Georgia vs Georgia Tech NCAAF Handicapping
The Georgia Bulldogs and the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets will meet as unranked teams for just the second time since 1996 this Saturday, but that won’t change how the two teams will approach this annual rivalry.
Georgia at Georgia Tech
Date: Saturday, November 30, 2013
Time 3:30 p.m. EST
Venue Bobby Dodd Stadium
City: Atlanta
O/U Odds: OFF
Spread: Georgia Tech +3
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And while Georgia Tech and the NCAA says Georgia leads the series 63-39-5 — the Bulldogs argue the series is 63-37-5.
As the great debate rages, Georgia’s (7-4) preseason hopes of contending for a national championship have faded, and it will arrive in Atlanta without senior quarterback Aaron Murray who is out with a left knee injury after starting 52 consecutive games for the Bulldogs.
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Murray played what is likely to be his last game ever in a Bulldogs uniform , in last week’s 59-17 victory over Kentucky.
Enter in junior Hutson Mason, who will get his first career start this weekend after coming into the game in relirf of the injured Murray last week, passing for 189 yards and a touchdown.
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On the opposite side of the ball, the Bulldogs have allowed 30 or more points seven times in 11 games and will have to deal with a Yellow Jackets’ rushing attack, which features three 1,000-yard career rushers , and will add a fourth if quarterback Vad Lee gains 30 yards on Saturday.
In the meantime, the Yellow Jackets (7-4) rank fourth nationally in rushing yards per game , but will be challenged by a Georgia rush defense that has surrendered only 138 yards per contest.
And while Georgia Tech rebounded from a 55-31 loss at Clemson two weeks ago, with a 66-7rout of Alabama A&M last week, the Bulldogs will be no pushover. .
They will need to rely on a defense that has been stingy all season long, all ranking 10th nationally in rush defense and 17th nationally in yards allowed per game, while allowing just 22 points per game — their best since 2009.
Matt’s Free Prediction
Murray passed for 738 yards and nine touchdowns in his three career matchups with Georgia Tech, and holds SEC records for total offense, passing yards, touchdown passes and completions.
But Georgia will obviously be crippled without Murray, so look for Tech to grab this one at home.
Georgia Tech 27, Georgia 21
