UAB Blazers vs Georgia Bulldogs Prediction, Picks and Game Preview - 09/23/2023

Game Time: 7:30 pm ET, Saturday, September 23, 2023

Venue:  Sanford Stadium, Athens, GA

Where to Watch:  ESPN2

DraftKings:  Point Spread:  UAB +40, UGA -40; Over/Under:  53 points

Bet365:  Point Spread:  UAB +40, UGA -40; Over/Under:  53 points

BetMGM:  Point Spread:  UAB +41.5, UGA -41.5; Over/Under:  54.5 points

UAB Blazers:  1-2 (0-0) (7th place, AAC)

Georgia Bulldogs:  3-0 (1-0) (1st place, SEC East)

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UAB Blazers:  lost their last game at home against the Louisiana-Lafayette Ragin’ Cajuns 41-21.

Georgia Bulldogs:  won their last game at home against the South Carolina Gamecocks 24-14.

UAB is entering this game with a 1-2 record overall and they have a 0-0 record in their conference games too.  They are 1-1 in their home games, 0-1 in their road games, and they are also 0-0 in their neutral site games this season, but they will be on the road for this game. They lost their last game against ULL 41-21. Jacob Zeno was the starting QB and he completed 27/38 passes for 280 passing yards, 1 touchdown, and 2 interceptions. Jacob Zeno led the team in rushing yards with 52 and 1 TD. Samario Rudolph led the receivers with 66 receiving yards on 8 receptions and 1 TD. Mac McWilliams led the defense in that game with 5 solo tackles and 3 assisted tackles while Kendall Johnson and Kevin Penn each led the defense in sacks with 1. Chris Bracy came away with the only interception for them in that game.

 

 

 

Georgia is entering this game with a 3-0 record overall and they have a 1-0 record in their conference games too.  They are 3-0 in their home games, 0-0 in their road games, and they are also 0-0 in their neutral site games this season, but they will be at home for this game. They won their last game against South Carolina 24-14. Carson Beck was the starting QB and he completed 27/35 passes for 269 passing yards, 0 touchdowns, and 0 interceptions. Daijun Edwards led the team in rushing yards with 118 and 1 TD. Marcus Rosemy led the receivers with 71 receiving yards on 6 receptions. Daylen Everette led the defense in that game with 5 solo tackles and 0 assisted tackles while Jamon Dumas-Johnson, Mykel Williams, and Nazir Stackhouse each led the defense in sacks with 1. Tykee Smith came away with the only interception for them in that game.

The current betting odds have UAB listed as a 40 point underdog in this game according to Draftkings Sportsbook. UAB hasn't been great this season with their 1-2 record overall and they were just embarrassed at home in their last game as they lost by 20 points to ULL. They will be looking to have a much better performance here despite being on the road and this is a lot of points for Georgia to cover even though they are the 1st ranked team in the country. Georgia has a good defense but they have already been giving up a lot more points in their games this season than they were last year. UAB is going to be able to find ways to put up points in this game but the Georgia offense hasn't been putting up a lot of points either. Georgia struggled at home in their last game to beat South Carolina and even in their first 2 games of the season they weren't really putting up a ton of points as they haven't hit 50+ points in a game this season. That trend is going to continue here with the way they like to run the ball and as long as UAB can get a score here, that is going to be a really tough number for UGA to cover as they will barely score more than 40 points in this game. The best way to place a bet here is on UAB to cover the spread in this game.

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UAB Blazers: 3-7 ATS after playing a non-conference game. 12-21 ATS off 2 or more consecutive overs. 11-5 UNDER off an upset loss as a home favorite. 31-11 UNDER after a game where they forced 3 or more turnovers.

Georgia Bulldogs: 9-2 ATS off a no-cover where the team won as a favorite. 10-3 ATS after 1 or more consecutive losses against the spread. 10-5 UNDER in home games. 79-49 UNDER after allowing 100 or less rushing yards last game.

UAB Blazers:  None.

Georgia Bulldogs:  M. Jones Jr. (LB) day-to-day - Illness. K. Milton (RB) day-to-day - Knee. P. Spurlin III (TE) day-to-day - Undisclosed. A. Blaske (OL) day-to-day - Knee. E. Lightsey (LB) day-to-day - Back. L. McConkey (WR) day-to-day - Back. D. Morrissette (WR) day-to-day - Groin. T. Ingram-Dawkins (DL) Out indefinitely - Foot. B. Robinson (RB) out for season - Knee. L. Luckie (TE) Out indefinitely - Ankle.

“Well that's some bad football. There’s Bunch of players that are hurting and disappointed coaches are the same way, it's not the product we want to put out there by any stretch of the imagination. It was a comedy of errors and that's on me.” - Trent Dilfer after his team’s loss against Louisiana in their last game. 

“I was pretty excited at halftime. I knew we would find out what kind of team we have.” - Kirby Smart after his team’s win against South Carolina in their last game. 

WR Palmer, Tejhaun 

WR Jones, T.J. 

WR Hooks, Iverson 

TE Payne, Dallas 

QB Zeno, Jacob 

RB Brown Jr., Jermaine 

WR Smith, Arian 

WR Rosemy-Jacksaint, Marcus

WR Lovett, Dominic 

TE Bowers, Brock 

QB Beck, Carson 

RB Milton, Kendall 

Passing: J. Zeno (956)

Rushing: I. Jacobs (127)

Receiving: T. Palmer (148)

Touchdowns: J. Brown Jr. (3)

Passing: C. Beck (846)

Rushing: D. Edwards (118)

Receiving: B. Bowers (134)

Touchdowns: R. Robinson II (2)

Coaches:

UAB Blazers: Trent Dilfer (1st season)

Georgia Bulldogs: Kirby Smart (8th season)