SportsLine's model just revealed its college football picks for Alabama Crimson Tide vs. Auburn Tigers in the Iron Bowl 2024

“SEC Nation” took over the green in front of Wade Hall on the University of Alabama campus, with Tide and Tiger fans bundled up, some of them sporting signs (”My trunk isn’t small, it’s just cold...”) and others snapping selfies with Bama mascot Big Al while tailgaters set up shop on the Quad across University Boulevard.]

Here’s what you need to watch for as Alabama and Auburn square off in the 2024 edition of the Iron Bowl, one of college football’s greatest rivalries, with our updated prediction for the game. Alabama appears to have played itself out of College Football Playoff consideration after a shocking 24-3 loss at unranked Oklahoma last week that raises questions about the state of the program under first-year head coach Kalen DeBoer.