An automatic BCS Bowl berth is on the line in the ACC conference championship game as the Florida St Seminoles will face the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets from NCAA college football. Kick off time from a neutral field at Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte North Carolina is set for 8PM Eastern Time with national television coverage provided by ESPN.
The betting odds opened up in this college football game with the Florida St Seminoles favored by -13 ½ points with an over under line of 61 points. Early money has shown Seminoles as Florida St is now favored by -14 points. The total has not moved off the opener of 61 points.
The teams last went head to head back in the 2009 season where Georgia Tech earned the 49-44 road win against Florida St as a +3 point underdog. The game went over 57 points. CFB Trend: Florida St Seminoles are 0-3 ATS in their past three games.
Florida St fell to 10-2 on the year after a 37-26 home loss to the Florida Gators as a -7 point betting favorite. The game landed over 41 points. The Seminoles get outscored by the Gators 24-6 in the final period. They put up 300 offensive yards with 112 from their ground attack for 4 ½ yards per rush. E.J. Manuel hit on 18 of 33 passes for 182 yards with a touchdown and three picks. Manuel has 22 touchdowns and 9 picks on the season. Florida St allowed Florida to gain 394 yards of offense with 244 rushing for over 5 yards per attempt. Florida St is the number two ranked defense in college football allowing 249 yards per game. They allow just 15 points per game on the season.
Georgia Tech qualifies for the ACC championship game as the Miami Hurricanes withdraws from the game due to ongoing NCAA investigations. The Yellow Jackets fall to 6-6 on the year after a 42-10 road defeat to the Georgia Bulldogs as a +14 ½ point underdog. The game landed under 64 points. The Yellow Jackets put up 426 offensive yards with 306 rushing for 4 ½ yards per attempt. Vad Lee hit on 4 of 12 passes for 65 yards and a pick. Lee a freshman completes just 48% of his throws with three touchdowns and two picks. Georgia Tech allowed Georgia to gain 379 offensive yards with 164 from their ground game for nearly 5 ½ yards per run attempt. The Yellow Jackets run the triple option offense and cannot afford to get too far behind in this game. Their defense is not good as they rank 87th in college football allowing nearly 31 points a game.