Tale of The Tape: Virginia Tech Hokies

Virginia Tech Hokies (6-3, 3-2 ACC) at Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets (2-7, 1-5 ACC)

- Kickoff: Saturday, November 16th at 3:30pm EST

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

- How To Watch: Fox Sports Southeast (link here)

- How To Listen: 680 AM / 93.7 FM

- Betting Favorite: Virginia Tech -6.5 (ESPN)

- Weather Conditions @ Kick: Sunny and 57 degrees

- All-Time Series: Virginia Tech leads 9-7

- Last Meeting: Georgia Tech won 49-28 on October 25th, 2018 (Blacksburg, VA)

- Preview: What To Watch For Vs. Virginia Tech

Rankings:

Georgia Tech	Virginia Tech
Associated Press	NR	RV (34th)
USA Today Coaches Poll	NR	RV (33rd)
SOS	31st	100th
SP+	99th	52nd

Offensive Statistics:

Georgia Tech	Virginia Tech
Total Offense	121st (307.6)	82nd (385.7)
Passing Yards	120th (150.8)	84th (213.4)
Yards Per Completion	30th (13.44)	15th (14.34)
Rushing Yards	75th (156.8)	53rd (172.2)
First Downs Gained	126th (147)	94th (180)
3rd Down Con. %	120th (32.2%)	49th (42.0%)
4th Down Con. %	102nd (41.7%)	11th (77.8%)
Red Zone Con. %	130th (57.1%)	3rd (97.4%)
Turnovers Lost	86th (15)	102nd (17)
Interceptions Thrown	76th (8)	40th (6)
Fumbles Lost	74th (7)	124th (11)
Tackles For Loss Allowed	111th (7.22)	56th (5.44)
Sacks Allowed	100th (2.56)	64th (2.00)
Avg. Time of Possession	124th (26:30)	49th (30:39)

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

Defensive Statistics:

Georgia Tech	Virginia Tech
Total Defense	75th (406.3)	63rd (390.7)
Passing Yards Allowed	32nd (195.7)	105th (258.9)
Rushing Yards Allowed	119th (210.7)	34th (131.8)
3rd Down Defensive %	110th (45.3%)	76th (40.5%)
4th Down Defensive %	123rd (71.4%)	102nd (61.9%)
First Downs Allowed	82nd (200)	48th (182)
Red Zone Defensive %	21st (74.4%)	13th (72.2)
Turnovers Gained	77th (12)	66th (13)
Interceptions Caught	64th (7)	20th (10)
Fumbles Recovered	74th (5)	116th (3)
Sacks Per Game	97th (1.67)	12th (3.22)
TFL Per Game	95th (5.2)	30th (6.9)
Defensive Touchdowns	40th (1)	40th (1)

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

Special Teams Statistics:

Georgia Tech	Virginia
Net Punting	106th (36.33)	7th (42.61)
Avg. Kickoff Return	58th (21.13)	89th (18.96)
Avg. Punt Return	112th (4.64)	49th (8.73)
Blocked Kicks	8th (3)	52nd (1)
Blocked Punts	4th (2)	130th (0)
Field Goal Percentage	3-7	12-16
PAT Percentage	18-19	32-32

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

SP+ Prediction:

Per Bill Connelly's SP+ model, the Yellow Jackets have only a 29.62% chance to move to 3 wins on the season after this weekend matchup with the Hokies. According to SP+ ratings, Virginia Tech is the lowest rated Power 5 opponent that Georgia Tech will have faced at home at this point in the season. Over the next 2 games, the Yellow Jackets have a 58.75% chance of obtaining at least 1 win over either Virginia Tech or NC State.

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