(15)Georgia Bulldogs vs (18)Michigan State Spartans
1:00 PM ET, January 1, 2009
Florida Citrus Bowl , Orlando , FL
ABC
Spread:  Georgia -7.5
Total:  54

My Pick:  Everyone was all hard for the Bulldogs in preseason, predicting a championship, but a few key loses to high ranking opponents along the way cost them a BCS birth.  The problem they are having is focus, they don’t seem to be finishing opponents off and end up scrambling in the end to pull off the W, check out their last 5 games.  If they want a win on the 1st they will have to play a complete game against the Spartans and that means shutting down RB Javon Ringer whose 1600 yards this season came off of a gigantic 370 carries.  This guy is just the work horse and they avoid the pass as much as they can.  If the Bulldog defense can get some pressure and tire out the O line they can stop the entire offense.  However, I don’t think they do, with the time off and ending on a bad note to the regular season I don’t the defense gets into the rythem. The line will probably go to +8 because Georgia is a more high profile team.  Take the points when it does.

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