College football action is set to take place on 1/9/23 and it will feature TCU Horned Frogs vs Georgia Bulldogs. The game is set to take place at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California. The game starts at 7:30 PM EST and is set to be aired on ESPN.
The TCU Horned Frogs finished the season with a 13-1 record and are ranked 3rd in the nation. In their last 5 games the TCU team posted a 4-1 mark. The lone loss was in overtime on 12/3/22 against Kansas State and had a final score of 31-28. The last game for the TCU team was a 51-45 win over Michigan to qualify for the National Championship game.
TCU Offense
The TCU offense is coming in with 41.1 points per game scored. The Horned Frogs have picked up 269.6 yards per game in the air and 204.5 yards per game on the ground. Max Duggan led the Horned Frogs offense going 253/397 for 3,546 yards with 32 touchdowns with 6 picks. The rushing offense for TCU gained 2,863 yards on 538 carries with 36 touchdowns. The leading rusher for TCU is Kendre Miller who carried 224 times for 1,399 yards with 17 touchdowns. The favorite target for Duggan is Quentin Johnston with 59 catches for 1,066 yards with 6 touchdowns. The kicking game for TCU seen Griffin Kell and Luke Laminack combine on the duties to go 67/70 on extra points and 18/21 for field goals with a long of 54 yards.
Saints Defense
Defensively the Horned Frogs have allowed 25 points per game. However, the defense for TCU is giving up 235.6 yards per game in the air and 149.5 yards per game on the ground. Johnny Hodges is the leader when it comes to tackling for TCU with a total of 81 tackles of which 40 were solos. Dee Winters leads the Horned Frogs in tackles for losses with 14.5 for 59 yards lost. Dylan Horton has recorded 10 sacks for 73 yards lost. Bud Clark has picked off the opponent 5 times this year. The punter for TCU is Jordy Sandy who has 58 punts for 2327 yards with a 40.1 yard average and a long of 59.
The Bulldogs are coming in unbeaten on the year and are sitting in first place in the nation. The Georgia Bulldogs were able to finish the season at 14-0. The last time the Bulldogs took to the field it was a 42-41 win over the Ohio State Buckeyes which allowed the Bulldogs to barely qualify for the national championship game.
Bulldogs Offense
Georgia on the year was able to put in 39.4 points per game. The Bulldogs picked up 293 yards per game in the air and when it came to running the ball the Bulldogs gained 201.9 yards per game. Stetson Bennett is the quarterback for Georgia while going 292/429 with 3,823 yards and 23 touchdowns, but 7 picks. Running the ball the Bulldogs have picked up 2,826 yards and 39 touchdowns while carrying the ball 513 times. The leading rusher for Georgia is Kenny McIntosh who carried the ball 142 times for 779 yards and 10 touchdowns. Brock Bowers is the favorite target of Bennett with 56 catches for 790 yards and 6 touchdowns. The Bulldogs have used 2 kickers with Jack Podlesny carrying the all the load except 1 field goal. The Bulldogs did go 65/65 for the extra points and 26/31 for the field goals with a long of 50 yards.
Bulldogs Defense
Defensively the Bulldogs have allowed only 12.8 points per game. The defense for Georgia has allowed 215.1 yards per game in the air and have been staunch defenders on the run giving up only 77 yards on the ground so far. Smael Mondon Jr. is coming in as the leader for the tackles for the Bulldogs with 71 tackles of which 45 were solo tackles. Jason Dumas-Johnson is the leader for tackles for loss with 9 tackles with a total of 35 yards lost. The sack leader is also Dumas-Johnson with 4 sacks for a loss of 24 yards. The lead for the interceptions is handled by Christopher Smith with a total of 3 picks. Handling the kicking for the Bulldogs has been the job of Brett Thomson who has 35 punts for 1572 yards and a 44.9 yard average and a long of 75 yards.
TCU Horned Frogs vs Georgia Bulldogs Odds: Horned Frogs +12.5, Bulldogs- 12.5
TCU Horned Frogs vs Georgia Bulldogs Moneyline Odds: TCU +375, Georgia -500
Over/Under Odds: 62.5
TCU Horned Frogs vs Georgia Bulldogs Pick: TCU Horned Frogs +12.5, Over 62.5
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Georgia is coming in as 12.5 point favorites which I think would be appropriate if the Horned Frogs were not such a gritty team. Granted, the Horned Frogs did win based off of a couple of calls that could be ruled controversial, but still the win stands and TCU is here. Do I think Georgia is going to play sloppy in this game and lose though? The answer to that is no, I do see the Bulldogs getting the win in the game here, but what I do not see is Georgia covering the spread. What else I do see is both of these offenses running over the opponents defense which is going to push the total to the over. So while Georgia does win, I do not thing they will cover and the total goes over as neither defense shows up here.
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