This Saturday, the No. 1 ranked Georgia Bulldogs (2-0) take on the South Carolina Gamecocks (1-1) in Columbia, South Carolina. The game will be televised on ESPN and will kickoff at 12 p.m. ET. The Bulldogs are a 24.5 point favorite over the Gamecocks, per BetMGM. with the over/under set at 51.5.
On paper, this one is all Georgia. And that will likely be how it plays out on the field Saturday as well. But some wild things can happen in Williams-Brice Stadium as Georgia fans saw in 2012 and again in 2014. Rewind to 2019, South Carolina gave UGA its only loss regular season loss in a double-overtime game in Athens.
After two games, statistics are starting to sort themselves out and we are beginning to understand which teams are dominant where. For Georgia, it’s the passing offense and yet again its defense, which has allowed just three points this season and ranks No. 1 in scoring defense.
Here’s how Georgia and South Carolina stack up statistically ahead of this weekend’s SEC matchup:
13
Scoring Offense
Georgia: 33rd in the nation at 41.0 PPG
South Carolina: 73rd in the nation at 32.5 PPG
12
Rushing Offense
Georgia: 92nd in the nation at 129.5 YPG
South Carolina: 125th in the nation at 59.5 YPG
11
Passing Offense
Georgia: 2nd in the nation at 395.5 YPG
South Carolina: 24th in the nation at 301.5 YPG
10
Total Offense
Georgia: 10th in the nation at 525 YPG
South Carolina: 94th in the nation at 361 YPG
9
First Downs
Georgia: 29th in the nation at 25.5 first downs per game
South Carolina: 75th in the nation at 20.5 first downs per game
8
Penalties
Georgia: 43rd in the nation at 50 penalty YPG
South Carolina: 60th in the nation at 55.5 penalty YPG
7
Turnover Margin
Georgia: 16th in the nation with a +3 TO margin
South Carolina: 121st in the nation with a -4 TO margin
6
Sacks Allowed
Georgia: 11th in the nation with 1 sack allowed this season
South Carolina: 123rd in the nation with 9 sacks allowed this season
5
Scoring Defense
Georgia: 1st in the nation with 1.5 points allowed per game (3 total)
South Carolina: 89th in the nation with 29 points allowed per game (58 total)
4
Rushing Defense
Georgia: 24th in the nation with 79.5 rushing YPG allowed
South Carolina: 129th in the nation with 247.5 rushing YPG allowed
3
Passing Defense
Georgia: 18th in the nation with 141 passing YPG allowed
South Carolina: 15th in the nation with 136.5 passing YPG allowed
2
Total Defense
Georgia: 8th in the nation with 220.5 total YPG allowed
South Carolina: 81st in the nation with 384 total YPG allowed
1
Sacks
Georgia: 119th in the nation with 1 sack this season
South Carolina: 111th in the nation with 2 sacks this season
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