The Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets (3-3, 2-1) will host the Virginia Cavaliers (2-4, 0-3) on Thursday in an ACC conference match-up. The Cavaliers won 48-40 last season as a 6.5-point home dog.
The first half of the season has been rough, as Virginia is 1-5 ATS. They opened the season with three non-conference games beating Richmond 34-17, losing to Illinois 24-3, and beating Old Dominion 16-14.
In the ACC the Cavaliers are still searching for a win after losing on the road to Syracuse 22-20, Duke 38-17, and 34-17 at home to Louisville. Virginia jumped out to a 10-0 lead after the first quarter against Louisville but got outscored 34-7 the rest of the way and outgained 473 to 319 in total yards for the game.
“It was a good reflection point, because we're at the turning point in the season. We've got six more [regular-season] games left. The goal is to get to seven, get to [a bowl game] So I think we're at a good point right now.” – @Chico_Bennett24 https://t.co/rHDkhm0lLm
— Virginia Football (@UVAFootball) Oc tober 18, 2022
On the season, the Cavaliers are 122nd averaging only 17.8 ppg, and 93rd with 361.3 total yards. The offense is led by quarterback Brennan Armstrong who has completed 55% of his passes for 1,363 yards with five touchdowns and seven interceptions. He has also added 195 rushing yards and three touchdowns. The production is a significant drop off for Armstrong who completed 65.2% of his passes for 31 touchdowns with 10 interceptions and 4,449 yards last season, to go along with nine touchdowns and 251 yards.
On defense, Virginia is 60th allowing 24.8 ppg, and 63rd allowing 375.5 total yards per game.