The first College Football Playoff rankings of the season put Georgia in a familiar spot near the top, and the Bulldogs earned it with a 27-8 win over Florida in Atlanta. That victory gave Georgia its sixth straight Cocktail Party win, and the combination of that result plus Ohio State’s loss to USC pushed the Dawgs up to No. 2.
That ranking also sets up a heavyweight trip to Oxford this weekend, where Georgia will face Ole Miss in a top-10 matchup. The Rebels check in at No. 10, making it one of the biggest games on the board in the opening week of the playoff picture.
Georgia’s CFP position comes with strong odds as well. FanDuel has the Bulldogs at -5000 to make the College Football Playoff, trailing only Miami at -10000 in that market. But when it comes to winning the whole thing, Georgia has the best number of any team at +330.
The rest of the rankings around the Bulldogs only add more juice to the week. Miami sits at No. 1, followed by Georgia, Utah, Indiana and Alabama.
Kentucky is No. 6, Texas No.
7, UCLA No. 8, BYU No. 9 and Ole Miss rounds out the top 10.
A loaded slate of ranked games follows, including No. 9 BYU at No.
3 Utah, No. 7 Texas at No.
18 Missouri, No. 5 Alabama at No.
14 LSU, No. 23 Oregon at No.
12 Ohio State, No. 6 Kentucky at No.
13 Tennessee, and No. 1 Miami at No.
11 Notre Dame.
The Georgia-Ole Miss game also comes with an upset pick attached. Georgia is listed as a 3.5-point favorite, but the call here is Ole Miss outright. The pick leans on Trinidad Chambliss and the Rebels to defend home field and hand Georgia a loss, even if the prediction hasn’t landed the last two times it was made.
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