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00:00Joe, not every game is great on Saturday, but there's a lot of heavily impactful games.
00:08And the best game of the week is a top 15 tilt in Athens.
00:13It's Georgia.
00:15It is Tennessee, the volunteers inside the top 10, Georgia, number 12 in the country.
00:20But based on how the bracket works currently in a projected college football playoff, if
00:25the season ended today, despite being number 12, the dogs would be on the outside looking
00:31in.
00:32We've talked about the injury uncertainty, Niko Iameleava for Tennessee, questionable
00:36with a concussion for the volunteers.
00:39Trevor Etienne expected to be a workhorse for Georgia in the backfield, not going to
00:44play in this game.
00:46And he hasn't been all that great this year.
00:48UGA now a nine and a half point home favorite, total stands at 47 and a half.
00:52Joe Ranieri, what is the best bet?
00:56To me, I forget the side, Ben, because this is usually a spot that you want to back Georgia
01:01at home coming off a loss and Kirby Smart understands what's out.
01:07But with the questions regarding the quarterback and the health here of Tennessee, and my questions
01:11about whether Carson Beck has completely lost it above the shoulders, I think the two best
01:16units on the field are going to be the defenses, Ben.
01:19I think the under is the way to look.
01:21I'd even say the first half under, in fact, expect this to be a pressure pack game for
01:26both teams.
01:27I bet the under a 48 and a half earlier this week because of the questions about Niko Iameleava.
01:33But more importantly, Joe, for the third time this season, including last week against Ole
01:38Miss and in Austin against Texas, Georgia enters a football game, not as the better
01:44defense.
01:45That is the volunteers, top five scoring and total defense in the country in Carson Beck,
01:51and all four games that UGA has played in the SEC where they have been less than a three
01:57score favorite has registered multiple turnovers.
02:00Give me the under.