11th Ranked Georgia Bulldogs Hosts 17th Mississippi State

Georgia Bulldogs Look To Prove They are For Real

The fans at Sanford Stadium will see the 17th ranked Mississippi State Bulldogs and the 11th ranked Georgia Bulldogs when they take their seats on Saturday. The game will kickoff at 7 pm EST and will be televised nationally by ESPN.

When the season began, Saturday night’s matchup between Mississippi State and Georgia was not seen as a red-letter game in the SEC. That’s exactly what it is. Both sets of Bulldogs enter play at Sanford Stadium with 3-0 marks. Mississippi State is also 1-0 in the SEC after last week’s 37-7 rout of LSU.

No. 11 Georgia will be playing its SEC opener. After defeating Notre Dame 20-19, on September 9th, Georgia had a breather last week against Samford. They won easily 42-14, and the score could have been much worse.

Oddsmakers have UGA as a 3-point favorite after the line opened at UGA -4.5. The total is sitting at 47 after opening at 48.5.

Miss State Leads SEC in Scoring Offense and Defense

Dan Mullen has his team primed and last weeks route of LSU in “Death Valley” proved these Bulldogs are for real. The Bulldogs are first in scoring (47.7 points) and scoring defense (9.3 points per game) in the SEC.

Junior quarterback Nick Fitzgerald leads an offense that has outscored its opponents 143-28. He has completed 43 of 70 passes for 543 yards and seven touchdowns. He has also rushed for 240 yards and five scores.

Aeris Williams leads the Mississippi State attack with 336 yards on 48 carries and one touchdown. The focus is on Fitzgerald, a Georgia native who will have to be able to handle his emotions playing in his home state for the first time.

UGA Defense has Led the Way

Kirby Smart’s Georgia Bulldogs are only allowing 14.3 points per game. They are averaging only giving up a paltry 71 yards on the ground. No team has rushed for more than 100 yards against Georgia through three games. Defensive tackle Trenton Thompson is a force in the middle of the line. Other key players are outside linebacker Lorenzo Carter, who has three sacks and middle linebacker Roquan Smith who has a team-high 19 tackles.

Georgia true freshman quarterback Jake Fromm is expected to start for the third straight week. Game 1 starter Jacob Eason is back practicing after returning to workouts on Monday from a knee injury. Fromm has completed 34 of 57 passes for 449 yards, with five touchdowns and one interception.

More good news for the Bulldogs: Running back Sony Michel, who was held out of Saturday’s game against Samford after tweaking his ankle late in the contest at Notre Dame is expected back. He’ll team with fellow senior Nick Chubb. He is coming off a 131-yard effort against Samford and leads Georgia in rushing with 44 carries for 290 yards and four touchdowns.

Recent Form

Georgia Bulldogs

Title	Stat	Rank	Stat	Rank
Away Team Overall Scoring vs Home Team Overall Defense	47.67	10	14.33	21
Away Team Road Passing vs Home Team Home Passing Defense	132.00	88	187.50	55
Away Team Road Rushing vs Home Team Home Rushing Defense	327.00	7	79.00	23
Home Team Overall Scoring vs Away Team Overall Defense	31.00	67	9.33	6
Home Team Home Passing vs Away Team Road Passing Defense	161.00	112	163.00	17
Home Team Home Rushing vs Away Team Road Rushing Defense	252.50	27	152.00	57

Head To Head Detail

NCAA Football Betting Trends

Mississippi State Bulldogs
Mississippi State is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games
Mississippi State is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Mississippi State’s last 10 games
Mississippi State is 6-3 ATS in its last 9 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Mississippi State’s last 6 games on the road
Mississippi State is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games when playing Georgia

Georgia Bulldogs
Georgia is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games
Georgia is 4-9 ATS in its last 13 games at home
Georgia is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games at home
Georgia is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing Mississippi State

Mississippi State Bulldogs

Georgia Bulldogs

Next up:
Mississippi State at Auburn Saturday, September 30
Georgia at Tennessee Saturday, September 30

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