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Duke (4-1, 1-0 ACC) at Georgia Tech (2-3, 1-1), Saturday, 4 p.m. ET (ACC Regional Sports Network)
Line: Duke by 3½ points, according to FanDuel Sportsbook.
Series record: Georgia Tech leads 53-35-1, including two straight wins.
What is at stake?
Duke snapped a 13-game ACC losing streak last week with a 38-17 home win over Virginia. The Blue Devils are off to a 4-1 start since 2018 and are 1-0 in the ACC for the first time since 2019. A win would give Duke its best ACC start since 2015. Georgia Tech won 26-21 last week. -no. 24 Pittsburgh snaps nine-game losing streak against FBS opponents. The Yellow Jackets are looking for back-to-back wins for the first time since beating Miami and Virginia in 2018.
Key match
Blue Devils WR Jalon Calhoun vs. Georgia Tech second. Calhoun leads the Blue Devils with 356 yards on 23 receptions and ranks fifth in the ACC in receiving yards. Of his 23 receptions, 15 went for a first down and seven covered at least 20 yards. The Jackets are without top safety Jaylon King, who underwent right foot surgery and is likely out for the season. King had 32 tackles in five games, mostly in the secondary, one interception and a forced fumble. Freshman Clayton replaces Powell-Lee King.
Players to watch
Duke: In his first year as a starter, QB Riley Leonard leads the ACC and ranks eighth nationally with a 72 percent completion rate. He finished with 1,176 yards passing and 260 rushing, finishing fourth in the conference overall after completing 18 passes of at least 20 yards.
Georgia Tech: LB Charlie Thomas had seven tackles, an interception and a fumble recovery in the second half at Pitt. The only thing holding Thomas back is targeting penalties. He had to sit out the first half of two games. One more, and he should sit out a full game.
Facts and figures
Duke is first in the ACC with 14 rushing TDs and third in rushing offense (200.4) and rushing yards (1,002). … Quarterbacks Jaylen Coleman and Jordan Waters and Leonard each have at least 240 yards rushing. . … Georgia Tech RB Hasan Hall has rushed for at least 20 times and averaged at least 7.8 yards per rush against the Panthers since West Virginia’s Steve Slaton in 2006, and he rushed for 157 yards on 20 carries last week.
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