Top 15 College Football Showdown in Athens This Saturday

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00:00Joe, not every game is great on Saturday, but there's a lot of heavily impactful games.

00:08And the best game of the week is a top 15 tilt in Athens.

00:13It's Georgia.

00:15It is Tennessee, the volunteers inside the top 10, Georgia, number 12 in the country.

00:20But based on how the bracket works currently in a projected college football playoff, if

00:25the season ended today, despite being number 12, the dogs would be on the outside looking

00:31in.

00:32We've talked about the injury uncertainty, Niko Iameleava for Tennessee, questionable

00:36with a concussion for the volunteers.

00:39Trevor Etienne expected to be a workhorse for Georgia in the backfield, not going to

00:44play in this game.

00:46And he hasn't been all that great this year.

00:48UGA now a nine and a half point home favorite, total stands at 47 and a half.

00:52Joe Ranieri, what is the best bet?

00:56To me, I forget the side, Ben, because this is usually a spot that you want to back Georgia

01:01at home coming off a loss and Kirby Smart understands what's out.

01:07But with the questions regarding the quarterback and the health here of Tennessee, and my questions

01:11about whether Carson Beck has completely lost it above the shoulders, I think the two best

01:16units on the field are going to be the defenses, Ben.

01:19I think the under is the way to look.

01:21I'd even say the first half under, in fact, expect this to be a pressure pack game for

01:26both teams.

01:27I bet the under a 48 and a half earlier this week because of the questions about Niko Iameleava.

01:33But more importantly, Joe, for the third time this season, including last week against Ole

01:38Miss and in Austin against Texas, Georgia enters a football game, not as the better

01:44defense.

01:45That is the volunteers, top five scoring and total defense in the country in Carson Beck,

01:51and all four games that UGA has played in the SEC where they have been less than a three

01:57score favorite has registered multiple turnovers.

02:00Give me the under.