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Alabama quarterback AJ McCarron (10) scrambles with the possibly game-winning TD in front of him but is two yards short during the second half of the Alabama vs Texas A&M NCAA football game, Saturday, November 10, 2012, in Tuscaloosa, Ala. (Vasha Hunt/vhunt@al.com)

-- Alabama will be on Texas A&M's home field when it looks to avenge its only loss in 2012, but the Crimson Tide will be the betting favorite to win the September showdown.

the Golden Nugget sports book in Las Vegas will list Alabama as a six-point favorite over the Aggies when it reveals its spreads for more than 200 college football games Friday. That's a familiar spot for Alabama, which has been the betting favorite in every game since the 2009 SEC Championship against Florida.

When No. 1 Alabama hosted No. 15 Texas A&M on Nov. 10, 2012, the Crimson Tide was listed as a 13.5-point favorite. The Aggies raced out to a 20-point lead and ultimately stunned Alabama, 29-24.

Alabama hasn't been less than a seven-point favorite since the 2012 BCS National Championship against LSU.

The Crimson Tide will be a 17-point favorite when it opens the season against Virginia Tech in Atlanta, according to "The Linesmakers." That's

than what one sports book had early last month.

At this point of the offseason, Alabama is listed an 11.5-point favorite over LSU for the teams' Nov. 9 matchup at Bryant-Denny Stadium. If it holds, that would be the largest spread on either side since Alabama was an 18-point underdog in 2006.

Alabama was a seven-point favorite for last year's game. It didn't cover, but it escaped with arguably its most dramatic victory of the year in the 21-17 thriller.

to see the other lines that were revealed to "The Linesmakers."