The Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets (5-2) welcome the No. 11 Notre Dame Fighting Irish (5-1) to Mercedez-Benz Stadium Saturday. Kickoff is set for 3:30 p.m. ET (ESPN). Let’s analyze BetMGM Sportsbook’s college football odds around the Notre Dame vs. Georgia Techodds, and make our expert college football picks and predictions.
Notre Dame is No. 11 in the US LBM Coaches Poll. It is coming off a 49-7 home win over the Stanford Cardinal, closing as a 22.5-point favorite. The Fighting Irish have rattled off 4 straight wins with their most impressive being a 31-24 home win over the Louisville Cardinals, where they closed as a 6.5-point favorite. The Fighting Irish’s lone loss was a 16-14 home defeat to Northern Illinois.
Georgia Tech opened its season with a stunning 24-21 neutral-field win over the Florida State Seminoles. Since that battle, they have signature wins by 10 over Duke and by 7 over North Carolina but have lost to Louisville and Syracuse. Both of those games were on the road. The Yellow Jackets are 3-0 at home and 2-0-1 against the spread (ATS) in those games. Their defense has struggled over the last few weeks, allowing 30-plus points in 2 of their last 3 games.
– Rankings: US LBM Coaches Poll, conducted by the American Football Coaches Association and USA TODAY Sports
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Notre Dame at Georgia Tech odds
Provided by BetMGM Sportsbook; access USA TODAY Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list of college football odds. Lines last updated at 8:40 a.m. ET.
- Moneyline (ML): Notre Dame -600 (bet $600 to win $100) | Georgia Tech +425 (bet $100 to win $425)
- Against the spread (ATS): Notre Dame -14 (-105) | Georgia Tech +14 (-115)
- Over/Under (O/U): 49.5 (O: -110 | U: -110)
Notre Dame at Georgia Tech picks and predictions
Prediction
Notre Dame 27, Georgia Tech 20
Moneyline
PASS.
There’s no good value on the moneyline. The Fighting Irish are too sizable of a favorite to take here, and they are playing too well to assume the Yellow Jackets can pull off the upset. Look to the spread for value.
Against the spread
BET GEORGIA TECH +14 (-115).
The Yellow Jackets have exceeded expectations, both throughout the season, and more specifically at home. They are undefeated at home and have yet to not cover a spread. Georgia Tech has not been a home underdog this season and is 1-1 ATS as an underdog overall. It has won 2 straight ACC games and put up 65 points in those.
Notre Dame has won consistently, but it hasn’t played on the road since Week 3. It is 1-2 ATS in games where it has closed as a double-digit favorite as well. Considering those trends, take GEORGIA TECH +14 (-115).
Over/Under
BET UNDER 49.5 (-110).
The Notre Dame defense is a strong unit, having allowed single digits in 3 of its last 4 games. The Fighting Irish have gone Under in 2 of 3 games they were double-digit favorites and have given up just 26 points in those games combined.
Georgia Tech has had a similar story. It has allowed 21 or fewer in 4 of 7 games and is 2-5 O/U on the season. The Yellow Jackets are 0-2 O/U as an underdog and 1-2 O/U at home. With that in mind, play UNDER 49.5 (-110).
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