2025 Sugar Bowl Lines - Notre Dame vs. Georgia Betting

Sugar Bowl Lines - College Football Playoff Quarterfinal

The Georgia Bulldogs have had a long break since their SEC Championship Game win over the Texas Longhorns. The game was an instant classic overtime thriller that will go down in the annals of Georgia history. The Bulldogs won the game without starting quarterback Carson Beck, who is doubtful for the rest of the season. On January 1, the Bulldogs will face the Notre Dame Fighting Irish in the quarterfinal round of the College Football Playoff. The Sugar Bowl matchup will feature one of the hottest and biggest brands in the sport against a respected SEC power. It could be the best matchup of the quarterfinal round.

2025 Sugar Bowl at a Glance

Date: Wednesday, January 1, 2025

Time (ET) / TV: 8:45 PM / ESPN

Venue: Caesars Superdome, New Orleans, Louisiana

Matchup: Notre Dame Fighting Irish vs. Georgia Bulldogs

College Football Betting Lines

Notre Dame Fighting Irish +2

Georgia Bulldogs -2

Over/Under: 44.5

Money Line: Notre Dame +105, Georgia -124

Sugar Bowl Preview

Last game, the Georgia Bulldogs won 22-19 against the Texas Longhorns as 3-point dogs. The game went under the total of 51. Georgia has a record of 11-2 straight up, 3-9 against the spread, and 6-6 over/under the total. Georgia ranks 47th for total offense, 12th for passing, 98th for rushing and 29th for scoring. Defensively, they rank 36th overall, 50th against the pass, 36th against the rush, and 23rd for points allowed. Also, Georgia ranks 78th for fewest turnovers lost and 95th for takeaways.

Last game, the Notre Dame Fighting Irish won 27-17 against the Indiana Hoosiers as 6.5-point home favorites. The game went under the total of 50.5. Notre Dame has a record of 12-1 straight up, 10-2 against the spread, and 7-5 over/under the total. Notre Dame ranks 41st for total offense, 100th for passing, 11th for rushing and 4th for scoring. Defensively they rank 8th overall, 4th against the pass, 40th against the rush, and 3rd for points allowed. Also, Notre Dame ranks 29th for fewest turnovers lost and 4th for takeaways.

Sugar Bowl Prediction

In this situation, Notre Dame offers good value against an overrated Georgia team that has shown poor value in 2024 and has an unsettled quarterback situation.

Sugar Bowl Format

The Sugar Bowl started in 1935, and the matchup usually features schools from the SEC and at-large conferences. The game takes place at the Caesars Superdome in New Orleans, Louisiana, as the previous venue for this contest was Tulane Stadium in New Orleans from 1934 to 1974. This game was named the USF&G Sugar Bowl and Nokia Sugar Bowl before Allstate acquired sponsorship rights in 2007.

The Sugar Bowl is part of the College Football Playoff rotation and hosted three semifinal matchups in 2014, 2018, and 2021. It will host the 2023 season's semifinal in January 2024.

Sugar Bowl Past Results

In the 2023-24 season, the No. 2 Washington Huskies advanced to college football's national championship game after beating the No. 3 Texas Longhorns 37-31 in the Sugar Bowl. The Huskies were able to hold off a furious Longhorns comeback attempt, stopping a fade by quarterback Quinn Ewers to Adonai Mitchell on fourth down at Washington’s 13-yard line on the final play of the game.

The Alabama Crimson Tide won the Sugar Bowl for the 10th time in late December of 2022, as they defeated Kansas State 45-20. Those people who thought the Crimson Tide would have a letdown after not making the College Football Playoff were wrong, as the Crimson Tide bolted to a 21-10 halftime lead and expanded the lead to 42-10 in the third quarter.

In the Jan. 1, 2022, game between Baylor and Ole Miss, the Bears knocked out Rebels QB Matt Corral early and used its defense for a 21-7 low-scoring win. The 'under' is now 6-1 across the past seven Sugar Bowls.

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