Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets vs Vanderbilt Commodores Matchup

Check out our free Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets vs Vanderbilt Commodores pick and preview for this CFB Birmingham Bowl game in Birmingham. See who we like to win and cover the spread in this Birmingham Bowl CFB matchup.

ESPN will be covering the matchup between the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets and Vanderbilt Commodores in the Birmingham Bowl, scheduled for 3:30 ET on Friday, December 27th. The game will be played at Protective Stadium in Birmingham, with Georgia Tech coming in as the -2.5 point spread favorite. The over/under line is at 52.5 points. The money line odds are -130 for Georgia Tech and +110 for Vanderbilt. Both teams are at .500 for the season, with Georgia Tech at 7-5 and Vanderbilt at 6-6.

Yellow Jackets vs. Commodores Matchup At A Glance

Sport: CFB
Teams: Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets at Vanderbilt Commodores
Where: Birmingham at Protective Stadium
Date: Friday, December 27th
Betting Odds GTECH -2.5, GTECH -130 | VAND +110 O/U 52.5

Yellow Jackets Preview:

Georgia Tech enters Week 1 against Vanderbilt with a 7-5 record. They’ve been strong at home, going 5-1, but have struggled on the road with a 1-3 mark. The Yellow Jackets are 4-1 as the favorite this season and have a +4.2 average scoring margin.

Against the spread, Georgia Tech is 4-5-1, with a 3-2-1 record at home and 1-3 on the road. As the favorite, they are 2-2-1 ATS.

This season, Georgia Tech’s over/under record is 2-8, with their games averaging 53.9 points. Their average over/under line is 55.2 points, slightly higher than this week’s line of 52.5 points.

Yellow Jackets Offense Breakdown

Georgia Tech’s offense is averaging 29.1 points per game, placing them 45th nationally. However, they rank 19th in our offensive power rankings. Their run game is their strength, averaging 189.3 rushing yards per game on 37.5 attempts.

Jamal Haynes leads the rushing attack with 808 yards, 9 touchdowns, and 5 yards per carry. Quarterback Haynes King has completed 72.5% of his passes, throwing for 1,910 yards, 11 touchdowns, and just one interception, giving him a passer rating of 109.

Yellow Jackets Team Defense

Georgia Tech's defense has allowed an average of 24.8 points per game this season, ranking 46th nationally. In their recent game against Georgia, they gave up 44 points but allowed just 277 total yards, including 136 passing yards and forced one interception.

Opponents have averaged 122.2 rushing yards per game on 28.2 attempts, the 10th fewest rushing attempts faced nationally. Through the air, Georgia Tech has allowed 225.8 passing yards per game, with quarterbacks completing 63.4% of their passes and posting a passer rating of 96.3.

Commodores Preview:

Against the spread, Georgia Tech is 4-5-1, with a 3-2-1 record at home and 1-3 on the road. As the favorite, they are 2-2-1 ATS.

This season, Georgia Tech’s over/under record is 2-8, with their games averaging 53.9 points. Their average over/under line is 55.2 points, slightly higher than this week’s line of 52.5 points.

Commodores Offense Breakdown

Vanderbilt’s offense is averaging 26.7 points per game, placing them 55th in the nation, but they rank 32nd in our offensive power rankings heading into week 11. Quarterback Diego Pavia has thrown for 2,133 yards with 17 touchdowns and four interceptions, giving him a passer rating of 97. The team is converting 43.9% of their third-down attempts.

Vanderbilt ranks 100th in passing attempts per game, averaging 180.2 yards through the air. Sedrick Alexander leads the rushing attack with 554 yards and six touchdowns, averaging 3 yards per carry. Junior Sherrill has 401 receiving yards and three touchdowns.

Commodores Team Defense

Vanderbilt's defense allowed 36 points in their recent game against Tennessee, giving up 538 total yards, including 281 rushing yards on 47 attempts and 257 passing yards. While they managed to force one interception, they also allowed four passing touchdowns.

For the season, Vanderbilt ranks 34th nationally, giving up 23.1 points per game. They’ve allowed 137.8 rushing yards per game on 31.8 attempts, and 238.3 passing yards per game, ranking 124th in the nation.

Yellow Jackets vs Commodores Betting Odds, Trends & Analysis

Across the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets last five road games, the team averaged 27 points per game while allowing 32. Their record vs the spread in these contests was 2-3, while going 1-4 straight-up.
In their last ten games at home, the Vanderbilt Commodores have a straight up record of 2-8 while going 5-5 vs. the spread. The team averaged 20 points per game in this stretch.
As the betting underdog, the Vanderbilt Commodores have an ATS mark of just 1-2 in their last three games. Vanderbilt posted a straight up mark of 0-3 in these matchups.
Across their last three matchups as the betting favorite, the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets have an overall record of 3-0 while going 1-1-1 against the spread.