The No. 5 Georgia Bulldogs are set to square off against the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets in a matchup where one winning streak will stretch to five games. SEC Network has the TV rights and kickoff is scheduled for 12:00 p.m. ET.
Betting Preview: Georgia Bulldogs vs. Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets
Georgia Tech is a live dog and is currently getting 17 points in this game. In order to take the home favorite, moneyline bettors would currently need to put up $1,400 to win $100 back on the Dawgs (-1400). The Yellow Jackets are getting +780 moneyline odds. There might be some good in-game betting scenarios during the matchup, and oddsmakers have placed the over/under (O/U) at 61 points.
The Yellow Jackets are down 0.3 units so far in 2018 and 5-6 against the spread (ATS). The team’s posted an Over-Under record of 7-3.
The Bulldogs have gained 2.3 units for moneyline bettors this season. They’re 6-4-1 ATS and have an even O/U record of 5-5.
The Yellow Jackets are 7-4 straight up (SU) in 2018 while the Bulldogs are 10-1 SU.
Each team comes into this matchup on a four-game unbeaten streak. The Yellow Jackets are coming off a 30-27 victory over Virginia last weekTheir defense allowed the Cavaliers to run for 130 yards on 33 rush attempts, along with one rushing TD. Olamide Zaccheaus had a productive day for the Cavaliers in that one with 96 yards on 10 catches. On the offense, TaQuon Marshall completed just one passes on 8 attempts for 37 yards. Marshall (107 rushing yards on 15 attempts) also spearheaded the ground attack and was complemented by Jerry Howard (43 yards on 11 carries, one TD). Brad Stewart (one receptions, 37 yards) shared the receiving duties in the win.
Georgia just put together a 66-27 win over Massachusetts. The defense let the Minutemen run for 103 yards on 22 rush attempts, along with one rushing TD. Andy Isabella was outstandingfor the Minutemen, recording 219 yards and two touchdowns on 15 catches. As a group, the Dawgs collectively completed 14-of-17 passes for 275 yards and three touchdowns. Justin Fields went five-for-eight for 121 yards and two touchdowns while Jake Fromm was five-of-five for 106 yards and one touchdown. D’Andre Swift (49 rushing yards on nine attempts) and the signal-caller Fields (100 yards on seven carries, one TD) led the running game as Mecole Hardman (three receptions, 68 yards, one TD) and Terry Godwin (two catches, 16 yards) led the pass-catching attack in the win.
Georgia Tech’s run the ball on 86.8 percent of its offensive possessions this year while Georgia has an overall rush percentage of 63.4 percent. The Yellow Jackets have produced 353.7 rush yards/game and have 44 scores on the ground this year. The Dawgs are averaging 257.5 rush yards per game and have 27 total rushing TDs.
It appears that the Dawgs could own an advantage when it comes to effectiveness in the ground game, as their running backs has produced 6.2 yards per carry while their defense is allowing a YPC of 4.1 to opponents. The Yellow Jackets have tallied 5.9 yards per carry while allowing a YPC of 4.2 to opponents.
The Yellow Jackets offensive scheme has averaged 83.7 yards in the air overall and has six passing TDs so far. The Dawgs have put up 226.4 pass yards per contest and have 24 total pass scores.
Georgia Tech has let opponents run for an average of 137.1 yards and pass for 223.5 yards per game. The Georgia defense has given up 182.7 yards per game to opposing passers and 128.5 yards per game to opposing runners. The Dawgs are giving up an adjusted net yards per pass attempt (ANY/A) of just 5.03 to opponents, while the Yellow Jackets have allowed a 6.29 ANY/A.
Passing-wise, Marshall is up to 682 yards on the year, and has completed 37-of-84 attempts with three scores through the air and four interceptions. He has a 5.53 adjusted net yards per pass attempt overall, although that number is 9.46 over the last two outings.
The Yellow Jackets have tried to maintain tempo by feeding their running backs early and often. In addition to TaQuon Marshall (zero receiving yards), Jerry Howard (466 rush yards, five rush TDs) and Nathan Cottrell (273 rush yards, three rush TDs) have delivered in the offensive gameplans for Georgia Tech.
Jake Fromm has managed to complete 135-of-197 passes for 1,868 yards, 18 TDs and four INTs for Georgia. His ANY/A stands at 9.47 for the year and 12.56 over his last two games.
The Dawgs also like to utilize their backfield. Tyler Simmons (103 receiving yards, one TD) has stepped up lately, but D’Andre Swift (671 rush yards, seven rush TDs, 161 receiving yards, one receiving TD) and Elijah Holyfield (724 rush yards, six rush TDs) have gotten plenty of action lately.
When these two programs met a year ago, Georgia knocked Georgia Tech off soundly 38-7.
Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets at Georgia Bulldogs Free Prediction
SU Winner: Georgia, ATS Winner: Georgia, O/U: Under
Team Betting Notes
- The Yellow Jackets offense has registered three pass plays of 40+ yards, while the Bulldogs have put up nine such plays.
- The Georgia Tech defense has allowed eight pass plays of 40 or more yards, while Georgia has given up five such plays.
- The Georgia Tech offense has created 36 rushing plays of 20 yards or more, while Georgia has created 30 such runs.
- The Yellow Jackets defense has allowed eight rushing plays of 20 yards or more, while the Bulldogs have given up six such runs.
- The Georgia D has tallied 17 sacks on the year while Georgia Tech has 15.
- As a team, Georgia Tech has produced 5.4 yards per carry over its past three outings and 4.7 over its last two.
- Georgia has averaged 7.5 yards per carry over its last three matchups and 8.0 over its last two.
- Over its last three games, Georgia is 2-1 ATS and the over cashed in two of those three.
- The O/U for Georgia Tech’s last game was 51.5. The over cashed in the team’s 30-27 victory over Virginia.
- In its last three matches, Georgia Tech is 2-1 ATS and the over cashed in two of those three.
- The Over/Under for Georgia’s last match was set at 67.5. The over cashed in the 66-27 victory over Massachusetts.
- Georgia Tech has won seven of its last eight games SU, with a 14-point loss to Duke on October 13th representing the only defeat over that stretch.
