A potential preview of the 2023 national championship game takes place ‘between the hedges’ when No. 1 Georgia welcomes No. 2 Tennessee into Athens. Something has to give Saturday when the two best undefeated teams square off with the early top overall seed in the College Football Playoff at stake.
After winning its first eight games of the season, highlighted by a 52-49 upset of Alabama as 9.5-point underdogs, Tennessee earned the top overall seed in the first release of the College Football Playoff ranking this week. However, that honor will be short-lived if it can not upset Georgia on Saturday.
Tennessee brings the No. 1 scoring offense (49.4 ppg) into the SEC showdown to face off against the country’s No. 2 scoring defense (10.5 ppg).
This has not been much of rivalry in recent year as the Bulldogs have won five consecutive meetings (4-1 against the spread) by an average of 32.6 points.
Tennessee vs. Georgia Odds
Moneyline: TENNESSEE (+240) | GEORGIA (-333)
Spread: TEN +8 (-118) | UGA -8 (-110)
Total: 66.5 – Over (-118) | Under (-110)
Game Info: Nov. 5, 2022 | 3:30 p.m. ET | CBS
Tennessee Straight-Up Record: 8-0
Tennessee Against The Spread Record: 7-1
Georgia Straight-Up Record: 8-0
Georgia Against The Spread Record: 4-4
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Odds and Betting Insights
Tennessee is 8-0 straight-up (SU) and 7-1 against the spread (ATS) this season and has only played two games outside of Knoxville this season. The Volunteers needed overtime to get by then No. 17 Pittsburgh back in Week 2, followed by a thumping of No. 15 LSU in Baton Rouge in Week 6.
Tennessee owns the best offense (49.4) in the country thanks to the production of the new SI Sportsbook Heisman Trophy favorite (-110) in quarterback Hendon Hooker. The senior quarterback has been sensational in his two seasons in Knoxville, owning a eye-popping 52:4 touchdown-to-interception ratio.
Georgia quarterback Stetson Bennett pilots a Bulldog offense ranked second in the country in total yards (530.1) per game but needs to play at a high level if the club has any chance of earning its biggest win of 2022. The SEC power leads the nation in rushing touchdowns (28) but faces a stingy Tennessee run defense that ranks ninth among all FBS teams in rushing yards allowed (93) per game.
As of Friday, sportsbooks report that the Volunteers are their biggest college football liability Saturday. It’s telling that despite the massive steam of Tennessee money, oddsmakers have been reluctant to move below the eight-point spread.
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