ESPN predicts the winner of Georgia football at Alabama

The No. 2 Georgia Bulldogs play the No. 7 Alabama Crimson Tide at 7:30 p.m. ET on Oct. 10, at Byrant Denny Stadium in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. The Georgia-Alabama game will be televised on ABC.

Georgia is slight underdogs against Alabama. The Dawgs are coming off a 38-14 home win over Vanderbilt while Alabama earned a dominant 56-23 road win over Mississippi State last week.

Weather is currently expected to play a big role in the Georgia-Alabama game with rain and wind in the forecast for Saturday.

“Just assess it based on the situation we’re dealing with,” Georgia coach Kirby Smart said on weather impacting the Georgia-Alabama game. “Weather obviously can be a factor. This time last week, we thought there was going to be a monsoon for the Vanderbilt game. You have to plan based on it, and you’ve got to change the plan based on future forecast.”

Regardless of the weather, the game will be very important for both teams. Both Georgia and Alabama made the College Football Playoff last season. Georgia and Alabama both have 5-0 records and are tied atop the SEC standings with 3-0 SEC records.

Georgia is a 1.5-point road underdog against Alabama. ESPN’s matchup predictor, which factors in how teams have performed, football power index (FPI) and other important variables, gives Georgia a 47.4% chance to defeat Alabama. The Alabama game is the only game all season where Georgia is expected to lose. The Bulldogs are ranked No. 2 in ESPN’s FPI.

• Sept. 5: vs. Tennessee State (W, 63-3)

• Sept. 12: vs. Western Kentucky (W, 70-20)

• Sept. 19: at Arkansas (W, 45-17)

• Sept. 26: vs. Oklahoma (W, 41-13)

• Oct. 3: vs. Vanderbilt (W, 38-14)

• Oct. 10: Alabama Crimson Tide (away)

• Oct. 17: Auburn Tigers (home)

• Oct. 24: Bye week

• Oct. 31: Florida at 3:30 p.m. (Atlanta)

• Nov. 7: Ole Miss Rebels (away)

• Nov. 14: Missouri Tigers (home)

• Nov. 21: South Carolina Gamecocks (away)

• Nov. 28: Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets (home)

Sept. 5: vs. Tennessee State (W, 63-3)

Sept. 12: vs. Western Kentucky (W, 70-20)

Oct. 31: Florida at 3:30 p.m. (Atlanta)

Nov. 21: South Carolina Gamecocks (away)

Nov. 28: Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets (home)

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