LOUISVILLE, Ky. – The Louisville football program is coming out of the first bye week of their season, and their first matchup vs. a power conference opponent is awaiting on the other side, with Georgia Tech coming to L&N Stadium this weekend for Louisville’s ACC opener.

The No. 19/20 Cardinals (2-0, 0-0 ACC) haven’t faced stout competition to open their season, but have dominated the two teams in front of them. They opened up the 2024 season with a 62-0 demolition of Austin Peay, then followed that up with a 49-14 beatdown over Jacksonville State.

As for the Yellow Jackets (3-1, 1-1 ACC), they were able to bounce back after a slight hiccup. A week removed from falling 31-28 at Syracuse for their first loss of the season, they were able to get back in the win column with a 59-7 victory against FCS foe VMI.

This will be the fourth all-time meeting between Louisville and Georgia Tech, with the Yellow Jackets holding a 2-1 advantage in the series. While GT won the first two showdowns, the Cardinals won the most recent matchup, claiming a 39-34 win at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, Ga. back on Sept. 1, 2023 in what was Jeff Brohm’s first game as the head coach of his alma mater.

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A look at the spread between Georgia vs Alabama for the week five matchup.

The Georgia Bulldogs are on a bye week as are the Alabama Crimson Tide this week following week three action and ahead of their week five matchup. Georgia is coming off of a week three scare in which they squeaked by Kentucky by a final score 13-12 while the Crimson Tide routed the Wisconsin Badgers. Both teams are 3-0 heading into this highly anticipated matchup and the betting odds for this game indicate a typical Georgia vs Bama game.

This year’s game will have a different look and feel to it. Nick Saban will not be on the other sideline across from Kirby Smart for the first time in Smart’s career and Georgia will be making the trip to Tuscaloosa for the first time since 2020. This is the first of three keynote road trips Georgia will be making this season as they will also travel to Texas and Ole Miss later in the year, and despite their rough performance against Kentucky, the sportsbooks still like the Dawgs.

Georgia vs Alabama Betting Odds:

According to Draft Kings, Georgia is a 4.5-point favorite. This is a line that is definitely expected to move throughout the next two weeks as the game inches closer, but for now, the Bulldogs remain the favorite heading into this top-5 game.

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The Georgia Bulldogs narrowly escaped Saturday night’s SEC Debut against the Kentucky Wildcats. Thought the 13 to 12 victory at Kroger Field in Lexington, Kentucky didn’t come without loss. Georgia starting offensive guard and team captain, Tate Ratledge suffered a Grade two Ankle sprain, and a sprain of his MCL, as first reported by DawgsHQ.

The projected timetable for return for Ratledge is hopefully nearing the conclusion of the second bye week of the season prior to the Florida matchup on November 2nd. So, for the next six weeks, Georgia will look to Micah Morris at the right guard position with the freshman Daniel Calhoun now taking Micah Morris’s spot as the swing guard. However, veteran Xavier Truss does have guard experience throughout his now six seasons in Athens. Fortunately for Georgia, they are one of the few programs in the country that have a tremendous amount of depth on the offensive line.

MIcah Morris, Ratledge’s immediate replacement has played in all three games this season and was already a heavy part of the rotation for the Bulldogs for the better part of the last two seasons.

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