The No. 7 Auburn Tigers travel to Athens this Saturday to face the No. 4 Georgia Bulldogs between the hedges.
This top-10 matchup will be the host to ESPN’s “College GameDay” crew and is expected to be a shootout.
The Tigers beat Kentucky last week, 29-13, while the Bulldogs beat Arkansas, 37-10. The Deep South’s Oldest Rivalry is scheduled to kick off this Saturday at 7:30 EDT on ESPN.
With that 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 moneymakers:
No. 4 Georgia (-6.5) vs. No. 7 Auburn
(Odds courtesy of BetMGM)
UGA WIRE Game Picks:
Joe Vitale: Georgia
James Morgan: Georgia
Henry Sillen: Georgia
J.C. Shelton: Georgia
Spread Pick (Georgia -6.5/Auburn +6.5):
JV: Georgia -6.5
JM: Auburn +6.5
HS: Georgia -6.5
JC: Auburn + 6.5
Over/Under (44.5):
JV: Under
JM: Under
HS: Over
JC: Over
Score prediction:
JV: Georgia 27, Auburn 13
JM: Georgia 20, Auburn 17
HS: Georgia 30, Auburn 23 (Correct score prediction last week of 37-10)
JC: Georgia 26, Auburn 22
Total UGA Yards over/under 450:
JV: Under
JM: Under
HS: Under
JC: Under
Total Auburn Yards over/under 450:
JV: Under
JM: Under
HS: Under
JC: Under
J.T. Daniels stat line:
JV: 17/26, 208 passing yards, 2 TDs, 1 INT
JM: 0/0, 0 passing yards (will not play)
HS: 21/30, 260 passing yards, 2 TD, 1 INT
JC: 12/20, 228 passing yards, 1 TD
-OR- Stetson Bennett stat line:
JV: 13/21, 185 passing yards, 2 TDs, 0 INTs
JM: 17/23, 201 passing yards, 1 TD/ 1 INT
HS: 18/26, 255 passing yards, 1 TD
JC: 7/13, 267 passing yards, 1 TD
Bo Nix stat line:
JV: 25/48, 248 passing yards, 1 TD, 2 INT
JM: 17/36, 219 passing yards, 2 TD, 2 INT
HS: 24/33, 251 passing yards, 2 TD, 1 INT, 1 FUM
JC: 22/42 237 passing yards, 2 TD, INT
UGA leading rusher and stats:
JV: Zamir White (18 carries, 92 yards, 1 TD)
JM: Zamir White (23 carries, 84 yards, 1 TD)
HS: Zamir White (16 carries, 100 yards, 1 TD)
JC: Zamir White (20 carries, 127 yards, 2 TD)
UGA leading receiver and stats:
JV: George Pickens (4 catches, 59 yards, 2 TD)
JM: George Pickens (6 catches, 73 yards, 1 TD
HS: George Pickens (7 catches, 100 yards, 1 TD
JC: Kearis Jackson (5 catches, 70 yards, 1 TD)
Total UGA rushing yards over/under 250:
JV: Under
JM: Under
HS: Under
JC: Under
Total Auburn rushing yards over/under 250:
JV: Way Under
JM: Under
HS: Under
JC: Under
Jack Podlesny FG & PAT count:
JV: 2/3 FG, 3/3 PAT
JM: 2/2 FG, 2/2 PAT
HS: 3/3 FG, 3/3 PAT
JC: 2/2 FG 3/3 PAT
Will Georgia allow a rushing touchdown?
JV: No
JM: No
HS: Yes (goal line)
JC: Yes
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