Saturday, October 24, 2015

Bobby Dodd Stadium

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The Florida State Seminoles face the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets on Saturday at Bobby Dodd Stadium. The opening line for this game has Florida State as 6.5 point favorites and the over/under was set at 56.

Florida State was led in passing last game by Everett Golson, who finished with 372 yards through the air. He went 26 for 38 on the game, good for a 68% completion percentage. Dalvin Cook led the Seminoles in rushing with 163 yards. He averaged 7 yards per carry on his 22 rushing attempts for the game. Levonte Whitfield was the team leader in receiving with a total of 172 yards and 9 receptions. He finished the game with an average of 19 yards per reception. As a team in that game Florida State had 510 total yards on 71 plays. They gained 7 rushing first downs, 13 passing, and 4 by way of penalty for a total of 24 first downs on the game. The Seminoles rushed for 133 yards by way of 32 carries.

Georgia Tech was led in passing last game by Justin Thomas, who finished with 106 yards through the air. He went 6 for 15 on the game, good for a 40% completion percentage. Marcus Marshall led the Yellow Jackets in rushing with 159 yards. He averaged 16 yards per carry on his 10 rushing attempts for the game. Ricky Jeune was the team leader in receiving with a total of 44 yards and 2 receptions. He finished the game with an average of 22 yards per reception. Georgia Tech had 482 total yards on 55 plays. They gained 15 rushing first downs, 3 passing, and 1 by way of penalty for a total of 19 first downs on the game. The Yellow Jackets rushed for 376 yards by way of 40 carries.

Florida State is averaging 33.5 points per game on the offensive side of the ball. They are completing 21 passes per game on 30.8 attempts for a 68.1 percent completion percentage and average 253.7 yards in the passing department per game. The Seminoles are running for an average of 191.7 yards per game on 34.8 attempts for an average of 5.5 yards per carry. They are also running 65.7 plays per game and average 6.8 yards per play for an average of 445.3 yards per contest. The Seminoles manage 21.5 first downs per contest and they average a total of 54.8 penalty yards on 7.2 penalties.

Florida State gives up an average of 212.7 passing yards and 15.2 points per game on the defensive side of the ball. They allow 19.8 completions per game on 34.7 attempts for a completion percentage of 57.2. The Seminoles allow an average of 113.5 rushing yards per game on 32.8 carries for a 3.5 average. Florida State allows 326.2 total yards per game including 4.8 yards per play. They force 1.3 turnovers per contest and get flagged for 5 penalties for 46.8 yards per game.

Georgia Tech is putting 37 points on the board per game on the offensive side of the ball. They complete 7.1 passes per game on 15.9 attempts for a 45 percent completion percentage and average 128.6 yards in the passing department for each outing. The Yellow Jackets run for an average of 286.6 yards per game on 50.9 attempts for an average of 5.6 yards per carry this season. They also run 66.7 plays per game and average 6.2 yards per play for an average of 415.1 yards in each contest. The Yellow Jackets are gaining 21.3 first downs per contest and they average 28.9 penalty yards on 3 penalties per game.

Georgia Tech gives up 192.6 passing yards per outing and 27.4 points per game on the defensive side of the ball. They allow an average of 16.6 completions on 28.3 attempts per game for a completion percentage of 58.6. The Yellow Jackets allow an average of 178.4 rushing yards per game on 36.4 carries for an average of 4.9 yards per carry. Georgia Tech allows 371 total yards per game for an average of 5.7 yards per play. They force 1.9 turnovers per contest and 5.7 penalties for 46.1 yards in each contest.

Florida State Betting Trends

Florida State is 2-4-0 against the over/under so far this season

Florida State has an ATS record of 3-3-0 this season

Georgia Tech Betting Trends

Georgia Tech is 5-2-0 against the over/under so far this season

Georgia Tech has an ATS record of 2-5-0 this season

Injuries to Watch

Florida State

10/18/15 LB Terrance Smith Ankle "?" Saturday vs. Georgia Tech
10/18/15 DB Trey Marshall Shoulder "?" Saturday vs. Georgia Tech
10/18/15 RB Dalvin Cook Hamstring "?" Saturday vs. Georgia Tech
10/18/15 TE Jeremy Kerr Concussion "?" Saturday vs. Georgia Tech
10/18/15 OG Kareem Are Knee "?" Saturday vs. Georgia Tech
10/18/15 DB Marcus Lewis Knee "?" Saturday vs. Georgia Tech
10/08/15 OL Abdul Bello Knee out for season
10/03/15 TE Jalen Wilkerson Shoulder out for season
09/28/15 RB Mario Pender Lung out indefinitely
09/19/15 DB Tyrell Lyons Knee out for season
09/04/15 DB Ryan Green Shoulder out for season
08/13/15 LB Matthew Thomas Eligibility out indefinitely

Georgia Tech

10/18/15 FB Broderick Snoddy Hand "?" Saturday vs. Florida State
10/18/15 DB Chris Milton Undisclosed "?" Saturday vs. Florida State
10/18/15 DB Demond Smith Undisclosed "?" Saturday vs. Florida State
10/18/15 LB Domonique Noble Undisclosed "?" Saturday vs. Florida State
10/18/15 OL Errin Joe Undisclosed "?" Saturday vs. Florida State
10/18/15 LB P.J. Davis Ankle "?" Saturday vs. Florida State
09/29/15 LB Beau Hankins Concussion out for season
09/24/15 RB C.J. Leggett Knee out for season
09/24/15 OL Chris Griffin Knee out for season
09/24/15 RB Nate Cottrell Knee out for season
09/24/15 RB Qua Searcy Ankle out for season
09/17/15 RB Quaide Weimerskirch Foot out indefinitely
09/08/15 Backup QB Tim Byerly Knee out for season

Tony's Pick: Take Georgia Tech

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