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The No. 2 Tennessee Vols travel to Georgia to take on the No. 1 ranked Georgia Bulldogs in the BIGGEST football game of the weekend! In fact, they don't get any bigger than this when it comes to college football.
The line on this game has gone from UGA -9 to -7.5 and back up to -9. We get a number of UGA 5.82. There is an overlay of 1.5 to 2.5.
Gabe Ikard joins former Georgia Bulldogs QB Drew Butler to share their predictions on this marquee matchup.
This will be the defending national champion Bulldogs toughest test of the season thus far. Georgia will come into this game with a chip on their shoulder after the College Football Playoff rankings listed the Vols No. 1.
"There's a long way to go. We obviously have a huge step this week in Athens, Georgia, but I love competing with this team every Saturday," second year head coach of the Vols Josh Heupel told ESPN this week.
Georgia has won the past five meetings of this series. The two teams rank among the best in total offense.
The Volunteers lead the nation in scoring offense (49.4 points per game) and total offense (553.0 yards per game), while Georgia ranks second in total offense (530.1) and is tied for sixth in scoring (41.8).
Tennessee quarterback Hendon Hooker has thrown for 2,338 yards with 21 touchdowns and a single interception.
He's not the same quarterback Georgia met last season in Knoxville, according to Bulldogs head coach Kirby Smith.
"He's one step ahead of where he was," Smart said of Hooker. "To think of the reps and the games he's played since the games last year, he's just as elusive, he's got probably the same arm talent. Those two don't improve. It's his decision-making and his processing. And the guys around him are playing better, too."
Georgia quarterback Stetson Bennett has passed for 2,349 yards with nine touchdowns and three interceptions. He has a 22-3 career record as a starter.
Top Props
Rot Winning Margin Moneyline
2019 Tennessee to win by 1-6 pts +500
2020 Tennessee to win by 7-12 pts +1100
2021 Tennessee to win by 13-18 pts +2000
2022 Tennessee to win by 19-24 pts +4000
2023 Tennessee to win by 25-30 pts +6600
2024 Tennessee to win by 31-36 pts +10000
2025 Tennessee to win by 37-42 pts +11000
2026 Tennessee to win by 43 or more pts +12500
2027 Georgia to win by 1-6 pts +330
2028 Georgia to win by 7-12 pts +450
2029 Georgia to win by 13-18 pts +500
2030 Georgia to win by 19-24 pts +700
2031 Georgia to win by 25-30 pts +1000
2032 Georgia to win by 31-36 pts +1400
2033 Georgia to win by 37-42 pts +2200
2034 Georgia to win by 43 or more pts +2500
- Don Shapiro, Gambling911.com
