NCAAF Georgia Bulldogs at Vanderbilt Commodores
On Saturday, the Georgia Bulldogs could probably put out a less-than-stellar effort against the Vanderbilt Commodores and still escape with a 4-0 record. uGA is a whopping -35.5 favorite for this SEC matchup, which seems high considering the Bulldogs could be in look-ahead mode with matchups against #16 Arkansas and #23 Auburn coming up the next two weeks. Let’s take a closer to this Bulldogs at Commodores betting preview.
Any Incentive For Georgia Blowout?
Georgia failed to cover the -31.5 spread at home against South Carolina last week, so how can they put a dominating 35-40 point win together at Vanderbilt?
The Bulldogs won 40-13 against the Gamecocks following their 56-7 win over UAB, so Georgia has been putting up some nice offensive numbers the last two weeks.
Of course, the biggest signature game for Georgia so far this season is the 10-3 win over then #3 Clemson to kick off the season. That was a big game management win for J.T. Daniels, who threw for just 135 yards with 0 TD and an INT.
Daniels missed week 2 with an oblique injury, and Stetson Bennett threw 5 TDs in his place. Daniels returned last week with 303 yards and 3 TDs vs. South Carolina, but it’s obvious the
Bulldogs have some QB depth.
For as big as the potential for the Georgia offense is, they’ll need the defense to step up to cover the 5+ TD spread.
The Bulldogs should be up to the task, giving up just 7.7 points/game so far this year, which is 3rd best in the country. That includes allowing just 75 rush yards (16th) and 146.3 pass yards (16th) per game.
Vandy in the Midst of Another Rough One
Vanderbilt was 0-9 in 2020, and to the surprise of many, they were a -21 point favorite in their season opener and proceeded to lose 23-3 to Eastern Tennessee State.
Everybody thought the Commodores were en route to another winless season, and then they go on the road and beat Colorado State 24-21 as +6.5 underdogs. This team is hard to grasp.
The Commodores did fall back to reality with a 41-23 loss to Stanford at home last week as +13.5 underdogs. Vandy and Georgia didn’t play last year, so it’s hard to know the type of beating that the Bulldogs want to inflict in this one. Georgia hasn’t won by 35+ in this series since 2012, a span of 8 games.
Make no mistake, Vandy’s offense has their work cut out for them here. Starting QB Ken Seals has just 3 TD against 3 INT on the year and is completing just 55% of his passes this season.
Georgia at Vanderbilt Pick
The Bulldogs will win this one, as an outright Vanderbilt win isn’t even an option. Can the Commodores keep this within 5 TD, though?
With Georgia having a couple of tough games against Arkansas and Auburn coming up, the next two games expect the Bulldogs to treat this week like a walk-through, a vacation to Nashville, so to speak.
Georgia 38 – Vanderbilt 13
Vanderbilt +35.5
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