Crimson Tide vs. Gators Betting: Everyone is on Alabama

As the big +10 underdog, the betting public is all over the Alabama Crimson Tide as they arrive in Florida to play the Gators during Saturday's mid afternoon game.  This is already the most bet on event of the weekend heading into Saturday morning.  Oklahoma and Oscar De La Hoya were getting the second and third most action, respectively.

The Atlanta Journal Constitution featured this breakdown of the game:

The SEC Championship Game pits Florida against Alabama for the sixth time in its 17-year history. No other matchup has been played more than twice.

Florida is 3-2 in those games, but the Crimson Tide won the most recent meeting, 34-7 in 1999. Alabama also won the inaugural title game, 28-21 over Florida, at Legion Field in Birmingham.

No team has won the SEC title game as often as the Gators, who are aiming for number seven.

LSU has won three, Alabama, Georgia and Tennessee two apiece, and Auburn one.

The East holds a 10-6 edge in the game. Four schools - Ole Miss, Vanderbilt, Kentucky and South Carolina - have never made it to the game, which has been played in the Georgia Dome since 1994.

While the ratio of betting on the spread was 60/40 in favor of Alabama, more than 90 percent of the money line betting (for Alabama to win outright with a payout of $270 for every $100 bet, was going the Crimson Tide's way.

This line has stayed fairly steady at Florida -10 all week.  One can bet this game at Bookmaker.com, which is offering a 20 percent bonus on your initial deposit (for example:  open an online sports betting account with $500 and receive a FREE $100).

Don Shapiro, Gambling911.com