For the second week in a row, there’s only one Thursday Night game, it just so happens to be an ACC showdown and it just so happens to star the 13th ranked Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets. This time they’re on the road, and the opponent is 22nd ranked Miami (7:30 pm ET, ESPN).
The line for this game came out at -4 for the home team, but moved up to 5.5 before settling back to 4.5. The Public obviously liked Miami at -4 and -4.5, but the wagers are very close to 50/50 as of right now.
BetED.com College Football Betting has the line at 4.5 and the over/under at 54.
Being ranked 9 spots higher than the Hurricanes hasn’t gotten the Yellow Jackets much respect in this one. But the Hurricanes haven’t beaten the Jackets since 2004. In each of the last four contests, Georgia Tech has won and covered the spread – winning 14-10 and 17-14 at Miami in both road games they’ve played.
Both teams are battle tested early. The Yellow Jackets played a big game last Thursday against the Clemson Tigers, jumping out to an early lead before holding off the comeback and winning by a field goal. Miami put up 38 points in their week 1 match-up against Florida State, also fending off a late comeback attempt by the Seminoles.
One of the best rushing attacks in the country (GT has out-rushed their opponents by over 200 yards per game this season) will see if they can put up enough points to hang with a Miami team that passed for 386 yards in their opener. This ACC showdown should be a good one.
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