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SEC Championship Game 2017: Time, Date, TV Schedule, Online
How to watch the Georgia Bulldogs and Auburn Tigers in the conference title game, plus betting lines, ticket information and more.
ATLANTA, GA — There will be plenty of local interest in the 2017 SEC Championship Game on Saturday, when home-state team Georgia faces neighbors-to-the-west Auburn at Mercedes-Benz Stadium.
The game is set to kick off at 4 p.m. local time.
The 11-1 Bulldogs (7-1 SEC) and the 10-2 Tigers (7-1 SEC) will be meeting for the second time this season. In a Week 11 matchup, Auburn defeated then-No. 1 ranked Georgia, 40-17, handing the Bulldogs their only loss on the year.
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Georgia had sealed the SEC East championship with a 24-10 victory over South Carolina the week before, while Auburn sewed up the SEC West by upsetting arch-rival Alabama, 26-14, in the final week of the regular season.
As it often does, the SEC Championship will have national title implications. Auburn goes into the game ranked No. 4 nationally, while UGA sits at No. 6. Whichever team wins is virtually assured a spot in the final four teams, who will compete for a spot in the NCAA National Championship Game — also to be played at Mercedes-Benz on Jan. 8.
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The SEC Championship Game has been played in Atlanta since 1994. Alabama had won the past three SEC titles, advancing to the NCAA College Football Playoff each time.
Saturday will mark the first time Georgia and Auburn have played twice in the same season in what's been dubbed the Deep South's oldest football rivalry. In 121 meetings, Georgia holds a narrow 57-56-8 edge all-time.
Here's everything you need to know to watch Saturday's game:
What: SEC Football Championship Game
When: 4 p.m. ET, 3 p.m. CT Saturday, Dec. 2
Where: Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta
Betting Line: On Wednesday, Auburn was favored by 2 points
TV Channel: CBS is broadcasting the 2017 SEC Championship Game
Online: You can stream the game online at the SEC on CBS website.
Radio: The game will be broadcast throughout Georgia on the Georgia Bulldogs Radio Network affiliates listed here. You may also listen free online at GeorgiaDogs.com.
Tickets: The game is sold out. SEC officials are warning fans looking to buy secondary-market tickets to beware of fakes.
Photo via GeorgiaDogs.com
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