The Clemson Tigers and Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets meet at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta Monday. Kickoff is scheduled for 8 p.m. ET (ESPN). Below, we analyze Tipico Sportsbook‘s lines around the Clemson vs. Georgia Tech odds, and make our expert college football picks and predictions.
The Tigers had a down year in 2021 by its recent standards. Clemson is hungry to get back to the ACC Championship Game, as well as to the College Football Playoffs. Clemson went 10-3 with a bowl win last season, and there aren’t many places where that’s considered mediocre.
The Yellow Jackets put up a strong fight against the Tigers in Death Valley last September, falling 14-8 while easily cashing as 27.5-point underdogs as the Under cashed. Georgia Tech didn’t win, but put up a much better effort after getting crushed 73-7 in Atlanta in October 2020.
Monday’s meeting is the 88th between the schools. Clemson has won 7 in a row and 9 of the last 10, but Georgia Tech leads the all-time series 51-34-2.
Clemson is ranked No. 4 in the AFCA Coaches Poll powered by USA TODAY Sports.
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Clemson vs. Georgia Tech odds
Odds provided by Tipico Sportsbook; access USA TODAY Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list. Lines last updated Sunday at 1:37 a.m. ET.
- Money line (ML): Clemson -2000 (bet $2,000 to win $100) | Georgia Tech +900 (bet $100 to win $900)
- Against the spread (ATS): Clemson -23.5 (-110) | Georgia Tech +23.5 (-110)
- Over/Under (O/U): 50.5 (O: -117 | U: -103)
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Clemson vs. Georgia Tech picks and predictions
Prediction
Clemson 38, Georgia Tech 17
Money line
Clemson (-2000) will cost you 20 times your potential return, and that’s just too much risk for not enough reward. Over the course of a season, that’s a losing betting strategy picking heavy favorites.
PASS.
Against the spread
GEORGIA TECH +23.5 (-110) will be playing just a few miles from campus, so it could be argued that this is essentially a home game. But 1, that didn’t make much difference in 2020 when Clemson won by 66 at Bobby Dodd. And 2, Clemson’s campus is a short ride down I-85 to Atlanta, so there will be plenty of orange-clad fans at full throat.
The Yellow Jackets are the play here, though, as the Tigers offense struggled last season. Georgia Tech’s D held Clemson to just 14 points on its home field. While QB D.J. Uiagalelei should be much better in his 2nd full season, the Yellow Jackets are no longer the pushover they used to be. Look for Georgia Tech to at least hang around and keep it within 3 TDs.
Over/Under
OVER 50.5 (-117) is worth playing lightly.
We saw the Under cash in last season’s meeting at Death Valley, but the Over hit in Atlanta in 2020. The Over is also 5-2 in the last 7 ACC games for the Yellow Jackets, too. This won’t be a track meet, but it also won’t be a defensive slog like last year’s battle, either.
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