This week, Auburn plays Georgia at Jordan-Hare Stadium at 2:30 p.m. CT on CBS. Other SEC games include Alabama at Mississippi State and Florida at South Carolina.

(Last week: 6-1, Overall: 74-15)

Georgia at Auburn

The Deep South's Oldest Rivalry is set for Saturday afternoon at 2:30 p.m. CT on CBS as Auburn welcomes Georgia to Jordan-Hare Stadium. The Tigers are 9-1 overall and 5-1 in the SEC after taking care of Tennessee 55-23 in Knoxville last Saturday. The Bulldogs are 6-3 overall and 4-2 in conference play. The series is tied 54-54-8 with Georgia winning six of the last seven. In the last two contest, the Bulldogs have outscored Auburn 83-7.

Both teams are in the hunt for SEC division titles with Georgia needing help from Ole Miss and Texas A&M while Auburn can make it to Atlanta for the SEC Championship Game by taking care of the Bulldogs this weekend and Alabama Nov. 30.

After leading Appalachian St. by just 14-6 at the half, Georgia outscored the Mountaineers 31-0 in the second half to cruise to a 45-6 victory. Aaron Murray threw two touchdown passes which set the SEC career touchdown passes record. On the afternoon, Murray completed 19-of-26 passes for 281 yards and one interception. Tailback Todd Gurley had 13 carries for 75 yards and a touchdown.

The Bulldogs average 35.6 points per game, 297.7 passing yards per game and 180.9 rushing yards per game. On the season, Murray has 2,477 yards through the air and 20 touchdowns while Gurley leads the team with 625 rushing yards and six touchdowns.

Defensively, Georgia surrenders 28.8 points per game and ranks fourth in the SEC in rushing defense at 126 yards per game. While Auburn has thrown only 15 passes in the last two games, the Bulldogs may commit to stopping the run which may force the Tigers to open up the passing game. Quarterback Nick Marshall should be up to the task since it looks like he has fully recovered from a shoulder injury.

Auburn also started slow Saturday and fell behind Tennessee 13-6 early in the second quarter. After Tre Mason scored to tie the contest 13-13, Chris Davis provided a spark and put Auburn ahead for good with his 85-yard punt return for a touchdown. Speedster Corey Grant returned the second-half kickoff 90 yards to give the Tigers a 41-20 lead. It was the first time in school history that Auburn returned both a kickoff and a punt for a touchdown in the same game.

The Tigers had a huge day running the ball with 444 rushing yards with Marshall rushing for 214 on just 14 carries. Marshall completed just three passes including a 25-yard touchdown pass to C.J. Uzomah in the first quarter.

As a unit, Auburn's offense averages 38.6 points per game, 173.3 passing yards per game and 320 rushing yards per game, which ranks third in the nation. Marshall has thrown for 1,301 yards with eight touchdowns with Mason being the workhorse at tailback with 1,038 yards and 16 touchdowns.

Defensively, Auburn allows 20.4 points per game, 155.6 rushing yards per game and 238.8 yards per game through the air. Robenson Therezie has four interceptions and Dee Ford has seven sacks and 10.5 tackles-for-loss.

A few weeks ago the contest Saturday would have favored Auburn with all of the injuries that Georgia suffered earlier in the season. It seems the Bulldogs are finally getting healthy down the stretch and could pull off the upset. Plus, the road team in this series usually leaves town with a victory. Stopping Murray and Gurley will be key if the Tigers want to continue their magical season.

Prediction: Auburn 40-28.



Alabama at Mississippi St.

Prediction: Alabama 45-10.



Florida at South Carolina

Prediction: South Carolina 30-13.



Troy at Ole Miss

Prediction: Ole Miss 28-17.



Kentucky at Vanderbilt

Prediction: Vandy 35-14.