No offense to Ole Miss but this week is more about Alabama football making itself better rather than beating an opponent. Ole Miss is not a terrible football team. It just is not a very good one.
Alabama football being a five-plus touchdown favorite is also not significant. Nick Saban rarely scores more than is necessary. Tua Tagovailoa would have more staggeringly impressive numbers if he played as much as most college football starters.
Never is covering a spread the goal for Alabama football. The goal under Nick Saban is always getting better – every practice rep, every play of every game.