Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets vs Louisville Cardinals Prediction, Picks and Game Preview - 09/21/2024

Game Time: 3:30 pm ET, Saturday, September 21, 2024

Venue:  L&N Federal Credit Union Stadium, Louisville, KY

Where to Watch:  ESPN2

DraftKings:  Point Spread:  GA Tech +10.5, Louisville -10.5; Over/Under:  58.5 points

Bet365:  Point Spread:  GA Tech +10.5, Louisville -10.5; Over/Under:  58.5 points

BetMGM:  Point Spread:  GA Tech +10.5, Louisville -10.5; Over/Under:  58.5 points

Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets:  3-1 (1-1) (4th place, ACC)

Louisville Cardinals:  2-0 (0-0) (7th place, ACC)

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Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets:  lost their last game on the road against the Virginia Military Keydets 59-7.

Louisville Cardinals:  won their last game at home against the Jacksonville State Gamecocks 49-14.

Georgia Tech is entering this game with a 3-1 record overall and they have a 1-1 record in their conference games too. They are 2-0 in their home games, 0-1 in their road games, and they are also 1-0 in their neutral site games this season, but they will be on the road for this game. They won their last game against Virginia Military 59-7. Haynes King was the starting QB and he completed 17/22 passes for 275 passing yards, 3 touchdowns, and 0 interceptions. Trelain Maddox led the team in rushing yards with 53 and 1 TD. Eric Singleton Jr. led the receivers with 102 receiving yards on 5 receptions and 1 TD. Tah'j Butler led the defense in that game with 4 solo tackles and 1 assisted tackle while Trenilyas Tatum, Josh Robinson, and Sylvain Yondjouen each led the defense in sacks with 1. No one on the defense came away with an interception for them in that one.

 

 

 

Louisville is entering this game with a 2-0 record overall and they have a 0-0 record in their conference games too. They are 2-0 in their home games, 0-0 in their road games, and they are also 0-0 in their neutral site games this season, but they will be at home for this game. They won their last game against Jacksonville State 49-14. Tyler Shough was the starting QB and he completed 21/33 passes for 349 passing yards, 2 touchdowns, and 0 interceptions. Maurice Turner led the team in rushing yards with 60 and 1 TD. Ja'Corey Brooks led the receivers with 89 receiving yards on 6 receptions. Stanquan Clark led the defense in that game with 6 solo tackles and 3 assisted tackles while Jared Dawson and Tramel Logan each led the defense in sacks with 1. Quincy Riley came away with the only interception for them in that one.

The current betting odds have Louisville listed as a 10.5 point favorite in this game according to Draftkings Sportsbook. Louisville has looked really good in their games this season with their 2-0 record overall. They haven't really been tested in their 2 games, but both of their wins were also blow outs. Meanwhile, Georgia Tech has also looked good in their games this season with their 3-1 record overall, but they are already 1-1 in their conference games. They pulled off a great upset win over Florida State to start the season, but that game was in Ireland where the travel was tough on both teams, and Florida State is now 0-3 so that win doesn't look as good either. Their other 2 wins were both at home against weaker teams while their only loss this season came in their only true road game which was also a conference game, losing to Syracuse in a game they struggled to move the ball at times. They were always trailing in that game, but now they are on the road again for another conference game and they are playing a much stronger team. Louisville has a new starting QB this year but Jeff Brohm still took this team to the ACC Championship last year in his 1st season with the team and now with the conference up for grabs, he will be focused on getting back there but winning it this time. This is their 1st conference game of the season and it is at home so they are going to bring their best effort for this game. Georgia Tech has played well this season, but they don't have the offense to keep up in this game and Louisville will eventually pull away in this game like they did against Jax State in their last one. The best way to place a bet here is on Louisville to cover the spread in this game. 

Georgia Tech Louisville Prediction:  Our NCAAF Pick for Saturday, September 21, 2024 (3:30 pm ET start time) is Louisville 38 GA Tech 21.

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Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets: 4-9 (-10.85 units) on the 1st half moneyline in their last 13 games. 4-2 to the 1st quarter under in their last 6 road games. 

Louisville Cardinals: 6-2 ATS in their last 8 home games. 6-2 ATS in the 1st half of their last 8 home games. 7-0 ATS in the 1st quarter of their last 7 home games. 

Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets:  B. Seither (TE) Out - Knee. J. Long (TE) Out - Knee.

Louisville Cardinals:  D. Chaney (RB) Questionable - Ankle. A. Williams (DB) Questionable - Undisclosed. J. Guerad (DL) Questionable - Undisclosed. J. Calloway (WR) Questionable - Undisclosed. C. Lacy (WR) Out - Collarbone.

“That was a good win for our program. It was on our guys to have tunnel vision on doing their job and playing a football game. We want to play a complete game regardless of the scoreboard, regardless of the opponent.” - Brent Key after his team’s win against VMI in their last game. 

“In the second half, we made adjustments, we came out, we played efficient football. We didn’t give up any points on defense, played much better. Of course, when we’re finishing on offense and increasing the lead, it makes (the opponent) do some things they don’t want to do." - Jeff Brohm after his team’s win against JSU in their last game. 

WR Lane, Chase 

WR Singleton Jr., Eric 

WR Rutherford, Malik 

TE Hawes, Jackson 

QB King, Haynes 

RB Haynes, Jamal

WR Brooks, Ja'Corey 

WR Bell, Chris 

WR Thompson, Jadon

TE Redman, Mark

QB Shough, Tyler

RB Turner, Maurice

Passing: H. King (962)

Rushing: J. Haynes (213)

Receiving: M. Rutherford (285)

Touchdowns: J. Haynes (4)

Passing: T. Shough (581)

Rushing: I. Brown (166)

Receiving: J. Brooks (172)

Touchdowns: D. Watson (2)

Coaches:

Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets: Brent Key (3rd season)

Louisville Cardinals: Jeff Brohm (2nd season)