Louisville Cardinals vs Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Prediction, 9/1/2023 College Football Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Louisville Cardinals vs Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets

Date: Friday, September 1, 2023

Location: Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, GA

TV: ESPN+

Odds/Point Spread: Yellow Jackets (+8)

Total/Over-Under: 49.5

The Louisville Cardinals (8-5 last season) are en route to Mercedes-Benz Stadium on Friday, September 1, 2023 where they will compete against the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets (5-7 last year). Georgia Tech opens this game as 8-point dogs. The total is set at 49.5.

The Louisville Cardinals wrapped up their year holding a 8-5 mark. In their last game, the Cardinals faced the Cincinnati Bearcats and notched a win by a score of 24-7. Brock Domann went 13/21 with 132 yards passing and 1 touchdown. He had a QB rating of 120.9 and finished the game with 1 interception. Maurice Turner was the rushing leader for the Cardinals with 31 carries for 160 yds (5.2 yds per attempt). The Louisville Cardinals rushed the ball a total of 49 times and recorded 287 yds, which is an average of 5.9 yards per carry. When the final whistle blew, they had 72 plays which converted into 419 yards. Louisville surrendered 7 pass completions on 15 attempts for 83 yds, and a completion percentage of 46.7%. When it came to the battle of the line of scrimmage, the Cardinals gave up 44 yds on 38 attempts, which is an average of 1.2 yds per run allowed.

Regarding getting in the endzone, the Louisville Cardinals held an average of 26.9 PPG. Offensively they averaged 200.6 yards in the run game, which was 23rd in the country. The Cardinals earned 5,281 total yards for last season. Louisville compiled 13 passing touchdowns and 25 rushing touchdowns. Louisville tallied 264 1st downs offensively, and they committed 90 infractions for 858 yds. They turned the football over 23 different times.

When talking about passing yardage, the Cardinals allowed 2,561 yards which ranked them 29th in Division 1. In their 13 games played last year, they allowed 197.0 yards per outing via the pass and surrendering a completion percentage of 58.3%. They gave up 330.2 yards per game which had them ranked 24th in D-1. They gave up 17 touchdowns through the air in addition to 13 rushing touchdowns. They gave up an average of 3.6 yards per rushing attempt and 133.2 yards on the ground per game last season. Over the course of last season, they gave up 1,732 running yards through 13 games. The Cardinals were ranked 12th in Division 1 in terms of their opponents scoring, giving up 19.2 PPG.

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The Yellow Jackets wrapped up their year having earned a 5-7 record. In their last game, the Yellow Jackets took a loss by a score of 37-14 against the Georgia Bulldogs. Zach Gibson walked away from the game with 191 yards on 19/35 through the air while his quarterback rate was 100.1. He kept the ball away from the defense with no interceptions and his average yards per pass attempt was 5.5. Dontae Smith carried the rock 10 times for 34 yds, ending the game with 3.4 yards per attempt for Georgia Tech. Georgia Tech rushed for 1.4 yards per tote, finishing the game with 40 yards on 28 carries. The Yellow Jackets finished the game with 255 yards while they ran 64 plays (4.0 yds per play). The Yellow Jackets passing defense gave up a completion percentage of 55.0%, relinquishing 143 yds on 11 for 20 passing. Georgia Tech allowed 41 running attempts for 264 yds (6.4 yds per carry).

In relation to the points being put on the board, the Yellow Jackets ranked 125th in the nation scoring 17.2 points per contest. Last season, the Yellow Jackets racked up 2,306 passing yards as well as averaging 192.2 passing yards per outing, ranking them 109th in college football. The Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets averaged 324.8 yards per game, which ranked them 115th in D-1. The Georgia Tech offense racked up 623 yds of penalties on 70 infractions, which ranked them 92nd in the nation in terms of helping out the other team.

Georgia Tech gave up a total of 2,263 yards rushing (188.6 yards per game) and 20 touchdowns on the ground last year. They allowed the opposition 17 touchdowns via the pass as well as 212.4 yards/game, which had them sitting 47th in Division 1. The Yellow Jackets defense took the field for 866 plays, which had them sitting 67th in the country. The Yellow Jackets conceded 28.4 PPG, which had them in 84th in the nation. Overall, they conceded 341 points in total.

Who will win tonight's Cardinals/Yellow Jackets college football game against the spread?

Tony's Pick: Take the Cardinals -8

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