Navy failed to cover the 10.5 against Air Force earlier this year when it went for two in the final seconds of a game it trailed and lost 17-6. Underdogs have covered 18 of the last 21 Service Academy games. And that was when the Tide lost 26-23 to Georgia as 3.5-point favorites. One has to go back to Nick Saban’s first season (2007) to find the last time Alabama was favored by fewer than four points in Tuscaloosa. The last time Alabama was favored by four points or fewer at home was 2010, when the Tide lost to eventual national champion Auburn 28-27 as 4-point favorites. The Tigers beat Alabama in Tuscaloosa in 20 as 5-point 'dogs. LSU is the only team with two upset wins at Alabama in the Nick Saban era. Here are the biggest nuggets that stuck out to me while doing my research: These little 'bytes,' as I call them, are just nuggets that give you some entertaining talking points to pull from as you watch the football festivities with friends and family or banter with your co-workers at the water cooler. Now it's time to have some fun with my 'Bear Bytes.'
