take on the No. 14 Missouri Tigers (10-2) Saturday in the SEC Championship. Missouri (10-2) and Alabama (11-1) both come into this game with an opportunity to continue their winning ways. The game will begin Saturday at 4:00 p.m. ET and can be seen on true.
Missouri defeated Arkansas 21-14 in its last game. Bud Sasser had a great game in the victory, hauling in nine passes for 127 yards. Jimmie Hunt put up 61 yards and a TD on five receptions. Alabama was victorious last week as well, defeating Auburn 55-44 in their matchup. Amari Cooper had a big game for the Crimson Tide, catching 13 receptions for 224 yards and three TDs. T.J. Yeldon had a big game as well, totaling 127 yards and two TDs on 19 carries.
Notes
Alabama is 10-1 SU when leading at the half this season. Missouri is 6-0 SU when taking a lead into halftime.
Alabama is 8-1 SU when leading at the start of the 4th quarter this season. Missouri is 8-0 SU when carrying a lead into the fourth quarter.
Missouri is a perfect 6-0 SU in games where it wins the turnover battle, and only 2-2 SU in games where it loses the turnover battle.
Dating back to last year, Missouri is 14-3 SU against SEC opponents, while Alabama is 14-2 SU against conference foes.
When comparing just conference ratings, Alabama seems to have an advantage in the passing game. Its offensive passing game (ranked second in the SEC) will face the sixth-ranked pass defense of Missouri, while its 10th-ranked pass defense will look to control the 11th-ranked aerial attack of the Tigers.
The Missouri rushing attack is ranked only eighth in the SEC, while the Alabama run defense is ranked first. The Crimson Tide rushing game is ranked just sixth, compared to the fifth-ranked run defense of the Tigers.
