The SEC won a Top 25 game in Week 15 when the school football playoff rankings were revealed Tuesday.
The Missouri Tigers slipped to the back of the leaderboard, and that made Saturday’s game with the Georgian Bulldogs a more intriguing battle.
Not only will it be a tough check for the Bulldogs in the ninth rankings, but a home win outside Missouri would be alabama’s Crimson Tide and Florida Gators resume, any of which have earned the SEC East team.
Saturday’s game also gives Eli Drinkwitz a chance to get a scoring win in his fourth shot on a team ranked in his first year as Missouri head coach.
Although there is a Top 25 game on the Week 15 calendar, there are some vital games with a ranked team opposed to an unranked opponent.
USC Trojans have made their way into the playoff rankings in recent weeks, and to feel like they can take a place in the New Year’s Six, they will have to continue to better oppose UCLA Bruins, who have played better in recent weeks after a complicated start.
Saturday, December 12
No. 1 Alabama (-32) in Arkansas (noon, ESPN)
No. nine Georgia (-13. 5) at No. 25 Missouri (noon, SEC network)
No. 11 Oklahoma (-14) in West Virginia (noon, ABC)
Illinois at No. 14 Northwestern (-13. 5) (noon, ESPN2)
Utah at No. 21 Colorado (-2) (Noon, Fox)
No. thirteen Coastal Carolina (-thirteen. 5) in Troy (3 p. m. , ESPN)
No. 17 North Carolina at No. 10 Miami (-3) (3:30 p. m. , ABC)
Wisconsin (-1) at No. Iowa (3:30 p. m. , FS1)
No. 20 Texas (-29. 5) in Kansas (4 p. m. , ESPN2)
LSU in Florida No. 6 (-23) (7 p. m. , ESPN)
No. 22 Oklahoma State (-5. 5) at Baylor (7 p. m. , ESPNU)
No. 15 USC (-3) at UCLA (7:30 p. m. , ABC)
San Diego State at No. 18 BYU (-16) (10 p. m. , ESPN2)
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Georgia has the most questionable CV of any Top 10 team, a victory over Missouri would justify its position among the top production systems in the country.
Kirby Smart’s team has a 2–2 record against ranked opponents, however, both opposed the Auburn Tigers and Tennessee Volunteers, who temporarily dropped out of the standings.
The biggest difference between those 4 games and on Saturday to Missouri is the presence of J. T. Daniels in the pocket.
The USC move made its debut in Georgia on November 21 and has led the team to trouble in the last two games.
Daniels and Co, you can get advantages from a Missouri defense that gave the Arkansas Razorbacks 48 problems last week.
In the Tigers’ three wins before Week 14, they awarded a total of 20 problems to the Kentucky Wildcats, South Carolina Gamecocks and Vanderbilt Commodores.
Missouri developed enough momentum and confidence last month to give a classified program a chance. He lost on 43 combined tracks as opposed to Alabama and Florida.
The offensive part Larry Rountree III may be the key to keeping Missouri in the game. He has four 100-yard performances this season, but has problems in his team’s three matchups with the 25 most sensitive teams.
A total of higher yards would possibly not be achievable as opposed to Georgia’s defense, which allows the third lowest amount of yards consistent with the game at 75. 3. The Bulldogs gave only 2. 4 career-consistent yards and forced seven loose balls.
If Georgia gets rid of a component of the Missouri offensive and Daniels continues to play well, it may only cover the 13. 5-point gap.
If you can get the Bulldogs in less than two touchdowns, that’s their most productive value. Four of his six victories were won through two or more touchdowns.
USC is one of two undefeated remaining in the Pac-12.
Unfortunately for the convention, the Trojans will not play the Colorado Buffaloes as the two live in Pac-12 South and compete in the convention championship game.
Clay Helton’s team enters Saturday’s clash with rival UCLA after their season-long feature. He scored 38 points in a thrilling victory over the Washington State Cougars on Sunday.
Kedon Slovis, who beat Daniels for the USC position last season, pitched for 287 yards and five touchdowns as opposed to Washington state.
If you choose Amon-Ra St. Brown, Drake London and others consistently, Slovis may collect 50 numbers in UCLA’s defense for the time being a year in a row.
A year ago, Dorian Thompson-Robinson failed to fit into USC’s offensive production while pitching for 367 yards and three scores. Slovis had 515 yards and four shots of purpose.
Thompson-Robinson has more double risk than Slovis, and has a hasty landing in his three games this season.
UCLA proved it can win in other tactics in its two victories. He faced the California Golden Bears and a narrow victory over the Sun Devils of Arizona State.
If Thompson-Robinson produces the best totals behind the USC, it may stay at speed with Slovis for the most part of the competition.
However, USC has shown that it has the maximum explosive attack of the two, and Slovis has a merit in offensive weapons with St. Brown, London and others at your disposal.
If USC beats UCLA due to its most talented lineup, it can simply cover the three-point hole and move on to the Pac-12 championship game with a score of 5-0.
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