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Georgia visits Ole Miss with national stakes

The Rebels are 38-3 at home since 2021, but Georgia remains a 3.5-point favorite for Saturday night's matchup.

Georgia visits Ole Miss with national stakes

No. 2 Georgia travels to No. 10 Ole Miss for a 6:30 p.m. CT kickoff Saturday at Vaught-Hemingway Stadium, adding another nationally significant game to a series that has delivered three straight high-profile meetings.

Ole Miss enters with a 38-3 home record since the start of the 2021 season. Quarterback Trinidad Chambliss is 13-0 at home as a starter, while the Rebels are 26-1 straight up and 18-9 against the spread in Oxford over the last four years.

Against Top 15 teams in Oxford, Ole Miss is 6-0 straight up and against the spread, covering those games by an average margin of 13.5 points.

Georgia remains a 3.5-point favorite. On3 Ole Miss writer Zach Berry called that a fair number with Kewan Lacy unavailable and the Rebels carrying an inconsistent defense into the matchup.

Why it matters

The matchup pairs No. 2 Georgia with No. 10 Ole Miss in a game carrying national significance. Ole Miss has a 6-0 record against Top 15 teams in Oxford, while Georgia enters as the 3.5-point favorite.

What to watch next

Georgia and Ole Miss kick off Saturday at 6:30 p.m. CT at Vaught-Hemingway Stadium.

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