For the second time this season, Auburn will face off against Georgia, this time with even more at stake.

In the first contest, Auburn destroyed Georgia 40-17, but that was at Jordan-Hare Stadium. On Saturday, they meet in Atlanta with the SEC Championship and a CFP spot on the line.

While the rematch should prove to be more entertaining, here are 10 reasons why the Tigers will once again be handing the Bulldogs a loss.

1. The odds are in the Tigers’ favor

The SEC has only seen a rematch in the championship game six times since its creation. Of the six, the winner in the regular season went on to win in the championship game in five of them.

In fact, the last team to do so was Auburn, in 2010.

The Tigers played South Carolina in Week 4 of the regular season and won 35-27. After going unbeaten the rest of the way, Auburn met the Gamecocks a second time in the SEC Championship, and it walked away with a much more convincing win (56-17).

2. Jarrett Stidham is playing his best football

From a statistical standpoint, the Iron Bowl wasn’t Stidham’s best performance of the season — although, it was still really good.

From a pure football standpoint, however, it might have been his best performance as an Auburn Tiger. The moment never seemed to big for him playing against the No. 1 team in the country for the second time in three weeks.

In fact, Stidham went a combined 37-of-51 (72.6 percent) for 451 yards and three touchdowns against Georgia and Alabama. He also added 54 yards and two touchdowns on the ground.

3. Auburn is better in the trenches

It doesn’t matter which side of the ball, Auburn’s units performed a lot better in the trenches during the first matchup.

The Tigers racked up 10 QB pressures (4 sacks, 6 hurries) in that game, including 4 from Buck Jeff Holland (1 sack, 3 hurries).

Georgia was also able to get pressure on Stidham (2 sacks, 6 hurries), but the Baylor transfer still managed to find plenty success — accounting for four touchdowns.

4. Kerryon Johnson should play … and be effective

This is more of a prediction than anything, as no one really knows at this point whether or not Kerryon Johnson is going to play.

If he does manage to take the field, expect him to make an impact.

In the first meeting, Johnson racked up 233 total yards (167 rushing, 66 receiving), which included a screen that went for 55 yards and a touchdown.

5. The West has dominated the East

Not only does Auburn have the history of rematches in the SEC Championship Game on its side, it also has the history of how dominant the SEC West has been against the East.

The West hasn’t lost to the East in the title game since 2008 when Tim Tebow led Florida to a 31-20 victory over Alabama. That’s eight straight wins for the West, if you’re counting.

6. The Tigers know how to beat the Bulldogs …

The matchup between these two teams in Week 11 wasn’t much of a contest, as the Tigers handed the Bulldogs a 40-17 loss.

During that game, Auburn was able to identify what it takes to slow down Georgia’s offense while also successfully attacking its defense. The blueprint is now there for a “rinse and repeat” mentality — slow down the Bulldogs’ run game and force Fromm to beat you with his arm.

7. … but the Bulldogs still don’t know how to beat the Tigers

As much as Auburn knows about how to stop Georgia, the Bulldogs are on the opposite end with no known way to beat the Tigers — at least with the way Auburn is playing right now.

The Tigers managed to put up 488 yards of offense on Georgia the first go-round, and they limited the Bulldogs’ vaunted running game to 46 yards.

Alabama didn’t hand Georgia a successful blueprint either, as the Tide’s only consistent success in the Iron Bowl was running the football — which is something Georgia wasn’t able to do the first time.

8. Malzahn seems to have handed the keys to Lindsey

Earlier in the season, there were some internal struggles taking place that hindered the Auburn offense’s performance.

Gus Malzahn has never been a fan of completely removing himself as the play-caller, but ever since he gave Lindsey the flexibility to be comfortable, the offense has flourished.

If you want proof, look no further than this play against Alabama, which Malzahn described as “a play that Chip (Lindsey) had been saving for a few weeks.”

9. The Tigers will not be denied

The meltdown against LSU wasn’t a good look for Auburn, but that lead-blowing performance in the second half changed them.

Since that loss, the Tigers are 5-0 with wins over two No. 1 teams. In addition, Auburn reeled off four straight games with 40-plus points before putting up a mere 26 against Alabama.

It seems like the Tigers have come together at the right time, which is something you typically see from championship-caliber teams.

10. Georgia is still a year away

There is no denying that the Bulldogs are an excellent team, but it seems like they’re still a year away from truly being able to compete with the elite teams in the SEC (Alabama and Auburn).

Fromm is a true freshman, and he’s taken some noticeable lumps along the way that he’s had to learn from.

The way that Kirby Smart is building that program is setting it up for sustainable success, but it still remains to be seen whether or not they’re ready to compete with a team such as Auburn.