The Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets (4-6, 3-4 ACC) will face the No. 11 North Carolina Tar Heels (9-1, 6-0) on Saturday at Kenan Memorial Stadium. Kickoff is scheduled for 5:30 p.m. ET (ESPN2). Below, we analyze Tipico Sportsbook‘s lines around the Georgia Tech vs. North Carolina odds, and make our expert college football picks and predictions.
The Yellow Jackets suffered a 35-14 loss to the Miami Hurricanes last week, which caused them to come up short of covering as 2-point favorites at home. Georgia Tech has lost 3 of its last 4 games, all against ACC opponents.
The Tar Heels defeated Wake Forest 36-34 in an exciting ACC shootout last week as they covered as 4.5-point underdogs on the road. North Carolina is on a 6-game winning streak, which has the team slotted in the No. 13 spot in the College Football Playoff Rankings.
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Georgia Tech at North Carolina odds
Provided by Tipico Sportsbook; access USA TODAY Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list. Lines last updated Thursday at 10:56 a.m. ET.
- Moneyline (ML): Georgia Tech +700 (bet $100 to win $700) | North Carolina -1200 (bet $1,200 to win $100)
- Against the spread (ATS): Georgia Tech +21 (-107) | North Carolina -21 (-113)
- Over/Under (O/U): 62.5 (O: -112 | U: -108)
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Georgia Tech at North Carolina picks and predictions
Prediction
North Carolina 44, Georgia Tech 21
Moneyline
AVOID the moneyline in this game unless you are supremely confident in Georgia Tech pulling off the massive upset on the road. Despite North Carolina being the massive favorite, taking them straight up isn’t worth the risk at the current odds.
Against the spread
The Tar Heels have lofty aspirations this season with a 9-1 record, so NORTH CAROLINA -21 (-113) is the ideal choice. The only thing that could prevent the Tar Heels from covering is if they look ahead to their next 2 games against North Carolina State and Clemson.
The Yellow Jackets are 1-5 ATS in their last 6 games against a team with a winning home record. Also, the favorite is 4-1 ATS in the last 5 meetings between Georgia Tech and North Carolina.
Over/Under
High-scoring contests are always fun to root for and this is a game that could have plenty of scoring, especially from the Tar Heels. OVER 62.5 (-112) is the correct way to play this game as North Carolina is scoring 38.3 points per game (11th in the nation) while the defense is giving up 32.1 points per game (107th in the nation).
On top of those numbers, the Over is 4-0-1 in the last 5 meetings between the Yellow Jackets and the Tar Heels when the game is in North Carolina. The Over is also 5-1-1 in the last 7 meetings overall.
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