Overview

• Auburn enters at 3-2 after consecutive SEC losses at Oklahoma and Texas A&M in which the offense sputtered for eight quarters.
• BetMGM listed Georgia as a 3.5-point favorite as of Friday, positioning the Tigers as home underdogs.
• Montgomery Advertiser staff and an Athens Banner-Herald writer largely picked Georgia to win by narrow margins.
• Former Auburn athlete Rob Pate said patience with Hugh Freeze is "significantly" wearing thin, pointing to elevated expectations from recent recruiting gains.
• Auburn Wire framed the matchup as a must-win, noting Freeze’s 5-13 SEC record and lack of victories over major rivals to date.