Georgia vs Tennessee picks, predictions: week 10 college football odds, spread, lines
It’s not often we get one No. 1 vs. No. 2 matchup in college footballand even rarer in the regular season, but we get one on Saturday as No. 1 Georgia hosts No. 2 Tennessee in Week 10 action this weekend.
Tennessee tied with Ohio State for second in the latest AP Top 25 rankings, while Georgia has held the pole position for several weeks.
The winner of this one becomes the odds-on favorite to represent the East Division in the SEC Championship Game, and from there it’s one step away from making the College Football Playoff.
For Georgia, it’s a major step closer to defending its national championship, and for Tennessee, a chance to prove once and for all that it’s a national contender once again.
What do the experts think of the confrontation? Let’s see how the College Football Power Index computer prediction model projects the game.
Georgia vs Tennessee picks, predictions
Week 10 college football picks: Georgia vs. Tennessee
The PCs are on the home team’s side in this one, as is Georgia 74.9 percent chance to defeat Tennessee and remain undefeated on Saturday.
That leaves the Volunteers with the 25.1 percent shot to upset the Bulldogs and stay perfect as they chase an SEC East championship.
Oddsmakers predict a close game as Georgia opens the strait 8 points of favorites to beat Tennessee, according to SI Sportsbook lines, which set the over/under a 65.5 points for the confrontation.
Georgia remained third out of 131 college football rankings in the indexprojected to win 11.9 games this season and it’s an estimate 28.2 points better than an average team in a neutral field.
FPI gives the Bulldogs a 69.9 percent opportunity to make the college football playoff, second best nationally, and the 24.0 percent shot to win the national championship, also second best.
The computer ranks Tennessee at No. 5 nationally due to its projected points per game margin 21.8 points against an average team, key to his overall win prediction 11.1 Games in the season
Big Orange owns the 60.7 percent chance to make what would be its first College Football Playoff, third nationally behind Georgia and leader Ohio State, while having the 10.3 percent possibility of winning the national title.
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The college football rankings and Football Power Index (FPI) computer prediction model is a measure of team strength that predicts a team’s future performance.
Rankings and score predictions are based on 20,000 simulations of a team’s season, using a combination of analysis, including results to date, quality of opponents and a team’s schedule.
According to AP’s Top 25 poll
1. Georgia (30 first place votes)
2. Ohio State (15)
T-2. Tennessee (18)
4.Michigan
5. Clemson
6. Alabama
7. TCU
8. Oregon
9. U.S.C
10. UCLA
11. Be a lady
12. Utah
13. Kansas State
14. Illinois
15. LSU
16. Penn State
17. North Carolina
18. Oklahoma State
19. Tulane
20. Wake Forest
21. NC State
22. Syracuse
23. Freedom
24. State of Oregon
25. UCF
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