The Georgia Bulldogs will travel to face in-state rival the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets in an NCAA college football game set for Saturday afternoon.
Kick off time from Georgia Tech is set for 3:30PM Eastern Time with national television coverage provided by ABC TV.
The wagering odds from this week fourteen NCAA college football game has the road team Georgia Bulldogs favored by -3 points.
Georgia improved to 7-4 on the season following a 59-17 home victory last week to the Kentucky Wildcats as a -26 point wagering favorite. The game total landed at over 61 points. The Bulldogs opened up a 35-10 first half lead in the win.
The Bulldogs offense rolled up 602 yards with 230 running for over 5 ½ yards a carry. Aaron Murray in limited duty hit on 18 of 23 passes for 183 yards with four touchdowns and one pick. The team had two turnovers and forced three from the Wildcats. On defense Georgia gave up 211 yards to the Kentucky offense with 62 rushing yards for 2 yards a carry. The Bulldogs held the Wildcats to just 3 of 12 on third down.
Georgia Tech improved to 7-4 on the year following a 66-7 home victory to non-FBS opponent Alabama A&M Bulldogs as a -52 point wagering favorite. The game total finished at over 58 points. The Yellow Jackets went up 52-0 at the half.
They put up 476 yards of offense with 428 yards rushing for over 8 yards a carry. Georgia Tech threw only six passes and completed two of them. David Sims had 8 rushes for 111 yards and a touchdown. The team had no turnovers and forced three away from Alabama A&M. Georgia Tech held the Bulldogs to 252 yards with 47 rushing for 1 ½ yards per run attempt.
Georgia versus Georgia Tech Series Notes:
The Georgia Bulldogs with their fine SEC pedigree has completely dominated the Yellow Jackets in recent season. Georgia has won four straight and nine of their past ten meetings with Georgia Tech. Versus the spread Georgia has covered the past two games with both games going under the total. The two victories were by 14 points or greater.
In last year’s game it was the Georgia Bulldogs with the 42-10 home victory against the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets as a -14 ½ point wagering favorite with the total going under 64 points. Aaron Murray had an efficient game at quarterback for the Bulldogs hitting on 14 of 17 for 215 yards and two touchdowns. Georgia Tech did move the football for 426 yards but struggled on third down as they convert just 6 of 17 times in defeat. Running back Todd Gurley for Georgia had 97 yards rushing on 12 carries and scored two touchdowns. On the ground the Bulldogs gained over 5 yards a carry against the Georgia Tech defense.