Saturday, September 19, 2015

Notre Dame Stadium

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The Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets face the Notre Dame Fighting Irish on Saturday at Notre Dame Stadium. The opening line for this game has Georgia Tech as 2.5 point favorites and the over/under was set at 59.

Yellow Jackets are 6-0 against the spread in their last 6 games after scoring more than 40 points in their previous game and 6-0 ATS in their last 6 games following a straight up win. They are 7-0 ATS in their last 7 games following an ATS win and 9-0 ATS in their last 9 games after accumulating more than 200 yards rushing in their previous game. The over is 4-0 in the Yellow Jackets last 4 games overall and 4-0 in their last 4 games after allowing less than 100 yards rushing in their previous game.

The Fighting Irish are 4-1 ATS in their last 5 games after allowing more than 280 yards passing in their previous game and 5-2 ATS in their last 7 home games vs. a team with a winning road record. The are 7-3 ATS vs. a team with a winning record. and 2-5 ATS in their last 7 non-conference games. The over is 5-0 in the Fighting Irish last 5 games following an ATS loss and 4-0 in their last 4 vs. a team with a winning record.

Georgia Tech is averaging a total of 67 points per game on offense. In the air, they are attempting an average of 7.5 passes per game and completing 6 of them for a 80 percent completion percentage on the year. They are throwing for 104.5 yards per game through the air as well. The Yellow Jackets are averaging 457.5 rushing yards per game on 54 attempts per contest for an average of 8.5 yards per carry. They are also running 61.5 plays per game and average 9.1 yards per play for an average of 562 yards per contest. The Yellow Jackets manage 27 first downs per contest and they average a total of 12 penalty yards on 1 penalties.

Georgia Tech allows 141.5 passing yards per game and 8 points per contest on defense. They give up 12.5 completions on 30.5 attempts per game for a completion percentage of 41. The Yellow Jackets allow an average of 118.5 rushing yards per game on 36 carries for a 3.3 average. Georgia Tech allows 260 total yards per game including 3.9 yards per play. They force 2.5 turnovers per contest and get flagged for 7 penalties for 58 yards per game.

Notre Dame is accumulating 36 points per game on offense. In the air, they attempt an average of 26.5 passes per game and complete 17 of them for a 64.2 percent completion percentage. They throw for an average of 260 yards per game through the air as well. The Fighting Irish rush for an average of 233.5 yards per contest on 43 attempts for an average of 5.4 yards per carry for the season. They also run 69.5 plays per game and average 7.1 yards per play for an average of 493.5 yards in each contest. The Fighting Irish are gaining 25 first downs per contest and they average 39.5 penalty yards on 5 penalties per game.

Notre Dame allows an average of 196 passing yards and 15 points per contest. They give up 17 completions on 30.5 attempts for a completion percentage of 55.7 per game. The Fighting Irish allow an average of 93.5 rushing yards per game on 29.5 carries for an average of 3.2 yards per carry. Notre Dame allows 289.5 total yards per game for an average of 4.8 yards per play. They force 0.5 turnovers per contest and 6.5 penalties for 52.5 yards in each contest.

Georgia Tech Betting Trends

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

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

Notre Dame Betting Trends

Notre Dame is 1-1-0 against the over/under so far this season

Notre Dame has an ATS record of 1-1-0 this season

Injuries to Watch

Georgia Tech

09/13/15 QB Chase Martenson Undisclosed "?" Saturday vs. Notre Dame
09/13/15 RB Quaide Weimerskirch Foot "?" Saturday vs. Notre Dame
09/08/15 QB Tim Byerly Leg out indefinitely

Notre Dame

09/13/15 QB DeShone Kizer None expected to start Saturday vs. Georgia Tech
09/13/15 QB Malik Zaire Ankle left last game, out for season
09/06/15 DB Avery Sebastian Foot expected to miss 4-6 weeks
09/06/15 RB Tarean Folston Knee out for season
08/28/15 DL Ishaq Williams Eligibility out for season
08/27/15 DB Shaun Crawford ACL out for season
08/15/15 DL Jarron Jones Knee out for season
08/13/15 RB Greg Bryant Eligibility out for season

Guy's Pick: Take Notre Dame

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