North Carolina vs. Georgia Tech College Football Picks: Undefeated (3-0) and ranked No. 22 (AP), the North Carolina Tar Heels will will travel to Atlanta for its ACC opener to face Georgia Tech (2-1, 1-1). The Tar Heels are coming off of a 31-17 win over East Carolina. Georgia Tech is coming off of a 33-17 loss at Miami last Thursday.
College football picks oddsmakers at Bodog.com lists Georgia Tech as slight 3-chalk favorites versus the Tar Heels with a 45 total. The Yellow Jackets are installed as -145 favorites on the Bodog moneyline while Tar Heels backers are getting +125 moneyline odds.
It will be important for North Carolina to get out to an early start, particularly on the road. The Tar Heels did not score a point until the fourth quarter in its only other road game this season.
The key to today's game will be which schools defense can keep the other teams offense off the field. North Carolina has held the ball on average for eight minutes or more of each quarter in its last two games, except for the second quarter (4:50). It is averaging 9:24 in the first and 9:32 in the fourth in the last two games, both relatively tight. Against Miami, Georgia Tech held the ball for 8:54 in the first quarter and would have it just 17:31 for the remaining 45 minutes of the game. The Yellow Jackets had 35 of their 54 plays in the first half. That was largely because Miami's offense maintained possession for over 19 minutes of the 30-minute second half.
T.J. Yates threw two touchdown passes in Week 3 to lead North Carolina to a 31-17 win over East Carolina. The Tar Heels managed to cover the 8-point spread in that contest, while the combined score went OVER the day's posted total (44).
Georgia Tech was defeated 33-17 by Miami in Week 3, as 4-point underdogs. The 50 points fell UNDER the posted total of 54. Demaryius Thomas had six catches for 134 yards and a TD in that loss for the Yellow Jackets.
College Football Picks: Georgia Tech -3 ATS is the play in this game.
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