Georgia Bulldogs at Alabama Crimson Tide SEC Championship Preview

The top-ranked Georgia Bulldogs will travel to Saturday afternoon to take on the third-ranked Alabama Crimson Tide in Mercedes-Benz Stadium in the SEC Championship Game. The Bulldogs are a perfect 12-0 (8-0) and are coming off a road win over the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets 45-0. Senior quarterback Stetson Bennett went 14-of-20 for 255 yards with four touchdowns. The Crimson Tide are currently 11-1 (7-1) thus far and are in a six-game winning streak after defeating the Auburn Tigers on the road 24-22 in a quadruple-overtime win. Sophomore quarterback Bryce Young went 25-of-51 for 317 yards with two touchdowns and an interception.   

White on the Ground

Junior running back Zamir White has been playing very well for the Georgia Bulldogs as he has 128 rushing attempts for 691 yards (5.4 yards per carry) with ten rushing touchdowns and five receptions for 48 yards (9.6 yards per catch). In his last game against Georgia Tech, White finished with six carries for 34 yards (5.7 yards per rushing attempt) and a 15-yard catch.

The Georgia Bulldogs have been an all-time great defensive team this season as they are giving up 6.9 points per game this season. In their previous game against the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets, Georgia allowed zero points on 166 total yards of offense (68 passing, 98 rushing). The Yellow Jackets did not move the ball well as they went 5-of-14 on third-down attempts and failed to convert on their two fourth-down attempts. The rushing attack did not do great against Georgia as they are giving up 2.8 rushing yards per attempt. 

J-Will for Six

The Alabama Crimson Tide have been doing well in the passing game with junior wide receiver Jameson Williams. So far this season, he has 61 catches on 1,261 yards (20.7 yards per reception), with 13 receiving touchdowns and two rushing attempts on five yards (2.5 yards per carry). In his last game against Auburn, Williams finished with a pair of receptions on 43 yards (21.5 yards per catch). 

The Alabama Crimson Tide have been doing a solid job on the defensive side of the field as they are allowing 19.9 points per game. In their previous game against the Auburn Tigers, Alabama gave up 22 points on 159 total yards of offense (137 passing, 22 rushing). The Tigers struggled to run the ball as they averaged 0.6 rushing yards per attempt. The Crimson Tide forced some stops to kill drives as Auburn went 5-of-18 on third-down attempts. 

Who to Bet

Looking at the top sportsbooks across the country, the Georgia Bulldogs are currently favored by a full possession in this game. These defenses are elite, so the under is the best bet as the Crimson Tide are allowing 19.6 points in their previous five games while the Bulldogs are giving up 7.4 points per game in that same stretch of games. The Bulldogs will control the time of possession as they are built to run the football extremely well. The Bulldogs are 8-4 against the spread this season, while the Crimson Tide are an average of 6-6 against the spread. All in all, go with the Georgia Bulldogs to win by more than one full possession in this game.