SEC Championship Game: Dawgs Look for Revenge Against Auburn

War Eagles Whipped the Top-Ranked Dawgs a Few Weeks Ago

The fans at Mercedes-Benz Stadium for the 2017 SEC Championship Game will see the Georgia Bulldogs and the Auburn Tigers battle it out. The Dawgs and the Tigers aspirations to make the College Football Playoff hinge on this all-important matchup. Game time is set for 4 pm EST on CBS.

These two teams met three weeks ago with Auburn defeating the then-No. 1 Bulldogs 40-17. They dominated Georgia the Dawgs in basically every facet of the game. This time there is one significant difference. Instead of playing in front of a stadium packed with Auburn fans, Mercedes-Benz Stadium figures to be more Georgia friendly.

Oddsmakers opened the Tigers as -1.5-point favorites versus the Bulldogs, while the game's total opened at 51. The Dawgs are now a 2-point favorite and the total has dropped to 47.

Auburn Needs Big Days From Key Players Again

In the last meeting Auburn dominated both lines of scrimmage. That led to big days from running back Kerryon Johnson, who had 32 carries for 167 yards. Quarterback Jarrett Stidham had 214 passing yards and three scores.

Johnson has worked his way into at least the conversation for the Heisman Trophy by having rushed for 1,276 yards. He sustained a shoulder injury last week in a win over then-No. 1 Alabama. It will be a game-time decision on whether he will play.

In the past four games Johnson has rushed for 553 yards and three of his 17 touchdowns. He also has made 13 of his 21 receptions two of his scores.

Auburn's defense has been top-notch all season. The Tigers held Georgia's league-leading rushing attack to a mere 46 yards.

Dawgs Look for Better Execution

If the Bulldogs want to win this time around they will have to execute much better than they did the last time.

The Dawgs  average 265.7 yards per game.  Bulldogs running back Nick Chubb has 1,098 yards this season. Fellow senior Sony Michel has rushed for 903 yards and 13 touchdowns.

The Tigers sacked UGA quarterback Jacob Fromm four times and held him to 13-of-28 passing for 184 yards in the loss a few weeks ago.

 

Recent Form

Name	Record	ATS	Offense	Defense	Diff	ATS Home	ATS Away	OU Record	OU Home	OU Away
Georgia	11-1	8-4	35.50	13.75	21.75	3-3	5-1	5-7	2-4	3-3
Auburn	10-2	5-4-3	36.67	16.42	20.25	3-2-2	2-2-1	7-5	3-4	4-1

Power Stats

Yards Per Point

Name	Offense	Defense	Differential
GEORGI	12.24	19.78	-7.53
AUBRN	12.82	18.82	-5.99

Yards Per Pass

Name	Offense	Defense	Differential
GEORGI	15.13	10.23	4.9
AUBRN	13.23	10.93	2.3

Yards Per Rush

Name	Offense	Defense	Differential
GEORGI	5.80	3.45	2.35
AUBRN	5.03	3.35	1.68

Team Records

Georgia Dawgs

Name	Record	Home	Away	ATS	ATS Home	ATS Away	Offense	Defense	Diff
Overall	11-1	6-0	5-1	8-4	3-3	5-1	35.50	13.75	21.75
vs Conf	7-1	4-0	3-1	5-3	2-2	3-1	36.88	14.38	22.50
Last 3	2-1	1-0	1-1	2-1	1-0	1-1	32.33	20.00	12.33

Auburn Tigers

Name	Record	Home	Away	ATS	ATS Home	ATS Away	Offense	Defense	Diff
Overall	10-2	7-0	3-2	5-4-3	3-2-2	2-2-1	36.67	16.42	20.25
vs Conf	7-1	4-0	3-1	5-1-2	3-0-1	2-1-1	40.88	19.00	21.88
Last 3	3-0	3-0	0-0	2-1	2-1	0-0	36.00	15.00	21.00

Supergrid

Title	Stat	Rank	Stat	Rank
Away Team Overall Scoring vs Home Team Overall Defense	35.50	23	16.42	9
Home Team Overall Scoring vs Away Team Overall Defense	36.67	19	13.75	5

Head To Head Summary

Name	Record	ATS	OU	Score	Rush	YPR	PA	CP	PY	TY	TO +/-
Georgia	7-3	6-4	3-6-1	28.40	171.20	4.39	25.90	61.39	212.00	383.20	0.60
Auburn	3-7	4-6	3-6-1	20.30	171.20	4.39	24.90	58.63	162.50	333.70	1.60

Head To Head Detail

Date	Away	Home	Score	Line	Total	OU Result	ARY	APY	ATY	ATT	HRY	HPY	HTY	HTT	Away Team Attempts	Home Team Attempts	Away Team Completions	Home Team Completions
Nov 11, 2017	GEORGI	AUBRN	17-40	46	184	230	1	237	251	488	0
Nov 12, 2016	AUBRN	GEORGI	7-13	127	37	164	1	135	208	343	1
Nov 14, 2015	GEORGI	AUBRN	20-13	146	97	243	0	213	62	275	3
Nov 15, 2014	AUBRN	GEORGI	7-34	150	142	292	3	289	123	412	0
Nov 16, 2013	GEORGI	AUBRN	38-43	117	415	532	1	323	243	566	0
Nov 10, 2012	GEORGI	AUBRN	38-0	289	208	497	0	57	181	238	2
Nov 12, 2011	AUBRN	GEORGI	7-45	51	144	195	3	304	224	528	2
Nov 13, 2010	GEORGI	AUBRN	31-49	81	273	354	0	315	148	463	1
Nov 14, 2009	AUBRN	GEORGI	24-31	115	238	353	2	169	173	342	0
Nov 15, 2008	GEORGI	AUBRN	17-13	136	215	351	1	124	179	303	1

Dawgs Vs. War Eagles Betting Trends

Georgia Bulldogs
Georgia is 9-4 ATS in its last 13 games
Georgia is 12-1 SU in its last 13 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Georgia's last 7 games
Georgia is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games when playing Auburn
Georgia is 9-3 SU in its last 12 games when playing Auburn
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Georgia's last 7 games when playing Auburn

Auburn Tigers
Auburn is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Auburn's last 9 games
Auburn is 2-5 ATS in its last 7 games when playing Georgia
Auburn is 3-9 SU in its last 12 games when playing Georgia
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Auburn's last 7 games when playing Georgia

Team Last 5 Games

Georgia Dawgs

Date	Opponent	score	Result	line	ATS Result	offensive rush yards	offensive passing yards	offensive total yards	defensive rush yards	defensive passing yards	defensive total yards	turnovers	Location
Nov 25, 2017	GATECH	38-7	W	-11.5/51	W/U	247	224	471	188	38	226	-1	A
Nov 18, 2017	KENTUC	42-13	W	-22.5/48.5	W/O	381	123	504	124	138	262	0	H
Nov 11, 2017	AUBRN	17-40	L	-2.5/48	L/O	46	184	230	237	251	488	1	A
Nov 4, 2017	S.CARO	24-10	W	-23.5/45	L/U	242	196	438	43	227	270	-1	H
Oct 28, 2017	FLA	42-7	W	-13/43.5	W/O	292	101	393	183	66	249	-1	A

Auburn Tigers

Date	Opponent	score	Result	line	ATS Result	offensive rush yards	offensive passing yards	offensive total yards	defensive rush yards	defensive passing yards	defensive total yards	turnovers	Location
Nov 25, 2017	ALAB	26-14	W	5/47	W/U	168	240	408	209	168	377	0	H
Nov 18, 2017	UL.MON	42-14	W	-38/68	L/U	317	235	552	116	217	333	-1	H
Nov 11, 2017	GEORGI	40-17	W	2.5/48	W/O	237	251	488	46	184	230	-1	H
Nov 4, 2017	TEXA&M	42-27	W	-15/52	P/O	228	268	496	143	200	343	0	A
Oct 21, 2017	ARK	52-20	W	-17/51	W/O	345	284	629	171	163	334	-1	A

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