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CFB Week 4 · 2026

College football · Week 6 2026 · Saturday, October 10

Georgia vs Alabama prediction and pick

Our Georgia Bulldogs at Alabama Crimson Tide pick: Alabama by 3.4, 58% to win. The forecast rates every team against the opponents it has played, this season and last, and adds home field. No betting information goes in.

An early look, 2 weeks ahead: it sharpens as the game comes up. Updated every day until kickoff, then frozen and scored. After the game this page shows who deserved to win.

Why the curves are so wide: luck. Even with both teams’ strength known exactly, one game’s bounces, kicks, calls and sequencing move the final margin by about ±12.1 points (one standard deviation, measured from every play since 2019). These forecasts carry ±16.2, so about 55% of the width is that luck; the rest is what nobody knows yet about the teams. That is why a 7-point favorite still loses about 3 times in 10.

Georgia at Alabama

Sat, Oct 10, 7:30 pm ET · Bryant-Denny Stadium

Alabama by 3.4 · 58% to win

Show as a table
OutcomeChance
Georgia win41.6%
Alabama win58.4%
Middle 50%: Georgia by 7 to Alabama by 1450%
Middle 90%: Georgia by 24 to Alabama by 3190%
Middle 95%: Georgia by 28 to Alabama by 3595%
Exactly Alabama by 36.9%
Exactly Georgia by 36.4%
Exactly Alabama by 75.4%
Exactly Georgia by 74.5%
Exactly Alabama by 143.5%
P50
Half of games like this end between Georgia by 7 and Alabama by 14.
P90
9 in 10 between Georgia by 24 and Alabama by 31.
P95
19 in 20 between Georgia by 28 and Alabama by 35.
Where the forecast comes from
Last seasonAlabama+3.8
This season, against its opponentsGeorgia+3.5
Home fieldAlabama+3.1

The season so far

TeamRecordCoin-flip winsLuck in wins
Georgia 4–0 4.0 +0.1
Alabama 4–0 4.0 +0.3

Coin-flip wins: the wins each team’s games were worth with only the kicks, bounces, drops and calls re-rolled, the record adjusted for luck. Luck in wins: actual wins minus what the play was worth.

Georgia vs Alabama: questions and answers

Who will win Georgia vs Alabama?

Our forecast picks Alabama, with 58% to win; Georgia win 42% of the time.

What’s the spread for Georgia vs Alabama?

Our spread: Alabama −3.4. The betting line isn’t out yet. Ours uses no betting information, so where the two differ is where our read of the teams differs from the market’s.

When is Georgia vs Alabama?

Saturday, October 10, 2026, at 7:30 pm ET, at Bryant-Denny Stadium.