After a long wait full of unsure circumstances due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, Georgia football is finally back.
In just a mere 48 hours the Dawgs kickoff their ten game SEC season in Fayetteville, Arkansas against the Arkansas Razorbacks.
With that being said, the UGA Wire staff has put together a number of score, stat and game predictions ahead of Saturday’s matchup.
Here are the picks:
The money makers:
#4 Georgia (-26.5) @ Arkansas
(Odds courtesy of BetMGM)
Game pick:
Joe Vitale: Georgia
James Morgan: Georgia
Henry Sillen: Georgia
J.C. Shelton: Georgia
Spread pick (Georgia -26.5):
Joe Vitale: Georgia -26.5
James Morgan: Georgia -26.5
Henry Sillen: Georgia -26.5
J.C. Shelton: Arkansas +26.5
Over/under (52):
Joe Vitale: Under
James Morgan: Over
Henry Sillen: Under
J.C. Shelton: Under
Score prediction:
Joe Vitale: Georgia 34, Arkansas 7
James Morgan: Georgia 48, Arkansas 10
Henry Sillen: Georgia 37, Arkansas 10
J.C. Shelton: Georgia 35, Arkansas 13
Total UGA Yards over/under 450:
Joe Vitale: Under
James Morgan: Over
Henry Sillen: Over
J.C. Shelton: Over
Total Arkansas Yards over/under 450:
Joe Vitale: Under
James Morgan: Under
Henry Sillen: Under
J.C. Shelton: Under
D’Wan Mathis stat line:
Joe Vitale: 19/25, 188 yards passing, 45 yards rushing, 2 passing TDs
James Morgan: 17/25, 272 yards passing, 3 Total TDs, 36 yards rushing
Henry Sillen: 21/28, 255 passing yards, 2 passing TDs, 55 yards rushing
J.C. Shelton: 14/23, 185 yards passing, 1 passing TD, 75 yards rushing, 1 rushing TD
Feleipe Franks stat line:
Joe Vitale: 14/28, 137 yards passing, 1 passing TD, 1 INT
James Morgan: 13/29, 158 yards passing, 2 INT
Henry Sillen: 16/31, 175 yards passing, 1 passing TD, 2 INT
J.C. Shelton: 20/32, 230 yards passing, 1 passing TD, 2 INT
UGA leading rusher and stats:
Joe Vitale: Zamir White – 17 carries, 96 yards, 2 TDs
James Morgan: James Cook – 16 carries, 103 yards
Henry Sillen: Zamir White – 17 carries, 110 yards, 2 TDs
J.C. Shelton: Zamir White – 18 carries, 148 yards, 2 TDs
UGA leading receiver and stats:
Joe Vitale: George Pickens – 8 catches, 118 yards, 2 TDs
James Morgan: George Pickens – 7 catches, 96 yards, 1 TD
Henry Sillen: George Pickens – 8 catches, 110 yards, 1 TD
J.C. Shelton: George Pickens – 5 catches, 83 yards, 1 TD
Total UGA rushing yards over/under 250:
Joe Vitale: Under
James Morgan: Over
Henry Sillen: Over
J.C. Shelton: Over
Total Arkansas rushing yards over/under 250:
Joe Vitale: Under
James Morgan: Under
Henry Sillen: Under
J.C. Shelton: Under
Jared Zirkel PATs and FG count:
Joe Vitale: 2/3 FG, 4/4 PAT
James Morgan: 2/2 FG, 6/6 PAT
Henry Sillen: 3/4 FG, 4/4 PAT
J.C. Shelton: 2/2 FG, 5/5 PAT
Will Georgia allow a rushing touchdown?
Joe Vitale: No
James Morgan: No
Henry Sillen: No
J.C. Shelton: No
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