Over/Under

If you’re expecting a low scoring battle today, you may want to think about that.

The ‘over’ is on a 7-0-1 run for Alabama to improve to 9-2-1 overall. The ‘over’ is 4-1 for the Crimson Tide in its games that have had totals in the 50s. Saban’s squad had combined scores of 76, 70, 70 and 54 points before last week’s 51 combined points vs. Auburn that would not have been enough points to get ‘over’ Saturday’s 53 to 54.5-point total.

Alabama is 18th in the nation in scoring with its 35.8 points-per-game average, while Georgia is ranked eighth with its 39.6 PPG average. The Bulldogs are sixth nationally in total yards and eighth in passing yards.

The ‘over’ has hit at a 6-3 clip for UGA in its last nine games despite a 3-1 run for the ‘under’ in its last four contests. But remember, Bowers didn’t play in a 30-21 home win over Missouri and a 31-23 win at Ga. Tech (both contests went ‘under’). Furthermore, McConkey didn’t play against the Yellow Jackets or the lopsided victory at Tennessee (another ‘under’).

The ‘over’ is 6-2-1 in the last nine head-to-head meetings between these bitter rivals. In the last three SEC Championship Game showdowns between these programs, we’ve had combined scores of 65, 63 and 60 points.

The over currently sits at 55.5.