Monday, May 21st, 2012
It will be an ACC conference showdown when the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets travel to face the North Carolina St Wolfpack in an NCAA college football game on Saturday afternoon.
Start time from North Carolina St is set for 3:30PM Eastern Time with national television coverage provided by ABC.
The betting odds opened with the road club Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets lined as a –10 1/2 point favorite with an over under of 62 ½ points.
Money has landed from the bettors early on the side of the home underdog as the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets is now favored by -10 points.
The over under has moved up to 63 points.
Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets money line supporters will lay –350 odds with the home underdog North Carolina St Wolfpack bringing back +290 odds to post the win straight up with the points not needed on their side.
When Georgia Tech and North Carolina St met in their ACC conference game in 2010 it was the North Carolina St Wolfpack with the 45-28 win against the Yellow Jackets as a + 8 point road underdog.
The over under landed over the closing line of 60 points.
Wolfpack quarterback Russell Wilson had a great game in the win passing for 368 yards on the Yellow Jackets defense.
NC State crushed the Georgia Tech defense for 527 offensive yards.
Yellow Jackets quarterback Josh Nesbitt ran for 95 yards and threw for 116 yards in a losing cause.
Georgia Tech’s offense had 363 yards against the Wolfpack defense.
The Yellow Jackets travel to NC State with a perfect 4-0 record on the year.
The team puts up 53 points with 630 yards per game with 398 yards coming on the ground for 7.2 yards per rush average.
On defense the Yellow Jackets allow 23 points with 334 yards per game. Team’s put up 132 rushing yards against them for 3.8 yards per rush against average.
This will be the first road game of the year for Georgia Tech.
The team is coming off their first major test a week ago in their 35-28 home win against the North Carolina Tar Heels as a -6 ½ point home favorite.
The total came in at over the total of 57 ½ points.
Georgia Tech rolled up 496 offensive yards while allowing 332 yards to the North Carolina offense.
The team ran the ball for 312 yards on 58 carries for nearly 5 ½ yards per rush average.
Both teams had two turnovers.
The Yellow Jackets possessed the football for over 12 minutes longer than the Tar Heels.
Quarterback Tevin Washington completed 10 of 14 passes for 184 yards with a touchdown and pick. Washington ran for 74 yards on 25 carries for two rushing touchdowns.
Orwin Smith ran for 79 yards on seven carries.
Roddy Jones chipped in with seven runs from scrimmage for 59 yards and a scoring touchdown.
Stephen Hill led the team with six grabs for 151 yards and a receiving touchdown.
North Carolina St will host this major ACC conference test with Georgia Tech with a record of 2-2 on the year.
The club puts up 29 points with 364 yards a game with only 85 yards rushing for 2.8 yards per carry.
On the defensive side of the ball the Wolfpack allows its opponents 28 points and 408 yards per game. Opponents run for 139 yards per game against NC State for 3.8 yards per rush against average.
The team has won two at home and lost two road games.
Those two home wins came against small college undersized FCS divisional clubs in Liberty and South Alabama.
The club is coming off the 44-14 road loss at the Cincinnati Bearcats as a +7 ½ point road underdog on an ESPN Thursday night telecast.
The total came in at under the number of 60 ½ points.
NC State put up 322 yards of offense while giving up 503 yards to the Bearcats.
The team could not run a lick with negative 26 yards on 22 runs from scrimmage.
The Wolfpack turned it over three times and took one away from Cincinnati.
Quarterback Mike Glennon completed 25 of 36 passes for 334 yards with two touchdowns and two picks.
Running back Curtin Underwood had just six yards on six carries.
Wide out T.J. Graham led North Carolina St with seven receptions for 176 yards and two touchdowns.
James Washington contributed with seven grabs for 46 yards.
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