Georgia football vs Vanderbilt: How to watch, odds, early storylines, predictions – dawnofthedawg.com

Georgia has had about as smooth of a start to the season as they could’ve hoped for. They are 4-0 and the No. 2 team in the country and have won all four of their games by at least four touchdowns.
Georgia is waiting for their first close game which will inevitably come, but that is unlikely to happen at home against Vanderbilt this week. The Commodores are 3-1 but haven’t done anything this season that should scare Georgia all that much, but Georgia still can’t afford to overlook Vanderbilt.
As always, here is all the information you need to know to watch Georgia take on Vanderbilt this weekend.
Kickoff between Georgia and Vanderbilt is scheduled for 12:45 pm EST. This marks the fifth game in a row that Georgia has missed out on a night game.
The Bulldogs only have three more home games after Vanderbilt, so they are running out of opportunities for a home night game this year. Georgia will play in their first night game of the season at Alabama next week though.
Georgia and Vanderbilt will air on the SEC Network. This game can also be streamed on the ESPN app and Fubo TV.
Georgia is a 24.5 point favorite over Vanderbilt, according to DtaftKings Sportsbook. The over-under for this game is set at 50.5 points as well.
Georgia so far this season is 4-0 against the spread. They have also won all four of their games by at least 28 points, so even though they are favored by 24.5 it feels like it could be higher.
Vanderbilt on the other hand is 2-2 against the spread this season. Last week they covered the spread at Auburn even though they lost the game, but two weeks ago against NC State their miracle defensive touchdown as time expired not only won the game but led to them covering the spread as well.
Nate Frazier missed the Oklahoma game after being injured two weeks ago against Arkansas. He however was dressed and went through warmups this Saturday so he may not be that hurt at this point.
Kirby Smart refused to give an update on his health during his press conference on Monday, so fans will have to wait for the daily injury reports to learn where he’s at which begin Wednesday night.
While Georgia fans will be watching closely for Frazier, potentially the biggest story this weekend is Jared Curtis’ first game against Georgia. Curtis was a five-star quarterback in the 2026 class who was committed to Georgia for much of last year, but at the end of the recruiting cycle he flipped to Vanderbilt.
He was the backup QB for the Commodores first two games this season, but he started their two most recent games. He is expected to start again this weekend at Georgia which would mark just the third start of his young career.
Georgia would love nothing more than to show him how big of a mistake he made by flipping to Vandy last year instead of coming to Athens.
Georgia through four games still hasn’t been completely challenged. Oklahoma was supposed to be their first true test, but after jumping out to a 28-0 lead they were able to cruise to victory.
It wouldn’t be the worst thing in the world for Georgia to be challenged for 60 minutes to see how they react to late game pressure, but that likely won’t happen this week. Vanderbilt isn’t the same Vanderbilt from the last two years. They haven’t done enough to prove to be much of a threat to the best teams in the SEC, and Georgia is one of the top teams in the league. This should be another dominant victory where both the offense and defense thrive all game.
Gunner Stockton still hasn’t played all 60 minutes yet this season, and for the fifth game in a row he won’t finish the game. Georgia will start fast again and he will not play the entire fourth quarter along with many other starters.
Georgia’s defense will have a big day as well and score their third touchdown of the season off a pick six.
Game odds adjust periodically and are subject to change.
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