Alabama vs. Vanderbilt football preview, prediction

Alabama and Vanderbilt are playing each other in college football's Week 4 on Saturday. Alabama is the favorite at 3-0. Vanderbilt is 3 and has already surpassed its win total from last season.

Vanderbilt's offensive line has performed well so far, allowing just 2 sacks on the year. Will Sheppard is Vanderbilt's top target, catching 23 passes for 7 of the team's 12 rec TDs. Alabama's defense is the best in the SEC and the 7th nationally, but it's not fast enough to match up with Vandy's designed quarterback runs.

Alabama leads the nation with 89 non-offensive TDs under Nick Saban. Alabama has scored 30-plus points in 51 of its last 59 games and 40-or-more in 42 of last 5. Vandy has a takeaway in 13 straight games, the SEC's longest streak. Will Sheppard leads FBS with 7 rec TDs.

Vanderbilt and Alabama are going to meet in the game. Alabama hasn't played well on offense recently. Vanderbilt has been doing better on the offensive side.