Alabama Crimson Tide vs Florida State Seminoles Prediction, 8/30/2025 College Football Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Alabama Crimson Tide vs Florida State Seminoles

Date: Saturday, August 30, 2025

Location: Doak Campbell Stadium in Tallahassee, FL

TV: ESPN/ESPN+

Odds/Point Spread: Seminoles (+13.5)

Total/Over-Under: 50.5

The Alabama Crimson Tide (9-4 last season) are traveling to Doak Campbell Stadium on Saturday, August 30, 2025 where they will attempt to beat the Florida State Seminoles (2-10 last year). Alabama opens this matchup as 13.5-point underdogs. The total has been set at 50.5.

The Alabama Crimson Tide wrapped up their year having a 9-4 record. The last time they stepped onto the field, the Crimson Tide stepped onto the field against the Michigan Wolverines and ended up losing by a score of 19-13. In the running game, the Crimson Tide gave up 115 yds on 51 attempts, which averages out to 2.3 yards per run allowed. Alabama surrendered 11 completions on 15 attempts for 75 yards, and a completion rate of 73.3%. In all, they ran 62 plays which gave them 260 yds. The Alabama Crimson Tide ended up running the ball 29 times and totaled 68 yds, which is an average of 2.3 yards per attempt.

The Crimson Tide earned 5,333 total yards for the prior campaign. Alabama amassed 17 touchdowns via the pass and 42 rushing touchdowns. They surrendered the ball 21 different times. Alabama totaled 270 1st downs as an offense, and they were flagged for 95 infractions for 898 yds. As a unit they maintained an average of 173.8 yards rushing, which had them sitting 47th in the country. When talking about scoring points, the Alabama Crimson Tide were sitting at 33.8 points per contest.

Concerning passing yardage, the Crimson Tide conceded 2,369 yds which ranked them 22nd in the nation. In their 13 games played, they gave up 182.2 yards per game via the pass and allowed a completion percentage of 59.9%. They relinquished 320.1 yards/outing putting them at 21st in college football. They gave up 13 touchdowns through the air as well as 10 rushing touchdowns. They allowed 3.7 yards per tote and 137.8 rushing yards per contest throughout last year. During the season, they conceded 1,791 yards on the ground in 13 games. The Crimson Tide ranked 10th in college football when it comes to the opposition scoring, giving up 17.4 points per contest.

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The Seminoles wrapped up their season having a 2-10 record. When they last played, the Seminoles took a loss by a final score of 31-11 against the Florida Gators. The Seminoles finished the game with a total of 239 yards while running 72 plays (3.3 yards per play). Florida State ran for 2.3 yds per attempt, finishing the game with 99 yds on 44 carries. Florida State conceded 38 attempts on the ground for 235 yards (6.2 yds per carry). The Seminoles pass defense gave up a completion rate of 63.6%, relinquishing 133 yds on 14 out of 22 passing.

The Florida State Seminoles had an average of 270.3 yards/game, which had them sitting 132nd in the nation. The Florida State offense compiled 575 yds of penalties on 67 infractions, which ranked 97th in Division 1 in terms of helping out the opposition. They held an average of 89.9 yards via the ground game and rushed for 1,079 yards for the season. They threw 13 interceptions while letting opponents recover 10 fumbles and they tallied 182 1st downs. In relation to how much they scored, the Seminoles earned a ranking of 131st in Division 1 with a maintained average of 15.4 points per contest. For the prior season, the Seminoles had a total of 2,164 passing yards as well as averaging 180.3 throwing yards per contest, ranking them 116th in the nation.

Florida State gave up a total of 2,216 yards via the ground game (184.7 yards/game) and 22 touchdowns via the rush over the course of last year. They allowed the opposition 16 touchdowns through the air and 201.3 yards per game, which had them in 41st in college football. Their defense tallied 2 fumbles recovered and 4 interceptions last season. The Seminoles defense took the field for 803 plays, which ranked them 34th in the nation. The Seminoles relinquished 28.0 PPG, which had them in 87th in D-1. In total, they relinquished 336 total points.

Who will win tonight's Crimson Tide/Seminoles college football game against the spread?

Tony's Pick: Take the Crimson Tide -13.5

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