Mississippi State-Georgia Tech Preview

The Mississippi State Bulldogs and the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets will both be trying to pick up a win on Saturday when they battle at Bobby Dodd Stadium. Oddsmakers currently have the Yellow Jackets listed as 7½-point favorites versus the Bulldogs, while the game's total is sitting at 37. The Bulldogs were held to just a safety in their 3-2 loss to Auburn in Week 3. The Tigers didn't manage to cover the 10-point spread in that contest, while the combined score fell well UNDER the day's posted total (38.5). Josh Nesbitt threw for one TD and ran for another for Georgia Tech, but in the end it was not enough as they lost 20-17 to Virginia Tech in Week 3. The Jackets did cover the 7-point spread in that loss, and the final score played UNDER the posted total of 41. Team records: Mississippi State: 1-2 SU, 1-1 ATS Georgia Tech: 2-1 SU, 2-0 ATS Mississippi State most recently: When playing in September are 5-5 When playing on grass are 7-3 After being outgained are 5-5 When playing outside the conference are 7-3 Georgia Tech most recently: When playing in September are 7-3 When playing on grass are 6-4 After outgaining opponent are 5-5 When playing outside the conference are 6-4 A few trends to consider: Mississippi State is 8-3-1 ATS in its last 12 games on the road The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Mississippi State's last 6 games on the road Mississippi State is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games on the road Georgia Tech is 11-5 SU in its last 16 games at home Next up: Mississippi State at LSU, Saturday, September 27 Georgia Tech home to Duke, Saturday, October 4