Both Alabama and Georgia started the 2025 college football season slower than expected. The lack of offensive chemistry cost Alabama the loss to Florida State. The atypical defensive woes of Georgia nearly cost them against Tennessee.

The No. 3 Georgia Bulldogs (3-0) meet a fellow SEC foe when they host the No. 16 Alabama Crimson Tide (2-1) on Saturday, September 27, 2025 at Sanford Stadium. To find out who we predict to win this matchup, review the rest of this column.

Georgia football is back at home for a big clash with Alabama. Here are four bold predictions for the game, players we are watching and our pick.

Alabama and Georgia face off in this critical Week 5 college football game between SEC title contenders. Here are the early predictions for the matchup from odd

Georgia hosts Alabama at Sanford Stadium for the first time since 2015, with the Dawgs opening as a slim favorite in the Week 5 contest.

Georgia is off in Week 4 after defeating Tennessee on the road in its SEC opener in Week 3. The Bulldogs will now have two weeks to prepare for their home game against Alabama on Sept. 27.

Sometimes, the games and the plays go exactly as your bets intended them to go. And sometimes, on rare, painful occasions, the starting quarterback you wagered on takes a safety for no good reason at all—holding onto the ball for what feels like an eternity for yet another snap—collapsing a bet in a way that is hard to comprehend days later.

Paul Finebaum believes that Alabama's trip to Athens must result in a win if the Crimson Tide are to reach their preseason goals.

Georgia by 4.5. Against the spread: Georgia 0-3, Alabama 2-1. Alabama is 119th in third down defense, allowing opponents to convert 45.9% of the time. Georgia ranks 43rd on offense, converting on 45.7% of third downs.