On Saturday afternoon, the top-ranked Georgia Bulldogs will travel to Mercedes-Benz Stadium to take on the third-ranked Alabama Crimson Tide in the SEC Championship Game. The Bulldogs are a perfect 12-0 (8-0) and are coming off a 45-0 road win over the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets. Senior quarterback Stetson Bennett finished 14-of-20 for 255 yards with four touchdowns. This season, the Crimson Tide are 11-1 (7-1) and are riding a six-game winning streak after defeating the Auburn Tigers on the road 24-22 in four overtimes. Sophomore quarterback Bryce Young went 25-of-51 for 317 yards with two touchdowns and an interception.
Georgia at Alabama Betting Analysis
On the Georgia Bulldogs side
Freshman tight end Brock Bowers has been playing exceptionally well this season as he has 37 receptions for 652 yards (17.6 yards per catch) with ten receiving touchdowns and three rushing attempts for 55 yards (18.3 yards per carry) with a rushing touchdown. In his last game against Georgia Tech, Bowers finished with three catches for 100 yards (33.3 yards per reception) with two touchdowns.
The strength of the Georgia Bulldogs has been their incredible defense, as they are giving up 6.9 points per game. In their previous game against the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets, Georgia allowed zero points on 166 total yards of offense (68 passing, 98 rushings). The Yellow Jackets converted on 5-of-14 on third down attempts and 0-of-2 on fourth down tries. The Bulldogs are dominating against the pass as they are allowing 4.3 passing yards per attempt.
On the Alabama Crimson Tide side
Senior running back Brian Robinson Jr has been doing well but is listed as questionable as he is dealing with a leg injury. So far this season, he has 207 rushing attempts for 1,016 yards (4.9 yards per carry) with 14 rushing touchdowns and 29 catches for 252 yards (8.7 yards per reception) with two receiving touchdowns. In his last game against Auburn, he had 16 carries for 71 yards (4.4 yards per attempt) and three receptions for 29 yards (9.7 yards per catch).
The Alabama Crimson Tide have been doing a solid job as they are allowing 19.9 points per game this season. In their previous game against the Auburn Tigers, Alabama gave up 22 points on 159 total yards of offense (137 passing, 22 rushings). The Crimson Tide dominated against the run as they gave up 0.6 rushing yards per attempt. Alabama also was a pretty good team of forcing the special teams unit on the field as Auburn went 5-of-18 on third-down opportunities.
Bulldogs at Crimson Tide Prediction
According to the top sportsbooks in the entire United States, the Georgia Bulldogs are currently a touchdown favorite against the Alabama Crimson Tide. The Bulldogs are 8-4 against the spread this season, while the Crimson Tide are just 6-6 against the spread. Alabama is scoring 36.3 points per game in their previous four outings, while Georgia averages 46.3 points in that same stretch. All in all, go with the better program this season to cover a touchdown spread on the road.