Mississippi State at Georgia - 2017 Matchup Preview

Mississippi State Bulldogs at Georgia Bulldogs

Saturday, September 23rd 2017 (7:00 PM EDT)
Georgia -2.5 (50.0) (0) Open: 0.0
Georgia 31 - Mississippi State: 3 (SEC)

Bulldogs (9 - 4) (8 - 5 - 0)
Coach ( - )
Avg Score : 30 - 30 (26 - 31 on Road)
'17 Opponents: (Elite: ) (Good: ) (Avg: ) (Bad: 0)

UGA 2nd straight Home Game
UGA is playing their 4th straight game
MSST is playing their 4th straight game
Our Line: -8 (SP+ UGA -11)
Projected Score: MSST: 22 - UGA: 32 (54)
UGA Win prob: 55% | Cover: 49%
MSST Travel: 313 miles, 1 hrs behind

Bulldogs (13 - 2) (11 - 4 - 0)
Coach ( - )
Avg Score : 32 - 18 (35 - 14 @ Home)
'17 Opponents: (Elite: ) (Good: ) (Avg: ) (Bad: 0)

Matchup
Schedules
MSST Players
UGA Players
Stats
Run/Pass
Ratings
Scoring
History

Mississippi State's 2017 Schedule
Date	Matchup	Spread	Total	Result	O/U	Cover
Sat 9/2	Mississippi State vs Charleston Southern	-23.0
Sat 9/9	Mississippi State at Louisiana Tech	-10.5	67.5	W 57 - 21	O	Y
Sat 9/16	Mississippi State vs LSU	+7.5	53.5	W 37 - 7	U	Y
Sat 9/23	Mississippi State at Georgia	+2.5	50.0	L 3 - 31	U	N
Sat 9/30	Mississippi State at Auburn	+7.5	51.5	L 10 - 49	O	N
	BYE WEEK
Sat 10/14	Mississippi State vs BYU	-23.0	50.5	W 35 - 10	U	Y
Sat 10/21	Mississippi State vs Kentucky	-14.0	54.5	W 45 - 7	U	Y
Sat 10/28	Mississippi State at Texas A&M	-3.5	55.5	W 35 - 14	U	Y
Sat 11/4	Mississippi State vs Massachusetts	-34.0	57.0	W 34 - 23	U	N
Sat 11/11	Mississippi State vs Alabama	+14.5	50.0	L 24 - 31	O	Y
Sat 11/18	Mississippi State at Arkansas	-14.0	56.0	W 28 - 21	U	N
Thu 11/23	Mississippi State vs Ole Miss	-14.0	64.5	L 28 - 31	U	N
Sat 12/30	Mississippi State vs Louisville	+6.5	62.0	W 31 - 27	U	Y

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Predictions for Mississippi State's Schedule

Georgia's 2017 Schedule
Date	Matchup	Spread	Total	Result	O/U	Cover
Sat 9/2	Georgia vs App State	-12.5	46.5	W 31 - 10	U	Y
Sat 9/9	Georgia at Notre Dame	+5.5	57.0	W 20 - 19	U	Y
Sat 9/16	Georgia vs Samford	-33.5
Sat 9/23	Georgia vs Mississippi State	-2.5	50.0	W 31 - 3	U	Y
Sat 9/30	Georgia at Tennessee	-10.0	47.0	W 41 - 0	U	Y
Sat 10/7	Georgia at Vanderbilt	-17.0	40.5	W 45 - 14	O	Y
Sat 10/14	Georgia vs Missouri	-29.0	59.0	W 53 - 28	O	N
	BYE WEEK
Sat 10/28	Georgia vs Florida	-13.5	43.5	W 42 - 7	O	Y
Sat 11/4	Georgia vs South Carolina	-23.5	45.0	W 24 - 10	U	N
Sat 11/11	Georgia at Auburn	-2.5	48.0	L 17 - 40	O	N
Sat 11/18	Georgia vs Kentucky	-23.5	51.0	W 42 - 13	O	Y
Sat 11/25	Georgia at Georgia Tech	-11.5	51.0	W 38 - 7	U	Y
Sat 12/2	Georgia vs Auburn	-1.5	48.0	W 28 - 7	U	Y
Mon 1/1	Georgia vs Oklahoma	-2.5	62.5	W 54 - 48	O	Y
Mon 1/8	Georgia vs Alabama	+3.5	45.5	L 23 - 26	O	Y

Important Stats (2016)

Teams	Off Explosive.	Off Success	PPG	Rush Success	OL Yds Per Att	Rush YPG	Pass Success	Pass YPG	Off ScoreZone	Def Explosive.	Def Success	Def PPG	RunD Success	Pass D Success	Def ScoreZone	Penalty YPG	TO PG	Def TO PG
MSST	.22	45%	30.4	47%	3.36	231	41%	210	3.13	.23	43%	30.2	42%	43%	3.66	47.5	1.2	1.7
UGA	.11	42%	32.1	44%	3.03	191	37%	193	2.71	.11	41%	17.6	42%	38%	3.79	42.1	1.5	2.1

Teams	Off Explosive.	Off Success	PPG	Rush Success	OL Yds Per Att	Rush YPG	Pass Success	Pass YPG	Off ScoreZone	Def Explosive.	Def Success	Def PPG	RunD Success	Pass D Success	Def ScoreZone	Penalty YPG	TO PG	Def TO PG
MSST		0%		0%	0	0	0%	0	0		0%		0%	0%	0	0	0	0
UGA		0%		0%	0	0	0%	0	0		0%		0%	0%	0	0	0	0

Overall Stats 2016

Teams	Games	PPG	PPG H/R	Success Rate	Pts PerOpp	TO	1stD PG	TotalYds PG	RushYds PG	PassYdsPG	RYPA	Run Rate	Pass Rate	Run Success	Pass Success	Havoc Rate	Total PPA
MSST Offense	13	30.4	25.8	45.2%	3.13	1.2	22	440	231	210	5.6	55%	44%	47%	41%	16%	.22
UGA Defense	13	17.6	14.1	40.9%	3.79	2.1	-	-	-	-	-	54%	44%	42%	38%	17%	.11

Teams	Games	PPG	PPG H/R	Success Rate	Pts PerOpp	TO	1stD PG	TotalYds PG	RushYds PG	PassYdsPG	RYPA	Run Rate	Pass Rate	Run Success	Pass Success	Havoc Rate	Total PPA
MSST Defense	13	30.2	31	43.2%	3.66	1.7	-	-	-	-	-	47%	51%	42%	43%	15%	.23
UGA Offense	13	32.1	34.6	42.2%	2.71	1.5	20	385	191	193	4.7	55%	43%	44%	37%	16%	.11

Additional Stats 2016

Teams	Games	Possession Time	1st Downs PG	3rd Down %	4th Down %	Penalties PG	Penalty Yds PG	Off TO PG	Def TO PG	TFL PG	Sacks PG	D/ST TDs	Avg Field Pos
Mississippi State	13	28:51	22.1	41%	50%	5.2	47.5	1.2	1.7	6.2	1.9	3	29.6
Georgia	13	33:42	20.1	42%	54%	5.7	42.1	1.5	2.1	4.8	2.2	3	30.5

Run Game Stats (2017)

Teams	Games	Run Play Rate	Run Play Success	Rush Att PG	Rush Yds PG	Rush Yds Per Att	Rushing TDs	Run Pred Pts Added	OL Yds Per Att	3rd/4th & Short	Front 7 Havoc	Run Play Explosivness
MSST Offense	13	55%	47%	40.9	230.5	5.6	24	.26	3.36	75%	9%	1.11
UGA Defense	13	54%	42%	-	-	-	-	.07	2.85	75%	10%	0.9

Teams	Games	Run Play Rate	Run Play Success	Rush Att PG	Rush Yds PG	Rush Yds Per Att	Rushing TDs	Run Pred Pts Added	OL Yds Per Att	3rd/4th & Short	Front 7 Havoc	Run Play Explosivness
MSST Defense	13	47%	42%	-	-	-	-	.12	2.97	64%	10%	0.95
UGA Offense	13	55%	44%	41	191.2	4.7	18	.07	3.03	60%	11%	0.85

Pass Game Stats (2017)

Teams	Games	PassPlay Rate	PassPlay Success	Comp PG	Att PG	Yds PG	Yds PA	Yds PC	TDs	Ints	PassPlays PPA	PassPlays Expl	PassDowns Rate	PassDowns Succ Rate	PassDowns PPA	DB Havoc	PassDowns Expl
MSST Offense	13	44%	41%	17.7	31.6	209.7	6.6	11.9	24	10	.18	1.5	29%	34%	.32	7%	1.9
UGA Defense	13	44%	38%	-	-	-	-	-	-	15	.16	1.6	31%	32%	.2	7%	1.7

Teams	Games	PassPlay Rate	PassPlay Success	Comp PG	Att PG	Yds PG	Yds PA	Yds PC	TDs	Ints	PassPlays PPA	PassPlays Expl	PassDowns Rate	PassDowns Succ Rate	PassDowns PPA	DB Havoc	PassDowns Expl
MSST Defense	13	51%	43%	-	-	-	-	-	-	14	.35	1.8	33%	37%	.4	5%	1.9
UGA Offense	13	43%	37%	16.3	29.7	193.5	6.5	11.9	16	9	.18	1.7	34%	34%	.21	6%	1.7

Mississippi State's Power Ratings
Mississippi State's Power Rating: NR
Mississippi State's Offense Rating: NR
Mississippi State's Defense Rating: NR
2017 Talent Rating: #26
Blue Chip Ratio: 0% NR
Mississippi State's 2017 Expected Record: -
Mississippi State's 2017 Overall SP+ Rating: 16.0 #19
Mississippi State's Offense SP+ Rating: 32.4 #40
Mississippi State's Defense SP+ Rating: 18.1 #18

Average Talent
Average SEC Talent Rating is 0
Average Power Five Talent: 0
Average FBS Talent: 715.76

Power Ratings Matchup
Mississippi State: Georgia: 15.85

SP+ Ratings Matchup
Mississippi State: 16.0 Georgia: 26.7

Georgia's Power Ratings
Georgia's Power Rating: 15.85 NR
Georgia's Offense Rating: NR
Georgia's Defense Rating: NR
2017 Talent Rating: #4
Blue Chip Ratio: 0 NR
Georgia's 2017 Expected Record: -
Georgia's 2017 Overall SP+ Rating: 26.7 #4
Georgia's Offense SP+ Rating: 39.6 #7
Georgia's Defense SP+ Rating: 15.4 #12

Average Talent
Average SEC Talent Rating is 0
Average Power Five Talent: 0
Average FBS Talent: 715.76

Mississippi State Scoring
Offense: 30.4 PPG
Offense on Road: 25.8
Defense: 30.2 PPG
Defense on Road: 31

Mississippi State's 2017 Record
Record: 9 - 4
Record vs Spread: 8 - 5 - 0
Over/Under Record: 3 - 10
Record on Road: 3 - 2
Record vs Spread on Road: 2 - 3 - 0
Record as Dog vs Spread: 3 - 2 - 0
Record as Road Dog vs Spread: 0 - 2 - 0

Projected Score
Georgia 32
Mississippi State 22

Projected Total Points: 54

Georgia Scoring
Offense: 32.1 PPG
Offense at Home: 34.6
Defense: 17.6 PPG
Defense at Home: 14.1

Georgia's 2017 Record
Record: 13 - 2
Record vs Spread: 11 - 4 - 0
Over/Under Record: 7 - 8
Record at home: 6 - 0
Record vs Spread at home: 3 - 3 - 0
Record as Fav vs Spread: 6 - 4 - 0
Record as Home Fav vs Spread: 3 - 3 - 0

Year	Date	Home	Score	Away	Score	Spread	Cover	Total	O/U
2025	11/08	Mississippi State	21	Georgia	41	Georgia -9.5	Georgia	56.5	Over
2024	10/12	Georgia	41	Mississippi State	31	Georgia -34	Mississippi State	53.5	Over
2022	11/12	Mississippi State	19	Georgia	45	Georgia -16.5	Georgia	53.0	Over
2020	11/21	Georgia	31	Mississippi State	24	Georgia -25.5	Mississippi State	44.5	Over
2017	09/23	Georgia	31	Mississippi State	3	Georgia -2.5	Georgia	50.0	Under
2011	10/01	Georgia	24	Mississippi State	10
2010	09/25	Mississippi State	24	Georgia	12
2006	10/21	Georgia	27	Mississippi State	24
2005	09/24	Mississippi State	10	Georgia	23

Team	Wins	Covers	O/U
Georgia	8	3	4 Overs
Mississippi State	1	2	1 Unders

	Wins	Covers	Favs	Dogs
Home Teams	6 - 3	1 - 4	1 - 2	0 - 2
Road Teams	3 - 6	4 - 1	2 - 0	2 - 1

(#) MSST at (#) UGA

Overall StatsOvr
CategoryCat	MSST	UGA
Net PPPPPP	NR	NR
Power RatePwr	NR	NR
SP+SP+	#19	#4
Perf GradeGrade	NR	NR
OffenseOff	NR	NR
DefenseDef	NR	NR
Spec TeamsST	NR	NR
TalentTal	#26	#4
Blue ChipsBC%	NR	NR

Mississippi State Injury Report

Georgia Injury Report

Mississippi State on Offense


CategoryCat	MSST Off	UGA Def
PPPOffPPP	NR	NR
Perf GradePerf	NR	NR
SuccessSuc	NR	NR
ExplosiveExp	NR	NR
PPAPPA	NR	NR
PowerPwr	NR	NR
SP+SP+	#40	#12
Pts POPPO	NR	NR
HavocHav	NR	NR

Mississippi State Run Game


CategoryCat	MSST Off	UGA Def
Run GameRun	NR	NR
Run SuccessRSuc	NR	NR
Run ExplRExp	NR	NR
PPAExp	NR	NR
Run BlockR Blk	NR	-
OL YdsOLY	NR	NR
Stuff RateStuff	NR	NR
TackleTak	-	NR

Mississippi State Pass Game


CategoryCat	MSST Off	UGA Def
Pass GamePass	NR	NR
Pass SuccessPSuc	NR	NR
Pass ExplPExl	NR	NR
PPAExp	NR	NR
Pass Rush/BlockP Blk	NR	NR
F7 HavocF7	NR	NR
DB HavocDB	NR	NR

Georgia on Offense


CategoryCat	UGA Off	MSST Def
PPPDefPPP	NR	NR
Perf GradePerf	NR	NR
SuccessSuc	NR	NR
ExplosiveExp	NR	NR
PPAPPA	NR	NR
PowerPwr	NR	NR
SP+SP+	#7	#18
Pts POPPO	NR	NR
HavocHav	NR	NR

Georgia Run Game


CategoryCat	UGA Off	MSST Def
Run GameRun	NR	NR
Run SuccessRSuc	NR	NR
Run ExplRExp	NR	NR
PPAExp	NR	NR
Run BlockR Blk	NR	-
OL YdsOLY	NR	NR
Stuff RateStuff	NR	NR
TackleTak	-	NR

Georgia Pass Game


CategoryCat	UGA Off	MSST Def
Pass GamePass	NR	NR
Pass SuccessPSuc	NR	NR
Pass ExplPExl	NR	NR
PPAExp	NR	NR
Pass Block/RushP Blk	NR	NR
F7 HavocF7	NR	NR
DB HavocDB	NR	NR

Program Comparison
UGA 5 Year Profile: Improving Poor G5
'17 Profile: Down to CFB Elites

MSST 5 Year Profile: Improving Poor G5
'17 Profile: Down to Top 25 Contenders

Weather Forecast
Playing in Sanford Stadium
Conditions:
Temp: 0°

Rematch from Week 4
Georgia -2.5 (50.0)
Georgia won vs Mississippi State this year (31-3)

Previous Matchups
Georgia beat Mississippi State last year (41-21)
Georgia beat Mississippi State in 2024 (41-31)

MSST's OC ()

Player Name	COMP	ATT	PCT	YDS	TD	INT	YPA

Player Name	CAR	YDS	TD	YPC	LONG

Player Name	REC	YDS	TD	YPC	LONG

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MSST's DC ()

Top Def	Tack	TFL	SACKS	PRESS	PD

Sacks	Tack	TFL	SACKS	PRESS	PD

Pass D	Tack	TFL	SACKS	PRESS	PD

UGA's OC ()

Player Name	COMP	ATT	PCT	YDS	TD	INT	YPA

Player Name	CAR	YDS	TD	YPC	LONG

Player Name	REC	YDS	TD	YPC	LONG

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UGA's DC ()

Top Def	Tack	TFL	SACKS	PRESS	PD

Sacks	Tack	TFL	SACKS	PRESS	PD

Pass D	Tack	TFL	SACKS	PRESS	PD