Top 12 College Football Clash: Georgia vs. Tennessee Preview

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00:00But as we enter this week, 13 Saturday, our third to final in

00:07the regular season, the game of the week is no doubt a top 12

00:11matchup in Athens under the lights and between the hedges.

00:15It is number 12, Georgia hosting seventh ranked Tennessee

00:19Lacey guy, nine and a half points spread in favor of the

00:22Bulldogs. 46 and a half is that minimal total and a part of

00:26this game is the injury uncertainty on both sides.

00:30Trevor Etn, the star back to begin this year for Georgia has

00:34been ruled out. Nate Frazier is kind of taking that lead role

00:38and for Tennessee, Niko Yamele did not play in the second half

00:41last week of the win against Mississippi State. His status

00:45uncertain, but props are listed with some of that uncertainty

00:49and uncharacteristic Georgia football. How do you approach

00:52this Saturday? Well, think about the series perspective.

00:55It's been dominated by Georgia. They have won seven

00:57straight in the series, the last four by an average margin

01:00of victory of 22.4 points per game. Picked up this victory

01:04last year in dominating fashion in Knoxville, 38 to 10. But

01:08again, I keep going back to last week's game, right? They

01:10rushed for 1.7 yards per carry. Offensive line couldn't get a

01:14push. That was one of the best defenses in terms of run

01:17support in the SEC and Ole Miss and one of the top 10 in all of

01:20college football, only giving up 80 rushing yards per game.

01:23They're going to need a much better effort going up against

01:26Tennessee, giving up 100 yards on the ground. Now, if Niko

01:30doesn't play, it's still going to be the tempo of Tennessee's

01:33rushing attack, guys. They're averaging 236 yards on the

01:36ground. Dylan Samson, a buck 46 last week on 30 carries, one

01:40touchdown. If he can get going in terms of this matchup, again,

01:44yes, limit turnovers with a backup, but as long as they can

01:47run the football, they're going to be in this game. I go back

01:50to the defense. I think it's a bounce back spot for Georgia.

01:53I'd be a little hesitant. It's not a best bet, but I do like

01:56the Bulldogs here. Yeah, I mean, Georgia should absolutely

01:59smash this team because much better versions of Tennessee

02:02have showed up against Georgia and not been able to get a

02:05thing going. Heiple's most points he scored against

02:07Georgia is 17. That was in year one and it was a late four

02:11minute touchdown that had no consequences on the game. The

02:14other performances were 13 points scored and 10 points

02:17scored. So now he goes at it today either with Niko, who is

02:21going to be banged up, isn't the right word, but maybe not

02:24on his P's and Q's at 100%. Who's that nowhere near the

02:27level of season people were hoping for in Knoxville or a

02:31walk on and I believe Gaston Moore getting the football for

02:34Tennessee. Again, the Vols scoring seven points might feel

02:38like a miracle. Yet books are hanging 17 and a half. I don't

02:42think they fully know what to do here with this number. I

02:45don't know if Niko all of a sudden gets put in and this

02:48thing goes down to six. I'm not sure Niko gets ruled out and

02:51this goes to 14. I think they're trying to exist in the

02:55middle of this number. I will say I actually don't think

02:59Niko's going to play and I don't think they're winning

03:01with him. So I think Tennessee's better off not

03:04playing him and going. We don't even have our starting

03:06quarterback factor that in committee. Please officially

03:09listed as questionable is Nikki treats Niko. He I'm a lay

03:13off of the quarterback on the other side quickly here. Kev

03:16Carson back multiple turnovers in all four SEC games for UGA

03:21where they have been favored by less than three scores. This

03:24just nine and a half. Yeah, he's been an absolute mess here.

03:27We will see if Carson Beck can figure it out before the

03:29regular season comes to a close. I still expect Georgia to

03:33be inside the college football playoff. He's going to have to

03:36start playing better for it to matter though that total work

03:38and it's way down 46 and a hook on this game day Saturday.

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