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Alabama’s history as an underdog under Nick Saban may be ominous sign for Georgia in Atlanta

Keith Farner

By Keith Farner

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Alabama is hardly ever an underdog, but when it is under Nick Saban, the Crimson Tide typically come out on top.

Georgia is a 6.5-point favorite this week in the SEC Championship against Alabama, which snaps a 92-game streak of Alabama being the favorite. Ironically, Georgia in 2015 was the last opponent to face Alabama as the favorite. But Brett McMurphy of the Action Network reported that Alabama has won 4 of the previous 5 games as an underdog under Saban.

Both Saban and Kirby Smart have dismissed historical references as having an impact on Saturday’s game. Georgia has lost 6 consecutive games against Alabama entering the SEC championship game in Atlanta. That includes 3 games played in Atlanta, including the SEC championship games in 2018 and 2012 and the national championship game following the 2017 season.

 

 

Keith Farner

A former newspaper veteran, Keith Farner is a news manager for Saturday Down South.

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