Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets vs Duke Blue Devils Game Preview and Prediction - 10/09/2021

Game Time: 12:30 pm ET, Saturday, October 9, 2021

Venue:  Wallace Wade Stadium, Durham, NC

Where to Watch:  RSN

DraftKings:  Point Spread:  GT -3.5, Duke +3.5; Over/Under:  59 points

Bet365:  Point Spread:  GT -3.5, Duke +3.5; Over/Under:  59.5 points

BetMGM:  Point Spread:  GT -3.5, Duke +3.5; Over/Under:  59 points

 

Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets:  2-3 (5th place, ACC Coastal)

Duke Blue Devils:  3-2 (6th place, ACC Coastal)

 

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Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets:  lost at home one Oct. 2 against the Pittsburgh Panthers 52-21.

Duke Blue Devils:  lost on the road on Oct. 2 against the North Carolina Tar Heels 38-7.

 

 

 

Georgia Tech is coming into this game with a 2-3 record overall and they are 0-1 in their road games this season where they will be in this game. This will be their 4th conference matchup of their season and they are already down with a 1-2 record in their conference games this season. Their 2 wins came against the Kennesaw State Owls and the North Carolina Tar Heels while their 3 losses came against the Northern Illinois Huskies, the Clemson Tigers, and against Pittsburgh in their last game. Jeff Sims struggled quite a bit in their last game as he completed 24/33 passes for 359 yards, 2 touchdowns and 2 interceptions. Dontae Smith led the team in rushing with 43 yards and 1 touchdown on 9 carries but they did not really have much of a run game going in that game. Jahmyr Gibbs had a great day as he led the receivers with 125 yards on 6 receptions. Malachi Carter also had a nice day with 73 receiving yards on 6 receptions while Malik Rutherford was right behind him with 62 yards receiving on 5 receptions. Tre Swilling led the defense with 4 solo tackles and 1 sack while Quez Jackson was right with him with 4 solo tackles and 10 assisted ones, Juanyeh Thomas also had 4 solo tackles and 4 assisted ones in that game. Swilling had the only sack in the game for their defense and no one on the defense had an interception in that one. They have scored 140 points in their first 5 games and they have allowed their opponents to score 127 points against them. Their offense is averaging 395.2 YPG while their defense is allowing 361.2 YPG. 

 

 

Duke is coming into this game with a 3-2 record overall and they are 3-0 in their home games this season where they will be in this game. This will be their 2nd conference matchup on their schedule this year and they are already down with a 0-1 record in their conference games this college football season. Their 3 wins came against the NC A&T Aggies, the Northwestern Wildcats, and the Kansas Jayhawks while their 2 losses came against the Charlotte 49ers and against UNC in their last game. Gunnar Holmberg struggled in their last game as he completed 17/24 passes for 184 yards, 1 touchdown and 1 interception. Mataeo Durant had a great day on the ground as he led the team in rushing with 114 yards on 9 carries. He was basically their entire running game in that one. Jalon Calhoun led the receivers with 103 yards and 1 touchdown on 6 receptions while Jake Bobo also had 6 catches for 45 yards. Lummie Young IV and Da'Quan Johnson both led the defense with 7 solo tackles each in that game. DeWayne Carter led the defense in sacks with 1.5 while Caleb Oppan had the other 1/2 sack. Ben Frye, Shaka Heyward, and Aeneas Peebles all had 1 sack each in that game but no one on the defense came away with an interception. They have scored 162 points in their first 5 games and they have allowed their opponents to score 142 against them. Their offense is averaging 501.4 YPG while their defense is allowing 429 YPG. 

 

Duke has been scoring a lot of points in their games this year. They were stunted in their last game but they had scored over 30 points in each of their 3 games before that. Their defense is not that good either as they have been allowing a lot of points scored against them as well. They have allowed their opponent to score over 30 points against them in each of their last 2 games, including 1 game against the very bad Kansas Jayhawks. Georgia Tech has started to score more on offense in their last 2 games as well and their defense has been shredded in 2 very high scoring games for the Yellow Jackets. Both of these teams are starting to click on offense while their defenses both still need a lot of work. The best bet to place in this game is on the over here as there will be a lot of points scored from both sides in this one.

 

Georgia Tech Duke Prediction:  Our NCAAF Pick for Saturday, October 9, 2021 (12:30 pm ET start time) is GT 43 Duke 40.

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Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets: 91-96 ATS as a favorite. 130-138 O/U in all games. 86-97 O/U against conference opponents.

Duke Blue Devils: 171-160 ATS in all games. 130-115 ATS as an underdog. 29-19 ATS when the total is between 56.5 and 63.

 

 

Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets:  L. Blackburn (WR) out for season - Knee injury.

Duke Blue Devils:  M. Smith (TE) out for season - Knee injury.

 

 

Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets: Jahmyr Gibbs is one player to watch here. He leads his team in receiving yards this season and he is coming off of a good game where he had over 100 yards. He will want to carry that over into this game so look for him to get some targets in this game and make some big catches for his team here to help them try and win this game.

 

Duke Blue Devils: Mataeo Durant is one player to watch in this one. He leads his team in rushing yards and in touchdowns scored this season. He is coming off of a good game where he had over 100 rushing yards. He is a focal point of this offense so look for them to utilize him here and get him the ball as they look to win this game.

 

 

"Hats off to Pitt. That Kenny Pickett is a really, really good player. Manages to keep plays alive and break contain when we had receivers covered. I went and sought him out after the game and told him out highly I thought of him." - Geoff Collins on the opposing team’s quarterback in their loss to Pitt in their last game.

 

 

 

"We'll learn from this, but we'll put this behind us quickly in our preparation. The difference in the game, to some degree, was their explosives vs. our explosives." - David Cutcliffe after their loss to UNC in their last game. 

 

 

WR Carter, Malachi 

WR Sanders, Adonicas 

WR McGowan, Kyric 

TE Leonard, Dylan 

QB Yates, Jordan 

RB Mason, Jordan 

 

WR Bobo, Jake 

WR Pancol, Eli 

WR Calhoun, Jalon 

TE Marwede, Jake 

QB Holmberg, Gunnar 

RB Durant, Mataeo 

 

Passing: J. Yates (613)

Rushing: J. Gibbs (239)

Receiving: M. Carter (300)

Touchdowns: K. McGowan (3)

Sacks: C. Thomas (2.5)

Tackles: Q. Jackson (24)

 

Passing: G. Holmberg (1324)

Rushing: M. Durant (636)

Receiving: J. Bobo (437)

Touchdowns: M. Durant (8)

Sacks: L. Young IV (1)

Tackles: L. Young IV (17)

 

Coaches:

Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets: Geoff Collins (3rd season)

Duke Blue Devils: David Cutcliffe (14th season)

 

74 degrees F scattered thunderstorms, 88% humidity, 70% chance of rain, up to 9 mph wind speeds NE.