The biggest college football clash of the month unfolds on Saturday night at Bryant-Denny Stadium, as the Alabama Crimson Tide host the Georgia Bulldogs.
The pregame narrative: No. 4 Alabama was a playoff team last year, while No. 2 Georgia won the national championship in both of the seasons before that. This game is a massive one, and I think the Crimson Tide will cover as rare home underdogs.
Check out my top Georgia vs. Alabama best bet for this ranked Week 5 matchup.
Georgia vs. Alabama best bet
| UGA vs. Bama Week 5 best bet | Odds |
| Alabama +2.5 | -125 |
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Best Bet: Alabama +2.5 (-125)
Did you know that the last time Alabama was a home underdog was 2007? That’s the year its standout freshman receiver, Ryan Williams, was born.
It’s a rare sight and I think Bama will remind us why on Saturday.
The Tide have scored 40-plus points in all three of their games so far, which is nice to see even against lesser opponents. In Georgia’s most recent game, the Dawgs scraped by with a 13-12 win over unranked Kentucky.
Alabama won last year’s SEC championship game over Georgia, 27-24, as 5.5-point underdogs. Both teams have the same quarterbacks now as they did then, but with a lot of departures at other skill positions.
Brock Bowers and Ladd McConkey left a huge hole in the Bulldogs’ offence, and I’m not confident that the current Georgia outfit can win by a comfortable margin in Tuscaloosa.
Key stat: Alabama has won eight of its past nine matchups against Georgia.
Picks made at 12:20 p.m. on 09/27/2024.
Jordan enjoys writing data-driven game previews and analysis articles — especially for MLB markets or NFL/NBA props. And as a proud Ohio University grad, he’ll always have a soft spot for college sports (especially if the Bobcats are involved). Previous stops include mlb.com, Sportsnet and The Athletic.