Florida vs Alabama 2009 SEC Championship Game Picks: One know's the game is big when the loser is designated for the Sugar Bowl in New Orleans. But this 2009 SEC Championship game is bigger for the winner, a team that will play for a BCS National Championship at Rose Bowl Stadium in January. Saturday afternoon at Georgia Dome in Atlanta, (4 p.m. ET, CBS) No. 1 ranked (BCS) University of Florida Gators will play the University of Alabama Crimson Tide for the SEC Championship.
It's been a trendy pick for college football picks pundits to choose Alabama as the favorite, for a number of reasons, but SPORTSBETTING.com oddsmakers like Florida. The Gators are listed on the SPORTSBETTING.com college football picks betting board as 5-chalk favorites with a 41 1/2 total. The Gators are installed on the BetUS moneyline as -220 favorites while Crimson Tide backers are getting +180 odds.
Current betting trends show the public firmly backing the favorite Florida on the side bet with 55% of wagers placed, however; 72% of moneyline action is falling on Alabama. A big majority of gamblers (71%) are betting the OVER cashes on the posted total.
Florida and Alabama go head to head for the SEC conference championship for the second consecutive year. The 2008 SEC title game pitted the then-No. 1 Alabama against the then-No. 2 Gators. 2007 Heisman Trophy winner Tim Tebow and the Gators took home the SEC Championship en route to a BCS National Title game victory. In fact, the last three SEC champions have gone on to win the National Title Game.
College Football Picks: While many talking heads and print media pundits are going with Alabama, this writer likes Florida to win by at least a touchdown.
