4. Georgia vs Alabama & Utah vs Oregon
LINE Georgia -6.5, Utah -3
MONEY LINE PICK Alabama +210, Oregon +115
I don’t care if it’s Alabama vs a pack of shoppers on Black Friday at 7 am with the promise of 10% off something tasteful, if you’re letting me have Saban and points … thank you.
It’s in my DNA at this point. You can’t go wrong picking Alabama.
(BTW, as I explained to a few people on Twitter, yes, the game preview pick is Georgia, but I took Bama in the Experts Picks – we almost always go with the majority on the monster game straight up calls.)
I know Stetson Bennett has improved, and I know he might make me look foolish/ He’s a great story and – as a human; although not a functional one at this point in the season – I’d love to see him carry this team to a national championship, just because.
There’s still a three interception day in there just waiting to come out, and the third-best pass rush in the nation is good enough to make it happen.
Not to go cornball here, but to know this Tide program is to know how much it thrives in this role. Georgia is in the College Football Playoff no matter what. Alabama isn’t.
You want to see a slew of disrespected 5-star, future NFL players now that it’s really on? Just wait until …
Georgia is awesome. Of course it is, but it’s worth Bama at +210 to give this a shot.
Oregon at +115 is the Fits My Narrative pick. I called it from the start that Oregon loses that game to Utah and comes back to win the Pac-12 Championship – although, I originally thought it would be over USC, so take everything I’m saying with a whole shaker of salt.
Sort of like believing in Alabama in an underdog role, give me the embarrassed two-time defending Pac-12 Champion after being pantsed a few weeks ago in Salt Lake City.
Okay, I’ll speed it up, starting with …
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