Georgia’s path back to Atlanta is no secret, and neither is what Vegas thinks about it.
The oddsmakers are still leaning Texas to win the SEC, but the gap between the Longhorns and Georgia has shrunk to almost nothing. According to FanDuel Sportsbook, Texas is now at +300 to win the conference, while Georgia has moved to +310.
A month ago, Georgia was sitting at +320, with Texas favored at +290. Those shifts are small, but they tell the story: Vegas has Georgia right on Texas’ heels.
That’s a notable change, especially when you consider how the Bulldogs have handled the Longhorns since Texas joined the league. Georgia has won the SEC two years in a row, and it is 3-0 against Texas in that span. Still, the market had Texas as the preseason favorite, and the Bulldogs were stuck in the second spot.
After Georgia and Texas, the next group is a clear tier below. Texas A&M and LSU share the third-best odds at +850.
Alabama and Ole Miss are next at +900, with Oklahoma sitting at +1200. Beyond that, there’s a steep drop, which makes the picture pretty simple: Vegas sees this race as a two-team fight.
For Georgia, the bigger picture is about history. The SEC Championship game has been around since 1992, and only two schools have ever won the league three straight times.
Florida did it from 1993-1996, and Alabama followed with a three-year run from 2014-2016. Georgia has come close to joining that club, reaching Atlanta eight times in Kirby Smart’s 10-year career, but this season is the first chance to actually pull off a third straight SEC title.
The Bulldogs are facing a brutal schedule, but oddsmakers still believe they can make it through. Whether that confidence proves justified is another matter. Georgia has already spent the last two seasons making preseason Texas picks look wrong, and now it has another shot to do it while chasing a place in conference history.
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