Top national championship contenders are set to square off on Saturday when the No. 1 Texas Longhorns (6-0, 2-0) host the No. 5 Georgia Bulldogs (5-1, 3-1) at DKR-Texas Memorial Stadium on Saturday. Georgia has won its last two games after coming up short against Alabama on Sept. 28. In their last outing, the Bulldogs beat Mississippi State 41-31. The Longhorns have been arguably the most dominant team in the country this season. Texas blew out Oklahoma 34-3 in the Red River Rivalry in its last game.
Kickoff in Austin is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. ET. The Longhorns are favored by 4.5 points in the latest Texas vs. Georgia odds via SportsLine consensus, while the over/under is 57.5 points. Before making any Georgia vs. Texas picks, you need to see the Week 8 college football predictions and betting advice from SportsLine’s Jimmie Kaylor.
Kaylor is an NFL, college football and DFS expert for SportsLine, who has covered the NFL and college football for close to a decade as a member of the Pro Football Writers of America. His background as a former college football All-American and NFL player gives him a unique perspective when building his fantasy lineups and locking in his betting picks. He has his finger on the pulse of the college football landscape and has been cashing in big on sports betting apps for the last two years.
Kaylor has destroyed the sportsbooks in college football the last two seasons, netting a whopping 53.9 units while posting a 163-102-2 record since Week 1 of the 2023 season. Anyone who followed his picks finished the season way up.
Now, Kaylor has dialed in on Georgia vs. Texas on Saturday and just revealed his college football picks and predictions. You can head to SportsLine now to see his picks. Here are the college football odds and betting lines for Texas vs. Georgia:
- Georgia vs. Texas spread: Texas -4.5
- Georgia vs. Texas over/under: 57.5 points
- Georgia vs. Texas money line: Texas -200, Georgia +164
- Georgia vs. Texas picks: See picks at SportsLine
- Georgia vs. Texas streaming: FuboTV (Try for free)
Why Georgia can cover
Georgia remains one of the most talented and experienced teams in the country. The Bulldogs returned 16 starters from last year’s 12-1 team, including quarterback Carson Beck. The 6-foot-4 senior enters this game with 1,818 yards, 15 touchdowns and five interceptions. His top target has been senior wide receiver Arian Smith, who has 23 catches for 412 yards and three touchdowns.
Defensively, the Bulldogs are loaded with high-end talent, and are a better unit than their season statistics would suggest. Georgia ranks near the middle of the SEC in total defense (312.5 total yards allowed per game) and defensive scoring (17.2 points allowed per game), but those numbers are skewed by a pair of outlier games against Alabama and Mississippi State. Safety Malaki Starks is arguably the best safety in college football, and will likely be a high first-round pick in the 2025 NFL Draft. See which team to pick here.
Why Texas can cover
The Longhorns have been dominant this season, winning its six games this season by a combined score of 259-38. In last week’s Red River Rivalry, the Horns held Oklahoma to 237 yards and three points, while racking up 406 total offensive yards against OU’s highly touted defense.
Georgia’s offense will provide a tough test for Texas, but there is plenty of reason for optimism on the Texas side. The Longhorns’ defense leads the country in total yards allowed per game (229.7) and points allowed per game (6.3). Georgia could also be without standout offensive lineman Tate Ratledge, who is nursing an ankle injury and is listed as questionable on Georgia’s availability report. See which team to pick here.
How to make Texas vs. Georgia picks
Kaylor has analyzed Georgia vs. Texas from every angle and he’s leaning Under on the point total. He has also discovered a critical X-factor that has him jumping all over one side of the spread. He’s only sharing what it is, and which side to back, at SportsLine.
So who wins Georgia vs. Texas in Austin on Saturday, and what critical X-factor makes one side of the spread a must back? Visit SportsLine now to see which side of the spread to jump on, all from the expert who profited $5,390 for $100 college football bettors since Week 1 of the 2023 season, and find out.
