Overview

• Thursday’s SEC availability update showed no changes: Auburn will be without WR Horatio Fields and RB Durell Robinson, while Georgia listed TE Ethan Barbour, WR Talyn Taylor, OL Malachi Toliver and WR Thomas Blackshear out.
• Georgia’s starting LT Monroe Freeling (ankle) and RT Earnest Greene III (back) remain questionable, with Kirby Smart saying Freeling is progressing and final status to be determined closer to kickoff.
• The SEC’s final pregame availability report is due no later than 90 minutes before kickoff for Saturday’s 7:30 p.m. ET game at Jordan-Hare Stadium on ABC.
• Oddsmakers and models lean Georgia in a close matchup (spread around Georgia -3.5, total near 45.5; ESPN FPI gives Georgia roughly a 64.5% chance to win).
• Analysts highlight trench battles as decisive, noting Auburn’s pass rush versus Georgia’s reshuffled offensive line, Georgia’s muted pass pressure this season, and Hugh Freeze’s pledge for a sharper Auburn offense.