The Auburn Tigers have lost both of their opening games in the SEC and things won’t get any easier when the 10th ranked Georgia Bulldogs come into Jordan-Hare Stadium on Saturday night.
Both defenses have tons of NFL talent and have been great at keeping opposing offenses out of the endzone.
Here are my favorite top three player prop bets for this game in my Georgia vs. Auburn college football picks for Saturday, October 11.
Georgia vs Auburn props for Week 7
Zachariah Branch Under 42.5 receiving yards (-114)
Jeremiah Cobb Over 45.5 rushing yards (-114)- Gunner Stockton Over 206.5 passing yards (-114)
Prop bet #1: Zachariah Branch Under 42.5 receiving yards
Transfer wide receiver Zachariah Branch from USC has been a little bit of all or nothing this season for the Georgia Bulldogs. He had 95 yards receiving in a 45-7 win over Marshall and 69 yards receiving in a 44-41 win over Tennessee.
However, in his other three games, Branch has 17, 35, and 18 yards receiving. A big reason for this boom or bust type performance is because most of his passes are short, designed routes meant to get him the ball out in space.
The Auburn Tigers defense can fly though and will make sure he does not break one loose against them. They have not allowed more than 24 points in a game this season and that includes two consecutive road game at Oklahoma and Texas A&M.
I have no doubt that Branch will see targets and they will try to get him the ball quick, but I trust this Tigers defense to make the tackles and prevent him from breaking one loose. This will also be a lower scoring game with less possessions.
Prop bet #2: Jeremiah Cobb Over 45.5 rushing yards
Auburn running back Jeremiah Cobb is averaging 80.6 rushing yards per game and 6.9 yards per carry. For some reason in their last two games, they have only given him six carries in each game, despite them trailing by only one possession for most of the game.
Despite those few carries, Cobb still had 61 and 28 yards rushing in those two games. I believe they will get back to getting him the ball more with how efficient he has been. Georgia has a good run defense, but even in a blowout loss, Seth McGowan had 44 yards rushing on 11 carries last week for Kentucky against the Bulldogs.
Auburn will utilize Cobb and the run game to help keep more time of possession and keep themselves in the game with their great defense. This number is just far too low given how efficient he has been against good defenses already.
Prop bet #3: Gunner Stockton Over 206.5 passing yards
Even though I like one of his top receivers to stay Under his receiving total, I like Georgia quarterback Gunner Stockton to go Over his passing total. He will be able to utilize several of his other targets down the field to move the ball.
The Auburn defense is great as I previously mentioned, but they do allow 227.6 passing yards per game. Marcel Reed had 207 yards passing last week against Auburn despite scoring only 16 points and playing the entire game with the lead.
Stockton has only hit this number twice this season, but a big part of that has been they have been able to rely on their run game to hold onto a lead. Auburn will be able to keep this game close and maybe even play with a lead and has one of the best run defenses in the country. Stockton will be needed to let it fly in this contest.
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