Game Day Central: No. 7 Notre Dame vs. No. 2 Georgia in Sugar Bowl, College Football Playoff quarterfinal
After a postponement of a day due to a tragic, senseless incident that occurred very early on Monday morning, game day is here. The No. 7 seeded Notre Dame Fighting Irish (11-1) are set to do battle with the No. 2 seeded Georgia Bulldogs (11-2, 6-1 SEC) in the College Football Playoff quarterfinal. The game will take place in the Superdome for this year’s Sugar Bowl.
Blue & Gold gets you ready with what you need to know before today’s tilt.
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GAME DAY INFORMATION
Date: Jan. 2, 2025
Site: Caesars Superdome in New Orleans
Kickoff: 4 p.m. ET
Television: ESPN
Radio: Notre Dame IMG affiliates
Series facts: Georgia leads the all-time series 3-0, with the Bulldogs winning both ends of a home-andhome in 2017 and 2019. Both games were close, with the Irish falling short 20-19 in South Bend and 23-17 in Athens.
Head coaches: Georgia — Kirby Smart (105-18, ninth season); Notre Dame — Marcus Freeman (31-9,
third season).
Noting Georgia: The Bulldogs are No. 5 in ESPN’s FPI at 22.1 and No. 6 in SP+ at 26.6 … Georgia has the 29th-best scoring offense in the nation and the 23rd-best scoring defense … Senior wide receiver Arian Smith leads the Bulldogs with 750 yards on 47 receptions, and close behind him is senior Dominic Lovett with 571 on a team-leading 56 … Daylen Everette leads Georgia with 3 interceptions but just behind him is former walk-on Dan Jackson with 2 … The Bulldogs have the most wins over fellow CFP teams with 4; Ohio State is second-most with 3 after beating Oregon on Wednesday.
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GAME PREDICTIONS
Vegas line: Georgia -1 …. Over/under 45.5
Oddshark prediction: ND 42, Georgia 26
Tyler Horka: Georgia 21, ND 17
Jack Soble: Georgia 24, ND 21
Todd D. Burlage: ND 27, Georgia 24
Steve Downey: Georgia 17, ND 13
Kyle Kelly: ND 27, Georgia 26
Full staff predictions article
PREGAME READING
- The inside scoop on what Notre Dame needs to know about Georgia QB Gunner Stockton
- Everything Notre Dame coach Marcus Freeman said in final pre-Sugar Bowl press conference
- Notre Dame football score predictions: Fighting Irish vs. Georgia national picks
- Why Notre Dame believes Sugar Bowl won’t be like big bowl losses of Irish past
- Everything Kirby Smart said about Notre Dame, Georgia on Sugar Bowl eve
