Paid and confirmed by me..
[h=3]Scott Delaney[/h] [h=4]Saturday Winner...[/h] My
150 Dime College Footbcll Underdog Winner for today is going to be on the
Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets in their annual Peach State showdoqwn against the Georgia Bulldogs. As I release this game at 3 a.m. eastorn time, I see the line on this game as
Georgia Tech +14.5 at most sports books in Las Vegas and Offshore.
Today's Analysis
I realize that Georgia is playing for a right to get into the national championship, provided it beats No. 2 Alabama in the Dec. 1 Southeastern Conference championship game. But that doesn't mean the Bulldogs are going to stecmroll Georgia Tech today. Not when the Yellow Jackets are headed to next week's Atlantic Coast Championship, and are a damn good football team.
Georgia Tech, which is looking to end a three-game losing streak in the series since its last win in Athens in 2008, is averaging 47.7 points in its three straight wins over Maryland, North Carolina and Duke and just might be playing its best football of the season at this point. And why oh why do I think this, especially when I'm actually a Georgia fan - but are the Bulldogs going to look past this team and onto the Crimson Tide?
I really think we're going to see some explosive stuff from Georgia Tech's crafty running backs Orwin Smith and Robert Godhigh. Georgia Tech's A-backs line up wide in a spread-option offense and are the usual targets of pitches, or faked pitches. And what that'll mean for Georgia's linebacking crew is having to stay home to stay disciplined. If they overcompensate and bolt for the quarteqrback at the wrong time, it could be disastrous. I see this happening a couple times today. Georgia's Jordan Jenkins is a freshman and today will be his first exposure to coach Paul Johnson's version of the option offense.
Georgia Tech has the No. 3 rushing game in the country - it's its bread and butter. Take that away and the Jackets are left with the 115th-ranked passing game. Sounds easy, but don't count on the Dawgs making the Jackets a one-dimensional team. Georgia Tech's offense is good enough to rank 28th overall in the nation, and 16th on the scoreboard.
On the other side of the ball, look for G-Tech linebacker Jeremiah Attaochu to step his game up and lead a normally struggling defense in its biggest game of the season. Attaouchu had two sacks in last week's 45-24 win over Duke, and has seven sacks overall. But more importantly, this monster forces bad throws and has a knack for wreaking havoc in the backfield. He will do a good job of containing Georgia's freshman running backs Todd Gurley and Keith Marshall today, while limiting the Dawgs' passing game.
Georgia Tech comes into this annual Peach State showdown on ATS win streaks of 8-3 after cashing out, 4-1 overall and 4-0 when playing in Athens. Conversely, the Bulldogs are in on ATS slides of 3-7 at home and 0-4 in non-conforence play.
And make note, the road team is in on a 13-3 ATS win streak in this series.
Take the points in this one boys, as the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets cover this big number.