Saturday, October 3, 2015

Bobby Dodd Stadium

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The North Carolina Tar Heels matchup against the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets on Saturday at Bobby Dodd Stadium. The opening line for this game has Georgia Tech as 12.5 point favorites and the over/under was set at 62.5.

Mitch Trubisky finished his last game with 312 yards through the air for North Carolina. He completed 17 passes out of 20 attempts for a 85% completion percentage. The Tar Heels were led in rushing by Elijah Hood, who finished with 61 yards on 14 rushes. He ended the contest with an average of 4 yards per carry. Mack Hollins led the team in receiving. He had a total of 100 yards on 3 receptions for an average of 33 yards per catch in the game. As a team in that game North Carolina totaled 568 yards by way of 68 plays. They rushed the ball 35 times for a total of 191 yards on the game and the Tar Heels totaled 29 first downs by getting 11 rushing, 14 passing and 4 by penalty.

Justin Thomas finished his last game with 143 yards through the air for Georgia Tech. He completed 6 passes out of 21 attempts for a 29% completion percentage. The Yellow Jackets were led in rushing by Patrick Skov, who finished with 75 yards on 19 rushes. He ended the contest with an average of 4 yards per carry. Ricky Jeune led the team in receiving. He had a total of 91 yards on 4 receptions for an average of 23 yards per catch in the game. Georgia Tech totaled 316 yards by way of 82 plays. They rushed the ball 60 times for a total of 173 yards on the game and the Yellow Jackets totaled 16 first downs by getting 11 rushing, 5 passing and 0 by penalty.

North Carolina is scoring 38.8 points per game on offense this season. In the passing department, they are averaging 20.3 passes on 29.3 attempts for a 69.2 percent completion percentage this season. They throw for a total of 268.5 yards per game through the air as well. The Tar Heels are averaging 217 rushing yards per game on 37 attempts per contest for an average of 5.9 yards per carry. They run 66.3 plays per game and average 7.3 yards per play for an average of 485.5 total yards each outing. The Tar Heels get 24 first downs per game and they average 37.8 penalty yards via 4.8 penalties each contest.

North Carolina allows 113.5 passing yards per game and 14.8 points per contest on defense. They give up 11 completions on 24.3 attempts per game for a completion percentage of 45.4. The Tar Heels allow an average of 228.8 rushing yards per game on 45.5 carries for a 5 average. North Carolina gives up 342.3 total yards per game including 4.9 yards per play. They force 1.3 turnovers per contest and get flagged for 5.8 penalties per game that total 51.3 yards as a unit.

Georgia Tech averages 44 points per game this season on offense. In the passing department, they complete 6.5 passes per game on 15.3 attempts for a 42.6 percent completion percentage. They are throwing for 118.3 yards through the air per game thus far. The Yellow Jackets rush for an average of 326 yards per contest on 53.8 attempts for an average of 6.1 yards per carry for the season. They run 69 plays per game and average 6.4 yards per play for an average of 444.3 total yards per game. The Yellow Jackets are averaging 22.8 first downs per outing and accumulate 14.8 penalty yards via 1.8 penalties each game.

Georgia Tech allows an average of 159.8 passing yards and 20 points per contest. They give up 15.8 completions on 29 attempts for a completion percentage of 54.3 per game. The Yellow Jackets allow an average of 154.3 rushing yards per game on 35 carries for an average of 4.4 yards per carry. Georgia Tech gives up 314 total yards per game including an average of 4.9 per play. They create an average of 2.5 turnovers per game and 6.5 penalties for 51.5 yards each game.

North Carolina Betting Trends

North Carolina is 1-3-0 against the over/under so far this season

North Carolina has an ATS record of 2-2-0 this season

Georgia Tech Betting Trends

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

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

Injuries to Watch

North Carolina

09/27/15 OT Bentley Spain Undisclosed "?" Saturday vs. Georgia Tech
08/27/15 OL Jared Cohen Undisclosed out indefinitely
08/27/15 OL Will Dancy Undisclosed out for season
08/21/15 LB Tyrell Tomlin Eligibility out for season

Georgia Tech

09/27/15 DL Patrick Gamble Head "?" Saturday vs. North Carolina
09/27/15 DE Roderick Rook-Chungong Shoulder "?" Saturday vs. North Carolina
09/24/15 RB C.J. Leggett Knee out for season
09/24/15 OL Chris Griffin Knee out for season
09/24/15 WR Micheal Summers Undisclosed out indefinitely
09/24/15 RB Nate Cottrell Knee out for season
09/24/15 RB Qua Searcy Undisclosed out indefinitely
09/17/15 RB Quaide Weimerskirch Foot out indefinitely
09/08/15 QB Tim Byerly Leg out indefinitely

Guy's Pick: Take North Carolina

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