Two high-powered offenses will dictate this as the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets (2-1) take on the Duke Blue Devils (2-1). The ACC’s leading passer, Thomas Sirk (754 yards, 5 TDs) will be featured in this game. It starts at 12:00 p.m. ET on Saturday, Sep 26 and will be available on the ESP2.
In last week’s matchup, Duke lost to Northwestern 19-10. Thomas Sirk had a good performance through the air in the loss, connecting on 24 of 39 pass attempts for 150 yards and one interception. He was also a threat running the ball, gaining 61 yards and a TD on 16 carries. Georgia Tech fell to Notre Dame 30-22 in its matchup. Broderick Snoddy had a quality performance running the ball for the Yellow Jackets, dashing seven times for 77 yards.
Georgia Tech is a 10-point favorite in this game against the Blue Devils. The Over/Under (O/U) is currently at 58 points for this matchup.
With a 2-1 both Straight Up (SU) and Against The Spread (ATS), the Blue Devils will look to improve as they head into Week 4. The Blue Devils love to run, ranking 19th in the country with 47.7 rushing attempts per game. As for the Duke defense, a few key matchups could decide this game. Expect the Blue Devils defense to restrict Georgia Tech’s passing attack. The Blue Devils have the 17th-ranked pass defense in the nation and give up only 149.3 passing yards per game. The Blue Devils are one of the best in the country at scoring in the fourth quarter, averaging 12.7 points.
As for their opponent, the Yellow Jackets head into Week 4 with records of 2-1 both ATS and SU. Georgia Tech’s game plan centers around running the football, averaging 51.7 rushing attempts per game. Moving on to the Georgia Tech defense, there are certain areas where it measures up well against the Blue Devils. If the Blue Devils don’t do a good job holding onto the ball, they’ll have a hard time against the Yellow Jackets defense, which ranks 20th in the country in turnovers with 2.3 per game. Georgia Tech isn’t a team that finds itself on the bad end of many calls. In fact, they average the fewest penalty yards in the country with 18 per game.
Predictions: SU Winner – Georgia Tech, ATS Winner – Duke, O/U – Under
Notes
Duke is 18-7 SU in its last 25 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Duke’s last 8 games.
Duke is 8-3-1 ATS in its last 12 games at home.
Duke is 10-3 SU in its last 13 games at home.
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Duke’s last 6 games at home.
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Duke’s last 5 games when playing Georgia Tech.
Duke is 1-10 SU in its last 11 games when playing Georgia Tech.
Duke is 2-7-2 ATS in its last 11 games when playing Georgia Tech.
Duke is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Georgia Tech.
Each team is 2-0 SU when carrying a lead into the fourth quarter.
The Duke passing attack is ranked only 38th in the country, while the Georgia Tech pass defense is ranked 34th. The Yellow Jackets passing game is ranked just 121st, compared to the 17th-ranked pass defense of the Blue Devils.
The Duke rushing attack is ranked 34th in the nation, while the Georgia Tech run defense is only ranked 63rd. The Yellow Jackets running game is ranked second, compared to the 15th-ranked rush defense of the Blue Devils.
Duke has allowed 8.7 points per game this year, which is ranked only 44th in the nation. Georgia Tech has scored 52.0 points per game this year and is ranked fifth in all of FBS.
