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Georgia Tech vs. Florida State prediction, odds, time: 2024 college football picks, Dublin bets by top expert
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The 2024 college football season kicks off with a matchup between the No. 10 Florida State Seminoles and Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets in Dublin, Ireland on Saturday, Aug. 24. FSU is coming off a 13-1 season in 2023 that included a perfect regular season record and an ACC title. The Seminoles landed coveted transfer quarterback DJ Uiagalelei , but had to replace multiple starters on both sides of the ball this offseason. Georgia Tech is coming off a 7-6 season, which included a dominant win over UCF in the Union Home Mortgage Gasparilla Bowl. The Yellow Jackets return 17 starters from their 2023 roster.
Kickoff is set for noon ET at Aviva Stadium in Dublin. The latest Florida State vs. Georgia Tech odds via SportsLine consensus list the Seminoles as 11.5-point favorites, and the over/under for total points is 56.5. Before making any Georgia Tech vs. Florida State picks or Week 0 college football predictions predictions, you need to see the college football predictions and betting advice from SportsLine's Jimmie Kaylor .
Kaylor is a NFL, college football and DFS expert for SportsLine, who has covered the NFL and college football for close to a decade as a member of the Pro Football Writers of America. His background as a former college football All-American and NFL player gives him a unique perspective when building his fantasy lineups and locking in his betting picks. He has his finger on the pulse of the college football landscape and has been cashing in big for the last two years.
Kaylor destroyed the books in college football in 2023, netting a whopping 57.9 units while posting a 107-45-2 record. Anyone who followed his picks finished the season way up.
Florida State doesn't have the same experience playing together that Georgia Tech has, but the Noles have an undeniable edge in overall talent in this matchup. Uiagalelei leads the Florida State offense after spending three seasons at Clemson and one at Oregon State . Uiagalelei has 57 career touchdown passes and 21 career rushing touchdowns.
FSU features a pair of potential All-American candidates on the defensive side of the ball in junior defensive end Patrick Payton and senior cornerback Fentrell Cypress. Payton enters 2024 with 12.5 sacks and 20.5 tackles for loss in his career. Cypress has 22 pass break-ups and one interception in his career with teams mostly avoiding throwing towards him. See which team to pick here .
Why Georgia Tech can cover
The Yellow Jackets have an experience advantage in this matchup, and project to have one of the ACC's best offenses in 2024. Quarterback Haynes King returns for Georgia Tech after enjoying a breakout season in 2023. King completed 61.6% of his passes for 2,841 yards, 27 touchdowns and 16 interceptions. He also rushed for 737 yards and 10 scores.
Leading rusher Jamal Haynes and leading receiver Eric Singleton Jr . also return for the Jackets in 2024. As a sophomore in 2023, Haynes rushed for 1,059 yards and seven touchdowns. Singleton caught 48 passes for 716 yards and six touchdowns in 2023. See which team to pick here .
How to make Florida State vs. Georgia Tech picks
Kaylor has analyzed Georgia Tech vs. Florida State from every angle and he's leaning Under on the point total. He has also discovered a critical X-factor that has him jumping all over one side of the spread. He's only sharing what it is, and which side to back, at SportsLine .
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