The No. 3 Georgia Bulldogs (7-1, 5-1) hit the road to play the No. 16 Ole Miss Rebels (7-2, 3-2) in an SEC clash with College Football Playoff implications. The Georgia-Ole Miss game will be played on Saturday at 3:30 p.m. ET and will be televised on ABC.
Georgia enters the Ole Miss game as three-point favorites. The Bulldogs are coming off a 34-20 win over Florida. Ole Miss looked impressive in a 63-31 win over Arkansas last week.
Members of the media are split on which team will cover the spread, but most of the media has Georgia winning.
National media predictions for Georgia at Ole Miss
“As Kiffin pointed out this week, Georgia has beaten everyone in its path not named Alabama since the COVID-19 season. The Rebels have added impact transfers and can make explosive plays, but their strength of schedule is 51st by Sagarin. The Bulldogs’ defense slows down Dart and Rebels,” said Marc Weiszer of Athens Banner-Herald.
Weiszer has the Georgia covering the spread and winning. He’s smart to point out that Ole Miss’ stats are probably a little inflated.
Prediction: Georgia 31, Ole Miss 24
SEC Mike of “That SEC Podcast” predicts Ole Miss will narrowly beat Georgia. Ole Miss would become the first team to beat Georgia, outside of Alabama, since 2020.
Prediction: Ole Miss 27, Georgia 26
Cousin Shane of “That SEC Podcast” predicts Georgia will win, but not cover against Ole Miss. Georgia did not cover in its win over Florida last week.
Prediction: Georgia 28, Ole Miss 27
“Because of Georgia’s recent success — as in recent years — you could be forgiven for immediately saying UGA wins. Carson Beck, though, is trying to shake a pretty terrible two-game stretch.” said David Kenyon of Bleacher Report.
Kenyon has Georgia covering and winning, but thinks the warning signs are there for Carson Beck to have another bad game.
Prediction: Georgia 27, Ole Miss 20
Our prediction
Ole Miss is going to fight like crazy against Georgia. The Rebels’ playoff hopes are on the line, but I think Georgia has just enough to get the job done. I think Georgia’s pass rush and defensive line will be the difference against the Ole Miss offensive front.
Prediction: Georgia 23, Ole Miss 21
Overall prediction tally
Four of the five writers have Georgia winning, but only two have Georgia winning and covering the three-point spread.
Georgia wins: 4
Ole Miss wins: 1