{"id":688232,"date":"2026-06-06T16:41:16","date_gmt":"2026-06-06T16:41:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/688232\/"},"modified":"2026-06-06T16:41:16","modified_gmt":"2026-06-06T16:41:16","slug":"georgia-football-listed-as-an-early-favorite-in-games-against-alabama-ole-miss-and-oklahoma","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/688232\/","title":{"rendered":"Georgia football listed as an early favorite in games against Alabama, Ole Miss and Oklahoma"},"content":{"rendered":"

We\u2019re less than three months from the start of Georgia\u2019s 2026 season, with the Bulldogs opening against Tennessee State on Sept. 5. <\/p>\n

But there\u2019s still plenty of excitement about the upcoming campaign, especially after DraftKings shared some early look-ahead lines <\/a>for several Georgia games during the upcoming season. <\/p>\n

The first is against Oklahoma, who the Bulldogs will play on Sept. 26. The Bulldogs are a 10-point favorite over the visiting Sooners. This will be a matchup of College Football Playoff participants from last season. <\/a><\/p>\n

This will be the first time the two teams meet as conference foes. <\/p>\n

The next Georgia game to receive a look-ahead line was its Oct. 10 trip to Alabama. Despite not having won in Tuscaloosa, Alabama since 2007, Georgia is listed as a 3-point road favorite over the Crimson Tide.<\/p>\n

Alabama and Georgia split their two meetings last season, with Alabama winning 24-21 in Athens before Georgia got its revenge in the SEC championship game with a 28-7 win<\/a>. Alabama beat Georgia 41-34 in 2024, which was the last time Georgia visited Bryant-Denny Stadium. <\/p>\n

The following will see Georgia return home to Sanford Stadium to take on the Auburn Tigers. DraftKings lists Georgia as a 16.5-point favorite against Auburn. Georgia beat Auburn 20-10 last season after falling behind 10-0 early in the game<\/a>. <\/p>\n

Georgia\u2019s game against Florida on Oct. 31 has the Bulldogs as a 12.5-point favorite. Florida will be led by new coach Jon Sumrall as he replaces Billy Napier. This game will be played Atlanta, as the stadium in Jacksonville undergoes renovations. <\/a><\/p>\n

The week after Georgia takes on Florida, the Bulldogs go on the road to face Ole Miss. Georgia is listed as a 4.5-point favorite. The Rebels ended Georgia\u2019s season last year in the College Football Playoff. In 2024, Ole Miss pounded Georgia 24-10 in Oxford, Mississippi. Ole Miss will have a new coach this season in Pete Golding, as he takes over for Lane Kiffin. <\/p>\n

In all five games listed by DraftKings, Georgia is a favorite. It would not come as a surprise to see Georgia listed as a favorite in every regular season game it plays next season. <\/p>\n

A year after going 12-2 and winning the SEC, Georgia ranks inside the top-10 in returning snaps and returning starters for the upcoming season. <\/a><\/p>\n

The Bulldogs bring back a number of star players, such as safety KJ Bolden and quarterback Gunner Stockton. While Georgia is young at a handful of positions, Georgia coach Kirby Smart exited spring practice feeling optimistic about what his team could accomplish this upcoming season. <\/p>\n

\u201cFor the most part, I feel really good about it,\u201d Smart said in an April radio interview. \u201cWe had a good spring. Got some guys coming back. Got some youthful spots that I worry about, but at the end of the day, you know, that\u2019s what they pay you to do as a coach. <\/p>\n

While gambling lines aren\u2019t everything, the numbers from DraftKings only further highlight the confidence in Georgia entering next season. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"We\u2019re less than three months from the start of Georgia\u2019s 2026 season, with the Bulldogs opening against Tennessee…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":688233,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[67],"tags":[1976,399,681,94407,398,396,397,34455,110241,7702,99],"class_list":["post-688232","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-ncaa-football","tag-college","tag-football","tag-georgia","tag-home-game","tag-ncaa","tag-ncaa-football","tag-ncaafootball","tag-ole-miss","tag-sanford-stadium","tag-sec","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/688232","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=688232"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/688232\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/688233"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=688232"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=688232"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=688232"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}