The Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets (7-5) face off against the Vanderbilt Commodores (6-6) on Friday, December 27th. This game will be played at Protective Stadium in Birmingham and televised on ESPN. Both Georgia Tech and Vanderbilt will be looking to bounce back from losses in their previous games. Kickoff is scheduled for 3:30 ET.

Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets vs Vanderbilt Commodores

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Georgia Tech Offense Breakdown

Georgia Tech’s offense is averaging 29.1 points per game, ranking 45th nationally, but they are 19th in our offensive power rankings heading into week 10. Quarterback Haynes King has been efficient, completing 72.5% of his passes for 1,910 yards, 11 touchdowns, and just one interception, giving him a passer rating of 109.

The Yellow Jackets are averaging 189.3 rushing yards per game. Jamal Haynes leads the ground attack with 808 yards, nine touchdowns, and an average of 5 yards per carry. Eric Singleton Jr. has 754 receiving yards on 56 catches.

Vanderbilt Offense Breakdown

Vanderbilt’s offense is averaging 26.7 points per game, placing them 55th nationally. However, they are ranked 32nd in our offensive power rankings heading into week 11. Quarterback Diego Pavia has thrown for 2,133 yards, with 17 touchdowns and four interceptions, giving him a passer rating of 97.

Vanderbilt ranks 100th in passing attempts per game, averaging 23.6, and 86th in rushing yards, with 140.5 yards per game. Sedrick Alexander leads the ground game with 554 yards and six touchdowns, averaging 3 yards per carry. Junior Sherrill has 401 receiving yards and three touchdowns.

Georgia Tech Team Defense

Georgia Tech’s defense has allowed 24.8 points per game this season, ranking 46th nationally. In their last game, a 44-42 loss to Georgia, they gave up 44 points but allowed just 277 total yards, including 136 passing yards and 141 rushing yards on 37 attempts. They also forced one interception.

Opponents have averaged 122.2 rushing yards per game on 28.2 attempts, the 10th fewest attempts in the country. Through the air, Georgia Tech has allowed 225.8 passing yards per game, with quarterbacks completing 63.4% of their passes and posting a 96.3 passer rating.

Georgia Tech Team Defense

Vanderbilt’s defense has allowed an average of 23.1 points per game this season, ranking 34th nationally. In their recent game against Tennessee, they gave up 36 points, including four passing touchdowns, while allowing 538 total yards. Tennessee rushed 47 times for 281 yards, though Vanderbilt’s defense didn’t allow a rushing touchdown.

Opponents have averaged 238.3 passing yards per game against Vanderbilt, completing 66.9% of their throws. The defense has faced the 31st fewest rushing attempts in the country, allowing 137.8 rushing yards per game.

Georgia Tech vs Vanderbilt Trends

• Georgia Tech has a 1-2 record in their last three road games. In this stretch, they averaged 29 points per game while allowing 33. The team also performed well vs the spread at 2-1.
• Across their last three home contests, Vanderbilt has been good against the spread posting a mark of 3-0. Their overall mark in these games was 2-1, while averaging 18 points per game.
• Going back to their previous three games as the underdog, Vanderbilt has an ATS mark of 1-2 while going 0-3 straight up.
• Against the spread, the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets have put together 1-1-1 in their last three games as the betting favorite. In these same games, they went 3-0 straight up.

Yellow Jackets vs Commodores Prediction

Vanderbilt comes into this week one matchup as the slight underdog at +2.5, but we have them winning straight-up 27-25 over Georgia Tech. If you’re looking to place a bet on the money line, we like Vanderbilt to pull off the upset.

With the over/under line sitting at 51.5 points, our projection of 52 total points aligns closely with the line. However, we would lean slightly towards taking the over in this matchup.

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