Georgia State vs Georgia Tech Prediction College Football Picks 8/31/24

Georgia Tech (0-0) vs Georgia State (0-0)

Game Info: Saturday, August 31, 2024 at 8:00 pm (Bobby Dodd Stadium at Hyundai Field)

Betting Odds: Georgia Tech -21.5 / Georgia State +21.5 --- Over/Under: 57.5 Click Here for the Latest Odds

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The Georgia State Panthers and Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets meet Saturday in week 1 college football action at Bobby Dodd Stadium. Here’s a Georgia State vs Georgia Tech Prediction. This article will include a Georgia State vs Georgia Tech Pick.

Georgia State Panthers Betting Preview

The Georgia State Panthers won 7 games last year and began the Dell McGee era. McGee has been on the Georgia coaching staff since 2016 and is a college head coach for the first time since coaching a bowl game for Georgia Southern in 2015. Georgia State returns just one offensive lineman, but there’s hope at quarterback with Zach Gibson coming from Georgia Tech and Christian Veilleux coming from Pitt. Freddie Brock is an intriguing running back after producing 307 yards on 30 carries last season. If that’s a sign of things to come, Brock could end up being one of the best running backs in college football.

Defensively, Justin Abraham returns after 82 tackles, Kevin Swint had 4 sacks and Gavin Pringle had 4 interceptions. The Georgia State Panthers have some things they need to figure out on both sides of the ball, along with a new coaching staff. However, if the quarterback position pans out, Georgia State could compete in the Sun Belt.

Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Betting Preview

The Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets look for another victory after upsetting Florida State last week in Dublin. The Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets look to start a season 2-0 for the first time since 2016. Haynes King is completing 68.8 percent of his passes for 146 yards, 0 touchdowns and 0 interceptions. Malik Rutherford and Chase Lane have combined for 97 receiving yards on 6 catches, while Eric Singleton Jr. has 2 receptions. The Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets ground game is averaging 190 yards per contest, and Jamal Haynes leads the way with 75 yards and 2 touchdowns.

Defensively, the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets are allowing 21 points and 291 yards per game. Kyle Efford leads the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets with 10 tackles, Kevin Harris II has 1 sack and Zeek Biggers has 1 pass deflection.

Why the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets will win

  • Georgia State has lost four of its last five games against non-AP-ranked teams.
  • Georgia Tech has won each of its last three games against non-AP-ranked teams.
  • Georgia Tech has covered the spread in six of its last seven games.
  • Georgia State has failed to cover the spread in each of its last three season openers.

Total Points Facts

  • Each of Georgia Tech's last five home games against non-AP-ranked teams have gone OVER the total points line.
  • Four of Georgia State's last five road openers have gone OVER the total points line.

Matchup/League Facts

  • Georgia Tech ranked T20th among FBS teams for Q2 win percentage last season (.615).
  • Georgia Tech was one of only 22 FBS teams to lose 2+ games when leading after Q3 last season.
  • Georgia State ranked T28th among FBS teams for Q1 win percentage last season (.538).
  • Georgia State ranked 33rd among FBS teams for Q1 points per game last season (7.5).

Georgia State vs Georgia Tech Prediction

The Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets should be big favorites and should win, but this line feels inflated after what happened week 0. If anything, it's a bit of a trap. There could be a bit of a letdown factor for Georgia Tech after such a big win and everybody telling them how great they are. Also, there's a possible jet lag situation as it's not easy to play a game, fly back 9 hours and then play the very next week. It's why most NFL teams opt in to have a bye after coming from overseas. Georgia Tech has failed to cover 6 of its last 8 games as a double-digit favorite, and 3 of those failed covers were outright losses.

Give me the free touchdowns with Georgia State.

Randy’s Pick Georgia State +21.5

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