ATHENS — Georgia football has the clear advantage over Kentucky in offensive analytics, but the Wildcats’ defense has some teeth, including the No. 1 scoring defense in the country.
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The No. 6-ranked Bulldogs (7-1, 5-1 SEC) play at the No. 11-ranked Wildcats (7-1, 5-1) at Kroger Field with the SEC East Division on the line.
The winner will face the SEC West Division champion in the SEC Championship Game on Dec. 1.
TOTAL OFFENSE
1. Houston, 571.1 yards per game
28. Georgia, 457.8
103. Kentucky, 362.1
SCORING OFFENSE
1. Alabama, 54.1 points per game
20. Georgia, 38.6
92. Kentucky, 25.6
RUSHING OFFENSE
1. Georgia Tech, 366.5
27. Georgia, 221.6
31. Kentucky, 214.0
PASSING OFFENSE
1. Washington State, 405.4 yards per game
64. Georgia, 236.1
118. LSU, 148.1
THIRD DOWN CONVERSION%
1. Alabama, .562
15. Georgia, .474
61. Kentucky, .404
TOTAL DEFENSE
1. Michigan, 220.0 yards per game
10. Kentucky, 295.3
14. Georgia, 306.1
SCORING DEFENSE
1. Kentucky, 13.0 points per game
1. Clemson, 13.0 points per game
12. Georgia, 16.4
RUSHING DEFENSE
1. Michigan State, 77.4 yards per game
17. Kentucky, 108.5
43. Georgia, 140.5
PASSING DEFENSE
1. Michigan, 122.9 yards per game
9. Georgia, 165.6
24. Kentucky, 186.8
THIRD DOWN CONVERSION% DEFENSE
1. Miami, Fla., .228
13. Georgia, .306
75. Kentucky, .400
NET PUNTING
1. Texas A&M, 44.45 yards net per punt
36. Kentucky, 39.82
61. Georgia, 37.96
KICKOFF RETURN
1. Iowa, 31.75yards per return
30. Georgia, 23.25
89. Kentucky, 19.21
PUNT RETURN
1. Florida International, 22.88 yards per return
9. Georgia, 17.64
48. Kentucky, 10.45
KICK RETURN DEFENSE
1. Eastern Michigan, 13.85 yards per return
20. Kentucky, 17.71
127. Georgia, 28.00
PUNT RETURN DEFENSE
1. Arkansas State, (-) 2.50 per return
29. Georgia, 5.00
86. Kentucky, 9.87
QUARTERBACK SACKS
1. Oklahoma State, 3.88 per game
26. Kentucky, 2.75 per game
120. Georgia, 1.25 per game
QB SACKS ALLOWED
1. Army, 0.29 per game
40. Kentucky, 1.63 per game
40. Georgia, 1.63 per game
TACKLES-FOR-LOSS
1. Miami, Fla., 11.10 per game
75. Kentucky, 5.8
122. Georgia 3.9
TACKLES-FOR-LOSS ALLOWED
1. Wisconsin 3.00 per game
1. Army 3.00 per game
8. Georgia, 4.13 per game
63. Kentucky, 5.88 per game
TURNOVER MARGIN
1. Georgia Southern, Plus 2.38 per game
21. Georgia, 0.63 per game
64. Kentucky, 0.13
TIME OF POSSESSION
1. Army, 39 per game
41. Kentucky, 31:07
51. Georgia, 30:45
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