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10/06/06
Show Me the Money!
There's a slew of great games this weekend providing football bettors a lot of
opportunities to make money. The Royal Post again provides stellar gaming
information in efforts to putting you at the ticket window. This week, we cover
the big matchup between the Georgia Bulldogs and Tennessee Volunteers. NFL, we
take a look at Pittsburgh Steelers vs. SD Chargers.
No. 10 Georgia vs. No. 13 Tennessee
Tenth-ranked Georgia (5-0 SU & 2-2 ATS) hopes to have Joe Tereshinski back on
the field when it hosts No. 13 Tennessee (4-1 SU & ATS) on Saturday night at
Sanford Stadium.
Georgia's defense has been outstanding so far this season, but the Bulldogs may
need improved offense to defeat their first ranked opponent. They hope the
return of their starting QB will give them the lift they need.
Tereshinski helped lead Georgia to a 48-12 victory over Western Kentucky in the
Sept. 2 season opener. The senior, however, suffered a high ankle sprain on the
first drive against South Carolina the following week and has not played since.
Tereshinski returned to participate in team drills with the first-team offense
Monday, and expressed optimism he would return to face the Vols.
Georgia's offense has struggled without Tereshinski. With freshmen Matthew
Stafford and Joe Cox splitting time at quarterback, the Bulldogs have not
managed more than 284 yards of total offense in any of the last three games.
They overcame scoreless first halves to eke out victories over Colorado -- 14-13
on Sept. 23 -- and Mississippi, 14-9 on Saturday.
Junior running back Kregg Lumpkin did not score against Mississippi, but did
gain a career-high 101 yards on 13 carries. He's averaging 5.6 yards per attempt
this season.
Despite the trouble scoring, the Bulldogs are 5-0 for the second straight year
and the third time in six seasons under coach Mark Richt. Georgia opened 7-0
last season and with eight straight victories in 2002 -- suffering its first
loss to archrival Florida both times.
While Georgia's offense seeks improvement, the defense has allowed only 34
points for a 6.8 average -- best in the nation. Senior linebacker Tony Taylor
leads the team with 32 tackles, while junior defensive end Charles Johnson has 3
1/2 sacks and nine tackles for a loss.
That defense could get a serious test against a Tennessee offense averaging 32
points per game, second-most in the SEC. On Saturday at Memphis, the Volunteers
amassed 566 yards of total offense, held the ball for more than 37 minutes and
punted only once in a 41-7 victory.
Swain has 22 receptions for 378 yards and five TDs this season, while teammate
Robert Meachem also has five touchdown receptions and leads the nation with 577
receiving yards, including an 84-yard TD catch last week.
The wideouts are the top two targets for Ainge, who has thrown for 1,389 yards,
12 TDs and five interceptions through five games while completing 69.9 percent
of his passes.
Georgia will be the third top 10 opponent the Vols have faced. Tennessee
defeated then-No. 9 California 35-18 in the Sept. 2 season opener, and lost to
then-No. 7 Florida 21-20 on Sept. 16.
Several of the banged-up players are on the offensive line. Tackle Arron Sears,
guard Anthony Parker and backup center Michael Frogg suffered sprained ankles
against Memphis. Running back Arian Foster also has a sprained ankle and missed
the contest, but freshman LaMarcus Coker made his first career start in Foster's
absence and gained 125 yards on 26 carries.
This is the fifth consecutive meeting between Tennessee and Georgia in which
both schools have been ranked. Then-No. 5 Georgia defeated then-No. 8 Tennessee
27-14 on Oct. 8 at Knoxville.
The Vols won the last meeting in Athens, however, 19-14 on Oct. 9, 2004. Georgia
has taken four of the last five games in the series, which Tennessee leads
18-15-2.
Notable game trends:
- Volunteers are 3-0 ATS in their last 3 games overall.
- Volunteers are 5-2-1 ATS in their last 8 road games.
- Volunteers are 7-15 ATS in their last 22 night games.
- Bulldogs are 6-2 ATS in their last 8 games as a home underdog.
- Bulldogs are 2-7 ATS in their last 9 games following a ATS loss.
- Road team is 3-0 ATS in their last 3 meetings.
- Volunteers are 1-5 ATS in their last 6 meetings.
Prediction - Tennessee 17 Georgia 24
Now that we are a month plus into the college football season, bettors now have
a good gauge on who's money-makers and who are wallet flatteners.
Teams that are money-makers includes: Central Michigan (5-0 ATS), Syracuse (5-0
ATS), Louisville (4-0 ATS), East Carolina (4-0 ATS), Air Force (3-0 ATS), Hawaii
(3-0 ATS) and San Jose State (3-0 ATS).
Teams that are wallet flatteners includes: Stanford (0-5 ATS), Iowa (0-4 ATS),
Arkansas (0-4 ATS), Fresno State (0-4 ATS), San Diego State (0-4 ATS), Maryland
(0-3 ATS), Miami (0-3 ATS), Louisiana Tech (0-3 ATS), Marshall (0-3 ATS) and
North Carolina (0-3 ATS).
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