Vanderbilt vs. Georgia Prediction, Odds & Pick
Prediction, odds and the model's read
Our model's read
Scouting report
2026 projection · last season, roster and staff
Where Georgia gets at Vanderbilt: 5th at turning trips inside the 40 into points, against a unit 54th at holding teams to field goals. Vanderbilt projects no clear way in against Georgia. Georgia is also 14th at throwing it, against a unit 61st.
How
UGAattacks
VAN
- 1
Finish drives in the red zone
turning trips inside the 40 into points · projected
UGA#5 of 138VAN#54 of 138 - 2
Throw it
throwing it · projected
UGA#14 of 138VAN#61 of 138 - 3
Win first and second down
first and second down · projected
UGA#5 of 138VAN#45 of 138
The two teams
Vanderbilt
Vanderbilt is in year 6 under Clark Lea, whose offenses have been balanced. The strengths are offensive, led by 2nd at running it. The way in is 108th at keeping everything in front of them.
On fourth down he goes for it more often than his peers do from the same spots (+4.1%). Against what the expected-points model recommends he is −12.6% — the profession as a whole is negative on this.
Vanderbilt has played 2 games against an average slate, adjusted for here. That football carries about 0% of what is below; the rest is still the preseason projection.
Projected strengths
- Offenserunning it#2projected
- Offensethe push the line gets#2projected
- Offensesurviving second and twelve#3projected
Projected soft spots
- Defensehitting chunk plays#108projected
Georgia
Georgia is in year 11 under Kirby Smart, whose offenses have been balanced. The strengths are defensive, led by 3rd at closing out passing downs. The way in is 134th at hitting chunk plays.
On fourth down he goes for it about as often as his peers do from the same spots (−2.3%). Against what the expected-points model recommends he is −41.0% — the profession as a whole is negative on this.
Georgia has played 1 game against an average slate, adjusted for here. That football carries about 0% of what is below; the rest is still the preseason projection.
Projected strengths
- Defensesurviving second and twelve#3projected
- Defenserunning it#4projected
- Defensehitting chunk plays#4projected
Projected soft spots
- Offensehitting chunk plays#134projected
Ranks are national. Nothing here is last season's number — carrying one forward is measurably worse than saying nothing — and in-season figures are adjusted for who was actually played. This describes the matchup; it is not a prediction and not a pick.
Head coaches only — there is no free feed for coordinators, so on a program where the head coach does not call the offense this describes the staff he hired. Play-calling identity is a style, not a grade: throwing more than the situations warrant is not better than throwing less than they warrant.
Model prediction
how the number is builtOur model simulates the game drive by drive from each side's opponent-adjusted efficiency (UGA Elo 1948, VAN Elo 1746 for reference), with home-field advantage. That projects UGA -14.3 (83% to win), essentially in line with the market.
Why that percentage is worth reading: across 604 graded in-season games, the calls this model put near 58% came in at 58.2%. The full calibration table is published, bin by bin. Early in the season the cold-start path runs instead and calibrates less well (Brier 0.2028 against 0.1889).
Model as of Sep 1 · through week 1 · drive simulation
Where the game is won
2026 national rank · right is better
offensethe defense it faces
Moving the ball
VAN96th1stUGAUGA2nd48thVANThrough the air
VAN72nd6thUGAUGA17th52ndVANOn the ground
VAN89th10thUGAUGA15th28thVANStaying on the field
VAN104th80thUGAUGA11th4thVANTaking care of it
VAN21st22ndUGAUGA48th76thVAN
Each bar runs from last in the country on the left to 1st on the right. The filled span is the gap between the offense and the defense it faces.
Season form — 2026
nationally rankedThe matchup, in context
series history + adjusted profilesGeorgia leads 60–17–2 · Georgia has won 6 straight · 24% have been one-possession games
| VAN | UGA | |
|---|---|---|
| +10.7 (#35) | CORE overall | +35.9 (#1) |
| +6 / -5 | offense / defense | +20 / -15 |
| 2.54 | points / drive | 4.08 |
| 1.00 | allowed / drive | 1.24 |
| 18% | three-and-outs | 17% |
Bold is the side ahead. CORE strips the situation from every play and solves the schedule out across the league, so these compare two teams that never met.
Key matchups
The analyst read: each team's offense splits crossed against the opponent's defense, with the edges called out.
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FAQ
Who will win Vanderbilt vs. Georgia?
Gridpex's model favors Georgia with a 83% win probability.
What's the predicted spread for Vanderbilt vs. Georgia?
The model projects Georgia by 14.3.
What time is Vanderbilt vs. Georgia and what channel is it on?
Time TBD, at Sanford Stadium.
Where this number comes from. Every projection on this page is produced by the same model, run before kickoff on opponent-adjusted efficiency, power ratings and situational data — walk-forward validated on eleven seasons and never adjusted after the fact. How the model works →