The biggest game of the year so far kicks off from Bryant-Denny Stadium this weekend as No. 4 Alabama welcomes No. 2 Georgia in Kalen DeBoer’s biggest test yet as Nick Saban’s successor. Bama sits 19th nationally in rushing production and is top-10 in FBS in both scoring offense and defense and coming off an open week that followed its 42-10 thrashing of Wisconsin on the road.

For the first time since 2007, Alabama football is an underdog at home. When the Crimson Tide’s matchup with Georgia opened, the Bulldogs were favored by 1 ½ points. On Monday, Kalen DeBoer said the presence of doubters fuels the Crimson Tide’s “LANK mentality.” A day later, his players said they were finding some motivation as the underdog.