EDITORIAL BY GRAYDON FOX

Overview:

On Saturday, December 1^st, the (12-0) Alabama Crimson Tide will take on the (11-1) Georgia Bulldogs in the SEC Championship Game.

The Crowd:

The Crowd projects a final score of Alabama 36.8 – Georgia 26.6 with an over/under of 63.4.

Lou Holtz and Mark May:

Lou is predicting a final score of Alabama 40 – Georgia 24.

Mark is predicting a final score of Alabama 38 – Georgia 24.

2018-19 Statistics (130 total teams):

Passing offense: Alabama 332.1 YPG (6^th) > Georgia 221.0 YPG (73^rd)

Rushing offense: Georgia 259.8 YPG (11^th) > Alabama 205.9 YPG (32^nd)

Scoring offense: Alabama 49.0 PPG (2^nd) > Georgia 40.1 PPG (13^th)

Scoring defense: Alabama 13.8 PPG (3^rd) > Georgia 17.2 PPG (10^th)

Passing defense: Alabama 168.2 YPG (10^th) > Georgia 182.7 YPG (19^th)

Rushing defense: Alabama 114.0 YPG (15^th) > Georgia 128.4 YPG (27^th)

Turnover Margin Per Game: Alabama +0.9 (6^th) > Georgia +0.3 (36^th)

Strength of Schedule:

Alabama is a perfect (12-0) with victories over Auburn, Louisville, Arkansas State, Ole Miss, #22 Texas A&M, Louisiana, Arkansas, Missouri, Tennessee, #3 LSU, #16 Mississippi State, and The Citadel.

Georgia is (11-1) with victories over Austin Peay, #24 South Carolina, Middle Tennessee, Missouri, Tennessee, Vanderbilt, #9 Florida, #9 Kentucky, #24 Auburn, Georgia Tech, and UMass.  Their lone defeat was a 36-16 road loss to #13 LSU in week seven.

Betting Trends: 

-Alabama is 8-3 against the spread this season while Georgia is 7-4.

-Both Alabama and Georgia are 7-4 against the over/under this season.

Bottom Line

In a rematch of last year’s College Football Final, these two titans of the sport clash once again.  Containing D’Andre Swift and Elijah Holyfield will be the key to this one as Georgia’s passing game is not quite as prolific as last season.  Alabama has their own three headed monster at running back and their offensive balance is unparalleled.  Heisman favorite Tua Tagovailoa and his plethora of weapons will be too much even for an excellent Georgia defense.

Alabama wins 35-21

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