A key Week 7 battle has the visiting Yellow Jackets travelling to Virginia on Saturday to face the Cavaliers.

The Cavaliers are 3-2 so far on the season, and 1-4 ATS vs. the number. The Yellow Jackets, meanwhile, are 6-0 and 4-1-1 ATS. Over under bettors have seen Virginia go 1-4 and the Yellow Jackets go 5-1 on the totals.



View Georgia Tech vs Virginia Odds and Stats.

Betting Line: Bettors looking to back the visiting Yellow Jackets in this one found them as 8-point favorites on the Sportsbook college football point spread. Bookmark the college football odds pages to see where the over under number opens in this game.

Power Rankings / Prediction: The OddsShark Power Rankings have the Cavaliers at No. 23 and the Yellow Jackets at No. 20 heading into this contest. Handicapping models project a 52-35 result in favor of the Yellow Jackets.



How They Match Up:
Offensively, the game matches up Virginia's No. 69-ranked offense (27.2 PPG) against a Yellow Jackets defense that ranks No. 53 at 24.2 PPG. The Cavaliers passing attack has averaged 261.6 yards per game, more than the Yellow Jackets give up through the air (181.5 YPG on average).

In comparing defenses, the Yellow Jackets own the league's No. 63-rated front 7 in terms of stopping the run, allowing 169.5 yards per game when on the road. Virginia, on the other hand, rates No. 42 this week in generating rushing yards at home.

Georgia Tech won its last outing, a 21-16 result against Maryland on October 8. Georgia Tech failed to cover in that game as a 15.5-point favorite, while the 37 combined points took the game UNDER the total.

In their last action, Virginia was a 21-20 Sportsbook at home against Idaho. They failed to cover the 16–point spread as favorites, while the combined score (41) was profitable news for UNDER bettors.


Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Trends:
When playing in October are 9-1
When playing on grass are 6-4
After outgaining opponent are 7-3
When playing within the conference are 6-4

Virginia Cavaliers Trends:
When playing in October are 5-5
When playing on grass are 4-6
After outgaining opponent are 4-6
When playing within the conference are 1-9

A few Yellow Jackets at Cavaliers trends to consider:
Georgia Tech is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Georgia Tech's last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Georgia Tech's last 7 games when playing Virginia
Georgia Tech is 16-6-1 ATS in its last 23 games on the road
Virginia is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games when playing at home against Georgia Tech
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Virginia's last 7 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Virginia's last 5 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Virginia's last 7 games when playing Georgia Tech


Next up:
Georgia Tech at Miami, Saturday, October 22
Virginia home to North Carolina State, Saturday, October 22