​  Over the last 12 seasons, if you said the SEC football champion would be won by either the Georgia Bulldogs or Alabama Crimson Tide, you would’ve been right 11 times. Only the Joe Burrow-led LSU Tigers juggernaut of 2019 was able to crash that Georgia-Alabama party over that time.But 2026 may be a chance to fade the Bulldogs and Tide again.Georgia, which has won the conference title the last two seasons, is the +260 favorite at DraftKings to lift the trophy again. But the Bulldogs, who generated just 20 sacks last season, still have questions with their pass rush after Auburn transfer Amaris Williams, who was expected to address that issue, tore an ACL during spring practice. And do you really want to tie up your money for six months on a wager that would pay only +260?Meanwhile Alabama, which is +850 to win the SEC, behind only Georgia and Texas (+310), must replace a first-round NFL pick at quarterback (Ty Simpson) and offensive tackle (Kadyn Proctor) and a second-round receiver (Germie Bernard), among others. The Tide also must improve the offensive line and finally find a running game, two major questions for one of the conference favorites.But while neither the Dawgs nor the Tide is an attractive futures bet on the SEC odds board, there is a team that does provide value. Place college football futures with the DraftKings promo code and get $200 in bonus bets after wagering $5:The case for LSUOn Dec. 1, 2025, Lane Kiffin took to the podium at the South Stadium Club at Tiger Stadium as the new head coach of the LSU Tigers. After thanking his family and a long list of dignitaries and explaining why he left Ole Miss for LSU, Kiffin concluded his remarks thusly, “It’s time for LSU to take its place back as the best program in all of college football. And that’s what we’re here to do.”Could Kiffin return the Tigers to the top of the SEC as soon as this season? Believers are certainly getting a price to find out. LSU, which went 7-6 last season under Brian Kelly, is listed at +900 in the futures odds, which is fifth among the teams and more than three times the price of preseason favorite Georgia.The argument for the Tigers starts with Kiffin. Though the 51-year-old coach is a polarizing figure because of his well documented coaching journey, no one can debate that the guy can coach. He has a 116-53 record in 14 seasons at Tennessee, USC, Florida Atlantic and Ole Miss. At his last stop, Kiffin led the Rebels to three-straight 10-win seasons for first time in program history.He also has a track record of turning programs around quickly. In 2017, he took over a Florida Atlantic team coming off a 3-9 season and guided the Owls to an 11-3 record, the best in school history. Three years later, he inherited an Ole Miss team that went 4-8 and, after two seasons, led the Rebels to a 10-win year.And that was before NIL and transfer rules gave programs the ability to overhaul a roster in one offseason.Get $350 in bonus bets with the FanDuel promo code when   CBS Sports Headlines