Georgia traveling to play bitter SEC rival Alabama on Saturday is one of the most highly anticipated regular-season games of the season, so it stands to reason that it has also been the most popular Week 5 play at most sportsbooks. "Georgia-Alabama will be the most bet game so far this season," BetMGM trading manager Seamus Magee said. "Bettors are jumping on Bama being a home underdog for the first time since 2007.
Georgia winning would make our Saturday." ODDS AND TRENDS Georgia is favored from just a half-point to 2.0 points at most regulated sportsbooks.
DraftKings was giving just a half-point to Alabama by mid-day Saturday, with the Bulldogs and Crimson Tide being the most wagered-on game in terms of total bets and money wagered. The line was 1.5 points at BetRivers, where the Bulldogs covering had drawn 2.
2 percent of all money wagered on Week 5 games. Georgia's -109 moneyline was even more popular, drawing 2.4 percent of all money wagered.
PROP PICK Jalen Milroe Anytime TD (-130 at DraftKings): Alabama's quarterback finding the end zone on Saturday was the second-most popular Anytime TD prop at the book, behind only Michigan's Kalel Mullings scoring against Minnesota. In addition to his eight passing touchdowns this season, Milroe has rushed for a pair of touchdowns in each of the Tide's first three games this season. THE NEWS No.
2 Georgia is spending extra time preparing after its bye last week to get more familiar with No. 4 Alabama's new coaching staff and scheme u.