Vanderbilt at Georgia - 10/15/22 College Football Picks and Prediction
The Vanderbilt Commodores will play the Georgia Bulldogs in a SEC game on Saturday afternoon at Sanford Stadium in Athens, Georgia.
The Vanderbilt Commodores are 3-3 (0-2) this season after they lost to Ole Miss by a score of 52-28 in Week 6. Vanderbilt led this game 20-17 at halftime, but was outscored 35-8 in the second half for the loss. The Vanderbilt offense is averaging 33.2 points per game with 212.3 passing yards per game and 167.5 rushing yards per game. AJ Swann has thrown for 848 yards and eight touchdowns for the Commodores this season. Ray Davis has rushed for 507 yards and four scores, while Will Sheppard has caught 35 passes for 452 yards and eight touchdowns for Vanderbilt. The Vanderbilt defense is giving up 36.8 points per game and 479.5 yards per game.
The Georgia Bulldogs are 6-0 (3-0) this season after they defeated Auburn by a score of 42-10 in their last game. Georgia out gained Auburn by a total of 500-258 and won the time of possession battle by about 11 minutes in the win. The Georgia offense is averaging 39.5 points per game with 320.3 passing yards per game and 197.5 rushing yards per game. Stetson Bennett has thrown for 1,744 yards, five touchdowns, and one interception for the Bulldogs this season. Daijun Edwards has rushed for 285 yards and four scores, while Brock Bowers has caught 22 passes for 378 yards and two touchdowns for Georgia. The Georgia defense is allowing 10.7 points per game and 263.3 yards per game.
Vanderbilt is 5-1 ATS in their last 6 road games and 1-4 ATS in their last 5 games. The over is 6-1 in Vanderbilt’s last 7 games. Georgia is 2-5 ATS in their last 7 home games and 1-6 ATS in their last 7 games following an ATS win. The under is 6-1-1 in Georgia’s last 8 games. The road team is 4-1 ATS in these two teams last 5 head to head meetings.
Vanderbilt has really struggled on defense this season and will have their hands full with Georgia in this game. Georgia bounced back from two subpar performances with a blowout win against Auburn and shouldn’t have many issues in this game. I am taking Georgia to win big.
AUTHOR: David Racey
