ATHENS — Georgia football opened as an 8-point favorite over Cincinnati in the Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl, but the line quickly dropped and settled at 6.5-points, indicating the early money is going on UC.
The No. 9-ranked Bulldogs (7-2) bring the longest active streak of bowl appearances (24) into the noon kickoff on Friday, Jan. 1 against the No. 8-ranked Bearcats (9-0) in Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta.
Group of Five teams are 2-0 versus Power 5 teams in the Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl, with UCF beating Auburn 34-27 three seasons ago, and Houston knocking off Florida State 38-24 in the 2015 game.
The prevailing thought is the underdog Group of 5 teams have something to prove when they play the bigger teams, like Georgia, who have players opting out of the bowl game.
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