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Alabama and Michigan do battle in the College Football Playoff semifinal on Sunday and new users can unlock up to $1,550 in welcome bonuses for the Rose Bowl with our exclusive BetMGM bonus code ALBONUS50.

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A season of upheaval and scrutiny ended pretty well for Michigan, who finished 13-0 after cheating allegations and multiple suspensions of coach Jim Harbaugh to earn the No. 1 seed in the College Football Playoff.

Now, Harbaugh’s Wolverines prepare for a CFP semifinal against fellow heavyweight coach Nick Saban and his SEC champion Alabama team, who are riding high after defeating champion Georgia to earn the No. 4 seed.

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While Michigan went a perfect undefeated 13-0, Alabama rallied from a Week 2 defeat to Texas to put together 11 straight wins for the remainder of the regular season, culminating in back-to-back three-point wins over intra-state rival Auburn and No. 4 seed Georgia as they sealed the SEC title. That latter win was particularly significant, as it’s something no other team has done over the past three seasons.

Meanwhile, Michigan also finished with a big win, beating arch-rival Ohio State and then defeating Iowa to secure the Big Ten championship.

However, Harbaugh has a nasty record in bowl games, having lost six straight, including a 2019 defeat to a Crimson Tide team boasting the likes of Mac Jones, Najee Harris, and DeVonta Smith.

This is a clash of the titans, make no mistake about that. Alabama has the No. 2 defense in the SEC (18.4 points per game), while Michigan ranks first in the country in average points allowed per game (9.5) and second in yards allowed per game (239.7). The Wolverines defense, which also has given up the fewest passing touchdowns this season (seven) and has racked up 16 interceptions, will be the biggest test of Jalen Milroe’s season.

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