The\nGeorgia Bulldogs opened as the No. 6 team in the initial College\nFootball Playoff rankings. That means that for them to make the final\nfour, they\u2019re going to have to win out and win the SEC Championship\nGame. It starts with Missouri this weekend, who has been ranked in\nthe Top 25 at times this season but back-to-back road losses to\nVanderbilt and Kentucky suggest that the Tigers might not be very\ncompetitive in this game.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The\nTigers could cover the spread because this could have the feel of a\ntrap game for Georgia. If you look at Georgia\u2019s schedule for the\nrest of the season, this is a game the Bulldogs could easily overlook\nas the Tigers are coming off two bad losses while Georgia absolutely\nhas to beat No. 11 Auburn next week. The Bulldogs might show up a bit\ndrowsy in this game, assuming they can just show up and still win\ncomfortably, and if they do, they could find themselves in another\nSouth Carolina-like situation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
While\nit\u2019s true that Missouri has fallen way short of expectations this\nseason, they still have Kelly Bryant \u2013 even if he\u2019s banged up \u2013\nand the offense did average 38.8 points per game through their first\nsix contests. If that\u2019s the unit that shows up, they\u2019ll have a\nshot.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The\nBulldogs will cover the spread for a number of reasons. First,\nMissouri\u2019s starting quarterback, Kelly Bryant is not healthy.\nMissouri coach Barry Odom said earlier this week that Bryant is on\ntrack to play but he will still probably be a game-time decision and\neven if he does suit up, he likely won\u2019t be 100%. That\u2019s what\nwe\u2019ve seen from him the last two games as he\u2019s just 23-of-45 with\n270 total passing yards in the last two weeks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
As\nhe labored with a leg injury, the Missouri offense has been awful in\nits last two games. The Tigers were rolling through early October,\nbut then they lost 21-14 to Vanderbilt and 29-7 to Kentucky. Their\noffense has been stopped cold. Georgia\u2019s defense should have\nabsolutely no problem corralling Missouri\u2019s offense. Given that\nGeorgia looked refreshed and substantially better than previous weeks\nagainst Florida on Nov. 2, the Bulldogs should no longer need to\nworry about the status of their offense, which awakened from the\nslumber of two terrible showings against South Carolina and Kentucky.\nJake Fromm and his receivers made lots of key connections on third\ndown. Order has been restored for a Georgia team which is\ndramatically better than Missouri.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Bryant\nmight not play, but if he can, Missouri should be able to score a\nmodest amount of points. However, this should be a game where the\nGeorgia offense goes off and gets right. Missouri\u2019s defense gives\nup over 80 more yards on the road than at home but the bigger concern\nwill be the run defense. They gave up 297 rushing yards to Kentucky,\n150 to Vandy and 297 to Wyoming. What\u2019s Georgia going to hang on\nthem with their NFL-ready offensive line and their stable of backs.\nLook for Georgia\u2019s best offensive performance in weeks in a blowout\nwin and an over.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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