The UAB Blazers (1-0) and No. 2 Georgia Bulldogs (1-0) meet Saturday at Sanford Stadium in Athens, Ga. Kickoff is scheduled for 3:30 p.m. ET. Below, we look at the UAB at Georgia odds and lines, and make our expert college football picks, predictions and bets.
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The Blazers kicked off last week’s action with a 31-0 win over FCS Jacksonville State in a standalone game Wednesday night at the Cramton Bowl in Montgomery, Ala.
The Blazers’ defense allowed just 154 total yards of offense and overcame a minus-2 turnover margin to cover a 16.5-point number in the process.
No. 2 Georgia made a giant statement in Charlotte, easing past now No. 6 Clemson 10-3. It was a game that featured no offensive touchdowns, but tremendous defense, especially on the part of the Bulldogs. It was a performance that harkened back to the days of the “Junkyard Dawg” defense as they limited the Tigers to 2 total rushing yards – just six feet total.
UAB at Georgia odds, spread and lines
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- Money line: UAB +1200 (bet $100 to win $1,200) | Georgia -4000 (bet $4,000 to win $100)
- Against the spread (ATS): UAB +24.5 (-112) | Georgia -24.5 (-108)
- Over/Under (O/U): 45.5 (O: -105 | U: -115)
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UAB at Georgia odds, lines, picks and predictions
Prediction
Georgia 41, UAB 13
Money line
Georgia (-4000) is not going to have a letdown despite the fact they’re facing a very good UAB side that won Conference USA last season. Still, you cannot risk 40 times your potential return. Like the Georgia rapper native, that’s Ludacris…err, ludicrous.
AVOID, and look to the spread instead.
Against the spread
GEORGIA -24.5 (-108) is a strong play. Hidden in the 31-0 win is the minus-2 turnover margin for UAB and if they do that again they are likely to get buried between the hedges.
The Bulldogs defense is suffocating, and the Blazers won’t be able to move the ball much.
Over/Under
OVER 45.5 (-110) is the lean here.
Georgia will get its offense cooking with QB JT Daniels after it was stymied against Clemson in their defensive showdown.
Yes, UAB pitched a shutout, but it was against an FCS team and its defense isn’t likely going to do what Clemson did to UGA. Expect Georgia to ramp things up significantly as they improve from the first weekend to the second.
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