4. Georgia (-2.5) at Alabama
Regardless of the outcome, Georgia and Alabama are both still likely to make the College Football Playoff. This game is still a mammoth clash with huge implications for a spot in the SEC Championship Game and a chance to earn one of the automatic byes. Someone has to be the underdog and in this case, it is the Alabama Crimson Tide. Kirby Smart’s Georgia Bulldogs travel to Tuscaloosa as 2.5-point favorites against Alabama. Alabama being an underdog at home is a rarity: the Crimson Tide have not been in this scenario since November of 2007 (they were 6.5 point dogs to LSU and lost 41-34). This is the beginning of a new era in this rivalry for SEC supremacy as Kalen DeBoer takes on Smart for the first time as the head coach in Tuscaloosa. Georgia looked awesome in the second half of the season opener against Clemson and then they overwhelmed a weak opponent but they were poor on offense and were fortunate to survive at Kentucky before a bye week. Jalen Milroe is comfortable at home and the Crimson Tide has athletes on defense who can match up with UGA’s skill players. Alabama getting points, especially at home, is a rarity and UGA knows they’ll need an “A” game to win.
