The betting line is out for next weekend’s SEC Championship Game matchup between Alabama and Georgia, and the No. 1 team in the country is more than a touchdown favorite over the No. 5 team.

The Crimson Tide is considered a 10.5-point favorite over the Bulldogs, per VegasInsider.com. Alabama was a 13.5-point favorite over Georgia when the SEC title game was set back on Nov. 4.

Georgia has posted an 11-1 (7-1 SEC) record during the regular season. The Bulldogs’ only loss was to LSU, 36-16, in Week 7, and since then, they have won five games in a row by at least 15 points.

Alabama and Georgia will meet for the 69th time Saturday in Atlanta. The Tide holds a 39-25-4 record in the series, and the two teams have met only twice previously outside of regular season SEC play. Alabama took a 32-28 decision in the 2012 SEC Championship Game and won the most recent matchup, 26-23, in the 2018 College Football Playoff National Championship Game.

Inside Mercedes-Benz Stadium, where the teams will play this coming weekend, Crimson Tide quarterback Tua Tagovailoa burst onto the scene with a 41-yard touchdown pass in overtime to wide receiver DeVonta Smith on 2nd and 26 that won Alabama its 17th national title.

But don’t expect Smith or his teammates to provide a colorful play-by-play of last year’s game.

“I don’t too much care about the catch anymore,” Smith said. “It’s a new year, we’re moving on.”

Twelfth-year Crimson Tide head coach Nick Saban is 6-2 all-time against Georgia, including a 4-1 mark with the Tide. Former Alabama defensive coordinator Kirby Smart is in his third year leading his alma mater and was obviously on the losing end of his first game against UA.

In its win over LSU in Week 10, Alabama clinched the SEC West title for the seventh time under Saban and the 12th time overall. The Tide has won 26 SEC championships, including four of the last six.

“You accomplish a lot in a season, and I think the SEC is a very good league and for our team to go undefeated is quite an accomplishment,” said Saban after a 52-21 win in the Iron Bowl. “But it really doesn’t mean anything if we can’t take advantage of the opportunity that we have next week in the SEC Championship game and obviously Georgia is a very good team.”

Junior linebacker Mack Wilson responded to early trash talk on Twitter about the SECG.

They get the opportunity.. ????‍?? You asked for it Sony! https://t.co/uCiWFV73Ey — Lyndell “Mack” Wilson Dirty3o™? (@iam__mw3o) November 25, 2018

The Alabama-Georgia rematch will kick off Saturday, Dec. 1, at 3 p.m. CT on CBS. Brad Nessler, Gary Danielson and Jamie Erdahl will be on the call from Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta.

Contact Charlie Potter by 247Sports' personal messaging or on Twitter (@Charlie_Potter).

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