A battle between SEC and ACC powerhouse programs is on tap for Saturday, with the No. 1 Georgia Bulldogs set to take on the No. 14 Clemson Tigers in the 2024 Aflac Kickoff Game at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta. Georgia has its sights set on winning its third College Football Playoff national championship in the last four years. Head coach Kirby Smart returns 16 starters from last year's 13-1 team, including a top Heisman Trophy candidate in quarterback Carson Beck. Clemson is looking to build off a 9-4 overall record in 2023, which included a win in the Gator Bowl. The Tigers' top returning players include linebacker Barrett Carter, defensive tackle Peter Woods, and quarterback Cade Klubnik. Georgia running back Trevor Etienne (suspension) will miss this game, per a report from CBS/247Sports.

The Bulldogs are 12.5-point favorites in the latest Georgia vs. Clemson odds via SportsLine consensus, while the over/under for total points scored is 48.5. Georgia is a -513 (risk $513 to win $100) favorite on the money line, with Clemson listed as a +383 underdog (see up-to-date odds for every game this week on our college football odds page). 

Before you make any Georgia vs. Clemson picks or any other college football predictions, you NEED to see which side proven SportsLine expert Jimmie Kaylor is on. 

Kaylor is a NFL, college football and DFS expert for SportsLine, who has covered the NFL and college football for close to a decade as a member of the Pro Football Writers of America. His background as a former college football All-American and NFL player gives him a unique perspective when building his fantasy lineups and locking in his betting picks. He has his finger on the pulse of the college football landscape and has been cashing in big for the last two years. 

Kaylor destroyed the books in college football in 2023, netting a whopping 57.9 units while posting a 107-45-2 record. Anyone who followed his picks finished the season WAY UP!

Now, Kaylor has locked in a confident against-the-spread pick for Georgia vs. Clemson in their Aflac Kickoff Game matchup in Atlanta. We can tell you he's leaning Under on the point total, but he knows a crucial X-factor makes one side of the spread a MUST-BACK! You ABSOLUTELY need to see what it is before locking in any picks of your own.

Who wins Georgia vs. Clemson in their Week 1 matchup in Atlanta, and what critical X-factor makes one side of the spread a must-back? ... Join SportsLine right now to see which side of the spread to jump on, all from the expert who went 107-45-2, returning $5,790 for $100 bettors, betting on college football in 2023, and find out!

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