College football game forecast

Betting Guides. The Covers community has. Established in , Covers is the world leader in sports betting information. One electronic billboard even renamed the city as Indianapoli-SEC. Georgia coach Kirby Smart was not scheduled to speak with reporters after the Bulldogs arrived Friday.

He did briefly, anyway. A crowd of roughly 68, is expected to attend the game in the same venue where the NFL's Indianapolis Colts have been playing in front of full or near-capacity crowds since August. Organizers are not requiring fans to wear masks, though they do strongly encourage using them.

It's not a new phenomenon for Indy, either. Skip to main content Skip to navigation. Bama, Georgia greeted by frigid weather in Indy. Alabama Crimson Tide. The Ohio State transfer was quiet in the win over Cincinnati, catching seven passes for 62 yards and no scores.

Not having Metchie III makes defending this offense a little easier, but Georgia also has to do a better job of defending and mixing up coverage on the back end. Smart and coordinator Dan Lanning have to find a way to get pressure and also get Young to the ground to create negative plays.

After having zero sacks in the first meeting, the Bulldogs cannot leave another matchup without creating a sack or turnover and expect to win. However, this defense certainly has the pieces up front to cause problems. This collection of talent is a big reason why the Bulldogs are limiting teams to 4. Not only does this unit need to win up front more often in the rematch, but the defense has to use improved pressure to take the heat off a secondary that will have issues defending Young if it has to cover for too long.

This defense is only giving up Brian Robinson Jr. Cincinnati mustered 55 yards in the first matchup and is likely to find the sledding tough on Monday night.

A complete repeat of the first matchup seems unlikely. Georgia should make adjustments and come to Indianapolis with a much better game plan of how to defend Young and the Alabama offense. In the first game, the Bulldogs lost the small things — turnovers, red zone offense and third downs — and had issues on both sides of the ball. Georgia finished the season behind its freshman sensation running back Herschel Walker, closing out with a victory over Notre Dame in the Sugar Bowl for the national championship.

It had another shot at a title in , but lost to Penn State in the Sugar Bowl. That was about it until coming so achingly close to getting by Alabama in Atlanta in early , but over 40 years of frustration can finally be eased with one big win.