Georgia surpassed Alabama at the National College Football Championship in January and won its first national title since 1980, while the Bulldogs established themselves as a national power with no signs of slowing down. Coach Kirby Smart now has the difficult task of maintaining that success and creating a dynasty.
That, however, is easier said than done. Alabama is still burning 800 pounds and will enter the 2022 season as the favorite to win the SEC - something it achieved last season before falling from the Bulldogs in Indianapolis.
There are potential candidates outside the two great conferences. Texas A&M is looking for its first conference title since joining the SEC in 2012. Ole Miss has the potential to be extremely explosive under coach Lane Kifin. Florida, a dormant giant under first-year coach Billy Napier, is always a threat to return to fame.
Caesars Sportsbook has odds for the SEC Championship for the upcoming season. Let’s break them down and present some attempts where the coefficients were misunderstood and misunderstood.
Best bet - Alabama (-140): Yes, it is difficult to choose a favorite here, but there is no reason to surpass the room. Crimson Tide has two of the best college football players - quarterbacks Brice Young and marginal onslaught Will Anderson Jr.. - and the greatest coach in history who made shots, together with the pedigree of success and revenge in mind.
The road to Atlanta is relatively easy, and the only difficult test on the road comes on November 5 at LSU. Simply put, it will be a big shock if Alabama does not finish at the Mercedes-Benz Stadium on December 3. Then the “revenge tour” comes to a climax. It is unlikely that Alabama will have the same bad luck with the injury she had at the end of last season, and any defense will find it difficult to slow down Yang’s Air Force and the transfer of Georgia Tech Jahmir Gibbs bruising running style.
Worst bet - Texas A & M (+1600): Here we are again with out-of-season love for the Agians. However, I have fallen into that trap before. But not this year. Not with the third best odds.
It is hard to believe any of the three candidates for the starting quarterback position. Yes, Mak Johnson he had a few moments during the last two seasons at LSU within the non-functional program. He is probably the favorite who goes to the autumn camp - “probably” is the operative word. It seems that coach Jimbo Fisher is still at a high level Haines King after winning his starting job last year, but we haven’t been able to see much of what he could do from an athletic standpoint, as his season ended early in the second game. I love Devon Achane when running backwards and Ainias Smith’s the ability to play in space, but I’m not sure if Texas A&M has enough weapons to keep up with what has become an attack-led division.
The Aggies get Florida as their rotating opponent from the east, plus they have Alabama on the way. They also seem to always go crazy with Arkansas at the AT&T Stadium and have consistently suffered at least one or two defeats per season. I’m in “see before I believe” mode with Agis until further notice.
Value selection - Ole Miss (+3000): The rebels improved their running with the arrival Zach Evans from TCU and Ulysses Bentley IV from SMU. They also have a dynamic big man in the tight end Michael Triggmakes a swiss knife in Jailon Robinson and a healthy quarterback situation are Jackson Dart i Luke Altmier fight for first place in the depth tables. While it is true that no quarterback is as dangerous as Matt Coral was, coach Lane Keefe seems convinced that they are both capable of enduring what is required of them.
The rebels get Alabama and the rival state of Mississippi at home, and they take Vanderbilt and Kentucky out of the east. If they manage to provoke harassment over Crimson Tide and deserve that direct match, they could be the SEC West’s representative in Atlanta for the first time.
Longshot - Tennessee (+5000): Styles fight, and Tennessee at its peak can dictate style more than any other team in the conference. Josh Heupel’s volunteers like to go fast, and that speed should be increased now because of the double-threat weapon Hendon Hooker is rooted as a starting back. Run back Jabari Small and wide receivers Cedric Tillman i Jalin Hiatt they have all been shown to make a difference, and the offensive line should be fine if it can stay healthy.
Oxen are capable of upsetting Alabama and / or Georgia if caught on the right day. That’s why it’s a good idea to lower Tennessee a bit with those odds.