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Clemson
Tigers
4 - 0
Georgia Tech
Yellow Jackets
2 - 2
October 17, 2020, 12:00 PM EDT
 | Bobby Dodd Stadium at Historic Grant Field

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Clemson
Tigers
4 - 0
Georgia Tech
Yellow Jackets
2 - 2
October 17, 2020, 12:00 PM EDT
 | Bobby Dodd Stadium at Historic Grant Field

  • After solidifying its No. 1 ranking last week with a dominant win over Miami, Clemson (4-0 SU, 1-3 ATS) has a much easier task this week as four-touchdown chalk at Georgia Tech. The Yellow Jackets (2-2, 2-2) lost last year’s meeting by 38 points, their fifth straight loss to Clemson.

    Clemson Tigers vs Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets
    • Date/Time: October 17, 12 noon ET
    • Stadium: Bobby Dodd Stadium
    • TV Coverage: ABC
    • Sportsbook Odds: Clemson -26 | O/U 60 (Line History)
    • Clemson vs Georgia Tech Matchup Report

    Sportsbook Odds Analysis

    Clemson was a 37-point favorite when these teams met last year at Memorial Stadium, a game the Tigers won 52-14. However, Clemson has never been favored by a larger margin than this at Georgia Tech.

    Clemson News & Notes

    So much for Clemson’s defense being vulnerable after losing eight starters from last year. The Tigers’ stop unit didn’t allow an offensive touchdown until midway through the fourth quarter in last week’s showdown against Miami, holding Hurricanes star quarterback D’Eriq King to just 121 passing yards. Excluding a 56-yard run by King, Miami had just 33 rushing yards on 24 attempts.

    Offensively, Trevor Lawrence threw for three touchdowns and added another on the ground, while two-time ACC player of the year Travis Etienne racked up 222 total yards and reached the end zone twice. Clemson did struggle on special teams, however, having three field-goal attempts blocked – including a 61-yarder at the end of the first half that was returned for a touchdown.

    The 42-17 victory was the first point-spread cover of the year for the Tigers, who were 14-point favorites. Coach Dabo Swinney also gave UNDER 60 backers a scare when he used an uptempo offense in the dying minutes, then ultimately knelt with Clemson at the Miami one-yard line in the final seconds.

    Georgia Tech News & Notes

    The Yellow Jackets’ days of being a run-heavy dual-option team are quickly becoming a distant memory. Georgia Tech enters this week with the 38th-best passing attack in the nation, averaging 239.3 yards through the air, and is 20th in total offense at 453 yards per contest.

    Freshman quarterback Jeff Sims threw for 313 yards and a career-high two touchdowns in last Friday’s come-from-behind 46-27 win over Louisville. Georgia Tech outscored the Cardinals 39-6 in the final 31 minutes of that contest to erase a 21-7 deficit.

    The 46 points shattered Georgia Tech’s previous single-game record of 28 points under second-year head coach Geoff Collins, and the Jackets have gained 400 or more yards in four consecutive games for the first time since 2014.

    The win over Louisville was a rare home cover for the Jackets, who are just 2-7 ATS in their last nine at Bobby Dodd Stadium. To improve to 3-7 ATS in their last 10 at home, they’ll need to continue emphasizing ball security. After turning the ball over five times in each of its two previous outings, Georgia Tech didn’t commit a single turnover against the Cardinals.

    Betting Pick: OVER 60

    Georgia Tech’s offense is brimming with confidence right now and they could enjoy some early success against a Clemson defense that might let down a bit after last week’s big win over Miami. A couple of Georgia Tech touchdowns is probably all we need for the Jackets to go OVER the total for the fourth straight game.

    Shark Bites
    • Clemson is 7-2 ATS in its last 9 road games.
    • The total has gone OVER in 9 of Georgia Tech’s last 12 conference games.
    • Clemson is 4-0-1 ATS in its last 5 games vs Georgia Tech (avg margin: 23.6).
Back to Matchup

Odds

Saturday, October 17 Sat Oct 17

Opening
Current
Clemson
vsFinal
Georgia Tech
Spread
Moneyline
O/U
Opening
-26
-110
-3700
o8
-670
+26
-110
+2300
u8
+650
Spread
Moneyline
O/U
Current
-27
-113
-3500
o63.5
-115
+27
-107
+1300
u63.5
-105
Line History
Final

Edge Finder

38.57
 Total Score
17.33
247.43
 Passing Yards
178.83
170.00
 Rushing Yards
153.17
31:05
 Time on Field
27:54
70.86
 Number of Plays
65.00
5.89
 Yards Per Play
5.11
38.57
 Total Score
17.33
7.29
 First Quarter
3.33
10.14
 Second Quarter
5.67
10.00
 Third Quarter
4.50
9.29
 Fourth Quarter
3.33
247.43
 Passing Yards
178.83
32.86
 Pass Attempts
30.00
20.71
 Pass Completions
17.50
1.57
 Sacks
3.00
8.29
 Sack Yards
19.50
11.94
 Yards Per Pass
10.22
170.00
 Rushing Yards
153.17
38.00
 Rush Attempts
35.00
4.47
 Yards Per Rush
4.38
0.29
 Interceptions
0.33
1.29
 Fumbles
0.83
0.43
 Fumbles Lost
0.33
0.71
 Total Turnovers
0.67
6.29
 Penalties
6.33
58.86
 Penalty Yards
58.83
31:05
 Time on Field
27:54
70.86
 Number of Plays
65.00
5.89
 Yards Per Play
5.11
4.71
 Punts
6.33
40.68
 Punt Average
40.01
38.43
 Return Yards
42.67

Head To Head

CLEM
 Stat Type GTECH
8-2
 Record
2-8
7-2-1
 ATS
2-7-1
5-5
 O/U
5-5
34.60
 Score
21.00
205.30
 Rush Yds
213.00
33.50
 Pass Attempts
14.60
64.18
 Completion %
44.52
261.00
 Passing Yds
99.50
466.3
 Total Yds
312.5
2.00
 Turnovers
1.60
CLEM
 Stat Type GTECH
3-0
 Record
0-3
2-0-1
 ATS
0-2-1
2-1
 O/U
2-1
41.67
 Score
15.00
293.33
 Rush Yds
167.00
31.00
 Pass Attempts
13.00
63.44
 Completion %
33.33
220.00
 Passing Yds
75.33
513.33
 Total Yds
242.33
2.00
 Turnovers
2.00
Aug 29/19 (1 of 10)
CLEM
 Stat Type GTECH
Home
Away
52
 Score
14
-36.5
 ATS
+36.5
60.5 o
 O/U
60.5 u
411
 Rush Yds
157
30
 Pass Attempts
18
60.00
 Completion %
38.89
221
 Passing Yds
137
632
 Total Yds
294
3
 Turnovers
4
Sep 22/18 (2 of 10)
CLEM
 Stat Type GTECH
Away
Home
49
 Score
21
-16
 ATS
+16
55.5 o
 O/U
55.5 u
248
 Rush Yds
146
30
 Pass Attempts
8
63.33
 Completion %
37.50
232
 Passing Yds
57
480
 Total Yds
203
2
 Turnovers
1
Oct 28/17 (3 of 10)
CLEM
 Stat Type GTECH
Home
Away
24
 Score
10
-14
 ATS
+14
51 o
 O/U
51 u
221
 Rush Yds
198
33
 Pass Attempts
13
66.67
 Completion %
23.08
207
 Passing Yds
32
428
 Total Yds
230
1
 Turnovers
1
Sep 22/16 (4 of 10)
CLEM
 Stat Type GTECH
Away
Home
26
 Score
7
-10.5
 ATS
+10.5
58 o
 O/U
58 u
138
 Rush Yds
95
48
 Pass Attempts
14
66.67
 Completion %
28.57
304
 Passing Yds
29
442
 Total Yds
124
1
 Turnovers
1
Oct 10/15 (5 of 10)
CLEM
 Stat Type GTECH
Home
Away
43
 Score
24
-7
 ATS
+7
52 o
 O/U
52 u
201
 Rush Yds
71
33
 Pass Attempts
14
69.70
 Completion %
42.86
336
 Passing Yds
159
537
 Total Yds
230
3
 Turnovers
1
Nov 15/14 (6 of 10)
CLEM
 Stat Type GTECH
Away
Home
6
 Score
28
-2
 ATS
+2
57 o
 O/U
57 u
131
 Rush Yds
251
21
 Pass Attempts
11
52.38
 Completion %
72.73
59
 Passing Yds
102
190
 Total Yds
353
3
 Turnovers
2
Nov 14/13 (7 of 10)
CLEM
 Stat Type GTECH
Home
Away
55
 Score
31
-10.5
 ATS
+10.5
61 o
 O/U
61 u
168
 Rush Yds
248
30
 Pass Attempts
26
76.67
 Completion %
57.69
383
 Passing Yds
192
551
 Total Yds
440
1
 Turnovers
2
Oct 6/12 (8 of 10)
CLEM
 Stat Type GTECH
Home
Away
47
 Score
31
-11
 ATS
+11
71 o
 O/U
71 u
204
 Rush Yds
339
42
 Pass Attempts
14
61.90
 Completion %
64.29
397
 Passing Yds
144
601
 Total Yds
483
2
 Turnovers
1
Oct 29/11 (9 of 10)
CLEM
 Stat Type GTECH
Away
Home
17
 Score
31
-3.5
 ATS
+3.5
64 o
 O/U
64 u
95
 Rush Yds
383
41
 Pass Attempts
9
58.54
 Completion %
44.44
304
 Passing Yds
60
399
 Total Yds
443
4
 Turnovers
2
Oct 23/10 (10 of 10)
CLEM
 Stat Type GTECH
Home
Away
27
 Score
13
-4
 ATS
+4
51.5 o
 O/U
51.5 u
236
 Rush Yds
242
27
 Pass Attempts
19
62.96
 Completion %
31.58
167
 Passing Yds
83
403
 Total Yds
325
0
 Turnovers
1

Team Records

CLEM
 Record GTECH
4-0
 All
2-2
3-0
 Home
1-1
1-0
 Away
1-1
0-0
 Neutral Site
0-0
1-3
 ATS
2-2
1-2
 ATS Home
1-1
0-1
 ATS Away
1-1
0-0
 ATS Neutral Site
0-0
1-3
 O/U
3-1
1-2
 O/U Home
2-0
0-1
 O/U Away
1-1
0-0
 O/U Neutral Site
0-0
CLEM
 Record GTECH
3-0
 All
2-1
2-0
 Home
1-0
1-0
 Away
1-1
0-0
 Neutral Site
0-0
1-2
 ATS
2-1
1-1
 ATS Home
1-0
0-1
 ATS Away
1-1
0-0
 ATS Neutral Site
0-0
1-2
 O/U
2-1
1-1
 O/U Home
1-0
0-1
 O/U Away
1-1
0-0
 O/U Neutral Site
0-0
CLEM
 Record GTECH
4-0
 All
2-2
3-0
 Home
1-1
1-0
 Away
1-1
0-0
 Neutral Site
0-0
1-3
 ATS
2-2
1-2
 ATS Home
1-1
0-1
 ATS Away
1-1
0-0
 ATS Neutral Site
0-0
1-3
 O/U
3-1
1-2
 O/U Home
2-0
0-1
 O/U Away
1-1
0-0
 O/U Neutral Site
0-0

Gametime Weather

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Wind Impact Stadium Type Open
N/A

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Last 10 Games

Date Opp Score SU Line Total ATS OFF. RUSH OFF. PASS OFF. TOTAL DEF. RUSH DEF. PASS DEF. TOTAL TO
Oct 10, 2020MIAMI42-17W-14/60.5-W/U25829255089121210-2
Oct 3, 2020UVA41-23W-28/55-L/O137329466147270417-2
Sep 19, 2020CITAD49-0W-50.5/57-L/U16224340586761620
Sep 12, 2020WAKE37-13W-34.5/59-L/U185376561372933301
Jan 13, 2020LSU25-42L+4.5/66.5-L/O1602343941654636281
Dec 28, 2019OHIOST29-23W-2.5/62.5-W/U158259417196320516-2
Dec 7, 2019VIRGNA62-17W-29/57-W/O211408619104283387-3
Nov 30, 2019S.CARO38-3W-27.5/50.5-W/U21131652769105174-1
Nov 16, 2019WAKE52-3W-34.5/59-W/U1683485166441105-1
Nov 9, 2019NCSU55-10W-35/54.5-W/O246303549124166290-4
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Date Opp Score SU Line Total ATS OFF. RUSH OFF. PASS OFF. TOTAL DEF. RUSH DEF. PASS DEF. TOTAL TO
Oct 9, 2020LOUIS46-27W+4.5/63-W/O192258450242229471-3
Sep 26, 2020CUSE20-37L-7.5/52-L/O2751784531631943574
Sep 19, 2020UCF21-49L+9.5/63.5-L/O2272444712434176603
Sep 12, 2020FSU16-13W+13/49.5-W/U161277438109198307-1
Nov 30, 2019GEORGI7-52L+28.5/46.5-L/O9940139219281500-2
Nov 21, 2019NCSU28-26W+2.5/46.5-W/O2661293952302274571
Nov 16, 2019VTECH0-45L+6/51.5-L/U53811342382234612
Nov 9, 2019VIRGNA28-33L+15.5/45.5-W/O1432293721552584131
Nov 2, 2019PITT10-20L+9.5/44-L/U86108194158204362-1
Oct 19, 2019MI-FL28-21W+18.5/46-W/O2071383451572003570
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