The 2024 edition of the Iron Bowl kicks off this weekend as Alabama welcomes Auburn in arguably college football’s most hotly-contested rivalry. Here’s the latest prediction for the matchup from an expert analytical football model that simulates games.

Week 13 may have been the final nail in Alabama's College Football Playoff coffin. While ESPN's FPI give the Crimson Tide a 37.7-percent chance to make the play

The Southeastern Conference’s losses were almost everyone else’s gain in the College Football Playoff rankings, with SMU nudging its way into the top 12 and Indiana staying in the mix at No. 10 despite a lopsided loss of its own.