After a one-year change to its late-season schedule formula, Georgia resumes a pattern of squeezing in a lower-level opponent between rival games against Auburn and Georgia. The Bulldogs failed to cover in this scenario in 2015 and ’16, downing Georgia Southern in overtime and Louisiana-Lafayette by just 14 points. An additional distraction is Bulldogs' locked-in 13th game for the SEC title. The Minutemen have been pushovers this season but historically over-perform against the mighty SEC, with seven successive covers when facing foes from the heralded league.