The No. 4 Georgia Bulldogs (1-0, 1-0) are in Athens this evening as they kickoff against the No. 7 Auburn Tigers (1-0, 1-0) at 7:30 p.m. EDT on ESPN.
The Dawgs have won 12 of the last 15 matchups, not dropping a home game to the Tigers since 2005. When the teams are both ranked in the top-10, Auburn has won 4 of those 5 games.
Georgia head coach Kirby Smart has still not named his starting quarterback for Saturday’s matchup but we should know very soon.
Georgia is favored in the matchup by 7.5 points.
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Here are a few stat predictions previewing tonights game.
QB Stetson Bennett:
18/26, 255 passing yards, 1 TD
-OR- QB J.T. Daniels:
21/30, 260 passing yards, 2 TD, 1 INT
RB Zamir White:
16 carries, 100 yards, 1 TD
RB James Cook:
12 carries, 75 rushing yards, 4 catches, 35 receiving yards
WR George Pickens:
7 catches, 100 yards, 1 TD
WR Kearis Jackson:
5 catches, 60 yards
DB Eric Stokes:
2 pass deflections, 1 INT
DB Richard LeCounte:
7 tackles, 1 pass deflection, 1 forced fumble
LB Nolan Smith:
11 tackles, 1 sack
LB Monty Rice:
9 tackles, 1 sack, 1 fumble recovery
K Jack Podlesny:
3/3 FG, 3/3 PAT
