College football in Ireland dates back to 1988 when Boston College beat Army in front of more than 42,000 fans at Lansdowne Road. The ninth college football game in Ireland's history will kick off the Week 0 college football schedule as No. 10 Florida State and Georgia Tech square off in the 2024 Aer Lingus College Football Classic in Dublin on Saturday. FSU is coming off a 13-1 campaign in 2023, while Georgia Tech went 7-6. FSU is the preseason pick to repeat as ACC champions by the league's media members, while Georgia Tech is picked to finished ninth in the 17-team ACC.
Kickoff is noon ET at Aviva Stadium. After opening at -13.5, the Seminoles are 10.5-point favorites in the latest Florida State vs. Georgia Tech odds via SportsLine consensus. The over/under has risen to 55.5 after opening at 51.5. Before making any Georgia Tech vs. Florida State picks, you need to see the Week 0 college football predictions and betting advice from SportsLine's Jimmie Kaylor.
Kaylor is an NFL, college football and DFS expert for SportsLine, who has covered the NFL and college football for close to a decade as a member of the Pro Football Writers of America. His background as a former college football All-American and NFL player gives him a unique perspective when building his fantasy lineups and locking in his betting picks. He has his finger on the pulse of the college football landscape and has been cashing in big for the last two years.
Kaylor destroyed the books in college football in 2023, netting a whopping 57.9 units while posting a 107-45-2 record. Anyone who followed his picks finished the season way up.
Now, Kaylor has dialed in on Georgia Tech vs. FSU in the College Football Classic and just revealed his picks and predictions. You can head to SportsLine now to see his picks. Here are the college football odds and betting lines for FSU vs. Georgia Tech:
- Georgia Tech vs. Florida State spread: Florida State -10.5
- Georgia Tech vs. Florida State over/under: 55.5 points
- Georgia Tech vs. Florida State money line: Florida State -455, Georgia Tech +353
- Georgia Tech vs. Florida State picks: See picks at SportsLine
Why Florida State can cover
Florida State had one of the best showings in the transfer portal this offseason, so although the Seminoles lost some top talent from their 13-1 team, there are plenty of elite playmakers to fill those voids. Florida State brought in 10 four-star transfers, according to 247Sports, which was the most in college football. That helped the Seminoles have the seventh-best transfer portal class, according to 247Sports.
The Seminoles had the most success in the ACC in the transfer portal whereas Georgia Tech ranked 13th of 16 teams in the conference. Georgia Tech added zero four or five-star transfer portal players. Florida State is 15-4 against Georgia Tech since 1992, including winning 41-16 last season. DJ Uiagalelei, a graduate transfer quarterback from Oregon State, is one of those 10 four-star transfer portal players coming to Florida State and given the incoming talent differential, Florida State can certainly win by at least two touchdowns on Saturday. See which team to pick here.
Why Georgia Tech can cover
Florida State has an undeniable talent edge, but this is far from the same roster that went undefeated all the way through the ACC title game in 2023. FSU returns just eight total starters from that team. Big names such as quarterback Jordan Travis, receiver Keon Coleman, running back Trey Benson and edge rusher Jared Verse, in particular, will be missed. FSU's offense should take some time to gel with all the transfers brought in
Georgia Tech, meanwhile, returns most of its key contributors from a team that made huge strides in 2023. Despite FSU's overall success last year, the Yellow Jackets actually had the higher cover rate (61.5%) in 2023, and the line dropping this much shows that bettors are generally believing that Georgia Tech will at least keep this game competitive. See which team to pick here.
How to make Florida State vs. Georgia Tech picks
Kaylor has analyzed Georgia Tech vs. Florida State from every angle and he's leaning Under on the point total. He has also discovered a critical X-factor that has him jumping all over one side of the spread. He's only sharing what it is, and which side to back, at SportsLine.
So who wins Georgia Tech vs. Florida State in Dublin, and what critical X-factor makes one side of the spread a must back? Visit SportsLine now to see which side of the spread to jump on, all from the expert who profited $5,790 for $100 college football bettors in 2023, and find out.
