The Georgia Bulldogs will wind down the Southeastern Conference regular-season by traveling on the road to Williams-Brice Stadium for a matchup versus the South Carolina Gamecocks.

It might be a little too late but Georgia head coach Kirby Smart may have found his quarterback of the future. The Bulldogs moved up to No. 9 in the AP Polls after an impressive win over Mississippi State last week. Meanwhile, South Carolina dropped its first game after firing

Can Georgia continue to finish the season strong on the road against the Gamecocks on Saturday night?

(Late line movements and injury reports were updated on Friday evening.)

Line Movements:

The line has moved in favor of the visitors for this SEC East tilt during the week at most sportsbooks. Georgia opened as a 18.5-point favorite but that has barely moved during the week. As of Friday afternoon, the line can be found as Georgia -21 or -21.5 at the majority of sportsbooks. A solid majority, 63 percent, of the bets ATS are backing the Bulldogs giving the points in this contest.

The total for this contest has moved down slightly during the week. After opening at 50.5 points, the total currently sits at 49 or 49.5 points at most sportsbooks. There is a ridiculous majority, 93 percent, of the bets on the total that think this one will go over the total.

Game-time Weather: Temperature at kickoff is expected to be in the high-50s for this contest under mostly clear skies. The temperature will fall into the mid-50s during the game with a few clouds rolling in though there is no precipitation in the forecast. Winds are expected to blow from the north-northeast around four miles an hour with the gusts cranking up around five miles per hour.

Daniels leads Georgia to win in impressive debut

Georgia bounced back with a 31-24 victory over Mississippi State last week to improve to 5-2 on the year. Sophomore J.T. Daniels may have stolen the starting quarterback job with an impressive debut after throwing for 404 yards with four touchdowns and no interceptions in the win. Jermaine Burton caught eight passes for 197 yards and two scores while George Pickens caught eight passes for 87 yards and a touchdown in the win.

A former five-star recruit and transfer by way of USC, Daniels completed 73.7 percent of his passes and averaged more than 10 yards per attempt in his first taste of action at Georgia.

It’s hard to believe Daniels spent more than half of the season as the third-string quarterback but it’s clear that the 6-foot-3 sophomore is an upgrade under center for the Bulldogs. Stetson Bennet and D’Wan Mathis both struggled to throw the deep ball accurately this season, which has held Georgia back on offense. Last week, Daniels connected with Pickens and Burton a combined 16 times for 284 yards and three touchdowns versus the Bulldogs. Three different receivers caught touchdowns and four different receivers caught a pass of at least 25 yards.

On defense, Georgia comes in allowing 21.3 points and 347.4 yards of total offense per contest. The Bulldogs are one of the best run defenses in the country, which will come in hand against a South Carolina team that gets more than 45 percent of its total yardage on the ground. Opponents have managed just 82.8 rushing yards per game versus the Georgia defense, which ranks fourth in FBS.

Georgia Injury Report:

OUT: WR Dominick Blaylock, WR Tommy Bush, LB Walter Grant, DB Richard Lecounte, RB Kendall Milton, QB Jamie Newman, WR Marcus Rosemy

Questionable: QB Stetson Bennett, OL Owen Condon, DL Jordan Davis, DL Julian Rochester

Gamecocks drop fourth straight in first game without Muschamp

South Carolina suffered its fourth straight defeat last week, losing 17-10 at home versus Missouri. The Gamecocks were shut out during the first half and were unable to move the ball through the air efficiently all day. Luke Doty passed for only 130 yards with one interception and Collin Hill wasn’t much better, finishing with 39 yards on 6-for-10 passing in the loss. Doty also led the team in rushing with 59 yards on 11 carries. All in all, South Carolina managed just 283 yards of total offense in its first game without Muschamp on the sidelines and managed just 4.1 yards per play.

Hill had been holding onto the team’s starting quarterback job until last week. Before Muschamp was fired, he had declared the quarterback position as an open competition but he opted to stick with Hill, a fifth-year senior and graduate transfer. While the Gamecocks opted to go with Doty last week, they also have last year’s starter and former highly-touted recruit Ryan Hilinski waiting in the wings. Hilinski threw for 2,357 yards with 11 touchdowns and five interceptions and set freshman school records for completions. He also set a school record with 180 consecutive attempts without an interception.

On defense, South Carolina comes in allowing 34.3 points and 444.9 yards of total offense per contest. Stopping the run has been a real challenge for the Gamecocks in 2020. They’ve given up at least 195 rushing yards in four of their last five games and come in allowing 166.4 yards per game on the ground, which ranks 65th in the nation. The defense will be tested once again this week against a Georgia team that is gaining confidence on offense after last week’s performance.

South Carolina Injury Report:

OUT: LB Jahmar Brown, WR Randrecous Davis, OL Mark Fox, LB Sherrod Greene, DB Jaycee Horn, DL Brad Johnson, OL Trai Jones, RB Marshawn Lloyd, DB Israel Mukuamu, TE Keveon Mullins, OL Jordan Rhodes, DB R.J. Roderick, LS Hunter Rogers, OL Will Rogers, DL Makius Scott, WR OrTre Smith, DL Aaron Sterling, QB Jay Urich

Doubtful: WR Shi Smith

Questionable: DL Alex Huntley, WR Dakereon Joyner, WR Xavier Legette, DL Keir Thomas