Mississippi State at Georgia 11/21/20 - NCAA Football Picks & Predictions

On Saturday, the Mississippi State Bulldogs visit Sanford Stadium in Athens, Georgia to play the No. 12 ranked Georgia Bulldogs in an SEC showdown. Mississippi State is 2-4 following a 24-17 victory over Vanderbilt last weekend. The Bulldogs were scheduled to play Auburn November 14 but that was postponed. In the victory over Vanderbilt, the Bulldogs were held to just 204 yards of total offense but forced five Vanderbilt turnovers.

Quarterback KJ Costello has passed for 1,283 yards with six touchdowns, 10 interceptions and has been sacked 14 times. The leading rusher for Mississippi State is Jo’quavious Marks with 131 yards and one touchdown, while Osirus Mitchell is the leading receiver with 336 yards and three touchdown receptions. On defense, linebacker Erroll  Thompson is the leading tackler with 58 and linebacker Tyrus Wheat is the leader in quarterback sacks with 3.5.

Georgia is 4-2 following its 44-28 loss to the Florida Gators last Saturday. The Bulldogs were scheduled to play the Missouri Tigers on November 14, but that was postponed. In the loss to Florida, Georgia gained just 277 yards of total offense and committed three turnovers. The Bulldogs defense gave up 571 yards of total offense to the Gators in the loss. Georgia quarterback Stetson Bennett passed for only 78 yards with one touchdown and one interception.

Stetson Bennett has passed for 1,167 yards with eight touchdowns, six interceptions and has been sacked five times. Zamir White is the leading rusher for Georgia with 509 yards and seven touchdowns, while Kearis Jackson is the leading receiver with 396 yards and two touchdown receptions.  On defense, linebacker Nakobe Dean has a team-high 49 tackles and linebackers Quay Walker and Adam Anderson are the leaders in quarterback sacks with 3.5 each.