NCAA Football
2007-09-01 - Georgia Tech at Notre Dame
A Sports Betting Pick by Luccin
Venue – South Bend, Indiana
Recent History
2006 – Notre Dame 14 - 10 Georgia Tech
Notre Dame
The Irish have lost the core of last years decent team and this season will surely be one which sees them in rebuilding mode.
A lot will hinge on the new QB, it looks like wonderkid Jimmy Clausen will not be starting the season after failing to recover from shoulder surgery in a timely fashion.
A rock hard schedule means that it will be tough to get anywhere near last seasons total of ten wins.
This team has lost all of its potent offensive weapons and a significant part of the O-Line, couple this with a second rate defence and it could be a tough opener.
Georgia Tech
The Jackets lost possibly the best player in college football when Calvin Johnson upped sticks to go to the NFL, on the flipside QB Reggie Ball has left and any change should see an improvement for the offense.
ACC rushing leader Tashard Choice returns for his senior year and will be hoping for bumper yardage to catch the eye of NFL scouts.
Last years average defence returns several starters and should be significantly better. The team won 9 games last year, anything less would be considered a failure.
The Pick
Georgia Tech should be as good as last year whereas the Irish should be significantly worse.
Incredibly the bookies have Notre Dame as 2.5 point favourites, they must be basing this purely on Notre Dame’s intimidating home atmosphere.
Take Georgia Tech to win.
BEST BETTING TIP :
Georgia Tech to win @ 2.24
Gooner’s Statistical Value Bet
Georgia Tech +2.5 @ 2.05
