With kicking less than two weeks away, it's the time of year when the sport's top "insiders" lend themselves to bold predictions for the upcoming season. CBS Sports' Chip Patterson did the same with regard to Alabama in 2025: Patterson believes the Crimson Tide will win the SEC championship on December 6 at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta.

Andrew Caley’s SEC preview for 2025, where he breaks down the conference and lets you know who he thinks will win it!

According to SP+, the Pigs have a 1.4 percent chance (roughly 70/1) to win the SEC in 2025, so there’s a smidge of value there if you’re feeling frisky. Sam Pittman has been in charge of this program for six years, and he’s essentially traded good and bad seasons since taking over in Fayetteville.

“Saban retiring, in any era, was going to fundamentally impact the death grip the SEC had on college football,” Pate explained. “Because it wasn’t the SEC that had a death grip, it was Alabama, led by Nick Saban. Ten of the last 11 SEC Championships were either won by Bama or Georgia.”

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