College Football Picks: North Carolina Tar Heels vs. Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets

The Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets have won their last seven home games against the North Carolina Tar Heels, which is important to consider when making your college football Week 4 picks on Saturday as the two teams face off at Bobby Dodd Stadium.

Sports bettors will find that the Yellow Jackets are 5.5-point favorites in the NCAA football odds, with the betting total sitting at 61 in the market.

Let's take a closer look at this ACC matchup from a betting perspective, while offering up a prediction along the way.

Gambling stats via SBR Forum.

North Carolina Tar Heels

The North Carolina Tar Heels have split their first two games of the season. They are coming off a 40-20 victory over Middle Tennessee State as 19.5-point home favorites on Sept. 7.

College football handicappers will find that the Tar Heels are 0-6 straight up and 1-5 against the spread in their last six games as an underdog. 

Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets

The Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets have won and covered the number in their first two games—winning the rushing battle by 491 combined yards over that span.

Over the last two-plus seasons, the Yellow Jackets are 4-2-1 against the spread as favorites of 3.5 to 10 points. 

Prediction

I'm going to recommend that readers back the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets, as they've gone 4-0 against the spread in the last four meetings in this series.

College Football Pick: Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets -5.5

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