The home team has two victories, and the away team has one loss.
On paper, that sums up how the meeting between the Georgia Bulldogs and the Auburn Tigers is likely to go.
Georgia has had an excellent season and is in a prime position to win the SEC East, while Auburn has had a dismal season and has everything to gain by ruining its oldest rival's chances of an SEC championship.
The Bulldogs have shown they can be beaten though, and not just to a team like South Carolina.
Georgia allowed Kentucky, who has an even worse record than Auburn, to score 24 points. The Bulldogs edged the Wildcats by putting up 29.
The Deep South's Oldest Rivalry game is not one that will be taken lightly for either side, because it never has been, and both teams are almost even through the matchup's history.
The Tigers have won 54 meetings to Georgia's 53, which means this weekend the Bulldogs could even the series with Auburn for the first time since 1987.
The Bulldogs are coming off a home victory against an Ole Miss team that soundly beat the Tigers earlier in the year and have now reeled off three victories in a row after being routed by South Carolina.
Auburn, meanwhile, crushed New Mexico State 42-7 Saturday, Nov. 3, and though the Aggies are not even close to being comparable with Georgia, a victory in a season with precious few wins could do wonders for the confidence of the Auburn team and coaches.
On Nov. 3, Auburn shook things up again at quarterback and elected to start freshman Jonathan Wallace, who has seen some playing time this season in a wildcat offensive style, but never had been thrust into a game as the undisputed offensive leader.
Wallace's offense seemed to work well, but whether it will thrive against a team such as Georgia is another matter entirely.
Georgia does not have the best overall defense in the SEC, and it allows almost 5 yards a play and more than 341 yards a game.
Its scoring defense, however, ranks at 25th in the nation and allows only 20.9 points per game.
The real story has been Georgia's offense, which is led by veteran quarterback Aaron Murray.
Murray has now seen three years worth of SEC defenses, and this season in particular he has thrived with almost 2,500 passing yards, 21 touchdowns and 9.75 yards per attempt.
The junior and his offense will be going against an Auburn defense that has given up 428.7 yards a game and 5.92 yards per play.
Auburn will need to play its best game of the season in order to effectively drown Georgia's title aspirations and take away the sting of a disappointing season from the fans and team.
The game will begin at 6 p.m. CST and will be televised on ESPN 2.
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