Kirby Smart and the Georgia Bulldogs have won the SEC East three straight years, earning them their third straight SEC Championship game vs LSU, this Saturday at 4:00 p.m. EST at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, GA.
Besides former Bulldog Justin Fields and Ohio State, LSU has been the hottest team of the 2019 college football season. The #2 Tigers are 12-0 on the season including wins over Florida, Auburn and Alabama.
Georgia comes into the game a bit banged up and not exactly peaking at the right time. The Dawgs will be without senior WR Lawrence Cager who underwent ankle surgery as well as freshman WR George Pickens who was suspended for the first half for on-field incidents. Those are the Dawgs top two receivers on the year.
D’Andre Swift also left the Georgia Tech game with a shoulder injury but should hopefully be back for Saturday’s matchup.
LSU QB Joe Burrow has been putting up exceptional numbers for the Tigers as he currently sits in 2nd for the Heisman Trophy race. Burrow has a total QBR of 93.4 and has thrown for 4,366 yards, 44 TDs and 6 INTs on the season.
Kirby will need to draw up a near flawless game plan and Jake Fromm needs to find his guy in a shallow receiving core if the Dawgs want to pull this one out and secure a spot in the College Football Playoff.
The UGA Wire staff has put together a list of score, stat and game predictions ahead of Saturdays matchup.
Here are the picks:
The money makers:
#2 LSU (-7.5) vs #4 Georgia
Game pick: If you think LSU will win and cover, write LSU. If you think LSU will win but not cover, LSU*. If you got Georgia winning, write Georgia.
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Jackson Fryburger: UGAWire.com- Georgia
Joe Vitale: UGAWire.com- HBTFD
James Morgan: UGAWire.com- LSU*
Jackson Stone: UGAWire.com- LSU
Henry Sillen: UGAWire.com- Georgia
Garrett Shearman: UGAWire.com- LSU*
Over/under (54.5)
If you think the total will go over, over. If you think the total will go under, under.
Jackson Fryburger: UGAWire.com- Under
Joe Vitale: UGAWire.com- Under
James Morgan: UGAWire.com- Over
Jackson Stone: UGAWire.com- Over
Henry Sillen: UGAWire.com- Over
Garrett Shearman: UGAWire.com- Under
Score prediction:
Jackson Fryburger: UGAWire.com- Georgia 27, LSU 24
Joe Vitale: UGAWire.com- Georgia 24, LSU 20
James Morgan: UGAWire.com- LSU 34, Georgia 27
Jackson Stone: UGAWire.com- LSU 35, Georgia 24
Henry Sillen: UGAWire.com- Georgia 31, LSU 28 OT
Garrett Shearman: UGAWire.com- LSU 26, UGA 20
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Total UGA Yards over/under 450:
Jackson Fryburger: UGAWire.com- Under
Joe Vitale: UGAWire.com- Under
James Morgan: UGAWire.com- Under
Jackson Stone: UGAWire.com- Under
Henry Sillen: UGAWire.com- Under
Garrett Shearman: UGAWire.com- Under
Total LSU Yards over/under 450:
Jackson Fryburger: UGAWire.com- Under
Joe Vitale: UGAWire.com- Under
James Morgan: UGAWire.com- Over
Jackson Stone: UGAWire.com- Over
Henry Sillen: UGAWire.com- Under
Garrett Shearman: UGAWire.com- Under
UGA leading rusher and stats:
Jackson Fryburger: UGAWire.com- James Cook if Swift hurt, 82 yards, 1 TD. D’Andre Swift, 113 yards, 1 TD if healthy.
Joe Vitale: UGAWire.com- D’Andre Swift, 131 yards, 1 TD
James Morgan: UGAWire.com- D’Andre Swift (if healthy), 102 yards, 2 TDs
Jackson Stone: UGAWire.com- D’Andre Swift, 100 yards, 1 TD
Henry Sillen: UGAWire.com- Brian Herrien, 95 yards, 1 TD
Garrett Shearman: UGAWire.com- D’Andre Swift, 108 yards, 1 TD
Total UGA rushing yards over/under 250
Jackson Fryburger: UGAWire.com- Over
Joe Vitale: UGAWire.com- Over
James Morgan: UGAWire.com- Under
Jackson Stone: UGAWire.com- Under
Henry Sillen: UGAWire.com- Over
Garrett Shearman: UGAWire.com- Under
Total LSU rushing yards over/under 250
Jackson Fryburger: UGAWire.com- Under
Joe Vitale: UGAWire.com- Under
James Morgan: UGAWire.com- Under
Jackson Stone: UGAWire.com- Under
Henry Sillen: UGAWire.com- Under
Garrett Shearman: UGAWire.com- Under
Total UGA passing yards over/under 250
Jackson Fryburger: UGAWire.com- Under
Joe Vitale: UGAWire.com- Over
James Morgan: UGAWire.com- Under
Jackson Stone: UGAWire.com- Under
Henry Sillen: UGAWire.com- Under
Garrett Shearman: UGAWire.com- Under
Total LSU passing yards over/under 250
Jackson Fryburger: UGAWire.com- Over
Joe Vitale: UGAWire.com- Over
James Morgan: UGAWire.com- Over
Jackson Stone: UGAWire.com- Over
Henry Sillen: UGAWire.com- Over
Garrett Shearman: UGAWire.com- Over
Georgia’s leading receiver and stats:
Jackson Fryburger: UGAWire.com- Dominick Blaylock, 6catches, 83 yards, 1 TD
Joe Vitale: UGAWire.com- Dominick Blaylock, 4 catches, 94 yards, 1 TD
James Morgan: UGAWire.com- Brian Herrien, 6 Catches, 86 yards, 1 TD
Jackson Stone: UGAWire.com- D’Andre Swift, 7 catches 75 yards
Henry Sillen: UGAWire.com- Demitris Robertson, 5 catches, 80 yards, 1 TD
Garrett Shearman: UGAWire.com- Dominick Blaylock, 7 catches, 96 yards,
Jake Fromm stat line:
Jackson Fryburger: UGAWire.com- 18/28, 236 yards, 0 INTs
Joe Vitale: UGAWire.com- 19/32, 285 yards, 2 TDs, 0 INTs
James Morgan: UGAWire.com- 15/29, 214 yards, 1TD, 1 INT
Jackson Stone: UGAWire.com- 18/26, 175 yards, 1 INT
Henry Sillen: UGAWire.com- 19/29, 195 yards, 1 TD
Garrett Shearman: UGAWire.com- 15/28, 1 TD
Joe Burrow stat line:
Jackson Fryburger: UGAWire.com- 31/39, 321 yards, 2 TDs
Joe Vitale: UGAWire.com- 28/40, 315 yards, 2 TDs, 1 INT
James Morgan: UGAWire.com- 32/40, 302 yards, 3 TDs
Jackson Stone: UGAWire.com- 21/29, 230 yards, 2 TD
Henry Sillen: UGAWire.com- 24/31, 260 yards, 2 TD
Garrett Shearman: UGAWire.com- 25/40, 210 yards, 2 TD, 1 INT
Rodrigo Blankenship PATs and FG count:
Jackson Fryburger: UGAWire.com- ( 3/3 PATs, 2/2 FGs)
Joe Vitale: UGAWire.com- ( 3/3 PATs, 1/1 FGs)
James Morgan: UGAWire.com- ( 3/3 PATs, 2/2 FGs)
Jackson Stone: UGAWire.com- ( 3/3 PATs, 1/1 FGs)
Henry Sillen: UGAWire.com- ( 4/4 PATs, 1/1 FGs)
Garrett Shearman: UGAWire.com- ( 2/2 PATs, 2/3 FGs)
Will Georgia allow a rushing touchdown?
Jackson Fryburger: UGAWire.com- No
Joe Vitale: UGAWire.com- No
James Morgan: UGAWire.com- Yes
Jackson Stone: UGAWire.com- Yes
Henry Sillen: UGAWire.com- No
Garrett Shearman: UGAWire.com- No
If LSU loses, are they still in?
Jackson Fryburger: UGAWire.com- Yes, if loss is under 17 points and neither Utah or Big 12 Champ win by 17+.
Joe Vitale: UGAWire.com- Ya
James Morgan: UGAWire.com- Yes
Jackson Stone: UGAWire.com Yes
Henry Sillen: UGAWire.com- Yes
Garrett Shearman: UGAWire.com- Yes
What will your top-four look like after Saturday?
Jackson Fryburger: UGAWire.com- Ohio State, Clemson, Georgia, LSU
Joe Vitale: UGAWire.com- Ohio State, Clemson, Georgia, LSU
James Morgan: UGAWire.com- LSU, Ohio St, Clemson, Utah
Jackson Stone: UGAWire.com- Ohio State, LSU, Clemson, Utah
Henry Sillen: UGAWire.com- Ohio State, Clemson, Georgia, LSU
Garrett Shearman: UGAWire.com- LSU, Ohio State, Clemson, Utah
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