SEC Championship Preview

Auburn Tigers (10-2, 7-1) vs. Georgia Bulldogs (11-1, 7-1)

Auburn Wins If: Their Hot Hand Continues
The Tigers were a mess for the first month of the season, but suddenly the jets turned on across the board, the offense clicked, and they ran through the rest of their schedule, including earlier blowout wins over both Georgia and Alabama. Auburn is one of the hottest teams in the nation right now, and they are getting hotter by the minute on the field.

Auburn Wins If: The Defense Continues to Dominate
The Tigers give up just 16.4 points per game, and that number was lower against Alabama, as they allowed just 14 points against the Tide. The Tigers only allow 177 yards passing per game, and just 125 yards rushing. If that continues to be the trend tomorrow, the Tigers will be your SEC champs.

Georgia Wins If: Jake Fromm Clears His Head From the Last Meeting
Fromm was terrible against Auburn, completing just 46% of his passes. He will need to be a passing threat in order to keep the Tigers from bunching up with eight in the box to stop backs Nick Chubb and Sony Michel. Chubb was able to run for just 27 yards, while Michel was held to 21 yards in that loss, all because Fromm could not spread the field as a passing threat.

Georgia Wins If: The Defense Outplays Auburn's Defense
With the offense going into complete failure mode last time in a 40-17 loss, the defense quickly became overwhelmed. Georgia, on average, allows just 13.8 points per game, but imploded that day to allow a total of 40. With Auburn having injury concerns in their run game, the Bulldogs have to make that work in their favor, and slow down Auburn's ground attack. On the season, Georgia allows just 112 yards rushing. They will have to keep the number somewhere near there to have a shot here.

Auburn Key Players Offense: QB Jarrett Stidham, RB Kerryon Johnson (Could be injured), RB Kam Martin, WR Ryan Davis, WR Darius Slayton
Auburn Key Players Defense: LB Jeff Holland, DL Derrick Brown, DB Carlton Davis, DB Jamel Dean, DB Stephen Roberts, DB Javaris Davis

Georgia Key Players Offense: QB Jake Fromm, RB Nick Chubb, Rb Sony Michel, WR Javon Wims, WR Terry Godwin
Georgia Key Players Defense: LB Roquan Smith, DB JR Reed, LB D'Andre Walker, LB Lorenzo Carter, DB Deandre Baker, LB Davin Bellamy