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On Saturday at 12:00 p.m. ET, two of the top offensive players in college football will be featured when Jamal Haynes and the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets (2-0) visit Oronde Gadsden II and the Syracuse Orange (1-0).
The Yellow Jackets are favored, but by less than a touchdown (-3), versus the Orange. The over/under for this game is 61.5 points.
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Georgia Tech -3 vs. Syracuse
Georgia Tech vs. Syracuse Betting Odds
- Spread favorite: Yellow Jackets (-3)
- Moneyline: Yellow Jackets (-144), Orange (+120)
- Total: 61.5 points
- TV Channel: ACCN
- Live Stream: Fubo (Watch for free)
Georgia Tech vs. Syracuse Betting Stats and Info
The Yellow Jackets’ record against the spread is a perfect 2-0-0. The Yellow Jackets’ record is 12-0 against the spread when favored by 3 or more points. In one game as the moneyline favorite, Georgia Tech won. Syracuse has not won a game against the spread so far this season (0-1-0). Syracuse has not played as the underdog on the moneyline so far this season.
Georgia Tech vs. Syracuse Key Players
Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets
- Haynes King recorded 2,842 passing yards (218.6 per game) with a 61.6% completion percentage last year, while throwing for 27 touchdowns with 16 interceptions. He also had 737 rushing yards on 120 carries and 10 touchdowns.
- A season ago Haynes churned out 1,059 rushing yards (81.5 per game) and scored seven touchdowns.
- Last year Eric Singleton Jr. was targeted 82 times and recorded 48 catches for 714 yards and six touchdowns.
- Malik Rutherford’s stat line last year showed 46 grabs for 502 yards and four touchdowns. He put up 38.6 yards per game.
- Dominick Blaylock caught 21 passes for 337 yards and two touchdowns, averaging 25.9 yards per game.
- Kyle Kennard had a strong body of work a year ago, registering six sacks, nine TFL, 51 tackles, and one interception.
- Kyle Efford’s 2023 campaign saw him total 74 tackles, one TFL, one sack, and one interception.
- Jaylon King intercepted four passes and tacked on 67 tackles, one TFL, and four passes defended last season.
Syracuse Orange
- Last year Garrett Shrader recorded 1,686 passing yards (129.7 per game) while going 134-for-214 (62.6%) and throwing for 13 touchdowns with six interceptions. He also had 469 rushing yards on 113 carries plus eight rushing TDs.
- LeQuint Allen ran for 1,064 yards on 245 attempts (81.8 yards per game) and scored nine touchdowns a season ago. He also averaged 16.2 receiving yards per game, grabbing 38 passes for 210 yards and one TD.
- Last year Damien Alford was targeted 56 times and had 33 catches for 610 yards and three touchdowns.
- Umari Hatcher’s stat line last season was 32 catches for 482 yards and three touchdowns. He averaged 37.1 receiving yards per game.
- Donovan Brown racked up 321 yards on 27 catches with one touchdown in 2023.
- Kevon Darton put together an impressive stat line of five sacks, four TFL and 41 tackles.
- Over the course of his 2023 campaign, Marlowe Wax totaled 108 tackles, 10 TFL, four sacks, and one interception.
- Jason Simmons Jr. picked off two passes and tacked on 45 tackles and two passes defended last season.