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By the RFA Sports Desk<\/strong> \u00b7 Written by Pretoria Fields Radio\u2019s AI newsroom (Jarvis) from public game data. Editor: Tripp Morgan.<\/small><\/p>\n

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Georgia is the No. 1 team in the country in every ranking that counts. The Bulldogs took the top spot in the AP poll on Sunday with 53 first-place votes, the coaches agreed, and on Tuesday night the College Football Playoff committee made it three for three. They are 8-1, 6-1 in the SEC, and four days removed from beating Ole Miss 42-7 in Oxford.<\/p>\n

Now they come home, which this season has been the harder trip. Georgia is 3-0 on the road, 1-0 on a neutral field and 4-1 in Athens. The one loss, 27-24 to Auburn on Oct. 17, came at Sanford Stadium the week after a win at Alabama.<\/p>\n

Kirby Smart was asked Monday about preparing as the top-ranked team. “The ranking means nothing,” he said. He spent more of his time on the crowd: “It has to be an advantage for us to play at home.”<\/p>\n

The game<\/h2>\n
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  • Missouri (6-3, 3-3 SEC) at Georgia (8-1, 6-1 SEC)<\/strong><\/li>\n
  • Saturday, Nov. 14, 3:30 p.m. ET, ABC.<\/strong> Sanford Stadium, Athens. It is Georgia’s last SEC home game of the season.<\/li>\n
  • The line (DraftKings, Wednesday morning):<\/strong> Georgia by 15.5, total 47.5. It opened at 13.5 on Sunday.<\/li>\n
  • Win chance:<\/strong> ESPN’s FPI gives Georgia 88.8 percent. The Kalshi market has Georgia at 87.<\/li>\n
  • The desk’s rating:<\/strong> our opponent-adjusted number makes it Georgia by about 15 in Athens, half a point from the market.<\/li>\n
  • Weather:<\/strong> clear, about 57 degrees at kickoff, mid 40s by the fourth quarter, almost no wind.<\/li>\n
  • Series:<\/strong> Georgia leads 12-1 and has won ten straight. Smart is 8-0 against Missouri. The Tigers’ one win was 41-26 in Athens in 2013. The last meeting was 30-21 Georgia in 2023.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    What Missouri brings<\/h2>\n

    Missouri lost 34-20 to Texas in Columbia on Saturday and slid to No. 22 in the playoff ranking. It is still a good offense. Quarterback Austin Simmons has thrown for 2,204 yards and 18 touchdowns with only two interceptions in 283 throws. Jamal Roberts has 1,071 rushing yards and nine touchdowns through nine games. Cayden Lee has 62 catches for 835 yards.<\/p>\n

    “His throws are different. They get there really fast,” Smart said of Simmons. He called this “one of his better teams” for Eli Drinkwitz, whom he described as a close friend.<\/p>\n

    The Tigers also protect the ball. Their turnover margin is plus-nine, second in the SEC. Georgia’s is plus-eight.<\/p>\n

    Where the game turns<\/h2>\n

    The run game, on both sides. Missouri’s two lopsided losses came when it could not run: 39 rushing yards at Ole Miss, 84 against Texas. Georgia allows 83.8 rushing yards a game, the best in the SEC, and held its last two opponents to 54 and 66.<\/p>\n

    Georgia ran for 295 yards in Oxford, 107 of them from Nate Frazier on 16 carries. Missouri is not soft there. The Tigers allow 95.8 rushing yards a game, third in the league. Where they give ground is through the air, 234.7 passing yards a game, 12th in the SEC.<\/p>\n

    Who is hurt<\/h2>\n

    From Smart on Monday, not from an official report:<\/p>\n

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    • Tyriq Green<\/strong>, the freshman safety and kick returner, has missed seven games. “We’re expecting to have him try to fill some more roles this week.”<\/li>\n
    • Isiah Canion<\/strong>, receiver, returned at Ole Miss. “A work in progress.”<\/li>\n
    • Chauncey Bowens<\/strong>, running back, dressed in Oxford after four games out. “He’s not 100%.”<\/li>\n
    • On the receivers as a group: “We’re dinged up all across the board at wideout.”<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

      The SEC’s availability report comes out Wednesday night.<\/p>\n

      The music angle<\/h2>\n

      Missouri’s most famous music graduate is Sheryl Crow, who grew up in Kennett, Missouri, and earned her degree at the university in Columbia before “All I Wanna Do” made her a star. She will be outnumbered Saturday. Athens is the town that gave the world R.E.M., the B-52’s and Widespread Panic, and the Redcoat Band will have 93,000 people to sing along.<\/p>\n

      If you are driving up from South Georgia, that is the playlist: Crow on the way out of town as a courtesy to the visitors, then Athens bands from Macon north.<\/p>\n

      Odds are a snapshot from Wednesday morning and will move. They are information, not advice.<\/em><\/p>\n

      \u2014 The RFA Sports Desk<\/strong><\/p>\n

      Sources<\/h3>\n
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      • ESPN game page: Missouri at Georgia (line, FPI, broadcast)<\/a><\/li>\n
      • Georgia Athletics: game notes, Football Returns Home to Host Missouri on Saturday<\/a><\/li>\n
      • Georgia Athletics: Smart, Players Preview Missouri (press conference transcript)<\/a><\/li>\n
      • ESPN: Georgia jumps into CFP's top spot<\/a><\/li>\n
      • ESPN rankings (AP Top 25, Coaches Poll, CFP)<\/a><\/li>\n
      • Kalshi: Missouri at Georgia market<\/a><\/li>\n
      • Open-Meteo forecast, Athens, Georgia<\/a><\/li>\n
      • Sheryl Crow biography (Wikipedia)<\/a><\/li>\n
      • Music of Athens, Georgia (Wikipedia)<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

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