SEC Championship: Georgia Bulldogs vs Alabama Crimson Tide

Crimson Tide and Bulldogs Battle for SEC Supremacy

The Georgia Bulldogs will be looking for revenge against the Alabama Crimson Tide Saturday afternoon in Atlanta. Both teams return to the spot where Alabama snatched the 2017 National Championship away from the Georgia Bulldogs in overtime. The SEC Championship Game should provide a lot of fireworks on both sides of the football.

TV: 4 p.m. ET, CBS.

LINE: Alabama -13; O/U: 63.5.

Top-ranked Alabama will undoubtedly be part of the four-team College Football Playoff. Fourth-ranked Georgia isn't a lock, as of now, as the two squads prepare for Saturday's SEC championship game at Atlanta. The Bulldogs can clinch a CFP spot by beating the Crimson Tide. A loss would almost ensure they are left out in the cold.

The two squads met in last season's national title game. Alabama prevailed 26-23 in overtime in what was the coming out party for Crimson Tide quarterback Tua Tagovailoa. The lefty came off the bench to throw three touchdown passes.

"He can sit in the pocket and make every throw," Georgia coach Kirby Smart said during a press conference. "He's very confident, and he's got a presence about him in the pocket. He doesn't fear rush; if he's got guys bearing down on him, he sidesteps and gets the ball out, and that's what makes him very special."

Alabama has been dominant all season. Head Coach Nick Saban is very wary of Smart and the Bulldogs. Smart used to be the Tide's defensive coordinator.

"Georgia is one of the most complete teams in the country," Saban said at a press conference. "I think Kirby's done a fantastic job there in terms of taking the players that were there and developing them in the style that he wants and doing a great job of recruiting to get new players to come and buy into their system. This is going to be the biggest challenge we've had to date."

The Dawgs are Ground Oriented and Bama Throws More than Usual

Alabama is 12-0 on the season and 8-0 in the SEC.

Tagovailoa has thrown a school-record 36 touchdown passes. He only has two interceptions on the season. The athletic lefty fuels an offense averaging 49 points per game.

Jerry Jeudy is enjoying a standout season with 56 receptions for 1,079 and 11 touchdowns. Fellow receiver DeVonta Smith has 27 receptions on the season. He will forever be remembered in Alabama lore for catching the game-winning 41-yard touchdown pass in the national championship game.

The Crimson Tide give up an average of 13.8 points per game. Nose guard Quinnen Williams leads the way and has recorded a team-leading 16 tackles for loss. and Defensive end Isaiah Buggs notching a team-best 9.5 sacks.

Georgia is 11-1 on the season and 7-1 in the conference.

Quarterback Jake Fromm was intercepted twice in last season's title game, but has been picked off just five times this season. He has passed for 2,236 yards and 24 touchdowns.

The attack that produces an average of 40.1 points per game and also relies on two standout running backs. D'Andre Swift has 962 yards and nine touchdowns. Elijah Holyfield has 896 yards and seven scores.

The defense allows an average of 17.2 points per game. Linebacker D'Andre Walker has a team-high 6.5 sacks. Safety Richard LeCounte has a team-leading 64 tackles to lead the way.

WR Mecole Hardman leads the SEC with a 21.8 average on punt returns. He has one touchdown. Hardman also averages 26.2 yards on kickoff returns.

PREDICTION: Georgia 37, Alabama 27

Recent Form

Name	Record	ATS	Offense	Defense	Diff	ATS Home	ATS Away	OU Record	OU Home	OU Away
Alabama	12-0	8-4	49.00	13.75	35.25	5-3	3-1	8-4	6-2	2-2
Georgia	11-1	7-5	40.08	17.17	22.91	5-3	2-2	7-5	3-5	4-0

Power Stats

Yards Per Point

Name	Offense	Defense	Differential
ALAB	10.98	20.52	-9.54
GEORGI	12	17.68	-5.68

Yards Per Pass

Name	Offense	Defense	Differential
ALAB	16.81	11.21	5.6
GEORGI	13.53	9.51	4.02

Yards Per Rush

Name	Offense	Defense	Differential
ALAB	5.34	3.30	2.04
GEORGI	6.26	3.96	2.3

Team Records

Alabama Crimson Tide

Name	Record	Home	Away	ATS	ATS Home	ATS Away	Offense	Defense	Diff
Overall	12-0	8-0	4-0	8-4	5-3	3-1	49.00	13.75	35.25
vs Conf	8-0	4-0	4-0	6-2	3-1	3-1	46.75	14.13	32.62
Last 3	3-0	3-0	0-0	2-1	2-1	0-0	42.00	12.67	29.33

Georgia Bulldogs

Name	Record	Home	Away	ATS	ATS Home	ATS Away	Offense	Defense	Diff
Overall	11-1	8-0	3-1	7-5	5-3	2-2	40.08	17.17	22.91
vs Conf	7-1	4-0	3-1	5-3	3-1	2-2	34.50	18.88	15.62
Last 3	3-0	3-0	0-0	2-1	2-1	0-0	46.00	19.33	26.67

Supergrid

Title	Stat	Rank	Stat	Rank
Away Team Overall Scoring vs Home Team Overall Defense	49.00	3	17.17	11
Home Team Overall Scoring vs Away Team Overall Defense	40.08	13	13.75	4

Head To Head Summary

Name	Record	ATS	OU	Score	Rush	YPR	PA	CP	PY	TY	TO +/-
Alabama	5-3	3-4-1	6-2	29.88	166.13	4.11	24.13	54.92	169.75	335.88	1.50
Georgia	3-5	4-3-1	6-2	22.63	130.13	3.48	33.50	51.49	210.75	340.88	2.88

Head To Head Detail

Date	Away	Home	Score	Line	Total	OU Result	ARY	APY	ATY	ATT	HRY	HPY	HTY	HTT	Away Team Attempts	Home Team Attempts	Away Team Completions	Home Team Completions
Jan 8, 2018	ALAB	GEORGI	26-23	184	187	371	1	133	232	365	2
Oct 3, 2015	ALAB	GEORGI	38-10	189	190	379	2	193	106	299	4
Dec 1, 2012	ALAB	GEORGI	32-28	350	162	512	2	113	281	394	1
Sep 27, 2008	ALAB	GEORGI	41-30	129	205	334	1	50	274	324	2
Sep 22, 2007	GEORGI	ALAB	26-23	153	224	377	2	164	185	349	1
Oct 4, 2003	ALAB	GEORGI	23-37	94	115	209	3	96	274	370	3
Oct 5, 2002	GEORGI	ALAB	27-25	161	224	385	3	109	197	306	2
Sep 30, 1995	ALAB	GEORGI	31-0	110	117	227	0	142	71	213	6

SEC Championship Betting Odds & Trends

Alabama Crimson Tide
Alabama is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games
Alabama is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 9 of Alabama's last 13 games
Alabama is 2-4-1 ATS in its last 7 games when playing Georgia
Alabama is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing Georgia
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Alabama's last 7 games when playing Georgia

Georgia Bulldogs
Georgia is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games
Georgia is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Georgia's last 6 games
Georgia is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing Alabama
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Georgia's last 7 games when playing Alabama

Team Last 5 Games

Alabama Crimson Tide

Date	Opponent	score	Result	line	ATS Result	offensive rush yards	offensive passing yards	offensive total yards	defensive rush yards	defensive passing yards	defensive total yards	turnovers	Location
Nov 24, 2018	AUBRN	52-21	W	-26/53	W/O	123	377	500	130	153	283	-1	H
Nov 17, 2018	CITADL	50-17	W	-53.5/62.5	L/O	190	371	561	275	0	275	1	H
Nov 10, 2018	MIS.ST	24-0	W	-22/50.5	W/U	142	163	305	44	125	169	1	H
Nov 3, 2018	LSU	29-0	W	-14/51.5	W/U	281	295	576	12	184	196	0	A
Oct 20, 2018	TENN	58-21	W	-29.5/57.5	W/O	218	327	545	31	227	258	0	A

Georgia Bulldogs

Date	Opponent	score	Result	line	ATS Result	offensive rush yards	offensive passing yards	offensive total yards	defensive rush yards	defensive passing yards	defensive total yards	turnovers	Location
Nov 24, 2018	GATECH	45-21	W	-17/60.5	W/O	285	162	447	128	91	219	1	H
Nov 17, 2018	MASS	66-27	W	-41.5/67	L/O	426	275	701	103	287	390	0	H
Nov 10, 2018	AUBRN	27-10	W	-13/52.5	W/U	303	213	516	102	172	274	1	H
Nov 3, 2018	KENTUC	34-17	W	-9.5/47.5	W/O	331	113	444	84	226	310	0	A
Oct 27, 2018	FLA	36-17	W	-7/52.5	W/O	189	240	429	170	105	275	-3	H

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