No. 1 Bulldogs journey as much as neighboring Knoxville – The Athletic

It appears truthful to surprise if Georgia is bored at this level within the season. The Bulldogs beat Missouri 43-6 in a rout that can undoubtedly preserve them at No. 1 within the subsequent CFP rankings. Stetson Bennett threw for 255 yards and two touchdowns within the win because the offense averaged eight yards per play. JT Daniels additionally returned to the sector for the primary time since Sept. 25. UGA gained its first seven convention video games by a mean of 33 factors and clinched the SEC East earlier than November.

Georgia will look to complete league play unbeaten when it heads to Tennessee this week, the place the Bulldogs opened as almost three-touchdown favorites. This one kicks off at 3:30 p.m. ET on CBS.

Tennessee must be feeling good after final week. A forty five-42 win over Kentucky was this system’s first over a ranked opponent within the Josh Heupel period. Hendon Hooker was glorious within the win, finishing 15-of-20 passes for 316 yards and 4 touchdowns whereas the UT protection bought a game-clinching cease late from its personal 38-yard line. Give Heupel credit score right here, this isn’t a simple job and he’s managed to show spurts of competitiveness in opposition to a number of the convention’s prime groups in his first 12 months. Whereas final week was an ideal win, don’t count on the encore to be fairly as rewarding. Georgia hasn’t allowed an opponent to attain greater than 13 factors but.

Odds, Over/Below, Moneyline

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Betting Developments

• The Over is 4-1 within the final 5 Tennessee video games
• Tennessee is 3-8 ATS as underdogs in its final 11 video games
• Tennessee is 3-8 ATS in opposition to a group with a profitable report in its final 11 video games
• Tennessee is 1-4 ATS as house underdogs in its final 5 video games
• Georgia is 6-0 ATS on highway in its final 6 video games
• Georgia is 4-1 ATS in opposition to Tennessee in its final 5 video games
• Georgia is 6-2 ATS in opposition to a group with a profitable report in its final 8 video games
• Georgia is 8-3 ATS in its final 11 video games
• The Over is 0-5 within the final 5 Georgia video games

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