Second-ranked Georgia opened as a two-touchdown road favorite this week. Missouri doesn’t exactly have a recent track record of success against highly ranked teams…
When was Mizzou’s last win over a team ranked as high as No. 2? You have to go all the way back to the Armageddon at Arrowhead, when No. 3 MU toppled No. 2 Kansas 36-28 to capture the Big 12 North Division. Since that night in Kansas City, the Tigers are 1-8 against teams ranked in the top five of the AP poll.
… or as a big home dog.
Georgia has dismantled its three opponents, outscoring Austin Peay, South Carolina and Middle Tennessee by an average score of 45-8. Oddsmakers are expecting a more competitive game Saturday, though this marks just the third time Missouri has been a double-digit home underdog since joining the Southeastern Conference in 2012.
Since the 2000 season, the Tigers are 0-9 in home games as double-digit underdogs and 3-6 against the spread in those games.
Of course, all of that was pre-SOD.
If Georgia doesn’t cover, I’ll be shocked. I do think they’ll have to play starters on offense in the fourth quarter though, so that will be new.
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Will be pulling the starters before 4th qtr…..Dawgs by 21+
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But but, SACKS!!!!
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Let’s not get overconfident. Remember 2013?
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Remember how many injured players on offense Georgia had for that game? Remember who was coaching the defense?
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I wasn’t confident in 2013. Our team had been decimated at Kneeland the prior week. That Missouri team was extremely talented on both sides of the ball. This Missouri team may have similar offensive talent, but the defense is nowhere close to that team.
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yep, you never know….it may influence the players, right??
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I’m very confident.
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Remember SC week before last? A new staff is in Athens and it is time the expectations rise as such.
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Not saying we can’t lose to Missouri, just noting that Georgia’s RB rotation for that game was Brendan Douglas and JJ Green.
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Are we really going to do this again? Did y’all learn nothing from our trip to Columbia?
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I do and last time I checked nobody on this roster or the coaching staff was around. Feel free to fret, though.
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That was B.S bro.Before Smart.We’ll beat them as bad as we want to.
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This game still makes me nervous though, TBH. I keep seeing that bomb SC got and think “Hell, Drew’s gonna be able to do that too”. Sorry, its the Munson effect.
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Yes, they’ll hit a few. But they won’t stop us, either.
I watched their game last week. We’re going to move the ball well on Saturday.
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Georgia was a 10 point favorite at S.C. This week they are a 14 point favorite at Missouri. I expect the same result.
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When it’s 17-10 at halftime, don’t panic.
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#3 Missouri against #2 Kansas? Basketball games don’t count.
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I think the article was referring to Women’s College Bowling, the #3 Lady Tigers beat the #2 Lady Jayhawks
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2007 was a strange year.
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Opportunity is nowhere for MU, as GROWN MAN FOOTBALL hops in the rumble seat in favor of Fromm-Ball.
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Time for some Old Man Football!!!!!
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dawgs by 50.
every team in the east is a garbage fire.
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I expect Georgia will cover, but what does Mizzou’s performance in the Big 12 or even 5 years ago in the SEC have to do with Saturday’s game? Talk to me about recruiting, depth, injuries, and production, but who cares about win loss history. I doubt Georgia’s coaching staff does, but I could be wrong.
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Missouri almost lost to an 0-3 Purdue team. I’m shocked the spread isn’t 30. By the way, I think we’d cover that.
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Acting like Goddamn Cowards and hoping to be “proven right” on Tuesday if Georgia loses and lording it all over this blog like you’re some sort of football savant really insults the Great Larry Munson.
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agree
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Thank you! I am so sick of this cowardly bullshit. Pee pee dawgs.
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UGA and the Over for me. We will give up some points, but will roll on offense. Little Old Man Football with some New Math mixed in. Score from last year wouldn’t be surprising, but hope they don’t get into the 20s this year. Locke is very good at what he does, good test for our secondary and LBs.
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