{"id":121604,"date":"2019-12-07T00:30:25","date_gmt":"2019-12-07T08:30:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/?p=121604"},"modified":"2019-12-05T15:46:40","modified_gmt":"2019-12-05T23:46:40","slug":"sec-championship-odds-lsu-favored-over-georgia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/sec-championship-odds-lsu-favored-over-georgia\/","title":{"rendered":"SEC Championship Odds: LSU Favored Over Georgia with College Football Playoff Berths on the Line"},"content":{"rendered":"

No. 2 LSU (12-0) is a touchdown favorite over No. 4 Georgia (11-1) as the two teams prepare to meet in the SEC Championship on Saturday at the Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta.<\/p>\n

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LSU is a touchdown favorite over Georgia, according to SEC Championship odds provided by DraftKings Sportsbook. (Image: Jonathan Bachman\/Getty)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

LSU is a seven-point favorite in the matchup, according to SEC Championship odds posted by DraftKings Sportsbook.<\/p>\n

LSU, Georgia Know a Win Gets Them In<\/strong><\/h2>\n

More importantly for the two teams involved, LSU is also a -250 pick to win the game outright over Georgia (-250). That\u2019s critical, as the winner of the game will certainly earn a berth in the College Football Playoff.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s also possible that the Tigers could get in even with a loss, though that\u2019s far from certain. While many other one-loss SEC teams have been playoff participants, head coach Ed Orgeron didn\u2019t even want to entertain the idea heading into Saturday\u2019s game.<\/p>\n

Not even thinking about it,\u201d<\/strong> Orgeron told reporters. \u201cI\u2019m not buying into that at all. We got to win. I don\u2019t even know if we got to win to get in the playoffs or not. I\u2019m not even talking about that. Our goal is to beat Georgia and win the SEC, then let\u2019s see what happens.\u201d<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

There are far fewer questions on the other side of the ball. Last year, Georgia felt snubbed when they were ranked fifth after finishing the season 11-2 following a heartbreaking loss in the SEC Championship to Alabama.<\/p>\n

This year, there would be no debate: with the number of quality undefeated and one-loss conference champions on the board<\/a>, there\u2019s no way a two-loss team could get in. On the other hand, with the Bulldogs already sitting at No. 4 in the playoff rankings, a win over LSU would virtually guarantee them a spot in the College Football Playoff.<\/p>\n

SEC Championship Pits Elite Offense vs. Stellar Defense<\/strong><\/h2>\n

In order to earn that spot, Georgia will have to shut down arguably the best offense in the country. If there\u2019s a team that can do it, it\u2019s the Bulldogs, who themselves might well be the best defensive squad in all of college football. But even head coach Kirby Smart admits that his players haven\u2019t yet seen a team like LSU.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s as explosive of a team as I\u2019ve ever seen on tape,\u201d Smart told reporters. \u201cThis obviously will be the ultimate test. [LSU has] the best offensive unit we\u2019ve played, all the way around, and it\u2019s really not even close.\u201d<\/p>\n

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LSU is currently second in the country in scoring offense. At 48.7 points per game, they trail only Ohio State (49.9). Meanwhile, Georgia is second in scoring defense, having allowed just 10.4 points per game (Clemson leads in that category, giving up just 10.1 points per contest). \u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

In that sense, the SEC Championship will come down to a battle between an unmovable object and an unstoppable force.<\/p>\n

\u201cOn defense, by far the best defense we\u2019ve seen,\u201d Oregron told reporters, speaking of the Georgia defensive unit. \u201c10 points per game\u2026only giving up 257 yards per game.\u201d<\/p>\n

While LSU has had to survive one score games against Texas, Auburn, and Alabama, they\u2019ve managed to escape without a loss, while Georgia was upset 20-17 by South Carolina<\/a> in overtime earlier in the season to give the Bulldogs the only blemish on their record.<\/p>\n

The SEC Championship kicks off at 4 pm Eastern, and will air on CBS.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

No. 2 LSU (12-0) is a touchdown favorite over No. 4 Georgia (11-1) as the two teams prepare to meet in the SEC Championship on Saturday at the Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta. LSU is a seven-point favorite in the matchup, according to SEC Championship odds posted by DraftKings Sportsbook. 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