The ACC Championship takes place on Saturday night and we will see the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets take on the Florida State Seminoles at the Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte, North Carolina. The game is scheduled for an 8:00 PM (Eastern) start time and it will be televised live on ESPN. Currently the odds for the game have Florida State favored by 14 points, while the total sits at 61. Check out Sportsbook Spy to find out what side the Public is taking on all today's games.
Free Analysis: The Florida State Seminoles and Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets will square off in the 2012 ACC Championship game at Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte on Saturday, with a spot in the Orange Bowl on the line.
Jimbo Fisher's Seminoles won the ACC's Atlantic Division crown with a 7-1 conference record, but still come into this contest on a bit of a down note, having lost the regular-season finale last week at home to rival Florida, 37-26. It was one of the rare occasions in 2012 where the FSU defense failed to deliver in an otherwise stellar campaign. Florida State's offense was solid on the year, but against the Gator defense, really struggled, gaining just 300 total yards, while the team committed five turnovers. It was supposed to be a statement game for veteran signal-caller EJ Manuel, but instead, FSU's field general completed just 18-of-33 passes, for 182 yards with one TD and three interceptions. Despite the poor performance last weekend, Manuel has still completed 67.4 percent of his passes, for 2,967 yards and 22 TDs. Rhashad Greene has been the top option downfield, leading the team in receptions (43), receiving yards (614) and TD catches (5). The ground game lost a key component a few weeks ago with the season-ending injury to Chris Thompson (687 yards, 5 TDs), but both Devonta Freeman (571 yards, 7 TDs) and James Wilder Jr. (514 yards, 9 TDs) have filled the void. One of the nation's stingiest run defenses was abused last weekend in Tallahassee. as FSU was gashed by Florida for 244 yards on the ground in the loss. Again, FSU has been far more impressive on the season, yielding just 15.1 ppg (seventh nationally), 85.1 yards rushing per game (fourth nationally) and 249.4 yards of total offense (second nationally). The Florida State defense is led up front by a pair of monster bookends in Cornellius Carradine (team-high 80 tackles, 13.0 TFLs, 11.0 sacks) and Bjoern Werner (39 tackles, 18.0 TFLs, 13.0 sacks).
Paul Johnson's Yellow Jackets will represent the Coastal Division in this event, despite tying for the division with both Miami-Florida and North Carolina. The Tar Heels' postseason hopes were stripped away by NCAA sanctions, while Miami's were self-imposed, leaving the spot in the ACC Championship to Georgia Tech, its third appearance in the game. Still, Georgia Tech finished up with three straight ACC wins, before last weekend's lopsided loss to arch rival Georgia (42-10). The Yellow Jackets may have backed into the title game, but they do present problems for any opponent with Johnson's triple-option. Georgia Tech has rushed for more yards than any team in the nation since 2008 and comes into this game ranked third nationally at 323.3 yards per game. It isn't just a workhorse in the backfield getting the job done but a collective that makes the Yellow Jackets so effective on the ground. Tailbacks Orwin Smith (673 yards, 9.0 ypc) and Zach Laskey (623 yards, 5.0 ypc) have certainly been productive, but it is quarterback Tevin Washington (618 yards, 18 TDs) that seems to be the engine that makes it all work. The Yellow Jackets have been hit or miss on the defensive side of the ball and unfortunately, there have been far more misses than hits, like last weekend's debacle against rival Georgia. On the year, the team is now allowing 30.7 ppg and nearly 400 yards of offense (391.9).
Free Pick: I like the Noles allot in this one. Florida State had a really bad loss last week and you can bet that Jimbo fisher will have them ready for a big showing in this one. The Noles defense was gashed by the running game of the Gators, but this is still a unit that Is 4th in the nation vs the run, allowing just 85.1 ypg on the ground this year. They will be facing a tough task this week, but I feel they will be up to it. The FSU offense is one of the best in the ACC and they are very balanced as well, averaging 273 ypg passing and 204 ypg on the ground. That will make it very difficult for a weak Tech defense to make allot of stops. Tech is weak on defense, allowing 391.9 ypg overall (61st), 80th vs the pass (248 ypg) and 87th in points allowed (30.7). That compares to FSU’s 2nd ranked defense (249.4 ypg) and 7th ranked scoring defense (15.1 ppg). Slight edge on offense for the Noles, but they have the HUGE defensive edge and it will be that defense that will bounce back and allow them to win this one by 17+ points.
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