Tennessee at Georgia Betting Preview

Tennessee at Georgia, -12, 48

By: Evan Abrams

Coming off one of the most horrendous losses in SEC history, the Volunteers will
be out for blood Saturday in Athens, but will it be enough against A.J. Green and the
Bulldogs?

When I first saw this game on the slate, I was extremely surprised by the spread
for a couple of reasons. When you see a double-digit favorite in the SEC, you really
start to question where Vegas even comes up with some of these spreads. With
Tennessee losing to LSU, in Death Valley, by only two points, makes the average
sports bettor salivate at the opportunity to get Tennessee with the points in a 1-
4 team in Georgia; but I really think people are missing the reasoning behind the
spread and not simply the spread itself.

On the field we have Matt Simms and Aaron Murray facing off in a must win game
for both teams. Tennessee and Georgia go into this game both 0-2 in the conference,
and if they want any type of hopes in a bowl game, this Saturday is their last shot;
going 0-3 in conference is pretty close to digging your own grave. Georgia is 0-4 SU
and ATS since putting a romping on Louisiana-Lafayette a month ago, and just has
not been able to find the right plays late in the game to put them in a position to win.
On Saturday, Georgia couldn’t ask for a better chance to get off the schnide, when
they host Tennessee, who is coming off one of the most embarrassing SEC losses
since the LSU hail mary in 2006 to beat Kentucky [link].

This will be a week of desperate calls by both head coaches and I think in the
end Georgia will prevail, but to say I am happy about laying over 10 points in
a SEC showdown between two teams who have yet to win an SEC game is an
understatement. Take the Bulldogs to beat the Vols, but be wary of the points.

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