4-1 YTD on GA picks
Finally, the preseason is over for the Dawgs and we get a good matchup…at least in name value. Sanford Stadium will be rocking come 8:00 Saturday night. The largest crowd ever is expected with god knows how many people filling the bars and streets in Athens.
Georgia defensively currently ranks 9th in the nation in yards per game, 8th in yards per play(3.84) and they’ve given up 1 offensive TD through 3 games. Last year, pressuring the QB was an issue. This year there is no such trouble. With a now experienced backend, the Dawgs are able to send pressure without the worry of leaving their DB’s exposed. This has resulted in 12 sacks so far this year….I’m not sure GA had 12 sacks all last year.
The Notre Dame defense ranks 68th and is giving up nearly 5 yards per play. This despite playing two cupcakes this season. They are also giving up 230 yards per game on the ground. I don’t know if you’ve heard but, Georgia has a few running backs and a giant offensive line. This is not going to end well for the Irish on this front.
Since 2016 the Irish haven’t had a single recruiting class in the Top 10. Georgia has one each year and most Top 3. The disparity in talent is going to be all over the field Saturday.
Ian Book has had a great season statistically so far. But, in his starting career he has only faced one defense that ended the year above the Top 50 one time. Not top 10…Top 50. That one team was Clemson last year. They got hammered and Book had his worst game of his career. 50% passing and a 86 QB rating. Expect more of the same come Saturday.
Brian Kelly is 3-7 vs Top 10 teams at Notre Dame…Kirby is 5-3 vs Top 10 teams. If you take Alabama out, he’s 5-1.
Dawgs -14 3 units Loser
Under 58 -105 2u WINNER
Irish under 20.5 +105 1u WINNER
Dawgs win by 19-24 points +425 may be getting a little greedy on this one so only put down .25u good ROI if it hits. Loser