On Saturday afternoon, the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets will travel to Notre Dame Stadium to take on the ninth-ranked Notre Dame Fighting Irish in a non-conference matchup.
This season, the Yellow Jackets are 3-7 and are riding a four-game losing streak after dropping the game 41-30 home loss against the Boston College Eagles. Freshman quarterback Jordan Yates finished 17-of-28 for 126 yards with a touchdown and an interception.
The Fighting Irish are 9-1 and are riding a five-game winning streak after defeating the Virginia Cavaliers on the road 28-3. Senior quarterback Jack Coan finished 15-of-20 for 132 yards with three touchdowns and an interception.
Georgia Tech at Notre Dame Betting Preview
Gibbs-ing Me More
Freshman running back Jahmyr Gibbs has been doing extremely well this season as he has recorded 129 rushing attempts for 687 yards (5.3 yards per carry) with four rushing touchdowns and 34 catches for 469 yards (13.8 yards per reception) with a pair of receiving touchdowns.
In his last game against Boston College, he finished with 19 rushes for 96 yards (5.1 yards per carry) with a rushing touchdown as well as five receptions for 29 yards (5.8 yards per catch).
The Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets have been mediocre at the best defensive team as they are giving up 30.2 points per game. In their previous game against the Boston College Eagles, Georgia Tech allowed 41 points on 505 total yards of offense (310 passing, 195 rushing).
The Eagles had a good job of converting as they went 4-of-8 on third down attempts. The biggest room for improvement is the fact that Boston College had 15.5 passing yards per attempt.
K-Will Dominating
Sophomore tight end Michael Mayer has been playing extremely well as he has 52 catches for 577 yards (11.1 yards per reception) with four receiving touchdowns this season. In his last game against Virginia, Mayer had seven receptions for 84 yards (12 yards per catch) with a receiving touchdown.
This season, the Notre Dame Fighting Irish have been a good defensive program as they are allowing 20.5 points per game. In their previous game against the Virginia Cavaliers, the Fighting Irish allowed three points on 278 total yards of offense (196 passing, 82 rushing).
The Cavaliers went 5-of-14 on third down and 1-of-3 on fourth down tries. The Fighting Irish also forced a pair of turnovers (both interceptions) in this game as well.
Who to Bet on Yellow Jackets at Fighting Irish
The Notre Dame Fighting Irish are favored at home by three possessions in this game throughout the top sportsbooks in the entire United States.
The Fighting Irish are 7-3 against the spread this season, while the Yellow Jackets are 4-6 against the spread. Notre Dame has to be able to defend Gibbs as he is the leading rusher and pass-catcher for Georgia Tech this season.
The Yellow Jackets are giving up 37 points per game in their last four games, while the Fighting Irish are allowing 14.8 points in the same stretch of games.
All in all, go with the Notre Dame Fighting Irish to completely dominate and cover the spread.