Leave it to Las Vegas to put into perspective the burgeoning chasm between the LSU and Alabama football programs.
LSU is a 21-point underdog to Alabama on Saturday.
It's been almost a quarter of a century since the Tigers were a three-touchdown underdog in the series. In 1993, the Tigers were 24-point underdogs and upset the No. 5 Crimson Tide 17-14.
But Nick Saban wasn't coaching that Tide team. Gene Stallings was. And Stallings is no Saban.
The difference between the Alabama and LSU programs boils down to one factor: Saban.