After 14 weeks of action, the dust has settled on another college football regular season. And once again, Alabama and Georgia are playing for the SEC Championship afterward. What a *shocking* development!
The Crimson Tide have reached the SEC title game 8 of the last 12 years. The Bulldogs are converting at an even higher clip, appearing in the conference championship for the 8th time in 9 campaigns. However, since 2017, Alabama has 4 SEC Championship wins to Georgia’s 3.
Kirby Smart’s record versus the Crimson Tide is well-known. The 2-time national champion is just 1-7 against Alabama. Three of those losses have come in SEC Championship games. On the other sideline, Kalen DeBoer is 2-0 when matching up with the Bulldogs as the Crimson Tide head coach. Without his 24-21 victory in Athens, Alabama would not be headed to Atlanta again and likely wouldn’t be in the College Football Playoff picture.
Per ESPN’s Football Power Index, the Crimson Tide have a 65.9% chance of reaching the CFP. That will change to 100% if they can defeat the Bulldogs a second time. A loss, though, could have them sweating out “Selection Sunday.” Fortunately for Alabama fans, FPI gives the Crimson Tide a 51.1% chance of beating Georgia, even though the Bulldogs opened as 1.5-point favorites on DraftKings Sportsbook.
The 2025 SEC Championship game will kick off at 4:00 p.m. E.T. (ABC) on Saturday, Dec. 6.
