Welcome all degenerate gamblers back into my weekly American football column, Tank the 401k. Here, I will divulge all my professional eagle-eyed opinions on the upcoming week. Call your bookie and empty those retirement accounts!
Here we go, folks. Tonight is the night! It is pupil vs. teacher, ninja vs. sensei, disciple vs. Jesus….whatever you want to call it. It’s for all the marbles, and the entire season has come down to this one game. It’s the Alabama Crimson Tide and the Georgia Bulldogs. The 2017 season title is on the line in the National Championship.
Hard to believe the season’s already over, but here we are….bittersweet. So, to commemorate this season, your boy’s got a special edition of Tank the 401k breaking down all the action and some of the ridiculous prop bets. Let’s hit it.
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The Spread: Alabama -5 – I say take the Tide, but I’m not doing so confidently. This Georgia team is good, but it’s all predicated on those two feature backs. If they can’t get the run game going, it’ll be hard for Jake Fromm to win this game on his own. Factor in Saban’s record against former assistants, and I just simply trust Alabama more in this spot.
Over/Under: 46 – That’s tough, but I say over. These two teams can score some points. I know both play pretty good defense, but I could definitely see this being a 28-21 type of game.
Georgia’s O/U: 20.5 points – I say over. The Bulldogs are capable of at least three touchdowns.
Alabama’s O/U: 24.5 points – I say over here as well. The defensive points count just the same, so with a defensive/special teams touchdown, this team could easily hit 28.
Calvin Ridley’s Receiving Yards: 69.5 – I think this could actually be a big game for Ridley. Georgia allowed four or more receptions to three different Oklahoma receivers. Marquise Brown had eight catches for 114 yards.
Calvin Ridley’s Total Receptions: 4.5 – ^^^^^^See above.
Jalen Hurts’ Rushing Yards: 59.5 – Baker Mayfield was held to just one rushing yard in the Rose Bowl. This Bulldogs defense can keep a scrambling quarterback in check, so I expect Hurts to come up short of this yardage total.
Jake Fromm’s Passing Yards: 189.5 – I don’t know that the Bulldogs are going to be able to run as effectively as they’re used to, so this game is going to fall on Fromm’s shoulders. I expect he’ll be able to surpass 200 yards through the air.
Jake Fromm’s Completions: 15 – ^^^^^See above.
Team to score first: Alabama – It’s as simple as liking the Alabama defense to get a stop early, and the Alabama offense to get a score early. That’s all.
Will the game go to overtime? No, you’re not going to win a lot of money here, but it should be an easy win. The odds of this game going into overtime are pretty long. It could be close, but I don’t anticipate it’ll be even.
Last Week: (3-1)
On the Season: (49-36-5) – 58%
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