Per Vegas Insider, the over/under for Saturday is somewhere around 67.5-68.5. With the spread, that translates into something like Georgia 35, Auburn 33. That would tie Georgia’s second lowest point total of the season and would be Auburn’s third lowest.
Needless to say, that seems low to me. But the people spending their hard-earned bucks disagree.
Get The Picture 
I may finally place a wager.
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Maybe they are thinking we will keep it close and never stop handing off to keep the clock running? I will say if we only score 35 I fully expect to lose so hopefully the over will be hit.
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As sure as we all claim it’ll be a 800-1000 yard, 90 point, big 10 no defense game it’ll probably end up a semi defensive struggle. It’ll either be 28-24 or the former. Just not sure which side I fall on. I don’t bet so that doesn’t really matter to me.
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If the 2 teams run the ball successfully, the score is going to be lower than we think. A 68 total implies there’s only going to be about 9 possessions each with the clock moving quickly. The Big 12 shoot out is caused by big plays and short scoring drives on the clock. I don’t see a lot of 3-and-outs happening.
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I don’t know why you guys think run heavy offenses automatically mean three yards and a cloud of dust.
Auburn is third in the conference in plays from scrimmage of 30+ yards. Georgia is fifth.
And don’t forget that stat about Georgia being the most efficient offense in the country. It doesn’t take that many offensive plays for the Dawgs to get on the scoreboard.
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+1 – if it wasn’t working really well, we’d probably be doing something else. Either way, both teams score in buckets…it is an awfully tempting bet, especially if you consider even if only one team runs away with it, you are still in good shape, eg 42-28 or 49-21 gets you there, too.
(See how terrific I do math? That’s a UGA grad for ya – cipherin’ LIVE right here on the blog, and I didn’t even have to.take my shoes off to count!)
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I didn’t say 3 yards and a cloud of dust. I just think the clock is going to be running, so there just aren’t going to be a lot of possessions unless the defenses play lights out or just terrible.
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68-1, Dawgs. Fark Auburn.
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41-17 Bad Guys. That’s how you get to that O/U.
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Math is hard.
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Your shtick is tired. You’re either clearly trolling or you’re someone who can never be satisfied as a fan. What you’re looking for isn’t realistic in perpetuity.
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30 degrees at kickoff……
I’m on the under.
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Hutson’s got 70 in him by himself.
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Sooooooooo taking the over.
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“Gonna Fly Now”, bofus will be climbing those steps in Philadelphia singing that triumphant song after Saturday. I cannot place my bet yet because O/U don’t go up until Thursday’s, might cost me a point by then. With the good weather, both team’s offensive power combined with the well-known defensive problems it would be a major upset to not see a total over 75. But, it can happen so have to contain myself. Wonder if the same two teams were PAC12 teams what the O/U would be? Playing in the SEC is the only reason I think the number is so low, bettors just aren’t used to those West Coast shootouts occurring in the South yet.
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I’m bettin’ the house on the over. You said it right last week. These two teams are going to score the ball.
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Two ball controlling offenses seems about right. And if course the Dawgs always follow script
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One thing that I rarely hear mentioned….Jeremy Pruitt had an entire month to study Gus Malzahn’s offense last year. I hope it helps.
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