Oddsmakers have UGA as underdog vs. Bama, favorite vs. Notre Dame
Georgia would be an underdog against Alabama in the SEC Championship game but, if the Bulldogs pull an upset there, would be favored over Notre Dame in the national title game.
That’s the early word from oddsmakers.
Todd Fuhrman, former sports oddsmaker at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas, said Monday that he projects Georgia as a 7-point underdog to Alabama in the Dec. 1 SEC title game. But if the Bulldogs beat Alabama in the Georgia Dome, they would be a 4-point favorite over Notre Dame in the Jan. 7 BCS title game in Miami, said Fuhrman, now senior market analyst for betting information services provider Don Best Sports.
RJ Bell, of sports betting news website pregame.com, sees it similarly. He projects Georgia as a 7-point underdog to Alabama but views the Bulldogs as 1-point favorite if they play Notre Dame.
All of this could be altered by what happens Saturday, of course.
Notre Dame, No. 1 in this week’s BCS standings, closes its regular season at USC and needs a win to secure a spot in the national title game. Alabama, BCS No. 2, plays Auburn and needs a win to clinch a berth against Georgia in the SEC title game. And BCS No. 3 Georgia plays Georgia Tech, which could knock its arch-rival out of the national-championship picture with an upset victory.
The top two teams in the final BCS standings, to be released Dec. 2, will reach the national-title game. Although there are no guarantees in a system driven by polls and computers, BCS analysts agree that if Alabama and Georgia win this week, then the winner of the SEC Championship game would rank in the top two.
If Alabama faces Notre Dame in the BCS title game, Fuhrman projects the Crimson Tide as an 11-point favorite over the Fighting Irish. Bell figures Alabama as a 10-point favorite over Notre Dame.
– Tim Tucker, AJC
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poopdawg
November 19th, 2012
7:51 pm
AR dawg, how many times has POAD yelled MEATLOAF at his mom from his basement recliner? Listen , i can hear him now . That lazy SOB!
Time out smells like cabbage!
November 19th, 2012
7:51 pm
Dogs win!
TheSaint
November 19th, 2012
7:52 pm
Ole Miss coach said Georgia is tougher than Alabama….
Guess the oddsmakers forgot to ask coaches who’d faced
BOTH TEAMS!
Yuck Uga fans
November 19th, 2012
7:57 pm
Eww, Uga fans are the worst. They have the most inflated heads. Their team really isn’t that good, just lucky. Alabama will beat the pants off the dogs (I refuse to spell it “dawgs” – that’s got to be the lamest).
poopdawg
November 19th, 2012
7:58 pm
BamaJoe, that choking sound is your Bama boys. They were scared to death against LSU and when they won they were pissing all over themselves. Something is not right in bamatown , you know it and everybody knows it.
babstolstoy
November 19th, 2012
7:58 pm
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babstolstoy
November 19th, 2012
8:01 pm
Go dawgs, make this crimson redneck nightmare end,
A Humble Auburn Fan
RED DOG 77
November 19th, 2012
8:05 pm
Hello there Richt/Bobo haters…………Yup, it is me back again to bring you the prospect of Georgia really, really, really winning the National Championship this season. OK you’re right, Alabama should be favored in the SECCG but alas………….upsets do happen………….Not sure what year it was right now but one of coach Richt’s first shots at the SEC Championship was against a heavily favored LSU team……………WE WON……….Coach Richt was known for the first few year at Georgia as the “Road Coach”………… Yep……….in fact the first Georgia game I recall as a boy was against Bear Bryant and Alabama………it was the 1960’s……….Alabama was ranked #1 and was expected to put a pasting on the DAWGS in Athens…………..But NOOOOOOOO……….Flea Flicker game Georgia wins 18- 17………….Baylor beats K State………..Stanford beats Oregon…………mabe, just mabe……….Georgia can whip the livin snot of of the guys one state over………..Oh Yea is Richt 2 out of three against Saban and the Tide………..I think he is…………..GO DOGS……………RED
wastedyears
November 19th, 2012
8:07 pm
one game at a time
TheSaint
November 19th, 2012
8:07 pm
Georgia beat Auburn 38-0
Can Alabama match that?
wastedyears
November 19th, 2012
8:10 pm
hey yuck uga fans u most be a tech fan get a life and a team
pk
November 19th, 2012
8:23 pm
The Saint, FAU’s coach said Bama was better than UGA so whats your point, Bama got LSU’s best shot off a bye week and a revenge game and we still won, TAMU showed how to beat us, but thats not the dawgs style of play, I’m predicting another “blackout”
ARdawg
November 19th, 2012
8:36 pm
poopdawg…LOL…good one!
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BamaJoe
On the slim chance you are not a Nerd Troll you are too much of a homer to warrant any response but, he is one for you. You don’t know Richt and you don’t know dick. In the Richt era at Georgia he has never been this close or had a clear path to the BCSCG. We’re all interested to see how he responds and being our coach, we expect he will do well. He knows how to coach and he knows how to win big games. Consistency has been a problem but, make no mistake Richt will show up with guns ablazing and look for Bama to get ripped across the chops
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November 19th, 2012
8:39 pm
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ARdawg
November 19th, 2012
8:41 pm
The Saint
Georgia easily could have hung 50+ on AU. It wasn’t needed and it wasn’t important. Good choice by the coaching staff. Honestly, I expect Saban will take the same approach as well so that is no good comparison.
Chizik, love him or hate him, has been a pretty good guy in the coaching circles. Opposing coaching (most of them) won’t rub salt in his wounds
perk
November 19th, 2012
9:00 pm
sampsons locks have been chopped!! Myth over
Teriyaki Dawg
November 19th, 2012
9:01 pm
I have never gone on another schools message boards. Losers. Dawgs go 3-0 and freaking win it ALL.
DawginLex
November 19th, 2012
9:07 pm
Stop talking about bama and focus on Tech
Coffee Bluff DAWG
November 19th, 2012
9:08 pm
BamaJoe,
Why do you feel sorry for Georgia? The game hasn’t been played and you don’t know who will win. WV was 28 pt favorites against Pitt a few yrs ago with a clear path to the BCS title game with a win and lost 13-9.
I’m not saying UGA will win since I don’t know but this could be a great game. First things first and that is beat GT.
LHarding Dawg
November 19th, 2012
9:15 pm
I think that playing Georgia Southern a week before Tech is going to be huge. Although I am worried about the noon start. As far as Bama, I just glad to be playing them. May the best team win.
Strat Cat Dawg
November 19th, 2012
9:39 pm
People who post in all caps… we know about them. One game at a time: GATA, TCB, Wreck Tech, and it’s all good.
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November 19th, 2012
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GTBob
November 19th, 2012
10:12 pm
This can’t be. It is a direct contrast to something GTBob posted earlier — that UGA has a chance against Bama but no way against ND.
Huh? Why in the world would I post that? I don’t think UGA has any chance against Alabama.
air of mendacity
November 19th, 2012
10:18 pm
we can beat bama – but we have to block to give AR time to pass. D has to step up and stuff the run. We will see. Hope springs eternal. If we make the BCS – we will wax ND – they suck and are slow and ponderous lummoxes
GTBob
November 19th, 2012
10:22 pm
If we make the BCS – we will wax ND – they suck and are slow and ponderous lummoxes
I am not sure where UGA fans got this weird notion that ND has no chance against them. You would think ND was 3-8 right now reading this board.
air of mendacity
November 19th, 2012
10:23 pm
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air of mendacity
November 19th, 2012
10:24 pm
trust me GTBob – ND will be beat by whomever plays them from SEC
Fair n Balanced
November 19th, 2012
10:39 pm
Beat Tech. Beat Tech. Beat Tech. That’s all we need to be thinking about.
bloodbike
November 19th, 2012
10:41 pm
I’m a GT fan first, but watching the Bull-Dogs win a championship would be sweet. Only problem is that I was born in Alabama, family still live there, but was raised in GA. I will root for GT to beat GA with a heavy heart, but if GA Bull Dogs pulls it out, I will root for them over the Tide. I hope my mom doesn’t read this. She may not let me in for Thanksgiving Dinner.
Kennesaw David
November 19th, 2012
10:43 pm
Lets just squash the bugs good and proper first. Then we will talk SEC championship.
chase
November 19th, 2012
10:52 pm
BAMA = #83 Ranked Passing Game in the country…..if you are 1 dimensional against UGA, you will be in for a long day…..
UGA will have the BEST offense that BAMA has faced all year but BAMA will NOT be the best offense or defense that UGA has faced this year
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Put in Timeout by Ken Suguira,Filtered by Mark Bradley, Banned once by Bill King & Chip Towers but only slightly loved by Jeff Schultz.
November 19th, 2012
11:01 pm
UGa hasn’t played and put away a good team all year……Bobo and Murray are 3-9 against top 25 teams but you mutts think they can beat 2 top 10 teams on the road in the last 2 games? AHHAHA……BET the HOUSE if you really believe that and the Kool-aid is that good. Guess what….All the UGA girls with Blonde hair….that is their NATURAL color too…………..LOL
THE REAL PHIL
November 19th, 2012
11:04 pm
1. I think Alabama had their bad game of the year and although I hope they have another. I am not so sure we can beat them.
2. IF we were to beat Tech and Alabama, I am not sure it will be against Notre Dame. I am not sure they are good enough to beat USC.
3. I wouldn’t bet on Oregon winning out either.
4 GT Bob that is because Notre Dame would be about 3-8 if they played in the SEC. And if we do by some miracle get to play them, only a miracle would prevent UGA from wiping the field up with them. I think them and you would be a close game.
5. IF Notre Dame loses to USC and we win out, will Florida be the other team in the Championship? IF Murray hadn’t choked when we played Florida, UGA wins by 20. IF he doesn’t choke and we play them again, we will beat them by 20.
6. The odds makers should rank the teams. They don’t care if the team has a loss at the beginning or the end of the season. They look at teams like SC and don’t rank a team that isnt as good as them above them because they lost to Florida and LSU even if that team is undefeated or has only one loss. It is moronic that losing a game near the end of the season will get you ranked lower than a team that lost a game at the first of the season.
BigDawg
November 19th, 2012
11:08 pm
Bama is more illusion than substance, favor them all you want Vegas, Dawgs have the better team just have to not turnover the ball & keep the penalties down, Dawgs can & will win, Believe It!!!!!!!
GTBob
November 19th, 2012
11:14 pm
4 GT Bob that is because Notre Dame would be about 3-8 if they played in the SEC.
Auburn is going to finish 3-8. You think Notre Dame is as bad as Auburn? I always get a chuckle out of pretend SEC arrogance but this is a little much.
GTBob
November 19th, 2012
11:15 pm
6. The odds makers should rank the teams.
UGA probably wouldn’t have a chance at the BCS championship if they did.
Buzz 2011
November 19th, 2012
11:21 pm
How much of an underdog are Dogs to GT?
I should think 10 points at least.
Buzz 2011
November 19th, 2012
11:24 pm
@kennesawdavid.. The Jackets will blow through the Dogs like cars passing through Kennesaw on I -75.. You should be worried……………..Buried leghumpers……………
bubba4dawgs
November 19th, 2012
11:25 pm
Surely you’ve heard it from BamaJoe, DAWGS! Probably ain’t no use in showing up for the game against bammer. By the way, are they a Crimson Tide or an elephant? Hmmmm, makes one wonder. All I can say is that the DAWGS are hungry and tired of sitting on the outside looking in! It’s their Team, their time, No Regrets! GO DAWGS!!!
bugsquacher
November 19th, 2012
11:31 pm
Dawgs take care of business Saturday and mash the bugs 42-10. Game over before the half.
Dawgs go elephant hunting on the 1st and take down a big one 21-14.
Then its time to take the luck out of the Irish 17-10……hmmmmm that score seems familiar… this time they do it with Gurshel instead of Hershel.
THE REAL PHIL
November 19th, 2012
11:58 pm
DA Bob Auburn hasnt won an SEC Game. I think Notre Dame is equal to Vanderbilt this year. I also didnt know that USC’s QB was going to be out for the Notre Dame game.
Yuck Uga fans
November 20th, 2012
12:07 am
Hey, “wasted years”, were your wasted years the ones you spent at Uga? Wooof! Better get your tickets for the Outback Bowl!
GTBob
November 20th, 2012
12:12 am
I think Notre Dame is equal to Vanderbilt this year.
Notre Dame has beaten 3 teams in the top 20 of the BCS and 6 teams with winning records. Vandy hasn’t beaten a team in the BCS standings or a team with a winning record. How do you determine that they are equal?
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12:21 am
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Hairy Dawg
November 20th, 2012
12:47 am
The Dawgs beat the Gators in a big game. The question is whether they can beat Tech in a big game, Bama in a big game, and then win another big game against somebody else. I lean towards pessimism, but I’ll be cheering as hard as anybody else that they’ll find a way.
William
November 20th, 2012
1:08 am
We’re getting the cart before the horse. First, and foremost, take care of Tech. That is the only thing on my mind. Beat the bee’s arse this Saturday. Anything less is a shame. This has been a fun year. No matter what happens from here on out.
Fidlin1
November 20th, 2012
3:13 am
If Georgia’s Oline holds against Bama, Georgia wins, and big. Go Dogs!!
Dog in Nam
November 20th, 2012
3:42 am
well, @William 1:08 am, yes, most would naturally and normally agree. The coaches will say the same sort of thing as well; however, they will also begin intensive behind the scenes planning, sort of preplanning now required by the sudden change. But, it is fine that you and all the fans only concentrate on Tech. The coaches will concentrate on preparing a game plan to practice and execute to beat the hell out of Tech….that is for sure….but the SEC Champ. game puts the additional,and desired, burden of preplanning for certain teams. If everything waited until Sunday am early, we would be a disorganized bunch; and that, we are not. Go Dogs, beat Hell out of Tech and anyone else standing in the way of an SEC and National Championship, and here’s to the proper planning required at this point of a championship worthy participant such as The University of Georgia Bulldogs. We have earned this position by being one hell of a good football team. To all three of our worthy opponents in this quest at hand, we wish you the best of good health and hope you are at full strength when we play you. We want to beat you at your best. We will beat you at your best. May all our players and participants be healthy, happy and at full bore as Georgia gonna take those Big ‘Ships back to our house this year. You’ve had your time and you probably will again, God Willing….But, ’scuse us as we beat you all and to all, a good night!
Win. P.
November 20th, 2012
5:47 am
Hopeful but cautious. Mindfull of the fact that UGA has not been to the big “dance” since 1980. That’s a long time for a so called SEC Powerhouse team in a State with some of the best high school football talent in the country. It seems that when expectations are this high bad things happen for the dawgs. Examples are this year’s South Carolina game, the Al game (”blackout”)in Athens and the long “streak” against Florida.
In this year’s S.C. game, the team and coaches showed up for the game and reminded me of a bunch of drunks with a hangover. Later, Shawn williams had to call a teammate a loafer and soft to inspire and wake the sleeping giant. This team remains a mystery.