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Georgia Beats Alabama 20-17 to Top SEC Standings

Kirby Smart's Bulldogs defeated the Crimson Tide in Tuscaloosa, securing their first regular-season win over Alabama and claiming sole possession of first place in the SEC.

3 publishers · 15 articles · first seen 7 Oct 2026 · updated 22d ago

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How the odds moved · Kirby Smart
0%50%100%5%9 Oct, 15:13 UTCnowwww.espn.com: Smart sweetly satisfied after Bulldogs 'scored enough points' to top Tide · 11 Oct, 12:12 UTCSI Feed: Kirby Smart And The Georgia Bulldogs Need More Peanut - Will He Slash The Auburn Tigers? · 16 Oct, 13:45 UTCfeeds.bleacherreport.com: Kirby Smart, Curt Cignetti Voted Among Most-Trusted CFB HCs in Poll, Full Results Revealed · 15 Oct, 18:05 UTCSI Feed: Kirby Smart Addresses Alabama Fan Putting Hands on Georgia Football Player · 14 Oct, 21:00 UTCSI Feed: Georgia Football Coach Kirby Smart Shares The Secret Ingredients To UGA Football's No. 1 Ranking · 14 Oct, 14:33 UTCSI Feed: Georgia Football Coach Kirby Smart Stands Up For Quarterback Gunner Stockton - Calls Out The Doubters · 13 Oct, 14:39 UTCSI Feed: Kirby Smart Made a Telling Comment about Georgia Football Freshman · 13 Oct, 10:00 UTCSI Feed: Kirby Smart Conquered Alabama as Georgia Reclaimed Its Place Atop the SEC and the National Title Chase · 11 Oct, 10:00 UTCSI Feed: Bryce Young, Nick Saban, ESPN's College GameDay Make Picks For Alabama-Georgia · 10 Oct, 16:05 UTCfeeds.bleacherreport.com: Kirby Smart Trolled With Nick Saban Joke in Photo of College GameDay Sign Ahead of Alabama-Georgia · 10 Oct, 15:56 UTCSI Feed: Georgia Football's Kirby Smart Says Exactly What’s Going to Happen vs. Alabama · 10 Oct, 14:00 UTCSI Feed: Kirby Smart Plans to use an Old Nick Saban Trick to Beat Alabama · 9 Oct, 17:29 UTC

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TimeChance of yes
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17 Oct, 23:22 UTC5%
17 Oct, 13:16 UTC10%
16 Oct, 16:13 UTC12%
15 Oct, 01:55 UTC23%
13 Oct, 05:01 UTC31%
11 Oct, 19:43 UTC9%
10 Oct, 19:11 UTC8%
10 Oct, 16:02 UTC9%
9 Oct, 15:13 UTC8%

The story so far

3 publishers have covered this in 15 articles since 7 Oct 2026. SI Feed published first, on 7 October at 16:02 UTC; feeds.bleacherreport.com followed 71h 54m later. The most recent article, from SI Feed, appeared on 16 October at 13:45 UTC.

Outlets reporting it: www.espn.com (major outlet), SI Feed, feeds.bleacherreport.com.

3 prediction markets price this story:

  • Kirby Smart — the market puts it at 5%, with $199 traded in the last 24 hours, closing 29 Jan 2027. The market resolves to Yes if Kirby Smart wins the Bear Bryant Coach of the Year award during the 2026-27 college football season. It resolves to No if he does not win that specific award in that timeframe. Readers often mistake the linked story about his comments as the deciding factor, but only the official award result matters.
  • Georgia — the market puts it at 61%, with $1 traded in the last 24 hours, closing 2 Feb 2027. The market resolves to Yes if the Georgia college football team wins more regular-season games than the Alabama team during the 2026-27 season. It resolves to No if Georgia does not win more games. Readers often mistake this for a prediction about a single game rather than the total count of regular-season victories.
  • Will Georgia Bulldogs win the 2027 CFP National Championship? — the market puts it at 16%, with $11k traded in the last 24 hours, closing 26 Jan 2027. The Yes outcome requires Georgia to be named the national champion of the 2026-27 College Football Playoff. The No outcome applies if another team wins, if Georgia is eliminated from contention, or if the event is cancelled or delayed past February 8, 2027. Readers often mistake the linked game result for the final answer, but only the official NCAA championship declaration matters.

Odds are the market's probability that the outcome happens, updated every few minutes. They are information about what traders expect, not a forecast we make and not investment advice.

How it unfolded

Every source in the order it published, with the odds on Kirby Smart at that moment. A dash means the source published before we started tracking prices.

  1. SI FeedKirby Smart's Response to Nick Saban Adds Fuel to College Football's Biggest Debate—
  2. SI FeedKirby Smart Has A Lot To Say About Alabama: "He's Playing Amazing"—
  3. SI FeedPaul Finebaum Makes Georgia vs. Alabama Pick, Names Kirby Smart's Major Problem—
  4. SI FeedKirby Smart Plans to use an Old Nick Saban Trick to Beat Alabama8%
  5. SI FeedGeorgia Football's Kirby Smart Says Exactly What’s Going to Happen vs. Alabama8%
  6. feeds.bleacherreport.comKirby Smart Trolled With Nick Saban Joke in Photo of College GameDay Sign Ahead of Alabama-Georgia8%
  7. SI FeedBryce Young, Nick Saban, ESPN's College GameDay Make Picks For Alabama-Georgia9%▲1 points since the previous source
  8. SI FeedKirby Smart Conquered Alabama as Georgia Reclaimed Its Place Atop the SEC and the National Title Chase8%▼1 points since the previous source
  9. www.espn.comSmart sweetly satisfied after Bulldogs 'scored enough points' to top Tide8%
  10. SI FeedKirby Smart Made a Telling Comment about Georgia Football Freshman31%▲23 points since the previous source
  11. Show 5 later sources
    1. SI FeedGeorgia Football Coach Kirby Smart Stands Up For Quarterback Gunner Stockton - Calls Out The Doubters31%
    2. SI FeedGeorgia Football Coach Kirby Smart Shares The Secret Ingredients To UGA Football's No. 1 Ranking31%
    3. SI FeedKirby Smart Addresses Alabama Fan Putting Hands on Georgia Football Player31%
    4. feeds.bleacherreport.comKirby Smart, Curt Cignetti Voted Among Most-Trusted CFB HCs in Poll, Full Results Revealed23%▼8 points since the previous source
    5. SI FeedKirby Smart And The Georgia Bulldogs Need More Peanut - Will He Slash The Auburn Tigers?23%
  12. Current odds5%

Sources

Every article we clustered into this story. Headlines link to the publisher.

  1. Smart sweetly satisfied after Bulldogs 'scored enough points' to top Tide www.espn.com ·
  2. Kirby Smart And The Georgia Bulldogs Need More Peanut - Will He Slash The Auburn Tigers? SI Feed
  3. Kirby Smart, Curt Cignetti Voted Among Most-Trusted CFB HCs in Poll, Full Results Revealed feeds.bleacherreport.com
  4. Kirby Smart Addresses Alabama Fan Putting Hands on Georgia Football Player SI Feed
  5. Georgia Football Coach Kirby Smart Shares The Secret Ingredients To UGA Football's No. 1 Ranking SI Feed
  6. Georgia Football Coach Kirby Smart Stands Up For Quarterback Gunner Stockton - Calls Out The Doubters SI Feed
Show 9 more sources
  1. Kirby Smart Made a Telling Comment about Georgia Football Freshman SI Feed
  2. Kirby Smart Conquered Alabama as Georgia Reclaimed Its Place Atop the SEC and the National Title Chase SI Feed
  3. Bryce Young, Nick Saban, ESPN's College GameDay Make Picks For Alabama-Georgia SI Feed
  4. Kirby Smart Trolled With Nick Saban Joke in Photo of College GameDay Sign Ahead of Alabama-Georgia feeds.bleacherreport.com
  5. Georgia Football's Kirby Smart Says Exactly What’s Going to Happen vs. Alabama SI Feed
  6. Kirby Smart Plans to use an Old Nick Saban Trick to Beat Alabama SI Feed
  7. Paul Finebaum Makes Georgia vs. Alabama Pick, Names Kirby Smart's Major Problem SI Feed
  8. Kirby Smart Has A Lot To Say About Alabama: "He's Playing Amazing" SI Feed
  9. Kirby Smart's Response to Nick Saban Adds Fuel to College Football's Biggest Debate SI Feed

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  • Kalshi Kirby Smart 5% −5 $199 24hends 29 Jan 2027

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  • Kalshi Georgia 61% −7 $1 24hends 2 Feb 2027

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  • Polymarket Will Georgia Bulldogs win the 2027 CFP National Championship? 16% −4 $11k 24hends 26 Jan 2027

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