The ACC’s second-leading passer, Brad Kaaya (2,458 yards, 13 TDs), will be on display when the Miami Hurricanes battle the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets. The Hurricanes are 6-4 while the Yellow Jackets are 3-7. The game starts at 12:30 p.m. ET on Saturday, Nov 21 and will air on ESP3 and ACCN.
Miami (FL) got blown out by North Carolina 59-21 last week. Brad Kaaya had an outstanding performance through the air in the loss, connecting on 24 of 43 pass attempts for 326 yards, one TD and one interception. Georgia Tech also fell short, losing in a close one against Virginia Tech 23-21. Ricky Jeune had a solid performance for the Yellow Jackets, registering one catch for 58 yards.
Miami (FL) is a small one-point favorite in this game and the Over/Under (O/U) is unavailable at the moment.
Sitting at 6-4 Straight Up (SU) and 5-5 Against The Spread (ATS), the Hurricanes will look to improve heading into Week 12. In the past five games, Miami (FL) is 3-2 SU and 2-3 ATS. During their last five games, the Hurricanes gave up 215.8 passing yards per game.
On the other side, the Yellow Jackets head into Week 12 with records of 3-7 for both ATS and SU. In the previous five games, Georgia Tech has a record of 1-4 both SU and ATS. Chances are Georgia Tech will continue to rely on its run game, where its 257.2 rushing yards per game ranks seventh in the nation. The Georgia Tech pass defense has given teams headaches during the past five games. During that time, opponents have gained an average of only 218.0 passing yards against this terrorizing unit. Don’t be surprised to hear lots of calls against the Hurricanes when they take the field. Miami (FL) is among the most penalized teams in the country, receiving an average of 9.6 penalties per game.
Predictions: SU Winner – Georgia Tech, ATS Winner – Georgia Tech
Notes
Miami is 2-5 ATS in its last 7 games at home.
Miami is 17-4 SU in its last 21 games at home.
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Miami’s last 6 games when playing Georgia Tech.
Miami is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing Georgia Tech.
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Miami’s last 5 games when playing at home against Georgia Tech.
Georgia Tech is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Miami.
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Georgia Tech’s last 6 games when playing Miami.
Georgia Tech is 2-2 SU when leading at the half this season. Miami (FL) is 6-0 SU when taking a lead into halftime.
Miami (FL) is only 1-2) SU in games where it wins the turnover battle, yet 4-1 SU when losing the turnover battle.
