3% Alabama (+1) over Georgia — 

We look forward to this game every time it happens, two of the best teams in the country face off again, but the series has actually been pretty one-sided. 

Alabama may be without Saban now, but their team has looked good and they have won 8 of the L9 meetings between the 2 teams dating back to 2008. 

There are a lot of similarities between these two teams this season, both are ranked near the top, both have top-level defenses, but Alabama has looked noticeably more impressive on the offensive side of the ball. They are putting up nearly 50 PPG vs. FBS opponents, and are putting up 112 more YPG vs. FBS opponents than Georgia. 

Even though Georgia’s defense has been significantly better (statistically), the one advantage that leans even more towards the Crimson Tide is the fact that they have been noticeably better against the pass than they have against the run. Bama has held their FBS opponents under 116 passing YPG, while they have struggle a little more against the run. Yet Georgia has accumulated nearly 62% of their yards this season through the air. 

Bama has the offense and the secondary to take Georgia down for the 9th time in the L10 meetings on Saturday.