Here’s what you need to watch for as Alabama and Auburn square off in the 2024 edition of the Iron Bowl, one of college football’s greatest rivalries, with our updated prediction for the game. Alabama appears to have played itself out of College Football Playoff consideration after a shocking 24-3 loss at unranked Oklahoma last week that raises questions about the state of the program under first-year head coach Kalen DeBoer.

SportsLine's model just revealed its college football picks for Alabama Crimson Tide vs. Auburn Tigers in the Iron Bowl 2024

That's particularly true in rivalry games against the Auburn Tigers. On Saturday morning's College GameDay show, while making picks for the "Iron Bowl" against Auburn, when it finally became Saban's turn to pick who he thought was going to win, the coach had a perfect 5-word answer cued up and ready.