SEC Clash: Georgia vs. Alabama Championship Preview

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00:00But let's get to the crown jewel. Typically, each and every conference championship weekend,

00:05it's the SEC. It's Georgia and it's Alabama. And quite frankly, this is not even the best game of

00:10the weekend, but it is the SEC. And there's a lot going to come from this, Joe. Georgia and Alabama

00:15in Atlanta. The line opened up roughly one and a half. You see the movement here to Georgia

00:19at minus two and a half, a total of 48 and a half. A lot is on the line. And I'm going to start this

00:24by saying, I'm going to be pissed off if Alabama gets in this college football playoff where they

00:29lost on Saturday. So Alabama, don't piss me off. Win this football game. Your spread line, Joe,

00:35for Georgia and Alabama. What is it? Well, it's interesting, right? Because we are starting to

00:41see, and you got to wonder, is there any Georgia fatigue in the marketplace here, Donnie? It just

00:48feels like here we go again. The problem is Georgia doesn't exactly have the greatest track record

00:54against Bama. And this goes all the way back to the Saban days, too, as well. But we are starting

01:01to see a little bit of love here in the marketplace. This got, it was one, one and a half at the open,

01:06Donnie. We're now two and a half. But there are some spots where we're starting to see two. So maybe

01:12a little more Alabama love coming in. And I do think before we get to this kickoff tomorrow, Donnie,

01:18I believe there will be more Alabama money coming in. So my suggestion that these prices would be

01:26whoever it is you like to win this game, just bet them on the money line. And we're not getting

01:33any movement in the total whatsoever here. Yeah, we got Coach Bowden on a little bit later in the

01:38show. We'll talk to him extensively about this game. But Joe, we won't have another show in the early

01:42night until Monday when the absolute card is set for the college football playoff. Answer me this.

01:47If Bama loses for you, Joe, it's like, ah, it's the SEC title game. They still get in. Or are you

01:52saying that's three losses and you lost to FSU and you're out? What's your thought process for Sunday's

01:57show? Well, listen, Bama losing is good for Notre Dame, right? But it ultimately, if we're talking

02:05about Miami, is it Miami? Is it Notre Dame? Who is it going to be? Well, that all depends on what

02:10Texas Tech does to BYU. Because if BYU wins, Donnie, it won't matter what Alabama does.

02:17One way or the other. If Georgia wins or Alabama wins. So, the ramifications are,

02:22if you're Bama, you're guaranteed to be in. If you win, you'll need maybe a little bit of help

02:27if you lose. Bottom line is, I don't think either of these two teams are going into that

02:31game. Donnie going, yeah, let's, like, you know, Georgia's safe. Bama's like, yeah, as long

02:37as we don't get blown out, we're good to go. They are both going to lay it out on the line

02:41to try and win this game. Can't wait to watch it play out. You'll do that on Saturday here.

02:45But let's take a look at Duke and Virginia, Joe. This is the ACC. And did you know that

02:50Rick Ross is going to be performing at ACC Fan Fest? They actually coined that term exactly

02:55right. Fan Fest, not fans. There might be one fan in that stadium. Duke and Virginia.

03:00Virginia, three and a half point favorite. Other outlets, Joe, as high as four and a half

03:04now, in a total of 57 and a half. The embarrassment, that is the ACC, is going to be showcased Saturday

03:10at 8 o'clock. It's also another game at 8 o'clock Saturday that they need people probably watching

03:14a little bit more. What's your spread line, Duke, Virginia? Well, listen, this was the doomsday

03:19scenario I talked about a couple of weeks ago, Donnie, hoping that this is exactly where the

03:24committee would be backed into a corner with the ACC getting shut out. And that is very likely

03:30to happen if Duke wins this game, right? 7-5 on the season. If they upset number 14 here,

03:38Virginia, 10-2 Virginia, then it's likely the ACC gets shut out. But the market doesn't think

03:44that's going to happen here, Donnie. The market doesn't think that this rematch is going to be

03:48any different than what we got the first go around. It opened up at 2-1⁄2. It's now 3-1⁄2.

03:54There may even be four starting to pop up. It has been all Virginia money all week long,

04:00the total hovering around 57-1⁄2. But if you want chaos, well, Duke winning would create a whole

04:08lot of chaos here. But the Cavs sitting at number 17 right now, it's pretty straightforward. If they

04:14win, the ACC is in. They'll be in at that particular point. But Duke winning would be a whole lot of chaos

04:23for the committee. Yeah, talking about wins and losses and seeding here, not going to have to

04:27worry about that with Indiana and Ohio State. They're going to tee it up at 8 o'clock on Saturday

04:31night side-by-side with the ACC. That's hilarious. Indiana is getting four and a half points at most

04:36outlets. The favorite, of course, Ohio State, a total of 47 and a half. You know Cignetti wants this.

04:42You know the Indiana fan base wants this because how many times does it come around where Indiana

04:46can actually win the Big Ten? But I'll tell you what will be hilarious. Ohio State loses this game,

04:50then wins the national championship. And back-to-back years, we won the national

04:54championship. Oh, man, Big Ten as well? No, we didn't win that at all, Joe. What's your spread

04:57line here, Indiana-Ohio State? Oh, Donnie, I would be very worried about this because it appears the

05:04entire world is on Indiana here. This opened up, look at that line, five and a half, six for Ohio State.

05:11Donnie, it dipped down to three and a half in a few spots yesterday. And that is where we saw the

05:17buyback on Ohio State. I mean, listen, Ohio State is not going to roll over for anybody. We know this.

05:24If Indiana is as good as they think they are, neutral site? All right, well, you're going to

05:29have to prove it. But I do think the Ohio State money, Donnie, is sitting on the sidelines waiting

05:35to see just how much will the public bet Indiana before kickoff here. The Ohio State money is coming,

05:41Donnie, before kick.

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