Vegas weighs in with early lines on several 2024 Georgia matchups
DraftKings is already looking ahead at the upcoming College Football season and is taking bets on early lines for a couple of major matchups this fall. Among the featured contests are seven that include Georgia as the Bulldogs take on Clemson, Alabama, Auburn, Texas, Florida, Ole Miss and Tennessee in games the country will keep an eye on.
FanDuel previously put out spreads for the games against Clemson, Alabama, Texas and Ole Miss with Georgia favored in all four of those in February. That’s still the case according to DraftKings in May, but slightly different numbers and a few more games gives us a deeper dive into what Vegas thinks about the Bulldogs – still a few months away from kickoff.
Georgia vs. Clemson: (UGA -13.5)
Georgia @ Alabama: (UGA -4.5)
Auburn @ Georgia: (UGA -24)
Georgia @ Texas: (UGA -1.5)
Georgia vs. Florida: (UGA -22)
Georgia @ Ole Miss: (UGA -7)
Tennessee @ Georgia: (UGA -17.5)
Comparing DraftKings and FanDuel
FanDuel’s lines originally posted in February featured Georgia as 12.5-point favorites over Clemson, 3.5-point favorites over both Alabama and Ole Miss and 1.5-point favorites over Texas. As of publication, the spreads for Clemson, Alabama and Texas remain at the original numbers when Georgia-Ole Miss now shows UGA -5.5.
Both FanDuel and DraftKings also have odds up for the Heisman Trophy, SEC Championship, College Football Playoffs and National Championship winners. FanDuel currently lists Georgia quarterback Carson Beck as the favorite to take home the Heisman at +750 while DraftKings has Beck and Texas quarterback Quinn Ewers as co-favorites at +900. FanDuel previously had the Beck-Ewers duo as co-favorites at +750 but has since moved Ewers to +900.
As for SEC Championship, College Football Playoffs and the National Championship, the Bulldogs have either the first or second best odds for each. Both Georgia and Ohio State are DraftKings -600 to make the Playoff while FanDuel lists UGA at -500 and OSU at -600. UGA is the National Championship favorite according to both betting services.
FanDuel: SEC (+185), CFP (-500), National Championship (+300)
DraftKings: SEC (+190), CFP (-600), National Championship (+320)
Georgia completed spring practice in April and has watched the spring opening of the transfer portal come and go. The Bulldogs added eight transfers (QB Jaden Rashada, RB Trevor Etienne, WR Colbie Young, WR London Humphreys, WR Michael Jackson III, TE Ben Yurosek, DL Xzavier McLeod, DB Jake Pope) to a roster that returns several key pieces from 2023 including Beck.
With a wide receiver group that features the likes of Dominic Lovett, Rara Thomas, Dillon Bell and Arian Smith, one of the nation’s top tight end groups including Oscar Delp and an offensive line that returns four players with starting experience, hopes are high for the Georgia offense. Of course though, as long as Kirby Smart is the head coach, the Bulldog defense is going to be strong, and that remains the case in 2024. Safety Malaki Starks was an All-American last season while EDGE Mykel Williams and inside linebacker Smael Mondon are certainly capable of playing at the kind of elite level. CJ Allen and Raylen Wilson played valuable snaps as true freshmen and should take steps forward – as should sack leader Jalon Walker, now a junior – while the secondary must replace three NFL Draft picks including one each at cornerback, safety and STAR.
Georgia, likely to be the nation’s No. 1 team entering the fall, kicks off its season August 31st in Atlanta against Clemson.
