Kirby Smart's Georgia Bulldogs listed as Major Favorite over Auburn Tigers
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ATHENS - Kirby Smart and the No. 1 Georgia Bulldogs get ready to play the Auburn Tigers in the Deep South’s Oldest Rivalry this Saturday in Athens.
The Georgia Bulldogs opened as a massive 27.5-point favorite according to FanDuel over old rival Auburn Sunday. It is another monster line betters will have to consider the Bulldogs’ health as the ponder the outcome of this game.
In addition, Auburn and coach Bryan Harsin’s appear to have a fractured relationship that isn’t capable of being repaired. Georgia is coming off a tough 26-22 road win at Missouri. The Bulldogs closed as a more than four-touchdown favorite against those Tigers. Georgia trailed the entire game until the final four minutes of the game.
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The Auburn game is the fifth time this season Georgia has been at least a 25-point favorite. Georgia is 1-3 against the spread in those games. The under has his in seven of the last eight Georgia games.
The line suggests that Georgia has a massive 98% chance of winning the contest. Since 2010 Georgia has been favored by at least 20 points 48 times. Georgia is 48-1 in those games. The only loss came in 2019 when Will Muschamp’s Gamecocks shocked UGA in overtime.
Since 2010, Georiga is 10-3 against Auburn - including a 28-7 win over the Tigers in the 2017 SEC Championship Game. The 27.5-point line is the largest in the series in the last 30 years for either side.
No. 8 Auburn was a ten-point favorite in Athens in 2016, but lost straight up to Kirby Smart's first team. Since that game Georgia has only allowed Auburn to run for more than 114 yards once (at Auburn 2017). From 2016 on, Georgia has averaged 181 yards rushing against the Tigers.
Auburn is averaging 10 points per game against UGA since the 2018 season. Auburn is averaging 13 points a game against Kirby Smart's Georgia.