Georgia (-6.5) vs. Mizzou
Michael: In case you’ve missed it the first two weeks of the season, offense has returned to Missouri thanks to OC Josh Heupel. In a game of strength versus strength — Mizzou’s passing game/Georgia’s pass defense and Georgia run game/Mizzou’s run defense — this game should tell us much about each team’s chances to contend for the SEC East title this season.
The Bulldogs clearly did not show up to play against Nicholls State, but that shouldn’t be a problem heading into the first SEC game of the Kirby Smart era. The issues on the offensive line are troubling, and if that continues, this game could get out of hand. The talent gap between Georgia’s front seven and Mizzou’s offensive front is large but could be mitigated by the number of plays Mizzou hopes to run (Missouri leads the SEC with 178 total offensive snaps after two weeks of play).
Missouri 24, Georgia 20
Kevin: Missouri’s offense has been fairly interesting, but I want to see it against a team not named Eastern Michigan. After all, Florida’s Jeff Driskel lit up the same team a couple years ago. That said, Georgia hasn’t looked like a contender to me this season, so I expect a close one.
Georgia 21, Missouri 20
Michael: In case you’ve missed it the first two weeks of the season, offense has returned to Missouri thanks to OC Josh Heupel. In a game of strength versus strength — Mizzou’s passing game/Georgia’s pass defense and Georgia run game/Mizzou’s run defense — this game should tell us much about each team’s chances to contend for the SEC East title this season.
The Bulldogs clearly did not show up to play against Nicholls State, but that shouldn’t be a problem heading into the first SEC game of the Kirby Smart era. The issues on the offensive line are troubling, and if that continues, this game could get out of hand. The talent gap between Georgia’s front seven and Mizzou’s offensive front is large but could be mitigated by the number of plays Mizzou hopes to run (Missouri leads the SEC with 178 total offensive snaps after two weeks of play).
Missouri 24, Georgia 20
Kevin: Missouri’s offense has been fairly interesting, but I want to see it against a team not named Eastern Michigan. After all, Florida’s Jeff Driskel lit up the same team a couple years ago. That said, Georgia hasn’t looked like a contender to me this season, so I expect a close one.
Georgia 21, Missouri 20
