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Bulldog-Tennessee tickets pricey, and getting pricier

UGA Fans (Perry McIntyre/Perry McIntyre/isiphotos.com)

Online tracking of ticket prices shows a hefty demand for Saturday’s Georgia Bulldog football game: the Bulldogs host the Tennessee Volunteers in a matchup of two of the top-ranked teams in college football, with tickets going for upwards of $15 hundred. The game kicks at 3:30 Saturday in Sanford Stadium, with national television on CBS.

From WSB…

The No. 3 Georgia Bulldogs will host No. 1 Tennessee this Saturday in one of the biggest games in the history of Sanford Stadium.

If you don’t have a ticket already, it may be tough to find ones that won’t break the bank.

TicketIQ tracks prices across the secondary market and reported the Georgia-Tennessee game is the most expensive college football game so far this season.

As of Wednesday morning, tickets on the secondary market are running anywhere from $400 to $11,500.

The average price for a ticket is $1,478, according to TicketIQ’s data.

Parking passes on some sites are running just as high.

Ticketmaster shows resell prices for Hull Street and North Deck ranging from $500 to $700. StubHub shows parking passes starting at $150 and running to $1,840.

WSB went through three secondary market websites to break down the cheapest and most expensive ticket options.

Here’s where the price stand as of Wednesday afternoon.

Ticketmaster prices with fees

· Cheapest single ticket: $721, Section 316 in endzone corner

· Most expensive single ticket: $3,990, 50-yard line first row behind Georgia bench

· Cheapest pair of tickets: $723 each, Section 611 behind visitors sideline

· Most expensive pair of tickets: $4,112 each, 50-yard line first row behind Georgia bench

StubHub prices with fees

· Cheapest single ticket: $546, Section 604 on visitors sideline

· Most expensive single ticket: $10,441, Section 116 in endzone corner

· Cheapest pair of tickets: $546, Section 608 on visitors sideline

· Most expensive pair of tickets: $11,500, Section 106, on visitors sideline by 40-yard line

TicketIQ prices

· Cheapest single ticket: $655, Section 315 in endzone corner

· Most expensive single ticket: $5,387, Section 133 on Georgia sideline

· Cheapest pair of tickets: $625, Section 603 on visitors sideline

· Most expensive pair of tickets: $5,387, Section 129 on Georgia sideline

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