The College Football Championship Game is set for Monday, January 10, and it is a matchup that many want to see. The Alabama Crimson Tide will take on the Georgia Bulldogs in a rematch of the SEC Championship Game.
Alabama wasn’t as dominant during the regular season in 2021, but they looked the part in the CFP semifinals. The Crimson Tide picked up a 27-6 victory over the Cincinnati Bearcats to give them a chance at winning their second straight title.
Georgia was the top-ranked team for much of the season, but that loss to Alabama in the SEC title game dropped them to number three. The Bulldogs defeated the Michigan Wolverines in the CFP semifinals by a score of 34-11.
The Bulldogs are slim 2.5-point favorites over the Crimson Tide on Monday night.
Crimson Tide Rolling on Offense
The Alabama Crimson Tide used to win titles by playing suffocating defense, but that is no longer the case. Now Alabama wins championships by having a roster full of talented offensive weapons, and the team this year is no exception.
Quarterback Bryce Young won the Heisman Trophy this season, and he has already racked up 4,503 passing yards and 46 touchdowns on the year. Young has a ton of weapons at his disposal, but the Crimson Tide can also rack up yards on the ground.
Brian Robinson Jr. had 26 carries for 204 yards in the win over Cincinnati, and he is going to be looking for some holes in the Georgia defense. If Alabama can run the ball well, then it will open up more room for Young to exploit the Georgia secondary.
Georgia Has to Run it Well
The only way Georgia will win this game is by running the football well and then playing dominant defense. Georgia is averaging 194 rushing yards per game, but they face an Alabama defense that allows just 82 rushing yards per game.
Another big key will be the play of quarterback Stetson Bennett and the Georgia passing attack. Bennett threw seven interceptions this season, and a turnover against Alabama will prove to be costly.
The defense for the Bulldogs has led the way all season long as they are giving up just 9.5 points per game. Georgia did give up 41 points to Alabama in the first meeting, and that performance has to be better in this one.
Finding a way to get pressure on Bryce Young will give the secondary for the Bulldogs a fighting chance to get some stops. Georgia wants to keep this game in the 30’s, even though they average nearly 40 points per game.
Alabama Continues to Own the Bulldogs
Georgia is going to keep this game much closer than the SEC Championship Game, but they won’t be able to get over the hump against Alabama. Nick Saban and his team have dominated the entire SEC over the past decade, and it’s hard to see that changing in this one.
The Bulldogs have been a dominant defense all season long, but Alabama is one team that didn’t have any trouble solving them. Bryce Young and the Crimson Tide offense will put up some big numbers in this game, which will be the difference.
This is clearly a matchup of the two best teams in college football, but the most dominant program will add another title to the dynasty. Take the small upset and bet on the Alabama Crimson Tide Moneyline to win another College Football Championship.
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