The No. 14 Tennessee Volunteers (2-0, 2-0) travel to Athens this week to face off against the No. 3 Georgia Bulldogs (2-0, 2-0).
Tennessee has been red hot under third-year head coach Jeremy Pruitt. The Vols have won eight consecutive games dating back to last season. They are coming off an impressive 35-12 win over the Missouri Tigers.
Georgia looked playoff ready last week against Auburn, beating them by a score of 27-6. The Dawgs defense was absolutely lockdown against Auburn quarterback Bo Nix and crew, allowing only two field goals the entire game out of the Tigers.
Saturday’s matchup should be a good one in between the hedges. Kickoff is scheduled for 3:30 EDT and will be aired on CBS
With that being said, the UGA Wire staff has put together a number of score, stat and game predictions ahead of Saturday’s matchup with the help of BetMGM.
Here are the picks:
The moneymakers:
No. 3 Georgia (-12.5) vs No. 14 Tennessee
Odds courtesy of BetMGM Sportsbook.
UGA WIRE Game Picks:
Joe Vitale: Georgia
James Morgan: Georgia
Henry Sillen: Georgia
J.C. Shelton: Georgia
Spread Pick (Georgia -12.5/Tennessee +6.5):
JV: Georgia -12.5
JM: Tennessee +12.5
HS: Georgia -12.5
JC: Georgia -12.5
Over/Under (42.5):
JV: Under
JM: Under
HS: Under
JC: Over
Score prediction:
JV: Georgia 28, Tennessee 9
JM: Georgia 24, Tennessee 7
HS: Georgia 30, Tennessee 10
JC: Georgia 24, Tennessee 10
Total UGA Yards over/under 450:
JV: Over
JM: Under
HS: Over
JC: Over
Total Tennessee Yards over/under 450:
JV: Under
JM: Under
HS: Under
JC: Under
Stetson Bennett stat line:
JV: 19/28, 230 yards, 2 TD
JM: 17/25, 220 yards, 2 TD, 1 INT
HS: 21/28, 260 yards, 2 TD
JC: 16/23, 190 yards, 1 TD
Jarrett Guarantano stat line:
JV: 15/25, 180 yards, 2 INT
JM: 16/28, 175 yards, 1 TD
HS: 17/29, 160 yards, 2 INT
JC: 18/30, 185 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT
UGA leading rusher and stats:
JV: Zamir White (15 carries, 90 yards, 1 TD)
JM: Zamir White (14 carries, 100 yards, 1 TD)
HS: Zamir White (16 carries, 135 yards, 2 TD)
JC: Zamir White (11 carries, 80 yards)
UGA leading receiver and stats:
JV: George Pickens (5 catches, 75 yards, 1 TD)
JM: Kearis Jackson (7 catches, 66 yards, 1 TD)
HS: George Pickens (9 catches, 99 yards, 1 TD)
JC: George Pickens (8 catches, 80 yards, 1 TD)
Total UGA rushing yards over/under 250:
JV: Over
JM: Under
HS: Over
JC: Under
Total Tennessee rushing yards over/under 250:
JV: Under
JM: Under
HS: Under
JC: Under
Jack Podlesny PATs and FG count:
JV: 4/4 PAT
JM: 3/3 PAT, 1/1 FG
HS: 4/4 PAT, 1/1 FG
JC: 3/3 PAT, 1/1 FG
Will Georgia allow a rushing touchdown?
JV: No
JM: No
HS: No
JC: No
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