ARLINGTON, TX - DECEMBER 31: Head coach Nick Saban of the Alabama Crimson Tide celebrates with the trophy after defeating the Spartans 38 to 0 in the Goodyear Cotton Bowl at AT&T Stadium on December 31, 2015 in Arlington, Texas. (Photo by Ronald Martinez/Getty Images)

Despite recent string of losing, this team is actually favored to beat Alabama

Maybe they know something we don't know.

Vegas is an odd place (for more ways than one), and in its latest string of betting odds, actually has the defending national champion Alabama Crimson Tide as underdogs in a game.

According to VegasInsider.com, LSU is 7.5-point favorites over the Crimson Tide despite five consecutive losses, most recently a 30-16 drubbing in which standout running back Leonard Fournette ran for 31 yards on 19 carries.

The Tigers' last win came in 2011, in a sloppy 9-6 overtime win.

LSU hosts Alabama on Saturday, November 5.