Vegas releases early line for presumed all-SEC National Championship Game

No. 4 Alabama is a 5.5-point favorite over No. 3 Georgia in the College Football Playoff National Championship Game — for now.

The Crimson Tide’s Sugar Bowl semifinal against Clemson had not ended yet, as of the time of this post, but the Tide was leading 24-6 early in the fourth quarter.

Accordingly, Vegas has put out its early opening line for the assumed national championship contest.

RJ Bell (@RJinVegas) pointed out the early line from 5Dimes on Twitter Monday night:

EARLY LINE – Title Game
[via 5dimes sportsbook]

Alabama -5.5 over Georgia

— RJ Bell (@RJinVegas) January 2, 2018

Georgia knocked off Oklahoma 54-48 in a thrilling Rose Bowl semifinal earlier in the day.

The student vs. mentor angle will certainly be interesting if it does end up being UGA’s Kirby Smart vs. Alabama’s Nick Saban.

Next Monday’s presumed all-SEC title game in Atlanta will kick off at 8 p.m. ET on ESPN.

Cody McClure

Cody McClure is an SEC Football Writer for Saturday Down South. He lives in Knoxville, Tennessee, where he also co-hosts a midday sports radio show for FOX Sports. Cody previously worked for Athlon Sports.