Boston College vs Georgia Tech Prediction, Odds, Best Bets - Week 8

Georgia Tech quarterback Alberto Mendoza has thrown for 1,528 yards with 9 touchdowns against a Boston College defense allowing just 169.3 passing yards per game. The Yellow Jackets are 4-point home favorites with a total of 49.5 at Bobby Dodd Stadium.

01The Matchup

Boston College (3-3) travels to Bobby Dodd Stadium in Atlanta to face Georgia Tech (2-4) on Saturday afternoon, and the contrast starts at quarterback. Georgia Tech quarterback Alberto Mendoza has completed 136 of 191 passes for 1,528 yards with 9 touchdowns against 4 interceptions, driving an offense that averages 381.8 yards and 26.7 points per game with 254.7 passing yards per game.

Boston College counters with Mason McKenzie, who is 98 of 168 for 1,262 yards with 7 touchdowns and 7 interceptions, and the Eagles average 355.0 yards and just 20.3 points per game. The test for Mendoza is real: Boston College allows only 169.3 passing yards and 23.0 points per game, the stingiest pass defense Georgia Tech has to solve in this spot.

02Key Factors

Boston College wins the hidden yardage battle on the ground and on defense, and that keeps this game close. The Eagles rush for 144.7 yards per game behind McKenzie himself, who leads the team with 103 carries for 444 yards and 3 rushing touchdowns, while Georgia Tech allows 179.0 rushing yards per game and 392.2 total yards per game.

Georgia Tech running back Justice Haynes has 87 carries for 462 yards and 3 touchdowns, but Boston College has produced 13 sacks and 8 interceptions among 13 takeaways, compared with just 1 interception and 9 takeaways for the Georgia Tech defense. Discipline also leans to the visitors: Georgia Tech has been flagged 49 times for 423 yards, against 42 penalties for 345 yards for Boston College.

03The Pick

Editorial pick: Georgia Tech -4. The efficiency gap at quarterback is too wide to fade at home - Mendoza leads an offense completing 70.5% of its passes with a 148.0 passer rating, while McKenzie completes 58.3% with as many interceptions (7) as touchdowns (7), and Georgia Tech scores 26.7 points per game against a Boston College offense held to 20.3.

Boston College's pass defense will slow stretches of this game, but it has not faced the volume to hold Mendoza under his 254.7 passing yards per game for four quarters, and Haynes gives the Yellow Jackets a second way to finish drives. Be honest about the number: at -4 a Georgia Tech win by exactly 4 pushes, and a 3-point win loses, so this lean needs a win by 5 or more to cash outright.

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