Clemson vs Georgia Football Picks & Predictions 8-31-2024

all right folks this week we in store for a good one number one Georgia Bull dolls versus the number 14 Clemson Tigers Let's Get It the Georgia Bull dolls are leading this alltime head-to-head match up with an impressive 43 wins to Clemson's 22 now after hoting that national championship trophy for two consecutive Seasons the Bulldogs look to have repeated success in their 2024 campaign now last year they came up short in the SEC Championship game against the Alabama Kon tide ultimately stopping their path to go for a threee last season the Clemson Tigers finished with a 9 and4 record under dbo Sweeny which is pretty subpar compared to previous year success this year they'll be looking to get back on the high horse and make their way into the college football playoff all right now let's get into it we going to start with this Georgia defense now last year that Georgia defense was highly effective only giving up 250 total yards a game Landing them second nationally in the rankings that Bulldog defense only gave up 16 points a game last year here which landed him at the number five spot in the country only allowing 86 rushing yards a game which was at the top of the list nationally TI key smith led the charge for the Bulldogs at the sa position last year coming in with 70 tackles total 46 solo tackles and four interceptions we'll see if the Bulldogs can replace his production this year in the secondary the Bulldogs are returning six starters on defense this season let's talk about two guys who we know for sure are going to be some key players senior inside linebacker smell Mond Jr is coming back for his fourth year with the Bulldogs now M the 63 225lb tackling machine HS from Dallas Georgia Monday mostly played a reserve linebacker role during the Georgia Bulldog 2021 Championship run now he followed that up in his sophomore year by Leading the team with tackles in 76 at the beginning of the 2023 season he had a nagging foot injury in the fall Camp which kind of slowed him down a little bit but he still managed to start 11 out of the 13 games that he played in that season he also finished with 68 tackles and three sacks on the year was a highly recruited linebacker out of the state of Georgia and I think this year he's going to be a tone Setter in the middle defense for the Bulldogs I'm looking for Monday to make a lot of plays this weekend defensive back Malachi Starks signed with the Bulldogs in 2022 Starks came in as the number 19 overall Prospect in the country number four overall recruit in the state of Georgia Starks made 14 star last season in Athens for the Bulldogs he racked up 52 tackles three interceptions and seven pass breakups earning him consensus All American and all SEC honor mentions the Tigers despite starting a bunch of young guys last year still managed to tie for first place in the nation with 28 takeaways next to the Missouri Tigers they also finished eighth in the country allowing 287 yards a game making them a top 10 defense for the eighth time in the last 10 years losing two-time allam Jeremiah TR Jr in this year's NFL Draft it's going to be big shoes to field but senior linebacker Barrett Carter I think he's going to get the job done the boy is a play maker you hear me which is pretty much why he got selected to the APR Bowl team after his performance in that game against Kentucky in the TX SL Bowl where he came away what two three takeaways he single-handedly bought them back and Carter also enters this season as the only active player over the last two years years with 19 or more tackles for loss 10 plus passes defended multiple interceptions and multiple Force fumbles now my final score prediction for this game is Georgia 28 clemenson 14 hit the comments let me know what you think the final score for this contest is going to be and put your money where your mouth is