Georgia opens -9.5 vs Vols

[uncle chewii]

Vegas usually gives the home team 7 points to begin with for home field advantage so they are thinking it’s a toss up game. If our QB play is manageable our defense can win this one but we can’t start off slow on offense and take that chance.

 

[stolitonic]

What's the good word?

To Hell with Georgia

 

[CAVPUT]

no respect for Tennessee.

Wonder if that's with or without Nico? If Nico and Thornton are out, that spread isn't enough.

 

[cherokeeeVOL]

Georgia struggles with mobile QBs. Dart ran all over them and so did Lagway before his injury. Nico or whoever is in there will need to take off to keep the defense honest.

 

[Caz]

Where I think the rubber meets the road is our DL vs their OL. Their OL is not good and it’s one of the main issues why Beck has struggled. I think their defense and crowd noise will cause Nico and co. to struggle mightily. If our defense can hold serve, we may get a chance to win late with a big play or drive. I don’t see us scoring more than 20 pts in Athens, though so we gotta rough’em up.

The paradox for me is that I married into a UGA family. I want this win so bad.

We just can not have over a 100 yds in untimely and crazy penalties to help them out. No fumbles in the red zone too

 

[Johnnyreb#VFL]

Good to see the kicking game come back to life. Sampson cannot fumble again! Nico take care of the ball and we got a good chance

 

[onevol74]

Georgia Football Opens As Significant Favorites Against Tennessee | Rocky Top Insider

Georgia football opens as significant favorites against Tennessee ahead of the critical SEC matchup at Sanford Stadium.

www.rockytopinsider.com

Tennessee football is 11.5-point underdogs in its critical SEC matchup against Georgia as of Sunday afternoon, according to the FanDuel Sportsbook. The over/under is set at 50.5. That means the sportsbook estimates Georgia will earn a 31-20 victory.

Lines vary pretty dramatically right now for the Georgia-Tennessee game. Some have Tennessee as little as 9.5-point underdogs while some have the Vols as much as 16.5-point underdogs. The radical differences in line is probably due to the uncertain status of Tennessee quarterback Nico Iamaleava after he exited the Mississippi State game with an injury.

The bookies usually have information the general public does not. This line suggests Nico is out.

 

[SonOfGodVolforlife]

How did they "expose" our defense? Nobody's scored 20 on us all year.

it’s like talking to a wall my friend. They don’t understand alignment and how light our box was, and it was that way for a reason.

 

[mayneland]

I don't believe Kirby will be in Georgia for too long,the NFL will be calling

 

[Ghost of Archvol]

What encourages me is how thoroughly dominated UGA was against Ole Miss and how out of sync they looked against Florida the week before. It wasn’t just an “off day” or not caring or whatever. Our defense is just as good or better than Ole Miss. Georgia will look better I’m sure but it should be a competitive game.

It’s called Bobo. He ain’t no Monken (sp), and the dawgs have come back to earth a little.

 

[Vfl2407]

Vegas usually gives the home team 7 points to begin with for home field advantage so they are thinking it’s a toss up game. If our QB play is manageable our defense can win this one but we can’t start off slow on offense and take that chance.

I always heard that Vegas gives home teams 3 points.

 

[Vfl2407]

Georgia struggles with mobile QBs. Dart ran all over them and so did Lagway before his injury. Nico or whoever is in there will need to take off to keep the defense honest.

Moore and Merck are NOT mobile. You’d better hope it’s Nico.

 

[Cartervol]

Road struggles and lethargic offense. Seems about right.

That's a formula for a bad day..

 

[farmdogvol]

And they are the worst team in this conference. Look at the stats. MSU has mediocre talent.

MSU scored 31 on UGA, if that is mediocre what does that make UGA?

 

[luthervol]

To Hell with Georgia

I was hoping someone would see it who knew the response.
TN should adopt it.....at least for ga week.

 

[Batman1948]

Georgia struggles with mobile QBs. Dart ran all over them and so did Lagway before his injury. Nico or whoever is in there will need to take off to keep the defense honest.

We struggle with mobile QB's too. I wish we had a mobile QB to back up Nico but that's not gonna happen until 2026 if his commitment sticks

 

[sjt18]

The bookies usually have information the general public does not. This line suggests Nico is out.

They likely don't think UT has enough production from the QB position with/without Nico. The Vols are no worse than 4th in Total O, Scoring O, Rushing O, Scoring D, Total D, Passing D, and Rushing D. They're 9th in Passing O.

 

[WillisWG]

The bookies usually have information the general public does not. This line suggests Nico is out.

usually if one book knows then they all know. early this morning ESPNBets had it at 8.5, Dual was 9.5 then later it jumped to 11.5 there. Kinda crazy move

 

[BowlBrother85]

What encourages me is how thoroughly dominated UGA was against Ole Miss and how out of sync they looked against Florida the week before. It wasn’t just an “off day” or not caring or whatever. Our defense is just as good or better than Ole Miss. Georgia will look better I’m sure but it should be a competitive game.

Ole Miss had 5 sacks and 8 tackles for loss. Also, Carson Beck is tied for the FBS lead in interceptions thrown with 12.

 

[Clad in Big Orange]

Moore and Merck are NOT mobile. You’d better hope it’s Nico.

Nico is not really a mobile QB either. He rarely keeps the ball on the read option (maybe by design). He occasionally can scramble from pressure for a small gain. We haven’t had a dual threat QB since Dobbs.

 

[Volfan1000]

no respect for Tennessee.

That line is a little high and should be - 3 to - 6 in favor of Georgia.

 

[Volfan1000]

Nico is not really a mobile QB either. He rarely keeps the ball on the read option (maybe by design). He occasionally can scramble from pressure for a small gain. We haven’t had a dual threat QB since Dobbs.

Dobbs and Hooker were our last dual threat quarterbacks.

 

[Clad in Big Orange]

Dobbs and Hooker were our last dual threat quarterbacks.

Oh yeah, Hooker how could I forget. Miss him badly.

 

[Mustng959]

Whatever. Playing between the hedges is overrated. Not that loud and definitely not intimidating. It’s nothing like playing in Neyland. Vols will be just fine in Athens!

2 years ago the noise level definitely was a factor. We were ranked #1 and they cleaned our clocks 27 - 13. I'd say the Dawg faithful will be loud and ready. Ole Miss embarrassed them and they'll want satisfaction.

 

[Purplehaze26]

Moore and Merck are NOT mobile. You’d better hope it’s Nico.

Even with Nico, I don’t expect him to be 100 percent. That will hurt us.