T.M. Selection: Georgia.

I like Georgia to cover the spread against Alabama in this game. Georgia has been the best team in the country for most of the year and they are by far the best team. Their defense has looked great all year and they have the best defense in the country by a mile. They recorded shutouts in 3 different games this year and they only gave up 83 points all year through 12 games. That is averaging less than 1 TD given up per game all year. It is not just their defense that's good though, their offense has looked really good lately too. They have put up 40+ points in all of their previous 3 games. They also finished as the only undefeated team in the SEC this year. Alabama lost 1 game all year against Texas A&M early in the year and they went on a big run after that but they have looked shaky in a lot of their games despite getting the wins. Their previous 2 games were cutting it really close. They beat Arkansas at home by just a touchdown but they struggled to pull away in that game the entire time. Their most recent game was even worse though, they beat Auburn by 2 points in OT and they were losing by a touchdown in the last 2 minutes of that game before coming back with seconds left. It is clear to me that this is not the same Alabama team from past years that dominates every team they play. I think that Georgia is that team this year, their offense can put up a lot of points on you and their defense will not let you score at all. I think Alabama is going to struggle to put up points on this great defense since they have been struggling against worse teams as of late. I like Georgia to cover the spread here.

T.M. Prediction: 31-14 Georgia.