- Texas had its worst offensive performance of the season against Georgia, but in the rematch, they will be better. Bet on the Longhorns to go over their 24.5-point team total.
- Betting on Texas to have the lead at halftime and win the game is a much better bet than simply betting on Steve Sarkisian’s group on the moneyline.
ATLANTA – The best props for the SEC Championship Game on Saturday are on Texas to score more than 24.5 points (-125) and for the Longhorns to lead at the half and win the game with +125 odds.
Georgia vs Texas SEC Championship Game Odds
| Team | Spread | Moneyline | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Georgia | +3.0 (-115) | +125 | O 49.5 (-110) |
| Texas | -3.0 (-105) | -145 | U 49.5 (-110) |
How To Bet On College Football Props for Georgia vs Texas
Before breaking down the best CFB props for Georgia vs Texas, players should know how to bet on them in both states.
Legislators in both Georgia and Texas have never legalized locally regulated sportsbooks, which may make it seem impossible for players in those states to bet on props, but that’s not the case.
Many college football prop betting sites in Georgia and Texas are legal. For a betting platform to be legal in the Peach State or Longhorn State, it must be internationally based. The best internationally located sportsbook that accepts players in either state is Bovada.
Bet on Texas Team Total Over
Texas has scored less than 24.5 points three times in 12 games this season. They have gone considerably over that line set by betting sites with college football team totals in almost every other game, having scored 30+ points eight times.
Of course, the big caveat is that Texas only scored 15 points against Georgia when the two teams played earlier this season.
But, Texas scoring 15 points may have been a fluke versus Georgia. A few reasons why that’s the case include:
- Texas QBs had four turnovers versus the Dawgs: Quinn Ewers (3) and Arch Manning (1) combined to turn the ball over four times against Georgia in that game. That’s the most turnovers this season that Texas’s quarterbacks coughed up in one game. This is fluky because Georgia in other games has not been fantastic at forcing turnovers. Georgia has only forced 1.3 turnovers per game, which is 71st in the country.
- Georgia’s defense is overrated: Georgia’s team defensive ranks in college football have exposed the fact that this year’s team is not as good on that side of the ball as they have been in previous years. Georgia’s defense has given up 20.5 points per game, which is tied for 25th best in the country. A lot of schools would be pleased to be ranked in the top 25 for points given up, but not UGA. Georgia has been a top-five scoring defense in the country in each of the past three seasons. This season Georgia has given up the 35th fewest yards per game in the country, again not bad, but it’s the first in Kirby Smart’s tenure at UGA that they aren’t top 20 in that stat.
Both those points suggest that Texas will play better against Georgia the second time around and go over 24.5 points. That will pay players at college football prop betting sites with -125 odds.
Bet Texas to Win the First Half and the Game
Interesting college football prop betting specials pop up every week at Bovada, but one particularly stands out this week for Texas versus Georgia. That prop is for Texas to have the lead at the half and for the Longhorns to win the game. The prop is under the “Game Props” section for the game at Bovada and falls under the subheader “Half Time/Full Time – Regulation Time”. It has +125 odds.
If you think Texas will beat Georgia this is a much better option than taking the Longhorns at -145. That’s because Texas has been a much better first-half team this year than Georgia.
Texas vs Georgia First Half Ranks
- Texas 1st Half PPG: 21.1 (T-5th best)
- Texas 1st Half PPG Against: 5.2 (Best in the country)
- Georgia 1st Half PPG: 12.5 (T-79th best)
- Georgia 1st Half PPG Against: 11.5 (40th best)
Texas on average this season has a lead by 15.9 points at halftime, with Georgia on average only up by one.
If you are going to bet on Texas to win, this alternative is a much better option than the moneyline because they have been way more dominant in the first half than UGA and are likely to jump out to a lead if they are going to win the game. This prop also has +125 odds, which means a potential payout that is better than Texas -125 on the moneyline.
