The No. 1 Alabama Crimson Tide (-13) are coming into the SEC Championship Game as heavy favorites against the No. 4 Georgia Bulldogs. Fans can catch the action live on CBS and the opening kickoff is scheduled for 4:00 p.m. ET.
Betting Preview: Alabama Crimson Tide at Georgia Bulldogs
In this Saturday Southeastern game, Alabama is tabbed as the big favorite and is currently giving up 13 points. The Crimson Tide are also receiving -550 moneyline odds while the Bulldogs are +375. There will probably be some good live betting opportunities in this showdown, and oddsmakers have determined the over/under (O/U) to be 63 points.
The Crimson Tide are 8-4 against the spread (ATS) and have recorded 1.0 unit so far. The team’s recorded an Over-Under mark of 8-4.
The Bulldogs are up 3.3 units for moneyline bettors this season. They’re 7-4-1 ATS and have an O/U record of 6-5.
The Crimson Tide are 12-0 straight up (SU), including 8-0 SU against conference opponents. The Bulldogs are 11-1 SU overall and are also 7-1 SU in conference play.
The Crimson Tide are hoping to remain unbeaten after a 52-21 win over Auburn last week. The passing game was sharp as Tua Tagovailoa completed 25-of-32 passes for 324 yards and five touchdowns. Damien Harris (41 yards on nine rush attempts) led the ground attack while Henry Ruggs III (five receptions, 62 yards, two TDs) and Jerry Jeudy (five catches, 77 yards, one TD) manned the receiving duties in the win.
Georgia enter this one having just earned a 45-21 win over Georgia Tech. Jake Fromm completed 13-of-16 passes for 175 yards and four touchdowns. D’Andre Swift (105 rushing yards on 14 attempts, one TD) and Elijah Holyfield (79 yards on nine carries, one TD) mounted the running game as Isaac Nauta (four receptions, 36 yards) and Terry Godwin (two catches, 30 yards) led the receiving attack in the win.
Alabama has run the ball on 57.7 percent of its offensive possessions this year while Georgia has a rush percentage of 63.8 percent. The Crimson Tide have run for 205.9 yards per game (including 189.1 per game versus Southeastern opponents) and have 28 touchdowns on the ground this year. The Dawgs are averaging 259.8 rushing yards per game (232.8 in conference) and have 29 total rush TDs.
The Tide offensive scheme has tallied 332.1 yards/game through the air overall (332.0 per game versus conference opposition) and has 44 passing scores so far. The Dawgs have put up 221.0 pass yards per contest (221 in the SEC) and have 28 total pass TDs.
Alabama has let opponents run for an average of 114.0 yards and pass for 168.2 yards per game. The Georgia defense has allowed 175.1 yards per game to opposing passers and 128.4 yards per game to opposing runners. The Tide are allowing an adjusted net yards per pass attempt (ANY/A) of only 3.61 to opposing QBs, while the Dawgs have given up a 5.07 ANY/A.
Offensively, Tagovailoa has put up 2,849 passing yards on the year, and has completed 69 percent of his 247 attempts with 33 scores through the air and only two interceptions. He’s got a sparkling 13.06 adjusted net yards per pass attempt overall, although that number is 14.80 over the last two outings.
In the other huddle, Jake Fromm has completed 156-of-228 passes for 2,130 yards, 23 TDs and five INTs. Fromm’s ANY/A sits at 9.57 for the season and 18.14 over his past two outings.
When these two squads met last year, Alabama knocked Georgia off by a field goal 26-23.
Alabama Crimson Tide at Georgia Bulldogs Free NCAA Betting Tip
SU Winner: Alabama, ATS Winner: Alabama, O/U: Over
Team Betting Notes
- The O/U for Alabama’s last game was set at 53. The over cashed in the team’s 52-21 victory over Auburn.
- As a team, Alabama has averaged 4.8 yards per carry over its last three games and 6.4 over its last two.
- Georgia has averaged 7.6 yards per carry over its last three outings and 8.2 over its last two.
- Both teams have lost seven fumbles this year.
- In its last three matchups, Alabama is 2-1 ATS and the over cashed in two of those three.
- The Over/Under for Georgia’s last outing going into it was 60.5. The over cashed in the team’s 45-21 victory over Georgia Tech.
- Over its last three games, Georgia is 2-1 ATS and the over cashed in two of those three.
- The Crimson Tide offense has registered 22 pass plays of 40 yards or more, while the Bulldogs have accounted for 10 such plays.
- The Alabama defense has allowed three pass plays of 40 yards or more, while Georgia has given up five such plays.
- The Alabama offense has created 18 rushing plays of 20+ yards, while Georgia has created 34 such runs.
- The Crimson Tide defense has allowed 13 rushing plays of 20 yards or more, while the Bulldogs have given up six such runs.
- The Alabama defense has twice as many sacks as Georgia this year (40 to 20).
