{"id":25629,"date":"2012-10-23T13:30:36","date_gmt":"2012-10-23T18:30:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.madduxsports.com\/blog\/?p=25629"},"modified":"2012-10-23T11:32:20","modified_gmt":"2012-10-23T16:32:20","slug":"byu-cougars-vs-georgia-tech-yellow-jackets-college-football-week-9-betting-odds-and-predictions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.madduxsports.com\/blog\/byu-cougars-vs-georgia-tech-yellow-jackets-college-football-week-9-betting-odds-and-predictions-25629\/","title":{"rendered":"BYU Cougars vs. Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets: College Football Week 9 Betting Odds and Predictions"},"content":{"rendered":"

BYU Cougars at Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets
\nSaturday, 10\/27\/12, 3:00 PM EST, TV:\u00a0 ESPN3
\nOpening Point Spread:\u00a0 Georgia Tech -2
\nCurrent Betting Line:\u00a0 Georgia Tech -2.5
\nOpening Total:\u00a0 50.5
\nCurrent Total:\u00a0 50.5
\nOdds Courtesy of Bookmaker<\/strong><\/p>\n

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The Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets are 8-4 ATS in their last 12 home games as a favorite<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

BYU will look to snap a two-game losing streak on Saturday, which includes a 17-14 setback to the Notre Dame Fighting Irish as 11.5-point road underdogs, while going UNDER the total for the fourth time in five games.\u00a0 The Cougars are 2-8 all-time against Atlantic Coast Conference opponents, which includes an 0-4 mark under Bronco Mendenhall\u2019s direction.\u00a0 There\u2019s no doubt that the game comes down to the team\u2019s eighth-rated rush defense against a unit that is third offensively in that category.\u00a0 BYU is 6-2 ATS as a road underdog the last two-plus years.<\/p>\n

The Cougars will need to dominate on the defensive end in order to pull off a slight upset in this affair, as the unit ranks fourth in the country in total defense, allowing just 276.9 yards per game.\u00a0 BYU has done a great job of limiting opponents in the red zone, allowing points on 11 of 20 attempts.<\/p>\n

Georgia Tech was able to snap a three-game losing streak by capturing a 37-17 win over the Boston College Eagles as 14-point home favorites last week, while going UNDER the total for the first time since Sept. 3.\u00a0 The Yellow Jackets rolled up 563 yards of offense against the Eagles, while holding the ball for nearly 44 minutes.\u00a0 Offensively, the team has rushed for more yards than any team nationally since the 2008 season.\u00a0 Quarterback Tevin Washington pilots the attack, entering with 33 career rushing touchdowns.\u00a0 Georgia Tech is 4-7 ATS when the total is between 49.5 and 56 over the last two-plus seasons.<\/p>\n

The Yellow Jackets have a lot of playmakers in the running game, but Orwin Smith certainly stands out, racking up 805 all-purpose yards this season.\u00a0 His career average of 9.9 yards per carry is the highest by an active player with 100-plus carries.\u00a0 Georgia Tech has outscored opponents by a 39-point margin off turnovers this year, which could play a critical role in the outcome of this contest.\u00a0 After no takeaways in the season opener, the team has forced 13 over the last six games.<\/p>\n

Sports bettors will likely back the Yellow Jackets due to their 8-4 ATS mark as a home favorite, while the Cougars are 0-4 ATS versus ACC opponents.<\/p>\n

Don\u2019t miss out on a winning season and let the college football handicappers at Maddux Sports line your pockets with cash.\u00a0 Long term packages are available now!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

BYU Cougars at Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Saturday, 10\/27\/12, 3:00 PM EST, TV:\u00a0 ESPN3 Opening Point Spread:\u00a0 Georgia Tech -2 Current Betting Line:\u00a0 Georgia Tech -2.5 Opening Total:\u00a0 50.5 Current Total:\u00a0 50.5 Odds Courtesy of Bookmaker BYU will look to snap a two-game losing streak on Saturday, which includes a 17-14 setback to the Notre […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":181,"featured_media":23971,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[200,1444],"tags":[3233,3220,434,1282,7103,5105],"class_list":["post-25629","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-college-football","category-headlines","tag-atlantic-coast-conference","tag-bronco-mendenhall","tag-byu-cougars","tag-georgia-tech-yellow-jackets","tag-orwin-smith","tag-tevin-washington"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.madduxsports.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25629","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.madduxsports.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.madduxsports.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.madduxsports.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/181"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.madduxsports.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=25629"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.madduxsports.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25629\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":25630,"href":"https:\/\/www.madduxsports.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25629\/revisions\/25630"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.madduxsports.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/23971"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.madduxsports.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=25629"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.madduxsports.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=25629"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.madduxsports.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=25629"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}