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 A

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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.

Will Georgia beat Alabama? ESPN's prediction

Georgia Bulldogs wide receiver Dillon Bell (86) celebrates after scoring a touchdown during the second quarter against the Alabama Crimson Tide during the 2025 SEC Championship game

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.

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Georgia Bulldogs wide receiver Talyn Taylor (11) drops a pass from Georgia Bulldogs quarterback Gunner Stockton (14) during the second half of a NCAA college football game against Alabama in Athens, Ga., on Saturday, September 27, 2025.