2020 SEC Championship Game odds, line: Alabama vs. Florida picks, predictions from expert on 9-0 run

Emory Hunt has his finger on the pulse of Mac Jones and the Alabama Crimson Tide

By CBS Sports Staff

Dec 19, 2020 at 4:47 pm ET • 3 min read

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Supremacy in the SEC will be on the line when the No. 1 Alabama Crimson Tide and the No. 7 Florida Gators collide in the 2020 SEC Championship Game on Saturday night at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta. The Crimson Tide (10-0) have won the conference championship game six times in the last 11 years and eight times overall, including five victories over Florida. Meanwhile the Gators (8-2) have won the SEC title game seven times, including four times over Alabama. This will be the 10th meeting between the teams in the game, the most of any matchup in the 29-year history of the contest.

Kickoff is 8 p.m. ET on CBS. The Crimson Tide are 16-point favorites in the latest Alabama vs. Florida odds from William Hill Sportsbook, while the over-under for total points scored is 74.5. Before making any Florida vs. Alabama picks, check out the college football predictions and betting advice from SportsLine's Emory Hunt, given his sizzling run picking games involving the Crimson Tide.

Hunt is the founder and CEO of Football Gameplan, which has been supplying analysis of all levels of football since 2007, and a former running back at Louisiana-Lafayette. He knows the game from a player's perspective.

Hunt enjoyed a dominant 2019 college football season. He went 116-79-2 (59 percent), returning $2,976 to $100 players, and capped it off with LSU -5.5 over Clemson in the national championship game. In addition, he has his finger on the pulse of Alabama. He is 9-0 in his last nine against-the-spread picks involving the Crimson Tide. Anybody who has been following his college football picks is way up.

Now, he's set his sights on Alabama vs. Florida in the SEC Championship Game 2020. You can visit SportsLine now to see the picks. Here are the college football odds and trends for Florida vs. Alabama:

Alabama vs. Florida spread: Crimson Tide -16
Alabama vs. Florida over-under: 74.5 points
Alabama vs. Florida money line: Crimson Tide -800, Gators +550
ALA: QB Mac Jones leads the country in passing efficiency (203.9)
FLA: Gators lead the country in passing offense (386.4 yards per game)

Why Alabama can cover

Alabama has arguably the best quarterback in the country in Jones. The 6-foot-3, 214-pound junior tops the FBS in passing efficiency (203.9) and yards per pass attempt (11.69). He also is second in completion percentage (76.4) and fifth in passing touchdowns (27) and passing yards per game (332.1). Jones leads a team that has scored 35 or more points in 23 straight games, which is the longest streak in major college football history.

In addition, running back Najee Harris has a nose for the end zone. The 6-foot-2, 230-pound senior from Antioch, Calif., leads the nation with 22 rushing touchdowns. Those 22 rushing scores are the second most in a season in program history, behind only Derrick Henry's 28 touchdowns in 2015.

Why Florida can cover

Quarterback Kyle Trask has an elite target in tight end Kyle Pitts. The 6-foot-6, 240-pound junior from Philadelphia ranks fourth in the FBS in touchdown receptions (11) despite playing just seven games. In his last two games, against Kentucky and Tennessee, he had a combined 12 receptions for 227 yards and three touchdowns. After sitting out last week's game against LSU with an undisclosed injury, Pitts is expected to return to the lineup on Saturday.

In addition, Florida has a defense that has a knack for making plays behind the line of scrimmage. The Gators lead the SEC with 31 sacks and rank second in tackles for loss, with 66. Two weeks ago, Florida had a season-high six sacks against Tennessee.

How to make Alabama vs. Florida picks

Hunt is leaning under on the total and he's also isolated a critical x-factor that has him jumping all over one side of this spread. You can only get the pick at SportsLine.

So who wins Florida vs. Alabama? And what critical x-factor does Hunt believe makes one side of the spread hit hard? Visit SportsLine right now to see which side of the Florida vs. Alabama spread to back Saturday, all from expert who has nailed nine straight ATS picks involving the Crimson Tide.