Tale of The Tape: NC State Wolfpack

North Carolina State Wolfpack (4-6, 1-5 ACC) at Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets (2-8, 1-6 ACC)

- Kickoff: Thursday, November 21st at 8:00pm EST

- Location: Grant Field at Bobby Dodd Stadium in Atlanta, GA

- Weather Conditions @ Kick: Cloudy and 55 degrees

- How To Watch: ESPN

- How To Listen: 680 AM / 93.7 FM

- Betting Favorite: Georgia Tech -2.0 (ESPN)

- All-Time Series: Georgia Tech leads 19-10

- Last Meeting: Georgia Tech won 56-23 on November 8th, 2014 (Raleigh, NC)

- Preview: What To Watch For Vs. NC State

Rankings:

Georgia Tech	NC State
Associated Pree	NR	NR
USA Today Coaches Poll	NR	NR
SOS	24th	84th
SP+	103rd	74th

Offensive Statistics:

Georgia Tech	NC State
Total Offense	125th (290.2)	87th (381.7)
Passing Yards	120th (143.8)	62nd (236.5)
Yards Per Completion	50th (12.84)	106th (11.16)
Rushing Yards	87th (146.4)	88th (145.2)
First Downs Gained	127th (155)	62nd (216)
3rd Down Con. %	125th (30.1%)	101st (35.9%)
4th Down Con. %	104th (40.0)	113th (66.7%)
Red Zone Con. %	130th (57.1%)	59th (85.0%)
Turnovers Lost	96th (17)	82nd (16)
Interceptions Thrown	91st (10)	49th (7)
Fumbles Lost	62nd (7)	102nd (9)
Tackles For Loss Allowed	112th (7.3)	65th (5.8)
Sacks Allowed	105th (2.7)	46th (1.7)
Avg. Time of Possession	121st (26:32)	80th (29:22)

Key: National Rank out of 130 FBS Teams (Value)

Defensive Statistics:

Georgia Tech	NC State
Total Defense	79th (411.8)	53rd (377.2)
Passing Yards Allowed	29th (198.4)	95th (249.7)
Rushing Yards Allowed	119th (213.4)	31st (127.5)
3rd Down Defensive %	106th (44.3%)	70th (39.7%)
4th Down Defensive %	118th (68.8%)	113th (66.7%)
First Downs Allowed	87th (218)	71st (211)
Red Zone Defensive %	23rd (76.0%)	101st (87.2%)
Turnovers Gained	93rd (12)	130th (5)
Interceptions Caught	78th (7)	126th (3)
Fumbles Recovered	80th (5)	127th (2)
Sacks Per Game	100th (1.6)	15th (3.2)
TFL Per Game	99th (5.1)	15th (7.5)
Defensive Touchdowns	43rd (1)	N/A

Key: National Rank out of 130 FBS Teams (Value)

Special Teams Statistics:

Georgia Tech	NC State
Net Punting	80th (37.47)	23rd (40.79)
Avg. Kickoff Return	62nd (20.66)	108th (17.94)
Avg. Punt Return	100th (5.53)	9th (14.36)
Blocked Kicks	8th (3)	56th (1)
Blocked Punts	5th (2)	18th (1)
Field Goal Percentage	3-7	18-21
PAT Percentage	18-19	25-25

Key: National Rank out of 130 FBS Teams (Value)

SP+ Prediction:

Per Bill Connelly's SP+ model, the Yellow Jackets have only a 37.31% chance to move to 3 wins on the season after their Thursday night matchup against the Wolfpack. According to SP+ ratings, NC State is the lowest rated FBS opponent that Georgia Tech will have faced since winning against USF in their second game of the year. With 2 games left in the season, Tech has a 61.64% chance to finish the season 2-10.

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