Point spread set for Georgia football's season opener
Georgia football's 2025 schedule is easy to start the season, which should help projected starting quarterback Gunner Stockton get settled into the UGA offense. However, in Week 3 Georgia will face a serious road test as the Bulldogs travel to play the Tennessee Volunteers in what is expected to be Stockton's first ever road start.
Coach Kirby Smart and Georgia will harp on not overlooking Marshall. The Thundering Herd won the Sun Belt championship last season and went 10-3. Marshall recently shocked Notre Dame on the road in a stunning 2022 upset, we know the Thundering Herd are capable of beating major college football powers. The season opener also represents a new era of Marshall football under first year head coach Tony Gibson, who was previously the defensive coordinator at NC State.
Georgia vs Marshall game odds:
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Georgia vs Marshall way-too-early prediction, pick:
Georgia has not even started fall camp, so it is way-too-early to feel confident about a prediction. Initially we didn't have Georgia covering the significant 38.5-point spread, but after looking future into the two teams, we envision Georgia absolutely crushing Marshall.
The Bulldogs have impressed in season openers recently and face a Marshall team that had 50 outgoing transfers and brought in 55 transfers (no Football Bowl Subdivision team had more incoming transfers, per 247Sports). Marshall had just the No. 84 incoming transfer class in the country and will be very transfer-dependent. Marshall's 2025 offseason makes Georgia's tumultuous offseason seem less crazy.
Prediction: Georgia 48, Marshall 6
Georgia vs Marshall channel, start time:
TV: ESPN
Kickoff time: 3:30 p.m. ET
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