UGA Football Listed as Massive Favorite to Topple Auburn Tigers

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ATHENS - UGA Football coach Kirby Smart and the Georgia Bulldogs have opened as significant  favorites to beat the Auburn Tigers in the Deep South’s Oldest Rivalry.

The Georgia Bulldogs are listed as 23.5-point favorites over the Auburn. The line means the Bulldogs have about a 90% chance of winning the game. Auburn lost to Oklahoma at home on Saturday. The Dawgs dropped another heartbreaker to Alabama Saturday night. 

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Last season UGA football came from behind to defeat Auburn, 27-20, Saturday afternoon before 88,043 spectators at Jordan-Hare Stadium and a CBS national television audience. 

Carson Beck led Georgia (5-0, 2-0 SEC) as he finished 23-for-33 for 313 yards and one touchdown. Tight end Brock Bowers led all receivers with eight catches for a career-high 157 yards, while running back Daijun Edwards rushed 19 times for a team-high 76 yards and two touchdowns. Linebacker Smael Mondon, Jr. tied his career high with 11 tackles, including seven solo stops and two tackles for loss, while defensive back Javon Bullard returned from injury for a career-best 10 tackles.

The game-winning play came from  Bowers. The Dawgs crossed midfield when Beck hit Bowers a 16-yard pass on third down before the game-winning 40-yard touchdown pass.

Bowers made the catch at the 25-yard line before evading the Tigers’ secondary for the winning score. On its final drive, Auburn neared midfield before defensive back Malaki Starks picked off Thorne on fourth down to seal the victory.

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