Free College Football Picks Today: Georgia Bulldogs vs Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets 11/26/22

The Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets (5-6, 3-2 Away) and No. 1 University of Georgia Bulldogs (11-0, 7-0 Home) face off Saturday at Sanford Stadium for their regular season finales. The Bulldogs are 35.5-point favorites, and the total is 49.

Georgia Tech is coming off a 21-17 win over No. 13 North Carolina at Kenan Memorial Stadium last Saturday. Zach Gibson was 13 of 18 for 174 yards. Hassan Hall ran 14 times for 47 yards and a touchdown. He added four receptions for 57 yards. Malik Rutherford caught six passes for 68 yards.

Georgia won for the 11th straight game last Saturday, beating Kentucky 16-6 at Kroger Field. Stetson Bennett threw for 116 yards and an interception. Kenny McIntosh carried 19 times for 143 yards and a touchdown. Dominick Blaylock had two receptions for 38 yards.

HEAD-TO-HEAD

The Bulldogs won the only meeting between the teams last season, a 45-0 victory in November. Stetson Bennett threw four touchdowns for Georgia, as Brock Bowers scored twice.

TALE OF THE TAPE

The Yellow Jackets are averaging 17.5 points per game for the season, 123rd in FBS, and they are facing a Bulldogs defense that has surrendered 11.1 PPG (1st). Meanwhile, Georgia has scored 38.4 points a game this season, 11th in the nation, and Georgia Tech is allowing 27.6 PPG (84th).

The Yellow Jackets rank as one of the country’s worst teams in passing yards per game (190.1, 111th), while they are 77th in rushing yards (142.4). The Bulldogs are 21st in passing yards allowed per game (189.0) and third against the run (83.1).

Georgia has been one of the nation’s top passing teams, averaging 298.8 passing yards per game (12th), while ranking 28th in rushing yards (197.5). The Yellow Jackets are allowing 218.7 passing yards (56th) and 182.4 rushing yards per game (104th).

TOP PERFORMERS

Through seven games, Jeff Sims has thrown for five touchdowns (3 INT) and 159.3 yards per game to lead Georgia Tech in passing. In two away games this season, he has two TDs and an average of 208.0 yards passing. Hassan Hall leads the team in rushing with an average of 47.3 yards a game over 11 games.

He has one touchdown on the ground. Nate McCollum is the Yellow Jackets’ leading receiver with 59.0 yards a game and three TDs. Stetson Bennett has 14 passing touchdowns (6 INT) with 273.7 yards per game through 11 games to lead Georgia.

In seven home games this season, he has thrown for nine TDs (3 INT) and an average of 287.1 yards. Kenny McIntosh has been the home team’s leading performer on the ground, averaging 51.6 yards a game through 11 games.

He also has been valuable as a receiver, accumulating 31.0 yards a game through the air. He has eight total touchdowns, seven rushing and one receiving. Brock Bowers has been a key target in the Bulldogs’ aerial attack. He has four touchdowns and a 56.8 yard per game average through 11 appearances.