Week 6 of college football features a historic SEC showdown as No. 2 Georgia visits No. 6 Alabama, marking only the second time in over 130 years such a meeting has occurred with both teams unbeaten. Alabama enters at 5-0, while Georgia sits at 5-0, with both teams representing the SEC's last undefeated squads alongside 4-0 Texas. Alabama holds a five-game regular season winning streak in the series, though Georgia's last victory came in Tuscaloosa in 2007.
ESPN Stats & Info notes that in the past 15 seasons, home teams are 28-4 in non-neutral games between FBS teams 5-0 or better. Saturday's matchup sees Alabama favored at -2.5, with a money line of Alabama (-122) and Georgia (+102). The total opened at 55.5 but has dropped to 52.5.
Georgia's defense has been stout, allowing just 13.4 points per game, though five of those touchdowns came in the fourth quarter after building leads. Alabama's offense features quarterback Keelon Russell averaging 10.7 yards per attempt, but the line has struggled, surrendering 11 sacks in five games against weaker fronts. The prediction leans toward the UNDER 52.5.
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