No. 1 Alabama (5-0) and No. 24 Texas AM (3-2) return from a bye week and meet in a key SEC West matchup on Saturday at Kyle Field in College Station, Texas.The Crimson Tide are heavy favorites again, and with Tua Tagovailoa (23 touchdowns, 0 INTs) playing even better than last season with a group of fantastic receivers that's hard to argue against. The Aggies, meanwhile, are trying to avoid a third lo s against a brutal schedule that won't get any easier in the second half of the season. This is another chance for Kellen Mond (10 touchdowns, four interception) to shine.The teacher-student coaching matchup between Nick Saban and Jimbo Fisher will get some attention too Robert Hunt Men Jersey , but it's on Texas AM to use the home spotlight to make this a game. With that in mind, here's everything you need for Saturday's matchup between the Crimson Tide and Aggies:MORE: Alabama vs. Texas AM oddsSpread: Alabama -17Point total: 61Moneyline: Alabama is a 17-point favorite, according to odds at , and 55 percent of the wagering has come in favor of the Crimson Tide at this point Deion Sanders Women Jersey .Alabama vs. Texas AM all-time seriesAlabama leads the all-time series 9-2, and that includes a 4-0 record at Kyle Field. The Crimson Tide are 6-1 in matchups when both teams are ranked.WEEK 7 PICKS: | Three trends to know Johnny Manziel led Texas AM to a 29-24 victory against Alabama in 2012. The Crimson Tide have won the last six meetings by an average of 22.2 points per game. Alabama has won the last three meetings at Kyle Field by an average of 11 points per game. The Crimson Tide is 3-2 against the spread in road games since Tagovailoa took over as the starter. The Jerome Baker Men Jersey Aggies are 3-2 against the spread as an underdog under Fisher, and that includes a 1-0 record at home. That game, of course, was a 28-26 lo s against Clemson last season. Can Texas AM push Alabama to the limit in the same fashion?MORE: Three things to watchTexas AM's pa s defenseThe Aggies have been good against the pa s this season with a unit that allows just 191.4 yards per game while allowing just five touchdowns and pulling down six interceptions. Tagovailoa was 22 of 30 for 387 yards and four touchdowns in last year's meeting. If it's that easy again, then this game won't be close in the fourth quarter.Alabama's distributionThe key to last year's victory was Tagovailoa had four different receivers with at least 50 yards. Three of those players Jerry Jeudy, DeVonta Smith and Henry Ruggs III are back, and they've combined for 1,386 yards and 18 touchdowns this season. Jaylen Waddle also must be accounted for, too. Mike Ditka Youth Jersey The Aggies have also been good against the run (108.4 ypg), but they'll have to be even better to force Alabama into third-and-long situations.Kellen MondMond needs to be a factor in the running game. He's 55 of 91 for 571 yards in the lo ses to Clemson and Auburn, an average of 6.3 yards per attempt. That won't be good enough against Alabama. He had one rushing yard against Clemson and 26 yards against Auburn, defenses that did a good job of limiting Texas AM's chunk plays. If Mond wants to get into Manziel mode against Alabama, then he'll have to scramble and make some improvisational plays along the way.Stat that mattersRed-zone offense and defense is big in this game. Alabama is converting 90 percent of its red-zone trips into points, includes 15 touchdowns in 20 attempts. Texas AM has 15 touchdowns in 26 red zone trips, and adding seven field goals. Alabama has allowed just 11 red-zone attempts, while Texas AM is at 12. Both teams need to make those opportunities count.MORE: Alabama vs. Texas AM predictionTexas AM will pull out all the stops for this one, and the key will be keeping it reasonable at halftime. The Aggies trailed Clemson 14-3 last year before making it interesting in the second half. On the other hand, they trailed Alabama 31-13. It's about not getting buried by the Tagovailoa onslaught. We'll see what Texas A Alvin Kamara Youth Jersey M learned from last year, but ultimately the Crimson Tide's arsenal of receivers is too much to handle.Alabama 42, Texas AM 20