The Vanderbilt Commodores will meet the Georgia Bulldogs for an SEC contest on Saturday, October 15. Georgia will be coming into this game with a 6-0 record, while Vanderbilt sits at 3-3. Georgia has completely dominated every team that they’ve played this season, and it would be shocking if that didn’t continue in this one.
Vanderbilt has played better than they have in the past, but they still aren’t nearly up to the task of beating a team like Georgia. It would take an absolute miracle for them to not lose this game by four touchdowns.
Continue reading for our Commodores vs. Bulldogs betting stats.
Vanderbilt vs. Georgia Betting Stats
Vanderbilt Stats
The Vanderbilt stats coming into this game are interesting because they do have games throughout the season where they were impressive. Not good by any means, but competed at a decent level. With some of the years that Vanderbilt has had in the past, playing .500 football throughout the first six games of the season is all they could legitimately ask for.
Vanderbilt has wins over Hawaii, Elon, and Northwestern. In their three wins, the offense was the thing that was clicking for them. They scored 63, 42, and 38 points in those three contests.
In terms of their losses, they have lost to Wake Forest, Alabama, and Ole Miss, all top 15 opponents. Their offense didn’t play badly in any game besides the Alabama one, but their defense gave up more than 50 points twice in those two losses and 45 in the other one. Georgia is going to play offense at an elite level, so if they do not figure out the defense, this could get ugly. The Commodores betting odds reflect the thought that they will lose this game by a wide margin.
Vanderbilt has to come out and try to win this game. They can’t come in scared because if they do, this one is going to be over fast.
Georgia Bulldogs Stats
The Georgia Bulldogs schedule to start the season hasn’t been anything too crazy. Outside of their opening-week win against Oregon, they haven’t played a ranked team all season. They have beaten Oregon, Samford, South Carolina, Kent State, Missouri, and Auburn. Those are NCAAF teams that are certainly good, but nothing too special.
Even with the lackluster schedule to start the season, Georgia has dominated everyone besides
Missouri. Georgia has scored 49, 33, 48, 39, 26, and 42 points. On defense, they’ve given up 3, 0, 7, 22, 22, and 10. They have been absolutely dominant on both sides of the football and will continue that this weekend.
Their most recent game against Auburn showed why this team is as good as advertised. Stetson Bennet threw for 208 of the team’s 500 yards. On defense, they only gave up 258 total yards and 0 points in the first quarter of the game.
When we say that Georgia has one of the best defenses of the past decade, we truly mean that. This program has produced many professional players and has been able to do so because of what they do on defense. Their guys produce in the SEC at the highest level and then continue that in the NFL. With the development they have, the defense has continued to look like one of the nation’s best.
Matchup Betting Trends
The Commodores vs. Bulldogs betting stats coming into this game show some interesting trends that we will be focusing on with our NCAAF betting pick. Let’s break down the betting trends from this game.
- Georgia is 3-3 ATS this season.
- Georgia has not covered the spread when they are a 38.5 or higher point favorite this season (0-2)
- Only 1 Georgia game has gone over this season.
- Vanderbilt is 3-4 against the spread this season.
- Vanderbilt’s games have gone over 5 times in their first 6 games of the season.
Vanderbilt Commodores vs. Georgia Bulldogs Predictions
The best bet in this game is going to be taking Vanderbilt +38.5. Although Georgia Bulldogs is undoubtedly going to win this game because of how much better they are, giving 38.5 points against another SEC opponent just isn’t logical. If it was years past, Vanderbilt would probably lose by 40-plus points. However, this team is much better than they have been in the past few seasons, and they can show that this Saturday.
No one is expecting Vanderbilt to win this game, and thinking that they will isn’t a smart idea. Maybe they can keep it between a touchdown and two, but the reality of the situation is that they will keep it around 3-4 touchdowns. We don’t have to worry, as long as they save us our +38.5. I like them to do that, and that’s why we will be backing them in this game.
Conclusion
Our Commodores vs. Bulldogs betting stats are made up after we took a look at all of the numbers and got the best possible outcome for this one. Georgia is going to get this one outright, but Vanderbilt has shown enough throughout the season that indicates that they can keep this game close if they come out and do what they’ve done so far.
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