This week, college football fans and gamblers will be treated to a potential College Football Playoff preview, if not a peak at the national championship game matchup in January. The Texas Longhorns will host the Georgia Bulldogs in the top matchup of the weekend. The Longhorns are fresh off a blowout win over the rival Oklahoma Sooners in the Red River Shootout that caught national attention. Texas is the top team in the land and is flashing a powerful pose. The Bulldogs are coming off a perfunctory win over the Mississippi State Bulldogs but have not demonstrated the same dominance as in the past.
The Bulldogs and Longhorns Week 8 showdown is the ABC prime-time feature matchup.
There will be enormous College Football using crypto interest in this marquee matchup of power and name brands. Wise Guys love taking power blue-blood teams on the road, and Georgia will get support based on their superpower brand. On the other hand, Texas will also get a discount based on UGA’s popularity in the casual sector. This matchup is a case where the line should remain relatively honest. The only worry for some gamblers is a possible Texas letdown after their massacre of OU.
On Saturday, October 19, 2024, the Texas Longhorns will host the Georgia Bulldogs at DKR Texas Memorial Stadium in Austin, TX. Kickoff is set for 7:30 p.m. ET, and television coverage will be on ABC.
College Football Betting Lines
Georgia at Texas Betting Lines
Georgia Bulldogs +3.5/+140
Texas Longhorns -3.5/-166
Total 56
Last game, the Georgia Bulldogs beat the Mississippi State Bulldogs 41-31 as 33-point home favorites. The game went over the total of 53.5. Georgia has a record of 5-1 straight up, 1-5 against the spread, and 2-4 on /under the total. Georgia ranks 28th for total offense, 9th for passing, 92nd for rushing, and 37th for scoring. Defensively, they rank 28th overall, 39th against the pass, 43rd against the rush, and 20th for points allowed. Also, Georgia ranks 39th for fewest turnovers lost and 98th for takeaways.
Carson Beck passed for a career-high 459 yards and three touchdowns, and Georgia withstood Mississippi State's second-half comeback bid for a 41-31 win Saturday. Georgia played at times as if it were looking ahead to next week's visit to No. 1 Texas but had enough offense for its 28th consecutive home win. Georgia led 34-10 early in the second half before freshman quarterback Michael Van Buren Jr., making his second start, led the State Bulldogs to two straight touchdowns.
Overall, the Georgia football team is showing poor value through sloppy play this season.
Last game, the Texas Longhorns won 34-3 against the Oklahoma Sooners as 17-point favorites. The game went under the total of 49. Texas has a record of 6-0 straight up, 5-1 against the spread and 3-3 over/under the total. Texas ranks 7th for total offense, 11th for passing, 40th for rushing, and 7th for scoring. Defensively, they rank 1st overall, 2nd against the pass, 24th against the rush, and 1st for points allowed. Also, Texas ranks 78th for fewest turnovers lost and 35th for takeaways.
Quinn Ewers came back again for No. 1 Texas with another romp over Red River rival Oklahoma, this time in the Southeastern Conference. Ewers returned four weeks after an abdomen strain to throw for 199 yards with the go-ahead touchdown and ran for another score.
The Texas football team is printing money so far this season.
Georgia at Texas Same Game Parlay Picks
The casual sector is terrified of taking a road team that is up against a superpower brand. Thus, Texas will get plenty of support. Also, Texas is in much better recent form.
Texas -3.5
Georgia /Texas Over 53
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