No. 2 Georgia and No. 10 Ole Miss meet Saturday at Vaught-Hemingway Stadium in Oxford, Mississippi, in a top-10 SEC showdown with major College Football Playoff implications. The game kicks off at 7:30 p.m. ET and will be televised on ABC with a live stream available on Fubo.
This marks the fifth consecutive meeting between the programs while both are ranked, a rarity in their 46-game history. Georgia leads the all-time series 34-14-1, but the teams split two dramatic contests last season. The Bulldogs rallied from a nine-point fourth-quarter deficit to win 43-35 in the regular season, only for Ole Miss to exact revenge with a 39-34 victory in the Sugar Bowl playoff quarterfinal behind quarterback Trinidad Chambliss.
The stakes are high for both sides. A Georgia win would strengthen its path to the SEC Championship Game, while Ole Miss — already with two conference losses — essentially needs a victory to keep its playoff hopes alive and avoid a third SEC defeat that would likely eliminate it from contention.
Georgia coach Kirby Smart owns a 44-18 record against AP-ranked opponents, the fifth-best winning percentage in poll history (minimum 20 games). For Ole Miss, Chambliss has thrown a touchdown pass in 21 straight games; one more would tie Chad Kelly's school record of 22 consecutive games with a TD pass.
SportsLine's projection model favors Georgia by 3.5 points and projects a high-scoring affair, with the over/under set at 56.5 points. The model has gone 80-77 on top-rated college football picks this season.
