ACC Championship 2014: Florida State vs. Georgia Tech Odds, Schedule, Prediction

Florida State finished off the regular season with a win, extending its winning streak to 28 games; however, Georgia Tech produced a very impressive conclusion to its season, defeating two ranked teams in consecutive games to earn a berth in the ACC championship against the Seminoles.

In fact, the ACC was a big overall winner in rivalry week, per ESPN College Football:

While Florida State is unbeaten this season, are the Seminoles still favored in this title clash? After all, they haven't won by more than a five-point margin in their last three games against unranked opponents. Meanwhile, the Yellow Jackets took care of business against both Clemson and Georgia.

Can Florida State reach 29 consecutive victories and secure a spot in the inaugural College Football Playoff, or will a surging Georgia Tech team play spoiler and take the ACC crown? Before we receive an answer to that question, here's a look at the game's pertinent viewing information, followed by a preview and a prediction of this highly anticipated bout.

Viewing Information

When: Saturday, December 6

Where: Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte, North Carolina

Time: 8 p.m. ET

Channel: ABC

Live Stream: WatchESPN

Game Odds (via Odds Shark): Florida State -4

Preview and Prediction

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Georgia Tech overcame some early miscues against Georgia and put itself in position for a Harrison Butker 53-yard field goal as time expired. Following a convincing touchdown drive in the first overtime, the ball-hawking Yellow Jackets defense secured the victory with an interception off Hutson Mason.

Following that win, Georgia Tech improved to 12th in the nation in takeaways, totaling 17 interceptions and 10 fumble recoveries through 12 games. That's not a good sign for a suddenly turnover-prone Jameis Winston.

The former Heisman-winning quarterback has struggled with ball security this season, throwing at least one interception in nine of his 11 games. He capped off the regular season with a four-pick performance against Florida, keeping the Gators in the game for the full 60 minutes.

Here's a rather telling statistic on the matter, per ESPN Stats & Info:

Winston's miscues have led to some nail-biting games for the Seminoles, and that trend is likely to continue against a Georgia Tech team capable of controlling the pace of the game with its fourth-ranked rushing offense.

The Yellow Jackets are averaging 333.8 yards per game on the ground this season, and the Seminoles have been average defensively in that category, allowing an average of 145.8 yards per game, which ranks 42nd in the nation.

A combination of dual-threat quarterback Justin Thomas, bruising running back Zach Laskey and the speedy Synjyn Days has been formidable this year, as each player is averaging at least 5.0 yards per carry. Here's a look at what this team did on the ground against the Bulldogs during rivalry week, per ESPN College Football:

If the Yellow Jackets can take advantage of some Winston miscues and utilize their running game to control the contest's pace, there's a good possibility Georgia Tech will pull off the upset over a sluggish Seminoles squad.

Florida State may attempt to utilize the combination of running backs Karlos Williams and Dalvin Cook to keep Georgia Tech's offense off the field, and that will be the team's best bet against the Yellow Jackets' 70th-ranked run defense; however, even limiting Winston to just 24 passing attempts against Florida didn't fix his turnover woes.

Taking these current on-field trends into consideration, we're in for a rather surprising ACC champion.

Prediction: Georgia Tech 31, Florida State 27

All team rankings and statistics courtesy of NCAA.com and are current as of November 30.