Capital One Bowl: Michigan State vs. Georgia Preview

The fans at Florida Citrus Bowl will be treated to a possible defensive battle when the Michigan State Spartans and the Georgia Bulldogs clash January 1 for the Capital One Bowl. And Bulldog backers will be hoping for a victory to take the money-losing sting out of four consecutive ATS losses. Oddsmakers currently have the Bulldogs listed as 9-point favorites versus the Spartans, while the game's total is sitting at 57. Javon Ringer had one TD for Michigan State, giving him 21 on the season, but the team ended up losing 49-18 to Penn State in Week 13. The Spartans did not cover the 16.5-point spread, while the combined score played OVER the posted total of 47. Matthew Stafford finished with 407 yards passing, five touchdowns and one interception but it was not enough as Georgia was upset 45-42 by Georgia Tech in Week 14. The Bulldogs failed to cover the 7.5-point spread, while the final score played well OVER the posted total of 50.5. Team records: Michigan State: 9-3 SU, 6-6 ATS Georgia: 9-3 SU, 3-6-2 ATS Michigan State most recently: When playing in January are 1-0 When playing on grass are 7-3 After being outgained are 6-4 When playing outside the conference are 7-3 Georgia most recently: When playing in January are 6-1 When playing on grass are 7-3 After outgaining opponent are 8-2 When playing outside the conference are 9-1 A few trends to consider: Michigan State is 9-2 SU in its last 11 games The total has gone OVER in 4 of Michigan State's last 6 games Georgia is 16-3 SU in its last 19 games The total has gone OVER in 4 of Georgia's last 5 games Georgia is 1-6-1 ATS in its last 8 games