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The No. 2 Georgia Bulldogs (11-2, 6-2) play the No. 7 Notre Dame Fighting Irish (12-1) in the Sugar Bowl. The winner will advance to the semifinals of the College Football Playoff. The Georgia-Notre Dame game will be played on Wednesday, Jan. 1 at 8:45 p.m. ET in New Orleans, Louisiana. The Sugar Bowl will be televised on ESPN.
Georgia is 1.5-point favorites over Notre Dame even though the Bulldogs will be without starting quarterback Carson Beck. UGA will start Gunner Stockton, who is making his first career start against Notre Dame’s talented defense.
Members of the media are picking Notre Dame to beat Georgia, but the media has been wrong many times this season.
National media predictions for Georgia vs. Notre Dame
“Everything points to a Notre Dame win, even with Kirby Smart’s knack in preparing his teams for playoff runs,” said Brandon Marcello of CBS Sports. Five of CBS’ seven college football experts picked Notre Dame to beat Georgia.
Prediction: Notre Dame wins (and covers)
Jan 1, 2024; New Orleans, LA, USA; A general view of the 2024 Sugar Bowl college football playoff semifinal game logo before the game between the Texas Longhorns and the Washington Huskies at Caesars Superdome. Mandatory Credit: Stephen Lew-USA TODAY Sports
“I am going to pick Georgia to win this game and cover,” said Josh Pate of 247Sports. “And I think Georgia is in a great position to shock a lot of people… they’re either going to wilt and Gunner Stockton can’t get it done or they’re going to have the cattle prod to the side of the neck of college football.”
Prediction: Georgia wins, covers
“I’m siding with a physical, defense-driven Notre Dame squad over UGA and a backup QB.” said David Kenyon of Bleacher Report. “(Gunner) Stockton tallied just 4.4 yards per attempt on 16 passes in relief of Beck against Texas and otherwise has zero significant…
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Author : UGA Wire
Publish date : 2024-12-31 11:36:00
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