CFB Week 6 betting cheat sheet - Bettors backing Alabama no matter the quarterback

Bettors do not seem to care whether the nation's top-ranked team will have its starting quarterback and reigning Heisman Trophy winner for Saturday's game.

No. 1 Alabama Crimson Tide star Bryce Young is a game-time decision with a shoulder injury, as Bama (-24) hosts Texas A&M, which has already ruled out its own starting QB, Max Johnson. This SEC tilt is expected to rank among the college games with the most money wagered on it, and the Tide are drawing around 85% of the action.

«The public just believes in Alabama regardless [of Young's status]. As Metallica said, it's sad but true,» Caesars vice president of trading Craig Mucklow told ESPN. «When you bet Bama blind, you are always a runner [and have a good chance].»

Mucklow is just one member of his trading team that thoroughly tracks injuries, and that's consistent with all operators. Collectively, sportsbooks opt to postgame lines throughout the week rather than wait for a key player's official status. «Why not? We know just as much as the bettors at this time. Our team just reads between the lines and makes a judgment call,» Mucklow said.

Alabama isn't the only school with QB uncertainty this weekend. Both Oklahoma and Texas began their rivalry week without knowledge of who will start. On Thursday, Quinn Ewers received clearance for the Longhorns but the Sooners have not yet announced the official status of Dillon Gabriel.

No. 13 Kentucky's Will Levis is listed as questionable with a leg injury, as the Wildcats are favored by six points at home against South Carolina. This point spread opened at 10 but crashed on Wednesday, once injury news surfaced and ignited a race to the betting window.

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