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Remember dog crap comment after Georgia-Auburn game last season?

Here's a quick look at a few key stats for Georgia and Auburn in advance of Saturday's 7 p.m. game in Athens.
By The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Nov 10, 2018

- 3 things to know about 125 years of Georgia-Auburn

In case you might have forgotten, Auburn coach Gus Malzahn was quite emphatic with his thoughts on the 40-17 win over top-ranked Georgia during the 2017 regular season (video courtesy of Lauren Shute):

Weeks later, Georgia defeated Auburn 28-7 in the SEC Championship game and UGA tight end Isaac Nauta didn't let the moment go without a jab back at Malzahn. (Watch it here)

Vegasinsider.com has the Bulldogs as 14-point favorites over the Tigers in Saturday's 7 p.m. matchup (ESPN;  News 95.5 and AM-750 WSB) in Athens. Georgia has won four of the last five and 12 of the last 17 in the series dubbed the Deep South's Oldest Rivalry.

- Bradley: Auburn is having a weird year, and then there's Georgia | More UGA on ajc.com

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