Tennessee Volunteers vs Georgia Bulldogs Prediction, Picks and Game Preview - 11/16/2024

Game Time: 7:30 pm ET, Saturday, November 16, 2024

Venue:  Sanford Stadium, Athens, GA

Where to Watch:  ABC

DraftKings:  Point Spread:  Tennessee +9.5, Georgia -9.5; Over/Under:  48 points

Bet365:  Point Spread:  Tennessee +9.5, Georgia -9.5; Over/Under:  48 points

BetMGM:  Point Spread:  Tennessee +10, Georgia -10; Over/Under:  48.5 points

Tennessee Volunteers:  8-1 (5-1) (1st place, SEC)

Georgia Bulldogs:  7-2 (5-2) (4th place, SEC)

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Tennessee Volunteers:  won their last game at home against the Mississippi State Bulldogs 33-14.

Georgia Bulldogs:  lost their last game on the road against the Mississippi Rebels 28-10.

Tennessee is entering this game with an 8-1 record overall and they have a 5-1 record in their conference games too. They are 6-0 in their home games, 1-1 in their road games, and they are also 1-0 in their neutral site games this season, but they will be on the road for this game. They won their last game against Mississippi State 33-14. Nico Iamaleava was the starting QB and he completed 8/13 passes for 174 passing yards, 2 touchdowns, and 0 interceptions. Dylan Sampson led the team in rushing yards with 149 and 1 TD. Dont'e Thornton Jr. led the receivers with 104 receiving yards on 3 receptions and 1 TD. Arion Carter led the defense in that game with 3 solo tackles and 4 assisted tackles while Omarr Norman-Lott, James Pearce Jr., Bryson Eason, and Jayson Jenkins each led the defense in sacks with 1. Boo Carter came away with the only interception for them in that one.

 

 

 

Georgia is entering this game with a 7-2 record overall and they have a 5-2 record in their conference games too. They are 3-0 in their home games, 2-2 in their road games, and they are also 2-0 in their neutral site games this season, but they will be at home for this game. They lost their last game against Ole Miss 28-10. Carson Beck was the starting QB and he completed 20/31 passes for 186 passing yards, 0 touchdowns, and 1 interception. Nate Frazier led the team in rushing yards with 47 and 1 TD. Dominic Lovett led the receivers with 41 receiving yards on 4 receptions. CJ Allen led the defense in that game with 7 solo tackles and 1 assisted tackle while Chaz Chambliss and Christen Miller each led the defense in sacks with 0.5. Dan Jackson came away with the only interception for them in that one.

The current betting odds have Tennessee listed as a 9.5 point underdog in this game according to Draftkings Sportsbook. Tennessee has looked great in their games this season with their 8-1 record overall and their 5-1 conference record which has them right at the top of the SEC with one of the best records in the nation. They are also a ranked team and have put themselves in a good position to not only make the SEC Championship, but also the CFP. They are coming off another win in their last one against Mississippi State and their defense has looked great all season, not giving up many points in any of their games. Meanwhile, Georgia has looked good in their games this season with their 7-2 record overall and their 5-2 conference record which has them near the top of the SEC. They are still in the running for the SEC Championship and the playoffs, but they really can't afford to lose another game. They already have 1 loss against Alabama and they are coming off another loss in their last one, getting embarrassed on the road by Ole Miss in a 28-10 loss. Their defense has been good this season, but their offense hasn't looked great as it has been really up and down all year. They didn't show up last week against a weaker Ole Miss defense and now they have to play against Tennessee who might just have the best defense in the SEC with the points they have been giving up all year. Tennessee hasn't been putting up a ton of offense in their games this year, but their defense will be able to slow down this Georgia offense that hasn't looked great either, and that will keep Tennessee in this game with a chance to win. The best way to place a bet here is on Tennessee to cover the spread in this game. 

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Tennessee Volunteers: 22-13 ATS in all lined games. 10-5 ATS versus good rushing defenses - allowing 120 rushing yards/game or less. 7-3 ATS versus good defensive teams - allowing 310 yards/game or less. 8-3 UNDER in road lined games. 8-4 UNDER off a home win by 17 points or more. 9-2 UNDER vs. good teams - outscoring opponents by 10+ PPG on the season.

Georgia Bulldogs: 5-10 ATS as a home favorite. 3-8 ATS after playing their last game on the road. 2-5 ATS after a game with a turnover margin of -2 or worse. 6-1 UNDER versus good rushing defenses - allowing 120 rushing yards/game or less. 5-1 UNDER versus good rushing defenses - allowing 3.25 rushing yards/carry or less. 5-2 UNDER after a game with a turnover margin of -2 or worse.

Tennessee Volunteers:  V. Lang (OL) Questionable - Undisclosed. D. Thornton (WR) Questionable - Upper Body. D. Bishop (RB) Out - Undisclosed. E. Spillman (LB) Out - Undisclosed. N. Iamaleava (QB) Questionable - Undisclosed. K. Pili (LB) Out - Knee. J. Thomas (DB) Out - Knee.

Georgia Bulldogs:  R. Robinson (RB) Out - Foot. B. Robinson (RB) Out - Leg. T. Etienne (RB) Questionable - Undisclosed. C. Jones (RB) Questionable - Undisclosed. A. Evans (WR) Questionable - Undisclosed. M. Morris (OL) Questionable - Undisclosed. J. Jonah-Ajonye (DL) Out - Lower Body. C. Young (WR) Out - Suspension.

“We were out of gaps and they hit us on a couple." - Josh Heupel after his team’s win against MS State in their last game. 

“I told my team during the week I thought they were the most talented team we’d played. They really should be undefeated. I know people think that’s not true but they outplayed us tonight, outcoached us and did a great job.” - Kirby Smart after his team’s loss against Ole Miss in their last game. 

WR McCoy, Bru 

WR Brazzell II, Chris

WR White, Squirrel 

TE Kitselman, Miles

QB Iamaleava, Nico 

RB Sampson, Dylan

FB Harrison, Cole

WR Bell, Dillon 

WR Smith, Arian 

WR Lovett, Dominic 

TE Delp, Oscar

QB Beck, Carson 

RB Etienne, Trevor

Passing: N. Iamaleava (1869)

Rushing: D. Sampson (1129)

Receiving: D. Thornton (505)

Touchdowns: D. Sampson (20)

Passing: C. Beck (2488)

Rushing: T. Etienne (475)

Receiving: A. Smith (535)

Touchdowns: T. Etienne (7)

Coaches:

Tennessee Volunteers: Josh Heupel (4th season)

Georgia Bulldogs: Kirby Smart (9th season)