Saturday, September 26, 2015

Wallace Wade Stadium

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The Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets face the Duke Blue Devils on Saturday at Wallace Wade Stadium. The opening line for this game has Georgia Tech as 10 point favorites and the over/under was set at 58.5.

Georgia Tech was led in passing last game by Justin Thomas, who finished with 121 yards through the air. He went 8 for 24 on the game, good for a 33% completion percentage. The Yellow Jackets were led in rushing by Broderick Snoddy, who finished with 77 yards on 7 rushes. He ended the contest with an average of 11 yards per carry. Patrick Skov led the team in receiving with 2 receptions for 38 yards. He had an average of 19 yards per reception in the contest. As a team in that game Georgia Tech had 337 total yards on 71 plays. They gained 12 rushing first downs, 6 passing, and 3 by way of penalty for a total of 21 first downs on the game. The Yellow Jackets rushed for 216 yards by way of 47 carries.

Duke was led in passing last game by Thomas Sirk, who finished with 150 yards through the air. He went 24 for 39 on the game, good for a 62% completion percentage. The Blue Devils were led in rushing by Shaquille Powell, who finished with 71 yards on 9 rushes. He ended the contest with an average of 8 yards per carry. Shaquille Powell led the team in receiving with 7 receptions for 40 yards. He had an average of 6 yards per reception in the contest. Duke had 327 total yards on 74 plays. They gained 9 rushing first downs, 6 passing, and 1 by way of penalty for a total of 16 first downs on the game. The Blue Devils rushed for 177 yards by way of 35 carries.

Georgia Tech is scoring 52 points per game on offense this season. In the passing department, they are averaging 6.7 passes on 13 attempts for a 51.3 percent completion percentage this season. They throw for a total of 110 yards per game through the air as well. The Yellow Jackets carry the ball for an average of 377 yards per game on 51.7 attempts for an average of 7.3 yards per carry this season. They are also running 64.7 plays per game and average 7.5 yards per play for an average of 487 yards per contest. The Yellow Jackets manage 25 first downs per contest and they average a total of 18 penalty yards on 2 penalties.

Georgia Tech gives up an average of 175 passing yards and 15.3 points per game on the defensive side of the ball. They allow 15.3 completions per game on 30.3 attempts for a completion percentage of 50.5. The Yellow Jackets allow 152 rushing yards per game on 34.7 carries for a 4.4 average per play. Georgia Tech gives up 327 total yards per game including 5 yards per play. They force 2.3 turnovers per contest and get flagged for 7.3 penalties per game that total 57 yards as a unit.

Duke averages 34 points per game this season on offense. In the passing department, they complete 24 passes per game on 36.3 attempts for a 66.1 percent completion percentage. They are throwing for 280.3 yards through the air per game thus far. The Blue Devils carry the ball for an average of 223.7 yards per game on 47.7 attempts for an average of 4.7 yards per carry. They also run 84 plays per game and average 6 yards per play for an average of 504 yards in each contest. The Blue Devils are gaining 24.7 first downs per contest and they average 50.3 penalty yards on 5 penalties per game.

Duke gives up 149.3 passing yards per outing and 8.7 points per game on the defensive side of the ball. They allow an average of 15.3 completions on 31.3 attempts per game for a completion percentage of 48.9. The Blue Devils allow 93.3 rushing yards per contest on 34.7 carries for a 2.7 average per rush. Duke gives up 242.7 total yards per game including an average of 3.7 per play. They create an average of 1 turnovers per game and 5.3 penalties for 26.7 yards each game.

Georgia Tech Betting Trends

Georgia Tech is 2-1-0 against the over/under so far this season

Georgia Tech has an ATS record of 2-1-0 this season

Duke Betting Trends

Duke is 0-3-0 against the over/under so far this season

Duke has an ATS record of 2-1-0 this season

Injuries to Watch

Georgia Tech

09/17/15 RB Quaide Weimerskirch Foot out indefinitely
09/08/15 QB Tim Byerly Leg out indefinitely

Duke

09/20/15 LB Chris Holmes Leg "?" Saturday vs. Georgia Tech
09/20/15 OL Cody Robinson Undisclosed "?" Saturday vs. Georgia Tech
08/27/15 CB Bryon Fields ACL out for season
08/22/15 RB Jela Duncan Pectoral out indefinitely
08/22/15 LB Kelby Brown ACL out for season

Josh's Pick: Take Duke

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