aubiefifty 18,248 Posted October 8, 2022 Share Posted October 8, 2022 Georgia vs. Auburn: Prediction, pick, spread, football game odds, live stream, watch online, TV channel The Bulldogs are heavy favorites over the Tigers in the Deep South's Oldest Rivalry By Barrett Sallee 18 hrs ago • 4 min read USATSI No. 2 Georgia and Auburn will square off on Saturday afternoon in this year's version of the Deep South's Oldest Rivalry. The Bulldogs have looked sloppy in each of their last two wins and needed a fourth-quarter comeback to top Missouri last week in Columbia. The Tigers have dropped two of their last three, including last week's 21-17 loss to No. 25 when they blew a 17-point lead. The Bulldogs are led by quarterback Stetson Bennett IV,who, despite the Bulldogs' struggles the last couple of weeks, is second in the SEC in passing (307.2 yards per game) and has only tossed one interception through five games. The Tigers' have settled on redshirt freshman Robby Ashford under center. The dual-threat weapon had his best day through the air in Week 5 when he racked up 337 yards and tossed two touchdowns. What will happen on Saturday in one of the biggest rivalries in college football? Let's break down the game and make picks straight up and against the spread. Georgia vs. Auburn: Need to know Where are the wide receivers?: Georgia tight end Brock Bowers has been the star of the receiving corps this year. The sophomore has a team-high 342 yards and is the only Bulldog with multiple touchdowns, even though he only has two. Georgia has to find some weapons outside, and that might hinge on the status of Adonai Mitchell, who has only played in two games due to an ankle injury. The sophomore made the trip to Missouri last week, but didn't see the field. "AD is hopeful again," said coach Kirby Smart. "He was close to being able to go we thought last week. We took him with the intention of seeing if he could go. Pre-game thought he looked pretty good, but didn't feel comfortable putting him out there. We are hopeful he's able to this week, and we don't know until we get out there and get closer to the game. He is much closer this week than he was last week. Getting Arian [Smith] back helped with that. All the reps the freshman got helped. Got to continue to get those guys better." This could be a great chance for Smart to develop his downfield threats. Auburn is ranked middle-of-the road in virtually every meaningful passing defense stat, and a couple of weapons outside of Bowers will go a long way toward the Bulldogs repeating as national champions. Coffee is for closers: That classic scene the movie "Glengarry Glen Ross" also applies to Auburn's offense in the worst possible way. In the last eight games against Power 5 opponents, the Tigers are averaging 2.6 points per game in the second half (excluding overtime). It didn't score a single point in either of the last two games in that same timespan. Coach Bryan Harsin addressed the problem during his Monday press conference. "To me, it really comes down to trying to eliminate those negative plays, and then just being more consistent," he said. "That's play calls. That's execution. That's all those things, and not just one in particular. That's just the glaring reason why it's things that we all have to improve on and get better. Our adjustments come out at half. We have to be able to find ways to continue to put points on the board. It's not just the half of football, you get to play all four quarters." It's one thing to lay goose eggs against Missouri and LSU, it's an entire different thing to do it against the defending national champs. If coach Bryan Harsin doesn't earn a trip to the coffee pot, he might have to abandon his small piece of real estate in the Auburn football complex by the end of the weekend. Where's the offensive line?: Georgia's offensive line play had been solid through the first four games, but was dreadful last weekend against Missouri. It gave up nine of its 16 tackles for loss this season, and that was the biggest reason why it averaged just 4.69 yards per carry -- its worst mark against a Power Five opponent this year. "We didn't play really well up front," Smart said. "They had a lot of momentum. We got to do a better job preparing our guys, but we also got to do a better job in-game of making good decisions and putting ourselves in a situation to be successful or more successful at least." Auburn's defensive line hasn't exactly been impressive this year. But if the Bulldogs' offensive line has a repeat performance of what it did last week in Columbia, it could open the door for a front seven that has been playing better lately. How to watch Georgia vs. Auburn live Date: Saturday, Oct. 8 | Time: 3:30 p.m. ET Location: Sanford Stadium -- Athens, Georgia TV: CBS | Live stream: CBSSports.com, CBS Sports App (Free) Georgia vs. Auburn prediction, picks Moneyline Spread Total UGA -15000 -29.5 -110 o49.5 -110 AUBURN +2200 +29.5 -110 u49.5 -110 Auburn couldn't have hand-picked a worse time to catch the Bulldogs in Sanford Stadium. Ashford won't have the same production through the air due to a stout Georgia defensive front and a secondary that will take advantage of pressure that front seven generates. The sloppy play the last two weeks will force Smart to keep his foot on the gas more than he normally wood, and lead the Bulldogs to an easy cover. Prediction: Georgia (-30) Dennis Dodd Tom Fornelli Chip Patterson Barrett Sallee Shehan Jeyarajah David Cobb Jerry Palm ATS Auburn Auburn Georgia Georgia Auburn Auburn Auburn SU Georgia Georgia Georgia Georgia Georgia Georgia Georgia Which college football picks can you make with confidence in Week 6, and which Top 25 favorite will go down hard? Visit SportsLine to see which teams will win and cover the spread -- all from a proven computer model that has returned more than $3,100 in profit over the past six-plus seasons -- and find out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aubiefifty 18,248 Posted October 8, 2022 Author Share Posted October 8, 2022 Auburn at Georgia: Stream, injury report, broadcast info for Saturday's game Taylor Jones 3 minutes Auburn plays No. 2 Georgia on Saturday at Sanford Stadium in Athens, and if you’re wondering how you can watch the action live, you’ve come to the right place. The Auburn Tigers and the Georgia Bulldogs will meet for the 127th time in history on Saturday afternoon, in a game known simply as “The Deep South’s Oldest Rivalry.” The Bulldogs lead the overall series, 62-56-8, and have won the last six meetings. Buy Tigers Tickets Last season, Georgia’s Stetson Bennett completed 14-of-21 passes for 231 passes and two touchdowns in the Bulldogs’ 34-10 win at Jordan-Hare Stadium. Wide receiver Ladd McConkey reeled in five catches for 135 yards and a score. The defending National Champions enter this season’s game at 5-0 but have squeaked by their last two contests. On Sept. 24, Kent State stayed close to Georgia through the 2nd quarter, only trailing 19-10 until the 0:08 mark in the quarter. The Bulldogs ultimately pulled away to win 39-22. Then, last Saturday at Missouri, Georgia trailed the entire game until the 4:03 mark in the 4th quarter. Georgia’s Dijun Edwards scored on a one-yard rush to put the Bulldogs ahead, 26-22, which ended up being the final score. For Auburn, they hit the road for the first time all season. Last week, the Tigers led 17-0 halfway through the 2nd quarter of their game against LSU. LSU went on to score 21 unanswered points to earn the 21-17 win at Jordan-Hare Stadium. Here is all of the key information that you need to know ahead of Saturday’s game between Auburn and Georgia. Date: Saturday, Oct. 8 Time: 2:30 p.m. CT TV Channel: CBS Live Stream: fuboTV (watch here) Listen: Auburn Sports Network AUBURN QB Zach Calzada (shoulder), is out for the season QB TJ Finley (shoulder), is questionable OL Tate Johnson (elbow), is out six to eight weeks DE Eku Leota (pectoral), out for season GEORGIA OL Drew Bobo (shoulder), is out indefinitely DL Jalen Carter (knee), is ruled out for Auburn game OL Earnest Greene (leg), is out indefinitely WR Adonai Mitchell (ankle), is questionable for the Auburn game RB Andrew Paul (knee), is out for the season LB CJ Washington (neck), is out indefinitely AUBURN QB Robby Ashford RB Tank Bigsby WR Ja’Varrius Johnson LB Owen Pappoe GEORGIA QB Stetson Bennett TE Brock Bowers WR Ladd McConkey LB Jamon Dumas-Johnson Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aubiefifty 18,248 Posted October 8, 2022 Author Share Posted October 8, 2022 Auburn vs. Georgia by the numbers Published: Oct. 08, 2022, 6:30 a.m. 6-7 minutes Auburn (3-2, 1-1) at No. 2 Georgia (5-0, 2-0) 2:30 p.m. CDT Saturday (CBS) Sanford Stadium in Athens, Georgia 1 Major-college football rivalry will have been contested more than Auburn and Georgia after the Tigers and Bulldogs square off on Saturday for the 127th time. Minnesota and Wisconsin have met 131 times. North Carolina and Virginia will square off for the 127th time on Nov. 5. Georgia leads the series with Auburn 62-56-8, but the Tigers are 18-16 in Athens. 3 Teams have a worse turnover margin than Auburn this season. With 12 turnovers and three takeaways, the Tigers are at minus-9. New Mexico State, Stanford and Temple are at minus-10. No other SEC team is worse than minus-6 in turnover margin, including South Carolina, which has lost 13 turnovers this season. MORE SEC FOOTBALL BY THE NUMBERS: · TOP 10 FOR WEEK 6 · TOP 10 FROM WEEK 5 4 Receptions are needed by John Samuel Shenker to set Auburn’s career record for tight ends. Cooper Wallace set the school mark with 63 receptions from 2002 through 2005. Wallace also holds the Auburn career record for receiving yards with 829. Shenker has 718 receiving yards. 4 Of Auburn’s past five SEC games have included a lead for the Tigers in the second half. Auburn lost all four. The one game among the five that the Tigers didn’t lead in the second half, they won. Auburn and Missouri were tied 14-14 at halftime on Sept. 24, and after neither team scored in the second half, Auburn posted a 17-14 overtime victory. 4 Consecutive victories for Georgia in the series when the Bulldogs are ranked and the Tigers are not. An unranked Auburn team most recently defeated a ranked Georgia squad on Nov. 13, 1999, when the Tigers scored a 38-21 win against the No. 14 Bulldogs. Georgia has a 14-3-1 record when playing as a ranked team against unranked Auburn. 5 Years since Auburn won on an SEC East team’s home field. Since a 51-14 victory at Missouri on Sept. 23, 2017, the Tigers have lost at Georgia in 2018, Florida in 2019, Georgia and South Carolina in 2020 and South Carolina in 2021. Auburn has a 46-35-1 overall record against the SEC East since the league divided into divisions in 1992. 6 Consecutive October games have been won by Georgia, the SEC’s longest current winning streak in the 10th month. 12 Third downs have been converted into first downs in the first quarter and 10 third downs have been converted into first downs in the remainder of the game by Auburn this season. The Tigers are 12-for-21 on third downs in the first quarter and 10-of-44 on third downs from the second quarter on. 13 Consecutive conference games have been won by Georgia. The Bulldogs have had one longer winning streak in SEC play. A 23-game streak across the 1980, 1981, 1982 and 1983 seasons ended by a 13-7 loss to Auburn on Nov. 12, 1983. 14 Years since the loser of the Auburn-Georgia game had more rushing attempts than the winner. In 2008, the Tigers had 36 rushing attempts, but lost 17-13 to the Bulldogs, who had 33. In the 13 games since, the winning team has had the most rushing attempts 11 times and the teams had the same number of rushing attempts in the 2009 and 2019 games. 14 Auburn players have had more rushing yards than RB Tank Bigsby, who moved into 15th place on the school’s all-time list last week. With 2,259 rushing yards, Bigsby is 5 behind No. 14 James Joseph. 19 Consecutive games have featured at least 20 points for the Bulldogs, the longest such streak in school history. Since Georgia defeated Clemson 10-3 to kick off the 2021 season, the Bulldogs haven’t scored fewer than 24 points in any game, and last week’s 26-22 victory over Missouri set the school record. Georgia had an 18-game streak with at least 20 points in each across the 2012 and 2013 seasons, which was ended by a 24-19 loss to Nebraska in the Gator Bowl. The SEC record for consecutive games scoring at least 20 points is 40 by Alabama, a streak that ended in the Crimson Tide’s 33-18 loss to Georgia in the CFP national championship game on Jan. 10, 2022. Georgia’s current streak is the 15th-longest with at least 20 points in SEC history. 64 Years since the Auburn-Georgia series had a six-game winning streak, with the Bulldogs entering Saturday’s contest having won the past five meetings with the Tigers. Auburn won six in a row from 1953 through 1958. The only longer streak in the series lasted nine games, with Georgia winning annually from 1923 through 1931. 122 Consecutive games without being shut out for Auburn, the second-longest streak in school history. Auburn’s most recent shutout loss came 49-0 to Alabama on Nov. 17, 2012. Auburn’s record scoring streak lasted 149 games, starting with a 55-16 victory over Richmond on Oct. 4, 1980, and ending with a 17-0 loss to Alabama on Nov. 26, 1992. 322 Days since Auburn played on its opponent’s home field. Between losing 21-17 at South Carolina on Nov. 20 and Saturday’s game at Georgia, Auburn has played in six home games and the Birmingham Bowl. 337 Passing yards for Auburn QB Robby Ashford in last week’s 21-17 loss to LSU. Ashford completed 19-of-38 passes with two TDs and one interception against LSU. Entering last week’s game, Ashford had completed 27-of-47 passes for 372 yards with one TD and two interceptions in his college career. 349 Games have been played by Georgia since it was most recently shut out, the second-longest scoring streak in SEC history and the sixth-longest in major-college football history. The Bulldogs haven’t been blanked since losing to Alabama 31-0 on Sept. 30, 1995. 1,536 Passing yards for Georgia QB Stetson Bennett in 2022. No other Georgia player had had more passing yards five games into a season in this century than Bennett. FOR MORE OF AL.COM’S COVERAGE OF THE SEC, GO TO OUR SEC PAGE Mark Inabinett is a sports reporter for Alabama Media Group. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aubiefifty 18,248 Posted October 8, 2022 Author Share Posted October 8, 2022 Phillip's gameday musings: Week 6 Phillip Marshall 3-4 minutes * To this day, it remains as hostile as any atmosphere I have witnessed in an Auburn road football game. On Nov. 13, 1971, Auburn went to Athens to play Georgia. Auburn was 8-0. Georgia was 9-0. It was the latest in the season that two SEC teams had ever faced off. Auburn players and coaches had witnessed the hostility in the night before at the Holiday Inn, located not far from Georgia fraternity houses. Georgia students drove around the Hotel honking their horns. They got out of their cars and banged on doors late into the night. They did serious damage to the Alabama State Trooper’s car. As the Auburn players walked into the stadium that Saturday, more students were there to meet them. They “spilled” beer on them as they walked by. Walking at the rear beside offensive coordinator Gene Lorendo, quarterback Pat Sullivan surveyed the scene and laughed. You know the story. Sullivan threw four touchdown passes and locked up the Heisman Trophy. Terry Beasley caught two of them, one a 70-yarder on the first play after Auburn’s lead was cut to 21-20. Auburn won the game 35-20 . It will be hostile again today when the Tigers go back to Sanford Stadium, but the hoopla will be missing. Georgia is a stunning 29 ½ -point favorite. There will be no Pat Sullivans or Terry Beasleys wearing white. The 1971 game was my first Auburn-Georgia game as a reporter. I have not missed many since., * The more I have heard about Georgia this week, the more I have wondered if this game might be much closer than I previously expected. I picked Georgia to win 31-10, but I’m thinking I won’t be surprised if it’s closer than that. On the other hand, if Auburn turns the ball over multiple times, it could get ugly. * Another Auburn-Georgia memory: In 1965, I was 15 years old and listening on the radio. Auburn led 21-19 at Sanford Stadium. Georgia was on the verge of taking the lead with just more than four minutes left, but the Bulldogs fumbled and John Cochran recovered for Auburn on the one-foot line. Auburn held on to win the game. * Things keep getting worse for Texas A&M. Quarterback Max Johnson suffered a broken bone in his throwing hand in last Saturday’s loss at Mississippi State. He will not play against Alabama tonight and is potentially out for the season. * I have no doubt that Colby Wooden can play well on the edge for Auburn today. What I wonder is how Wooden’s replacements inside will fare. * The Auburn-Georgia rivalry has seen more than its share of upsets, both ways. What it has never seen, to my knowledge, is one team as a 29 ½-point favorite. 9COMMENTS * It has been 15 years and six games since Auburn scored more than one offensive touchdown in a game at Sanford Stadium. * Analytics took down another coach Friday night. Memphis scored to take a 26-7 lead and, for some reason, went for two. It was no good. Memphis tried to make up for it by going for two again. That failed, too. And Memphis staged a frantic rally to win 33-32. Kick those two extra points, and you probably win the game. ">247Sports Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aubiefifty 18,248 Posted October 8, 2022 Author Share Posted October 8, 2022 What to Watch: Auburn faces major challenges vs. No. 2 Bulldogs Mark Murphy 5-6 minutes AUBURN, Alabama–Despite losing 15 players to the 2022 NFL Draft, Georgia still has plenty of talent for Auburn to contend with for the 127th football game between the Tigers and Bulldogs. When the Tigers arrive at Sanford Stadium on Saturday they will be facing an opponent ranked second nationally that features one of college football’s top-rated defensive units. Georgia’s offense has been much more potent than Auburn’s, scoring 39 points per game to 22.4 for the Tigers. Defensively is where the 2022 Bulldogs have been at their best. UGA is allowing just 10.8 points per contest, which is fourth nationally. The home team comes into the contest on a seven-game winning streak and the Bulldogs have won the last five matchups vs. the Tigers, including a 34-10 victory last season at Jordan-Hare Stadium. Kickoff is set for shortly after 2:30 p.m. CDT at Dooley Field where the teams square off. The game will be televised on CBS. Here are What to Watch keys for the visitors. * Last year’s national championship team led all FBS programs in defense. Despite returning just three starters from that group, Coach Kirby Smart’s 2022 team has allowed only four touchdowns, the fewest of any team in the SEC. Opponents are averaging just 264.4 yards per contest vs. the Bulldogs, who have allowed one rushing touchdown and 3.46 yards per rushing play. Georgia is third in the league in passing yards allowed per contest at 175.2 and the Bulldogs are third in passing efficiency behind Alabama and Kentucky. Auburn comes into contest ranked last in the SEC in passing efficiency offense. After having their best passing performance last week vs. LSU with 337 yards, a What to Watch key on Saturday will be can the Tigers consistently move the football through the air? * Georgia is plus one in turnover margin with the Bulldogs losing four fumbles while throwing just one interception. Auburn has lost four fumbles and thrown eight interceptions. Auburn has played just one game it finished on the plus side of this statistic. If this week’s game isn’t the second one the Tigers are going to be hard-pressed to pull off the upset. Including just four takeaways by the defense through five games, Auburn is ranked 129th nationally in turnover ratio. More turnovers for the Tigers on offense is a recipe for disaster between the hedges and is certainly a major What to Watch factor. * Missouri and LSU each produced below their average passing performances vs. the Auburn defense the past two weeks. Missouri completed 14-24 throws for 179 yards and one interception. Mizzou is averaging 206.2 passing per game. LSU is averaging 247.6 passing yards per game and hit just 10-26 throws for 85 yards vs. Auburn. Whether or not the Tigers can limit the opponent's passing attack for a third consecutive game is a What to Watch item. * The reshuffled interior of Auburn’s line for the LSU game seemed to stabilize that part of the offense. We should get a good idea if that is going to be a regular thing as the Tigers line up against a talented UGA defensive front. AU’s blocking performance where the big guys hang out is an important What to Watch factor for Saturday. * Auburn hasn’t played a road game since losing at South Carolina last November so this week’s contest will be Robby Ashford’s first start on the road. Look for Georgia’s defense to do everything it can to try to rattle the redshirt freshman. How he handles the challenge is a What to Watch biggie. Robby Ashford is expected to start on Saturday in what will be his first college road game. (Photo: Mike Cortez, Inside the Auburn Tigers, 247Sports) Featuring last year’s national championship game MVP at quarterback, Stetson Bennett, Georgia is throwing for 342.8 yards per game. Bennett is completing 69.5 percent of his passes and the Bulldogs have allowed just four sacks this year. Pressuring the quarterback is going to be a challenge, especially when one of Auburn’s best players in that role, Eku Leota, is out with an injury. How much time Bennett has to find his receivers is a What to Watch item. * On the subject of defending the pass the Bulldogs feature tight ends who are tall and talented. How the Tigers match up against 6-4, 230 All-American Brock Bowers and 6-7, 270 Darnell Washington, who is also a pro prospect, are What to Watch challenges for the visitors. How to Watch/Listen to Auburn at Georgia Game Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aubiefifty 18,248 Posted October 8, 2022 Author Share Posted October 8, 2022 si.com Five reasons Auburn football can beat Georgia Cooper Posey 3 minutes Home Auburn Daily Football Here are five reasons why the Tigers escape the Bulldogs with a win. Auburn is set to play the second-ranked team in the country this week. An Auburn win may not be as far-fetched as you think, but here is why. Is Georgia as good as we think? © Joshua L. Jones / USA TODAY NETWORK The Bulldogs have seemed to struggle over the last two weeks. Georgia's defense gave up almost 300 yards to Kent State two weeks ago allowing the Golden Flashes to score 22 points. Kent state is 1-3 for the season. In week two Kent State only scored three points against Oklahoma. Georgia is 5-0, but they almost were not. The bulldogs trailed against Missouri for most of the game leading us to think the Tigers were gonna upset the Bulldogs. Georgia pulled it out in the end but not before allowing Missouri to score 22 points. Georgia is turning the ball over © Jason Getz-USA TODAY Sports Georgia's offense seems to have a turnover problem. Against Missouri Georgia fumbled the ball twice. Against Kent State Georgia fumbled twice and threw an interception. If Georgia's turnover trend continue this would give Auburn an advantage if they can win the turnover battle. Robby Ashford Eric Starling/Auburn Daily Although Auburn is coming off an SEC loss, there are some positive takeaways from the LSU loss. Auburn had 438 total yards against the Tigers and Ashford is to credit for 337 yards through the air. If Auburn is as explosive as last week, they will find themselves in scoring position against Georgia. Georgia's defensive line has not gotten home consistently this season © Joshua L. Jones / USA TODAY NETWORK Georgia is ranked 11th in the SEC for sacks. The Bulldogs' defense has only been able to scrape together 6.0 sacks. The only SEC team that has fewer sacks is South Carolina with four. Crazier things have happened before Shanna Lockwood-USA TODAY Sports Georgia is favored in this game by almost 30 points. When you look at that you think Auburn has no chance of winning. Luckily, Auburn has this way of winning not-winable games. Take a look at recent history, Auburn beat Georgia in 2013 on a game-winning hail mary pass that was tipped. The same year Auburn returned a missed field goal 100 yards to beat Alabama. Crazier things have happened before who is to say this can't happen? Engage with Auburn Daily on Socials! Join the Discord Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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