Cratylus
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I'd be careful with that one...Also is that LSU -5.5 easy money or have I lost my mind?
1. It's essentially a home game for UGA since the game is in Atlanta.
2. While LSU's margin of victory this year is a gawdy 26.6 ppg, against opponents that are currently ranked it drops to just 7.3 ppg. In other words, they've been really, really good this season, but they've been in some dog fights against tougher teams.
3. LSU's defense is still questionable despite drubbing the greatest 5-loss team in the history of college football on Saturday. They gave up 38 to a now 7-5 Texas team, 38 to Vandy (yes, THAT Vandy) and 37 to Ole Miss.
4. Georgia has an elite defense this year. They haven't given up more than 20 points in any game (they're #2 in the nation in scoring defense and #4 in total defense), allowing only 186.0 passing yards per game. While they haven't faced a quarterback like Burrow, they have shown the ability to limit long passing plays - they only allow 1.5 completions per game of over 30 yards. Which means, Burrow will need to rely on short and medium level routes... which plays right into UGA's strength - their linebacking corps. UGA typically plays a 3-4, and three of the four LBs (Ojulari, Crowder and Rice) are borderline elite, possess outstanding speed and are very effective in coverage.
I'm not saying that LSU can't or won't dominate the game; I'm just suggesting you rethink the "easy money" aspect of that line.