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Georgia football at Arkansas: Expert picks and predictions

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

Gannett may earn revenue from audience referrals to betting services. Newsrooms are independent of this relationship and there is no influence on news coverage.

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