Iowa at Georgia Tech

FedEx Orange Bowl - Land Shark Stadium, Miami, FL. The public loves offense but your pocketbook should love defense. This is a vicious Iowa defense that has speed on the which will help negate the Georgia Tech triple-option attack. This Iowa team allowed just 15.5 points per game on the season including 12.6 in per game in five road contests. They kept eight of twelve opponents to 17 points or less. The one-dimensional Tech offense will struggle to get things going here as they are used to vs. this Iowa defense that kept opponents to under 300 yards per game. All you have to do is look at Bowl teams this year rated in the top 10 in defense (as is Iowa), and the results are eye-popping. Nebraska, Florida, Penn State, Ohio State and Air Force have all played thus far and each one of them won their games both ATS and straight-up! Giving points in a game like this is risky business, because I just don't see Tech getting to 20 here. The Tech defense is very vulnerable, having allowed eight opponents this year to torch them for 27 or more points. I would not be surprised to see Iowa turn in a defensive score here, or at least provide a short field for the offense. This Iowa team has gone 7-0 ATS since last season vs. winning teams and 8-1 ATS over the past three seasons vs. good rushing teams that average 200+ yards per game on the ground. They are also 11-3 ATS the past three seasons as an underdog. Iowa gets the call here.