BOL staff predictions, bold prediction for Alabama football vs. MTSU

Alabama football is set to open its 2023 season on Saturday night with a Week 1 home matchup against Middle Tennessee State. As things sit, VegasInsider has the Crimson Tide as a 39.5-point home favorite, which is obviously a clear indicator that those setting the lines believe Alabama will once again start the year 1-0 under coach Nick Saban. Below, the BamaOnLine entire staff give our best guess on score predictions to go along with a brief look at our reasoning. There's also a bold prediction for this Saturday’s game that will follow all the score predictions, so read along and then give us your predictions.