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Georgia Tech Football: Jackets Open as Touchdown Favorite Over Syracuse

By Dylan Callaghan-Croley

SYRACUSE, NY - NOVEMBER 09: **editors note: this is a digitally created panorama** General view during the game between the Syracuse Orange and the Louisville Cardinals at the Carrier Dome on November 9, 2018 in Syracuse, New York. (Photo by Brett Carlsen/Getty Images) *** Local Caption ***
SYRACUSE, NY - NOVEMBER 09: **editors note: this is a digitally created panorama** General view during the game between the Syracuse Orange and the Louisville Cardinals at the Carrier Dome on November 9, 2018 in Syracuse, New York. (Photo by Brett Carlsen/Getty Images) *** Local Caption *** /
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The Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets have opened up as a touchdown favorite over the Syracuse Orange heading into their matchup this weekend.

The Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets are being favored for the first time in 2020 as the Jackets opened as a 7.5-point favorite over the Syracuse Orange heading into this weekend’s matchup between the ACC foes per Action Network. 

The Jackets are coming off their first loss of the season, a 49-21 defeat at the hands of the AAC’s UCF Golden Knights. The Orange, on the other hand, is coming off a 21-10 loss to the Pittsburgh Panthers, dropping them to 0-2 on the season.

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The Yellow Jackets this season are 1-1 against the spread, covering in their first game against the Florida State Seminoles (+12.5) but falling to UCF (+7.5). The Orange, on the other hand, are 1-1 against the spread as well, failing to cover against North Carolina (+24) in week two but covering the spread against Pittsburgh (+21) this past weekend.

Saturday’s matchup between the Yellow Jackets and Orange will be the fourth time ever the two programs will have played each other which is surprising considering the historic significance of each program.

All three matchups came after the turn of the millennium, the first coming in 2001, a 13-7 Tech victory in East Rutherford, New Jersey. The second matchup came in 2004, a 51-14 Tech victory in Orlando. The last time the two programs met was 2013 when the Yellow Jackets earned a 56-0 shutout victory over the Orange coming in Atlanta.

With that, this weekend’s game will be the first between the two programs to take place at Syracuse inside the legendary Carrier Dome. Kickoff is currently set for 12:00 p.m. and will be aired on Fox Sports South in Atlanta. Fans outside the Atlanta area can watch the game on ESPN3.