Georgia vs. Alabama Player Props for SEC Championship: Low Tide

It's the SEC Championship game we all expected at the start of the season. Georgia vs. Alabama for all the SEC glory. Who will leave a lasting impression on this pivotal college football game? Find out below as I break down my favorite player props!

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Chris Vasile • Publishing Editor
Dec 1, 2023 • 16:22 ET • 4 min read

The SEC Championship game really needs no introduction but I'll do my best to set the scene. 

On Saturday at the Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, Georgia, the No. 1 Georgia Bulldogs lock horns with the No. 8 Alabama Crimson Tide. It's a matchup of college football titans and the football world will be watching. 

Georgia, with its potent offense, will be looking to cap an undefeated regular season as it looks ahead to the college football playoffs and the gauntlet that awaits to defend its National Championship throne. 

Alabama, known for its championship pedigree, will be looking to defy the college football odds and earn a win that could put it in a position to sneak into the Top 4. 

The stakes are high, and the tension will be palpable.

Let's make this an SEC Championship game to remember as we hone in on three player props for our college football picks

If you want more SEC coverage, be sure to check out Andrew Caley's Georgia vs. Alabama predictions

Georgia vs. Alabama props for SEC Championship

Picks made on December 1 at 11:00 a.m. ET.
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Georgia vs. Alabama player props

Prop bet #1: Boss Level

In case you haven't heard, Brock Bowers is a really good football player. He's arguably the best pass catcher (not named Marvin Harrison Jr.) in all of college football and he's projected to be a Top 10 — possibly Top 5 — draft pick in next year's NFL Draft. 

He comes into this matchup against an Alabama Crimson Tide defense that can be exploited in multiple ways. While we are used to Alabama having elite defenders at every position, whatever scheme Nick Saban conjures up to contain Bowers will falter. They don't have the personnel to match up with Bowers when he lines up on the line, in the slot, or further out. 

"He's definitely challenging, you know a tight end like that that can do multiple things," Moore said. "He's a tight end when he's split out at receiver he's receiver so we have to know what's coming when he lines up in certain positions. It's gonna be a tough week of preparing for him.

Bowers, by his standards, is having a bit of a down year. He's still the Georgia Bulldogs leading receiver with 661 yards and six touchdowns despite missing three games through injury. 

He's scored at least one touchdown in five of his last six games, and with the way the Bulldogs put up points in bunches, I cannot fathom a scenario (other than injury) where Bowers is held out of the endzone. 

Brock Bowers prop: Anytime touchdown (-120 at FanDuel)

Prop bet #2: Roe the boat

Jalen Milroe has been the most polarizing Crimson Tide player this season. I guess that comes with the territory of being the starting quarterback for Alabama. 

However, college football is a "what have you done for me lately" business, and Milroe has a chance to put his early season struggles behind him and leave his mark on what's been a very up-and-down season in Tuscaloosa. 

How does he do it? Easy — with his legs. 

Milroe has never been a game-breaker throwing the football. He's a career 64.4% passer and going up against a Bulldogs defense that excels in defending the pass, Milroe's best option is to make things happen with his feet. 

Milroe ran the ball 18 times for 107 yards last week to beat Auburn. He ran the football 20 times at the beginning of November vs. LSU for 155 yards. In between those games, he had eight carries vs. Kentucky for 36 yards (Alabama was up big early), and just three rushes for -1 yard vs Chattanooga (no real reason to put Milroe in harm's way). 

As you can see, Nick Saban trusts him more as a runner than a passer vs. good competition and I'm banking on Milroe to be a major part of Alabama's gameplan on the ground.  

Jalen Milroe propOver 38.5 rushing yards (-114 at FanDuel)

Prop bet #3: Know Your 'Roel'

The final prop of the trio is doubling down on Milroe as an inconsistent passing quarterback. 

For Alabama to win this football game, it's going to need to keep Georgia's offense on the sidelines for as much of the game as possible. 

This means running the football, bleeding clock, and not turning the ball over on offense. 

If you look at the box score for the last three games, you'll see that Milroe has thrown for at least two touchdowns in all three games. What it won't show is that none of those teams can hold a stick to Georgia's elite pass defense. 

Milroe also failed to throw a single touchdown pass in Alabama's 42-28 win (at home vs. LSU) and LSU's defense couldn't stop a nosebleed all season long. 

Milroe as a runner: trustworthy. 

Milrow as a passer: inconsistent. 

I'm willing to trust what I've seen over the 12 regular season games and fade the Alabama passing game. 

Jalen Milroe propUnder 1.5 passing touchdowns (-105 at DraftKings)

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Chris Vasile has been in the betting industry for well over a decade honing his craft as a writer, editor and handicapper. A journalism graduate from Conestoga College in Kitchener, Ontario, Chris has contributed betting and non-betting content for online publications such as ProSportsDaily and The Hockey Writers, in addition to Covers. With a keen interest in soccer, Chris has been featured on Covers' 'Before You Bet' and runs his own YouTube channel — Game Day Wagers.

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