Unbeaten Missouri hosts red-hot Alabama in perhaps the SEC’s most interesting game of Week 7, one that kicks off at 11 Central on ABC. Topics include:

• Alabama knocked off Georgia and Vanderbilt by playing keep-away from their opponents, out-snapping those teams 77-53 and 67-55, respectively. The Crimson Tide have turned it over just once all season.

• However, Missouri out-snaps opponents 80-50 on average, out-scores opponents 45.2-14.6 and is winning in total offense by an average of 548-198.

• Missouri quarterback Beau Pribula is a talented runner; Alabama had issues with Florida State’s mobile Thomas Castellanos but did a good job of containing Diego Pavia last week.

• Alabama quarterback Ty Simpson is looking like a Heisman-Trophy candidate.

• Both teams have fantastic receiving duos in Germie Bernard and Ryan WIlliams (Alabama) and Marquis Johnson and Kevin Coleman Jr.

• Each team also feels great about its top running back. Missouri’s Ahmad Hardy leads the country in rushing, while Alabama is much more potent with the return of Jam Miller.

• Alabama is battle-tested, with wins at Georgia and at home against Vanderbilt, while Missouri’s top two wins are against Kansas and South Carolina, both in Columbia.

• The Crimson Tide’s defense is also improving, with a tremendous shutout performance in the second half against Vanderbilt.

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