The Georgia Bulldogs have received the number three seed in the college football playoffs and will take on the Michigan Wolverines in the Cotton Bowl. Alabama and Cincinnati are the other two teams that will be participating in the CFP.

Georgia was the number one team in the country for most of the season before losing the SEC title game to the number one seed, Alabama Crimson Tide, 41-24. Michigan has been playing their best football of the season the past few weeks as they won the Big Ten title game 42-3 against a good Iowa Hawkeyes team. They were also able to beat the number six team in the country, Ohio State, 42-27 a week before the Big Ten title game.

There's a reason why Georgia was highly regarded for the entire season and they are going to show Michigan that they are still arguably the best team in the country. Michigan has featured a high-powered offense this season but Georgia also has arguably the best defense that college football has seen in the past decade and that's what they are going to show this Michigan team.

It's going to be a great matchup between two storied college football programs, so let's take a look at four bold predictions for Georgia as they take on the Michigan Wolverines.

Georgia Orange Bowl Predictions

4. They show why they are the best in the country

Georgia is going to show Michigan that they are a much more physical team than them and why they were the best team in the country for most of the season. Before the loss against Alabama, people believe that Georgia was the best college football team that has been seen in quite some time. They're going to look to do the exact same thing as they have done all season outside of their one loss in the SEC title game against the Big Ten champions. Michigan is no slack as they have beaten some tough opponents in arguably the best conference in college football. They have wins over Ohio State, Penn State, and Iowa.

At the end of the day, Georgia has been a much better football team than Michigan throughout the season and that is going to show in the Orange Bowl. Georgia is going to walk away with a tight win as both defenses play at an elite level and are going to struggle to put points on the board at times.

3. The defense plays their best

If they want to win this game, their defense needs to be the best that it has been all season. What they did against Alabama is inexcusable and will cause them to lose against elite football teams just like they did against Alabama. If their defense comes out flat once again, they are going to lose to this Michigan team. Georgia realizes that all of their success is going to be from their defense as it has been all season long and that's going to cause them to play the best that they have played all season long.

Michigan has been able to put up a good amount of points against some of the best defenses in college football this season, but they haven't played a defense like Georgia as they arguably have the best defense that college football has seen.

Georgia's defense is going to win them this game and help them move on to the national championship.

2. Michigan has a halftime lead

Michigan has been playing the best football that they have played all season the past few weeks. That isn't going to change as they are going to come out hot in the first half with a lot of confidence and take an early lead. Fortunately for Georgia, their defense is going to be able to do just enough at halftime to keep the game close and that will help them win the game in the fourth quarter. Michigan is going to go into halftime with a 14-10 lead but Georgia is going to quickly erase that after the break.

1. Georgia wins by a field goal

This is going to be a tight game. Both teams featured some of the best defenses in college football and it's not going to be easy to score against either of them, even with the high-powered offenses that both teams possess.

It is going to be a close game for the entirety of the contest but Georgia is going to kick a game-winning field goal to end the game with about a minute left and walk away with a victory to secure a spot in the national championship.

There could be an argument that these are the two best teams in the country so expect an incredible game from both sides.