One of the biggest games of the weekend will be on Black Friday between Georgia Tech and Georgia. the Yellow Jackets are hoping to finish the regular season 7-4
and earn their first win over the Bulldogs since 2016 while Kirby Smart's team is hoping to avoid a third loss this season ahead of their SEC Championship game next Saturday. Under Brent Key, the Yellow Jackets have played the Bulldogs close in two games, but unable to come up with a win. The Bulldogs opened as big favorites in the betting market on Sunday and SP+ is predicting this game to be lopsided as well.
SP+ is indeed intended to be predictive and forward-facing. It is not a résumé ranking that gives credit for big wins or particularly brave scheduling -- no good predictive system is. It is simply a measure of the most sustainable and predictable aspects of football. If you're lucky or unimpressive in a win, your rating will probably fall. If you're strong and unlucky in a loss, it will probably riseGeorgia Tech played Georgia almost as well as anyone did last year.
The Yellow Jackets are much improved on defense as opposed to a year ago, especially in run defense. They do struggle to consistently get pressure on the quarterback though and force turnovers and that feels like a must vs Georgia. In the Kentucky game, he was limited to just 160 yards passing, he threw three interceptions in their loss to Alabama, two interceptions in the win over Mississippi State, three interceptions in the win over Florida, and he threw zero touchdowns vs Ole Miss.
Jackson Caudell has been covering Georgia Tech Athletics For On SI since March 2022 and the Atlanta Hawks for On SI since October 2023. Jackson is also the co-host of the Bleav in Georgia Tech podcast and he loves to bring thoughtful analysis and comprehensive coverage to everything that he does. Find him on X @jacksoncaudell
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