What’s the Line? (vs. Auburn)
According to the current BetMGM odds, Georgia is a 3.5-point favorite over Auburn with a point total of 46.5 for their game this Saturday night—the 130th edition of the Deep South’s Oldest Rivalry. In the last 12 games of this series, from 2014 to the present, Georgia has covered nine times (although not in the last two meetings), and the point total has gone Under nine times.
Matchup: Georgia is 4-1 straight up and 1-4 against the spread (ATS) this season. Last Saturday, the Bulldogs defeated Kentucky, 35-14, while covering for the first time this season (and for only the fourth time in their last 18 games) as a 19.5-point favorite. Georgia hasn’t covered back-to-back games since the 2024 Orange Bowl vs. Florida State, followed by the 2024 season opener vs. Clemson. Coming off an open week, Auburn is 3-2 straight up and 2-3 ATS. In their last game, the Tigers lost to Texas A&M, 16-10, but covered as a 6.5-point underdog.
Coaching Trends: For his coaching career, Georgia’s Kirby Smart is 20-15 ATS (57 percent) as an away favorite. Auburn’s Hugh Freeze has excelled in an underdog role. For his career, he’s 34-18 ATS (65 percent), including 7-6 ATS in two-plus years at Auburn, as an underdog. As an underdog at home, Freeze is 12-5 ATS, including 3-1 at Auburn.
Series History: Of the last 18 Georgia-Auburn meetings, 13 have gone Under the point total. Beginning in 2006, Georgia has dominated the series, going 17-3 straight up and 14-6 ATS, despite not covering the last two meetings. The Bulldogs had covered eight consecutive meetings in Athens until last season when they defeated Auburn, 31-13, but as a 21.5-point favorite. In 2023, the last time the game was played at Auburn, Georgia entered having covered six consecutive games in the series before winning, 27-20, but as a 14.5-point favorite.