Florida State and Georgia Tech kick off the historic 2024 college football season on Saturday in Dublin with the traditional Week 0 game between two ACC rivals.
On one side are the Seminoles, the defending champions of the conference, who just suffered a defeat in the College Football Playoff last year and are now experiencing a major upheaval in their squad as a result of high-profile transfers.
On the other side, a Yellow Jackets team that returns quarterback Haynes King, who has the bulk of an offense that finished strong last year but also has a defense that needs significant improvement.
What do the experts think about the matchup? Let’s see how the College Football Power Index computer prediction model predicts the game.
Odds for Florida State: As expected, the computers are on the side of the Seminoles, who have a dominant 79.7 percent chance of winning the game, according to models that simulate games 20,000 times to select the winner.
Georgia Tech Odds: Conversely, the model predicts that the Yellow Jackets can defeat the Seminoles in the remaining 20.3 percent of simulations.
Point distribution: According to the odds at FanDuel Sportsbook, Florida State is the favorite to beat Georgia Tech by 12.5 points, with the total point total at 56.5.
Predictions for Florida State: The models project the Seminoles to average 15.1 points better than their opponents and predict them to win 8.8 games this season.
Predictions for Georgia Tech: The index assumes that the Jackets will average 2.1 points better than their opponents and win 4.9 games this season.
The game odds are updated regularly and are subject to change.
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When: Sat., Aug. 24
Time: 12pm Eastern Time
Television: ESPN, ACC Network
The Football Power Index (FPI) college football rankings and computer prediction model are a measure of team strength that can be used to predict a team’s future performance.
The rankings and result predictions are based on 20,000 simulations of a team’s season and matches, using a combination of key analytics including past results, quality of opponents, team talent, player recruitment and team schedule.
The teams are not ranked by talent as in other rankings, but by projected points advantage per game against an average team on neutral ground.
According to AP Top 25 poll
- Georgia (46 votes for first place)
- Ohio State (15)
- Oregon (1)
- Texas
- Alabama
- Ole Miss
- Notre-Dame
- Penn State
- Michigan
- State of Florida
- Missouri
- Utah
- LSU
- Clemson
- Tennessee
- Oklahoma
- State of Oklahoma
- State of Kansas
- Miami
- Texas A&M
- Arizona
- Kansas
- USC
- NC State
- Iowa
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