This will not come as a surprise to anyone reading this: The SEC East belongs to Georgia. This is becoming increasingly apparent as the weeks go on, as is the fact that Tennessee is a shell of its former self. You saw that when Florida thrashed it in Knoxville just last week. Georgia, meanwhile, took Missouri to task last week and will have an opportunity to assert its dominance Saturday against the Volunteers. The Dawgs could end this one quickly, but that does not mean there are not reasons to watch this game. What will happen Saturday afternoon between the hedges? Let's preview the game and make a pick against the spread because even if Georgia wins clean, this one could certainly get interesting for a plethora of other reasons down the stretch. Viewing information Date: Saturday, Sept. 29 | Time: 3:30 p.m. ET Location: Sanford Stadium -- Athens, Georgia TV: CBS | Live stream: CBSSports.com, CBS Sports App and fuboTV (Try for free) Storylines Tennessee: Everything that could go wrong did go wrong last week for Tennessee. The six turnovers, stagnant offense, injury to Jarrett Guarantano and linebacker Quart'e Sapp's departure from the sideline resembled the disasters fans endured during the final days of the Butch Jones era. But first-year coach Jeremy Pruitt has another chance to notch his first signature win against the defending SEC champions. Pruitt says Guarantano is fine after leaving last week's game, but whether it's Guarantano or Kelly Chryst taking the snaps, the Volunteers offensive line has to be better for Tennessee to stand a chance. Defensively, the Volunteers weren't nearly as bad against the Gators as the scoreboard shows. They gave up just 387 yards and held Florida to 3-of-11 on third downs. Pruitt's crew has to have a perfect game even to threaten the Bulldogs. Georgia: The 43-29 win over Missouri was nice for the Bulldogs. But seven penalties, some questionable play-calling and execution on third downs (3-of-12) and a somewhat porous rush defense gives coach Kirby Smart plenty to focus on this week. Despite last week's relative sloppiness, quarterback Jake Fromm is still No. 6 nationally in passing efficiency (199.66) and completion percentage (72.5). As long as Fromm keeps doing what he's doing, Georgia's offense will be tough to stop. Game prediction, picks The question isn't whether Georgia will win or lose (of course it will win), rather will they cover the massive 31.5-point spread. To find the answer, we can trace it back to last week. Smart has so much to show his team after stumbling through the Missouri game that he will use this chance -- even against a coach he used to work with -- to get his team right heading into October. Georgia is averaging 44.5 points per game, has gone north of the 40-point mark in every game this year and I'm not sure the Volunteers can sniff double digits in this one. The starters will stay in for longer than expected, the offense will top the 600-yard mark and the Bulldogs cover late. Pick: Georgia (-31.5) Dennis Dodd Jerry Palm Tom Fornelli Chip Patterson Barton Simmons Barrett Sallee Ben Kercheval UGA -31.5 Tennessee Georgia Tennessee Tennessee Tennessee Georgia Georgia S/U Georgia Georgia Georgia Georgia Georgia Georgia Georgia What college football picks can you make with confidence in Week 5? And what title contender will go down hard? Visit SportsLine now to see which teams are winning more than 50 percent of simulations, all from a proven computer model that has returned over $4,000 in profit over the past three seasons and enters Week 5 on an 8-2 run on its top-rated picks.<doc-sep>Tennessee has a chance to shock the college football world on Saturday when they travel to Athens to take on the No. 2 Georgia Bulldogs. The Vols are coming off of a tough, 47-21 home loss to Florida last week, where they turned the ball over six times. On Thursday, Tennessee revealed what it will be wearing when they play between the hedges. The Vols will be going with their classic “Stormtrooper” white-on-white uniforms complete with the black cleats. Check them out here, courtesy of @Vol_Football on Twitter:<doc-sep>
RYAN CALLAHAN'S PREDICTION Tennessee’s loss to Florida last week was demoralizing for the Vols for multiple reasons, not the least of which is the brutal stretch of SEC games that awaits them over the next few weeks. Simply put, Tennessee needed a win against Florida to offset the damage the the Vols are likely to endure against Georgia, Auburn and Alabama — and perhaps even against South Carolina after that — and to give themselves a legitimate chance at playing their way into a bowl game. It’s now harder to envision the Vols doing that this year, and it’s fair to wonder whether they will go winless in SEC play for the second consecutive year. Tennessee isn’t good enough to beat Georgia. Even if the Vols don’t commit six turnovers the way they did last week in their 47-21 loss to the Gators, they’ll have a hard time matching up with the Bulldogs, who took Alabama to overtime in last year’s national championship game and look capable of returning to the College Football Playoff this year. the Vols’ offense doesn’t seem capable of scoring enough points for a potential upset. And Tennessee’s defense will be tested this week, to say the least, by Georgia’s balanced offense, led by a strong running game that’s averaging 250.3 rushing yards per game this season. The next few games for the Vols likely will be more about how they play more so than just whether they win. Their odds of knocking off Georgia are slim at best. But they can do a better job of protecting Jarrett Guarantano, take better care of the ball, run the ball better, show they’re capable of slowing down a powerful running game and force some turnovers on defense. GEORGIA 45, TENNESSEE 13